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…
Must-see restaurants in Kentucky
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Louisville
This hot spot rides a delicate line between raw and refined, dishing out European-inspired, American-anchored comfort cuisine in an unassuming 19th…
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Kentucky
There’s lots to love about this slick, modern-industrial restaurant inside Bardstown Bourbon Company: the fried chicken double-dipped in buttermilk, the…
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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…
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Louisville
Gastronomically noncommittal – we'll call the cuisine California-inspired New Southern – but unrepentantly bourbon obsessed, the Silver Dollar will dazzle…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
