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Louisville
Arguably Louisville's best restaurant. The cocktails are incredible, the wine and bourbon 'library' (they're known to pour from exclusive and rare barrels…
Louisville
Arguably Louisville's best restaurant. The cocktails are incredible, the wine and bourbon 'library' (they're known to pour from exclusive and rare barrels…
Kentucky
Smokey Pig specializes in Monroe County barbecue, a south-central Kentucky style known for its hickory smoked, thinly sliced pork shoulder dipped in a…
Kentucky
Chef Sara Bradley has converted an old railroad depot into a rustic venue for her modern Southern farm-to-table dishes. The menu changes with the season,…
Louisville
Each dish has the chef’s signature biscuit as its base – a big, square, butter-brushed beauty – that’s then loaded with something comforting and delicious…
Louisville
There's breakfast all day at this snug eatery housed in a historic early-20th-century home, and you should indeed indulge in its chef-centric takes on…
Louisville
This hot spot rides a delicate line between raw and refined, dishing out European-inspired, American-anchored comfort cuisine in an unassuming 19th…
Kentucky
There’s lots to love about this slick, modern-industrial restaurant inside Bardstown Bourbon Company: the fried chicken double-dipped in buttermilk, the…
Louisville
A beautiful space with a cork-and-wood floor, fountain-strewn patio and gorgeous Laguiole cutlery opened by a chef from San Francisco (albeit a Southerner…
Louisville
Gastronomically noncommittal – we'll call the cuisine California-inspired New Southern – but unrepentantly bourbon obsessed, the Silver Dollar will dazzle…
Kentucky
This pocket-sized, fast-casual eatery has a great beatnik vibe. Pick your noodle (ramen, rice, glass), then your sauce (coconut curry, peanut, spicy lime)…
Kentucky
Wave to the cows who provide the milk for your ice cream at this working farm. Top licks among the 32 flavors made onsite include bourbon crunch (mixed…
Louisville
The best thing to do on a warm afternoon in Louisville is to make your way to this uber-hip converted NuLu service station (accented by two kissing…
Kentucky
Mellow Mushroom is a regional chain known for its thick-crust pizzas, calzones and craft beers. This branch, in the revamped Coca-Cola factory in Midtown,…
Mammoth Cave National Park
It fits the Tex-Mex restaurant stereotype with its bright-hued paintings and lengthy menu of burritos, enchiladas and margaritas, but El Mazatlan does it…
Louisville
Local celeb chef Edward Lee melds Southern and Asian-style cuisines at MilkWood. Fork into pork shoulder atop coconut rice, burnt miso brussels sprouts…
Louisville
The fried pickles, tater tots and mac-and-cheese balls may clog the arteries, but it’s so worth it. Order at the counter – brisket, pulled pork, chopped…
Louisville
Check your visions of piñatas and mariachis at the door – Chef Bruce Ucán's subtle farm-to-table Mexican mainstay is all about the (sustainably sourced)…
Kentucky
Mammy’s dishes up omelets, biscuits and country ham for breakfast, and burgers, pork chops and chicken and waffles for dinner. The kitschy interior is…
Kentucky
Five generations of Kirchhoffs have been baking here since 1873. The old-school deli is terrific for a big fat sandwich, maybe turkey pesto on focaccia,…
Kentucky
Burgers, smoked salmon tacos, fried brussels sprouts and other refined pub dishes hit the rustic wood tables, with many ingredients coming from the chef's…
Louisville
This modern Butchertown hot spot specializes in Saigon street food, wafting pho (soup with rice noodles), banh mi sandwiches, and spicy noodle and rice…
Louisville
In gentrified Germantown, New York–style pizza by the slice, sub sandwiches and great spaces (sunny patio out the front, comfy bar in the back with 16…
Kentucky
Admire the folksy lanterns, skillets, washboards and quilts that hang from the walls as you dig into your chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, omelets…
Mammoth Cave National Park
Order at the counter and then grab one of the small tables to chow your pizza with red sauce, baked spaghetti, chicken alfredo and cheese-topped…