This tucked-away spot in the Irish Hill neighborhood serves American comfort food with creative touches. Stop by for dinner in the indoor dining area, which is reminiscent of a train’s dining car, or on the four-seasons patio. Baxter Station is also on the Urban Bourbon Trail.
Serving Argentinean cuisine, the restaurant features handmade pastas, free-range steaks cooked on a charcoal grill and an intriguing Argentinean wine list.
This friendly bar on the side of Mid-Coty Mall is much larger than it appears. Along with pool tables and other games, it offers every kind of bar grub — wings, burgers, quesadillas, pizzas and more.
This is the only place in town where an expertly crafted beer list is served in a former church, complete with an upstairs bar called the Choir Loft. The menu consists of snack-sized portions of bar food like scotch eggs and chorizo tacos. It would be a sin not to take the beer pairing recommendations on the menu.
Located in a historic building on the lively corner of Third and Market streets, this downtown bistro offers an array of salads and sandwiches for lunch and an eclectic selection of upscale American favorites for dinner.
Avalon's menu of American classics with fun twists changes seasonally and features small plates, full-size entr'es, and delicious flatbread pizzas. The indoor dining area provides a great place for an elegant, candle-lit dinner, but the patio is not to be missed when the weather's good.
This cafe serves American cuisine with a French flair and also offers an extensive vegetarian and vegan menu. Try the vegetable and caramelized onion lasagna roll.
This family-owned bakery in the heart of Germantown has it all — fresh-baked kuchen, doughnuts, cakes, pies, breads, butter buns and cookies. Yeah, we know the whole bacon thing is over done, but seriously — don’t leave without a maple-iced, bacon-topped Long John.
After more than 30 years and expansions to include five area locations, this Best of Louisville award record-holder remains beloved to a diverse crowd, as do the always-popular Bristol Burger and green chili wontons. The original Bardstown Road location offers lunch, dinner and late-night menus.
