Must-see restaurants in Louisville

  • Proof on Main

    Louisville

    Arguably Louisville's best restaurant. The cocktails are incredible, the wine and bourbon 'library' (they're known to pour from exclusive and rare barrels…

  • Boujie Biscuit

    Louisville

    Each dish has the chef’s signature biscuit as its base – a big, square, butter-brushed beauty – that’s then loaded with something comforting and delicious…

  • Gralehaus

    Louisville

    There's breakfast all day at this snug eatery housed in a historic early-20th-century home, and you should indeed indulge in its chef-centric takes on…

  • Butchertown Grocery

    Louisville

    This hot spot rides a delicate line between raw and refined, dishing out European-inspired, American-anchored comfort cuisine in an unassuming 19th…

  • Decca

    Louisville

    A beautiful space with a cork-and-wood floor, fountain-strewn patio and gorgeous Laguiole cutlery opened by a chef from San Francisco (albeit a Southerner…

  • Silver Dollar

    Louisville

    Gastronomically noncommittal – we'll call the cuisine California-inspired New Southern – but unrepentantly bourbon obsessed, the Silver Dollar will dazzle…

  • Garage Bar

    Louisville

    The best thing to do on a warm afternoon in Louisville is to make your way to this uber-hip converted NuLu service station (accented by two kissing…

  • MilkWood

    Louisville

    Local celeb chef Edward Lee melds Southern and Asian-style cuisines at MilkWood. Fork into pork shoulder atop coconut rice, burnt miso brussels sprouts…

  • Feast BBQ

    Louisville

    The fried pickles, tater tots and mac-and-cheese balls may clog the arteries, but it’s so worth it. Order at the counter – brisket, pulled pork, chopped…

  • Mayan Cafe

    Louisville

    Check your visions of piñatas and mariachis at the door – Chef Bruce Ucán's subtle farm-to-table Mexican mainstay is all about the (sustainably sourced)…

  • Pho Baa Lou

    Louisville

    This modern Butchertown hot spot specializes in Saigon street food, wafting pho (soup with rice noodles), banh mi sandwiches, and spicy noodle and rice…

  • The Post

    Louisville

    In gentrified Germantown, New York–style pizza by the slice, sub sandwiches and great spaces (sunny patio out the front, comfy bar in the back with 16…