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 · $$Damn Good2MeeshMeesh MediterraneanNuLu · Mediterranean · $$$$Damn Good3FOKOSmoketown · Mexican · $Worth Trying4CURED RestaurantButchertown · American · $$$$Worth Trying5Steak & Bourbon - DowntownDowntown · Steakhouse · $$$$Worth Trying6Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ - St MatthewsSt. Matthews · Barbecue · $$Worth Trying7Red TopDowntown Louisville · Hot Dogs · $$Worth Trying8PersoGermantown · Persian · $$Worth Trying9M. PeppersThe Highlands · $$Worth Trying10Con Huevos!Downtown · Breakfast · $$Worth TryingBrowse all 66 Louisville restaurantsWhat movedSep 13FOKODamn Good →Worth Trying
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