What good restaurants are there in downtown Louisville, KY?
I will be with 1099 hungry English teachers scoring the AP exam for the next ten days. We limp through convention center breakfasts and lunches, but usually are ready to spend our own dollars for a decent dinner. I have to do that ten times! Help! Where to eat?
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8 Comments:
Not sure how close it is to downtown Louisville, but Lynn's Paradise Cafe is tons of fun and the food is great!
MLT at 6:40PM on 05/30/07
I've not been to his place in Louisville, but 'Jeff Ruby's' in Cincinnati is a good place to get a steak. I'm pretty sure it's downtown and my friend there says good things about it. Also, the guy made some press during the Derby for kicking OJ Simpson out of there. So, go firgure. Hope that helps.
Husband at 7:36PM on 05/30/07
Hi Teachertalk-
I lived in Louisville for 5 years when I was in culinary school and I miss it so much! It's a fantastic city to visit and eat your way through. Below are a few local restaurants where I've had great meals. There are many other quick-serve places as well and chains, like California Pizza Kitchen, The Cheesecake Factory, Old Spaghetti Factory, etc. throughout the area as well.
If you need anymore help just let me know!
Lynn's Paradise Cafe is a great place for breakfast and Sunday brunch.
Address: 984 Barret Ave Louisville, KY 40204 Phone: (502) 583-3447
Mike Linnig's has fantastic fish!
9308 Cane Run Rd Louisville, KY 40258-1854 Phone: (502) 937-9888
Buca di Beppo Family-style Italian Dining
2051 S HURSTBOURNE PKWY , LOUISVILLE , KY , 40220
Asiatique Stir-fry, grilled specialties of the Pacific Rim
1767 Bardstown Rd , Louisville , KY , 40205
Goose Creek Diner Southern/ American fare
2923 Goose Creek Rd , Louisville , KY , 40241
Porcini Wonderful Italian cuisine
2730 Frankfort Ave , Louisville , KY , 40206
Stoney River Legendary Steaks greay steaks & seafood
3900 Summit Plz Dr , Louisville , KY , 40241
Napa River Grill Upscale casual dining
3938 Dupont Cir , St Matthews , KY , 40207-4806
Lilly's Bistro-style food w/ an outdoor seating area
1147 Bardstown Rd , Louisville , KY , 40204-1301
Bristol Bar & Grill American cuisine
1321 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40204
You HAVE to try Graeters Ice Cream! It's the BEST in Louisville!
http://www.graeters.com/louisville/lou_locations.cfm
http://www.louisvillediner.com/browse.php
This site has a full list of restaurants in Louisville and shows the menus for each location.
http://louisville.citysearch.com/find/section/louisville/restaurants.html
This is a helpful site as well.
Erinay77 at 1:10AM on 05/31/07
Wow! I am overwhelmed with the fabulous responses. Erinay---you should go into food guidebook writing! I know I will have many fine meals in Louisville, and after an 8-5 day of AP exam grading, we will all need them as rewards. Thanks again.
Teachertalk at 6:04AM on 05/31/07
Check out Havana Rumba in Saint Matthews. It's Cuban; local place. Delicious and you get a ton of food for great prices.
HitchChic at 10:33AM on 05/31/07
Is Kuntz' still open downtown? Between the Brown hotel and the Galt House? Wonderful steaks, really old-fashioned service with the waiter replying "Very well" to requests. I had my first flight of bourbon there, followed by many others. Sadly, I saw many chains opening and many local places close over the 5 year period I visited there every February. But they finally figured out how to brew good coffee by my last visit.
dksbook at 11:23AM on 05/31/07
If you like indian food, Kasmir on Bardstown road is amazing. There are a lot of good places on Bardstown. It is not downtown, but not a bad cab ride. Asiatique is also really good with a great atmosphere.
malenky at 1:01PM on 05/31/07
Thanks to all of you for your great suggestions. I will hit a number of these spots in the next nine days---and Serious Eats has helped me improve the quality of my stay in Louisville!
Teachertalk at 4:36PM on 06/01/07