Mr Lee's

Louisville


Germantown's craft cocktail anchor is this satisfyingly retro establishment that serves a small but serious list of tipples. The semicircular red leather bar gives way to a long mid-century-modern–styled, candlelit line of intimate tables and banquettes that are perfect for settling in for a boozy evening. It's even carpeted!

It's a bit hard to find, as the sign on the red-brick building is discreet.


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