North of Bourbon pairs a serious bourbon list — over 300 selections — with a cocktail menu of roughly 26 drinks split between signature creations, bourbon classics, and non-bourbon sippers. The kitchen menu draws on the owners' Louisiana and Mississippi backgrounds, blended with other classic Southern dishes; shrimp and grits is among the plates reviewers call out.
The restaurant has picked up attention beyond Louisville. The New York Times named it one of its Top 50 Restaurants in America for 2024, Southern Living included it among the South's Best New Restaurants of 2023, and Garden & Gun featured it in a piece on Louisville's bourbon scene. Locally, LEO Weekly named North of Bourbon its Best New Restaurant of 2025.
The restaurant has picked up attention beyond Louisville. The New York Times named it one of its Top 50 Restaurants in America for 2024, Southern Living included it among the South's Best New Restaurants of 2023, and Garden & Gun featured it in a piece on Louisville's bourbon scene. Locally, LEO Weekly named North of Bourbon its Best New Restaurant of 2025.