Guidebook for Louisville

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Guidebook for Louisville

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The Oaks and Kentucky Derby are held here.
544 locals recommend
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
544 locals recommend
The Oaks and Kentucky Derby are held here.
oldest in Louisville
Loop Barber Shop
2210 Dundee Rd
oldest in Louisville
fresh local produce on Sat morning
21 locals recommend
Douglass Loop Farmers Market
2005 Douglass Blvd
21 locals recommend
fresh local produce on Sat morning
just like the name. eat in or take out.
31 locals recommend
Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen
2525 Bardstown Rd
31 locals recommend
just like the name. eat in or take out.
great pizza. delivers?
15 locals recommend
Spinelli's Highlands
614 Baxter Ave
15 locals recommend
great pizza. delivers?

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer brewed on site, local beers, variety of other beers.
52 locals recommend
Great Flood Brewing Company
2120 Bardstown Rd
52 locals recommend
Beer brewed on site, local beers, variety of other beers.
dining and sports bar
15 locals recommend
Dundee Tavern
2224 Dundee Rd
15 locals recommend
dining and sports bar
Comfortable with microbrewery.
24 locals recommend
Cumberland Brews
1576 Bardstown Rd
24 locals recommend
Comfortable with microbrewery.
Red-sauce Italian joint providing old-school favorites, plus craft cocktails & outside seating
Anselmo's Bistro & Bar
1511 Bardstown Rd
Red-sauce Italian joint providing old-school favorites, plus craft cocktails & outside seating
Offbeat gastropub featuring a long, rotating beer list & locavore fare in a 1905 former church.
128 locals recommend
Holy Grale
1034 Bardstown Rd
128 locals recommend
Offbeat gastropub featuring a long, rotating beer list & locavore fare in a 1905 former church.

