Louisville Guidebook
Food scene
$ (cash-only), Lunch & Dinner, serving up the best ice cream in Louisville for more than 40 years!
40 locals recommend
Dairy Kastle
575 Eastern Pkwy$ (cash-only), Lunch & Dinner, serving up the best ice cream in Louisville for more than 40 years!
$, Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Lunch
37 locals recommend
Heine Brothers' Coffee - Schnitzelburg/Germantown
822 Eastern Pkwy$, Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Lunch
King Donuts
814 Eastern Parkway$, Breakfast
$$, Bar, Dinner, big outdoor patio with live music on the weekends, arcade games
90 locals recommend
Zanzabar
2100 S Preston St$$, Bar, Dinner, big outdoor patio with live music on the weekends, arcade games
Nord's Bakery
2118 S Preston St$, Breakfast, best donuts in town!
Sunergos Coffee
2122 S Preston St$, Coffee & Tea, best coffee in town!
$$, Lunch & Dinner, indoor and outdoor seating, great German food
117 locals recommend
Monnik Beer Company
1036 E Burnett Ave$$, Lunch & Dinner, indoor and outdoor seating, great German food
Bean
1138 Goss Ave$, Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Lunch
The Post
1045 Goss Ave$$, Lunch & Dinner, our favorite Germantown pizza spot
$$, Bar, Lunch & Dinner, huge patio, great food and even better beer!
24 locals recommend
Atrium Brewing
1154 Logan Street$$, Bar, Lunch & Dinner, huge patio, great food and even better beer!
Trouble Bar
1149 S Shelby St$$, Bourbon Bar, great selection, food trucks on the weekend
$$$$, Dinner, date-night spot in a historic Old Lou home from four-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Edward Lee
42 locals recommend
610 Magnolia
610 W Magnolia Ave$$$$, Dinner, date-night spot in a historic Old Lou home from four-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Edward Lee
$$, Breakfast & Lunch, great brunch spot in a renovated warehouse, big patio
47 locals recommend
The Café
731 Brent St$$, Breakfast & Lunch, great brunch spot in a renovated warehouse, big patio
$$, Breakfast & Lunch, delicious fresh baked bread and sandwiches
70 locals recommend
Wiltshire Pantry Bakery and Cafe
901 Barret Ave$$, Breakfast & Lunch, delicious fresh baked bread and sandwiches
$$, Lunch & Dinner, great casual date-night spot in a renovated church
128 locals recommend
Holy Grale
1034 Bardstown Rd$$, Lunch & Dinner, great casual date-night spot in a renovated church
Jack Fry's
1007 Bardstown Rd$$$, Dinner, historic Southern restaurant going strong since 1933
$$$, Lunch & Dinner, home to the famous “Hot Brown” sandwich, a Louisville tradition since 1926, hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places
17 locals recommend
The Brown Hotel
335 W Broadway$$$, Lunch & Dinner, home to the famous “Hot Brown” sandwich, a Louisville tradition since 1926, hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places
$$, Bourbon, fun distillery tour and tasting experience on Whiskey Row
168 locals recommend
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
528 W Main St$$, Bourbon, fun distillery tour and tasting experience on Whiskey Row
Toast On Market
620 E Market St$$, Breakfast & Lunch, fun café right downtown
$$$, Dinner, Cuban restaurant and rum bar
64 locals recommend
La Bodeguita De Mima | Cuban Restaurant & Rum Bar
725 E Market St$$$, Dinner, Cuban restaurant and rum bar
Please & Thank You
800 E Market St$, Coffee & Tea, best cookies in Louisville!
$, Dessert, modern ice cream parlor with vegan and seasonal options
40 locals recommend
Louisville Cream
632 E Market St$, Dessert, modern ice cream parlor with vegan and seasonal options
$$$, Dinner, located in the iconic 21c Museum Hotel, modern Southern cuisine
124 locals recommend
Proof On Main
702 W Main St$$$, Dinner, located in the iconic 21c Museum Hotel, modern Southern cuisine
$$, Bourbon, beautiful grounds with a lovely tasting room
27 locals recommend
Stitzel-Weller Distillery
3860 Fitzgerald Rd$$, Bourbon, beautiful grounds with a lovely tasting room
Sergio's World Beers
1605 Story Ave$, Bar, fun dive bar with huge selection of rare beers
Apocalypse Brew Works
1612 Mellwood Ave$, Brewery, huge outdoor space with games, great beers