Best Restaurants in Louisville
Bourbon country's table is set.
Louisville parlayed the bourbon boom into a genuine food renaissance. The Hot Brown and beer cheese still hold court, but the city now cooks with real ambition — Southern technique, global influences, and a bar culture that takes its whiskey as seriously as its history. Derby optional.
The Spots
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1North of BourbonGermantown · Bar · $$Damn Good2FOKOSmoketown · Mexican · $Damn Good3MeeshMeesh MediterraneanNuLu · Mediterranean · $$$$Damn Good4Con Huevos!Downtown · Breakfast · $$Worth Trying5CURED RestaurantButchertown · American · $$$$Worth Trying6Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ - St MatthewsSt. Matthews · Barbecue · $$Worth Trying7Bae's BaekeryThe Highlands · Bakery · $$Worth Trying8Steak & Bourbon - DowntownDowntown · Steakhouse · $$$$Worth Trying9Red TopDowntown Louisville · Hot Dogs · $$Worth Trying10Le MooButchertown · Steakhouse · $$$Worth TryingBrowse all 61 Louisville restaurantsWhat movedAug 30Game RestaurantBacklog →Worth TryingAug 30Plehn's BakeryBacklog →Worth TryingAug 30Quills CoffeeBacklog →Worth TryingAug 30Smør Nordic BakeriBacklog →Worth TryingAug 30Bae's BaekeryBacklog →Worth TryingAug 30Game RestaurantOn the Radar →Backlog
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Nope List
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