Food Scene

Semi formal dining
74 locals recommend
North End Cafe
1722 Frankfort Ave
74 locals recommend
Semi formal dining
morning caffeine
42 locals recommend
Heine Brothers’ Coffee - Douglass Loop
2200 Bardstown Rd
42 locals recommend
morning caffeine
relaxed upscale dining
7 locals recommend
Cafe Lou Lou
2216 Dundee Rd
7 locals recommend
relaxed upscale dining
Havana Rumba Express - superb Cuban restaurant
2210 Dundee Rd
2210 Dundee Road
Havana Rumba Express - superb Cuban restaurant
Awesome variety tacos and such - casual dining and cocktails.
27 locals recommend
Migo
2222 Dundee Rd
27 locals recommend
Awesome variety tacos and such - casual dining and cocktails.
Great Pizza
15 locals recommend
Za's Pizza Pub
1573 Bardstown Rd
15 locals recommend
Great Pizza
Upscale Asian cuisine.
7 locals recommend
Wild Ginger - Highland
1700 Bardstown Rd
7 locals recommend
Upscale Asian cuisine.
Upscale Latin cuisine
113 locals recommend
Seviche A Latin Restaurant
1538 Bardstown Rd
113 locals recommend
Upscale Latin cuisine
Upscale Asian Fusion cuisine
17 locals recommend
Asiatique
1767 Bardstown Road
17 locals recommend
Upscale Asian Fusion cuisine
Upscale spot for American fare & cocktails with relaxed ambiance & a swanky, convivial bar.
14 locals recommend
Uptown Cafe
1624 Bardstown Rd
14 locals recommend
Upscale spot for American fare & cocktails with relaxed ambiance & a swanky, convivial bar.
pizza of high variety
54 locals recommend
Impellizzeri's Pizza
1381 Bardstown Rd
54 locals recommend
pizza of high variety
Dinner and live entertainment, plays, etc
13 locals recommend
The Bard's Town
511 Bardstown Rd
13 locals recommend
Dinner and live entertainment, plays, etc
Sushi Bar and hibachi tables
61 locals recommend
Sapporo
1706 Bardstown Rd
61 locals recommend
Sushi Bar and hibachi tables
Sushi et all
22 locals recommend
Oishii Sushi
2810 Taylorsville Rd
22 locals recommend
Sushi et all
More fine sushi
22 locals recommend
Oishii Sushi
2810 Taylorsville Rd
22 locals recommend
More fine sushi
S. American cuisine
Sol Aztecas Mexican Restaurant
2427 Bardstown Rd
S. American cuisine
History-laden, circa-1933 eatery with Southern fare, cocktails & a clubby, see-&-be-seen setting
199 locals recommend
Jack Fry's
1007 Bardstown Rd
199 locals recommend
History-laden, circa-1933 eatery with Southern fare, cocktails & a clubby, see-&-be-seen setting
Soup and Sandwiches
Tom+Chee
1704 Bardstown Rd
Soup and Sandwiches
Quirky, 24/7 hangout offering strong drinks, pub grub
6 locals recommend
Cafe 360
1582 Bardstown Road
6 locals recommend
Quirky, 24/7 hangout offering strong drinks, pub grub
Local chain serving BBQ, fish, comfort sides & desserts in a casual space with a country vibe.
29 locals recommend
Mark's Feed Store
11422 Shelbyville Rd
29 locals recommend
Local chain serving BBQ, fish, comfort sides & desserts in a casual space with a country vibe.
American Quaint cafe with a menu of homestyle Southern breakfast & lunch eats in tiny, bustling quarters. usually packed.
81 locals recommend
Highland Morning
1416 Bardstown Rd
81 locals recommend
American Quaint cafe with a menu of homestyle Southern breakfast & lunch eats in tiny, bustling quarters. usually packed.
Bustling, hip eatery offering a huge international menu (from banh mi to fish tacos) in funky digs.
87 locals recommend
Ramsis Cafe On The World
1293 Bardstown Rd
87 locals recommend
Bustling, hip eatery offering a huge international menu (from banh mi to fish tacos) in funky digs.
Hip, surf-themed cantina fixing up Mexican street food & tiki cocktails made with fresh juices.
29 locals recommend
El Camino
1314 Bardstown Road
29 locals recommend
Hip, surf-themed cantina fixing up Mexican street food & tiki cocktails made with fresh juices.
West African Restaurant
Funmi's Cafe - Nigerian Cuisine
3028 Bardstown Rd
West African Restaurant
Vietnamese Pan-Asian eatery serving sushi & Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese classics, with veggie options.
8 locals recommend
Cafe Mimosa
1845 Stevens Ave
8 locals recommend
Vietnamese Pan-Asian eatery serving sushi & Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese classics, with veggie options.
Vietnamese and Thai small authentic restaurant
10 locals recommend
La Que
1019 Bardstown Rd
10 locals recommend
Vietnamese and Thai small authentic restaurant
Local bistro offering big portions of American classics, including desserts, in a comfy settin
10 locals recommend
Ditto's Grill
1114 Bardstown Road
10 locals recommend
Local bistro offering big portions of American classics, including desserts, in a comfy settin
American Enduring eatery serving green chile wontons & other American staples, plus wine in vintage digs *** Awesome Sunday Brunch with jazz band ***
39 locals recommend
Bristol Bar & Grille
1321 Bardstown Rd
39 locals recommend
American Enduring eatery serving green chile wontons & other American staples, plus wine in vintage digs *** Awesome Sunday Brunch with jazz band ***
Asian Cuisine
21 locals recommend
The Joy Luck
1285 Bardstown Rd
21 locals recommend
Asian Cuisine
Mediterainian to include Gyros and Pita Sandwiches.
Zaytun Gyros
2286 Bardstown Rd
Mediterainian to include Gyros and Pita Sandwiches.
local favorite - variety mid-upscale cuisine
Avalon
1314 Bardstown Rd
local favorite - variety mid-upscale cuisine
Upscale Spanish cuisine
De La Torre's Restaurant
1606 Bardstown Rd
Upscale Spanish cuisine
Upscale restaurant
Palermo Viejo
1359 Bardstown Rd
Upscale restaurant
Nice place for lunch or dinner.
Lentini's Ristorante
1543 Bardstown Rd
Nice place for lunch or dinner.
Mediterranean
8 locals recommend
The Falafel House
1001 Bardstown Rd
8 locals recommend
Mediterranean
Unassuming Italian chain turning out pizzas, pastas & sandwiches, plus a kids' menu. Beer variety.
23 locals recommend
Bearno's by the Bridge
301 W Main St
23 locals recommend
Unassuming Italian chain turning out pizzas, pastas & sandwiches, plus a kids' menu. Beer variety.
chocolate drinks and food
Coco's Chocolate Cafe
chocolate drinks and food
Easygoing coffeehouse for organic fair-trade drinks plus baked goods, including vegan & gluten-free.
32 locals recommend
78 Coffee Co.
907 E Liberty St
32 locals recommend
Easygoing coffeehouse for organic fair-trade drinks plus baked goods, including vegan & gluten-free.
nice place to eat
Louisville Originals
nice place to eat
newer restaurant with great reviews
Fleur De Lis Cafe
1574 Bardstown Rd
newer restaurant with great reviews
local pizza. the deep dish is quite deep
41 locals recommend
Wick's Pizza Parlor
975 Baxter Ave
41 locals recommend
local pizza. the deep dish is quite deep

Shopping

fine - chocolates and candies
8 locals recommend
Dundee Candy Shop
2112 Bardstown Rd
8 locals recommend
fine - chocolates and candies
Who doesn't like to walk to an ice cream shop?
32 locals recommend
Graeter's Ice Cream
2204 Bardstown Rd
32 locals recommend
Who doesn't like to walk to an ice cream shop?

Essentials

A large fresh fruit / veg selection, deli, and organics.
125 locals recommend
Kroger
2440 Bardstown Rd
125 locals recommend
A large fresh fruit / veg selection, deli, and organics.