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29 Louisville Restaurants To Try On Your Next Visit

Southern Living's Lisa Cericola organized the Bourbon City's best tables by meal — breakfast biscuits, lunchtime Hot Browns, dinner tasting menus, and bourbon-laced desserts. EatLouisville adds price and meal-time filters to the outlet's own list.

Source: Southern Living, "29 Louisville, Kentucky, Restaurants To Try On Your Next Visit" by Lisa Cericola · Picks remain Southern Living's own editorial guide — EatLouisville adds meal-time/price filters. Hero photo: bourbon pour, a Louisville dinner-table staple.
The Guide

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Old Louisville Dinner

610 Magnolia

610 Magnolia Ave · Chef Edward Lee tasting menu

Old Louisville, Est. 1992

Buck's Restaurant & Bar

425 W. Ormsby Ave · "moon garden" patio

Dessert

The Comfy Cow

Multiple locations · Bourbon Ball ice cream

Breakfast
Wagner's Pharmacy
$
Since 1922 · near Churchill Downs
A century-old diner counter beloved by jockeys and trainers, still serving classic breakfast plates just steps from Churchill Downs.
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Blue Dog Bakery and Café
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Crescent Hill
Neighborhood bakery-café turning out fresh-baked breads and pastries alongside a full breakfast and lunch menu.
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Wild Eggs
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Multiple locations
A local breakfast-and-brunch chain known for its skillets, specialty pancakes, and creative egg dishes.
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Lunch
80/20 at Kaelin's Restaurant
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Beechmont
A Louisville institution that claims to have invented the cheeseburger, now serving updated pub fare in the historic Kaelin's building.
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J. Graham's Café
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The Brown Hotel, Downtown
The Brown Hotel's casual café, serving the original Hot Brown — the open-faced turkey sandwich invented here in 1926.
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Feast BBQ
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NuLu
Smoked brisket, pulled pork, and Southern sides served counter-style in the heart of the NuLu arts district.
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Dinner
Bristol Bar & Grille
$$$
Bardstown Road
Staffed by Certified Bourbon Stewards, this Louisville staple pairs a deep bourbon list with a dry-aged Kentucky Proud Berry Beef burger.
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Equus & Jack's Bourbon Restaurant
$$$
Cherokee Triangle / St. Matthews
Two restaurants under one roof, pouring more than 75 bourbons alongside refined New American plates.
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Jack Fry's
$$$
The Highlands
Family-owned since the 1930s, with candlelit charm and a menu anchored by Jack's Burger and classic Southern plates.
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Dessert
Louisville Cream
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NuLu
Small-batch ice cream shop known for Bourbon Smoked Pecan and Lavender Vanilla Honey flavors.
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Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
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Bardstown Road
A Highlands classic churning out house-made ice cream and fruit pies for over three decades.
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Proof on Main
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21c Museum Hotel, Downtown
Dessert-and-cocktail pairings served inside a contemporary art museum-hotel in the heart of downtown.
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