Neighborhood Guide

Erica
Neighborhood Guide

Germantown

A hipster neighborhood bar with great vibes, a fantastic patio, and pop up chefs offering special brunch and dinner options - check their facebook page to see what's on the menu!
23 locals recommend
the MerryWeather
1101 Lydia St
23 locals recommend
A hipster neighborhood bar with great vibes, a fantastic patio, and pop up chefs offering special brunch and dinner options - check their facebook page to see what's on the menu!
Best burger you'll ever have - but with cozy vibes and great cocktails.
23 locals recommend
Toasty's Tavern
1258 South Shelby Street
23 locals recommend
Best burger you'll ever have - but with cozy vibes and great cocktails.
Food, drinks, shops, all under one roof! Great way to spend a rainy day since it's indoors, but you'll find it busy most weekends rain or shine! Closed on Mondays. Foko and cold smoke bagels highly recommended.
86 locals recommend
Logan Street Market
1001 Logan St
86 locals recommend
Food, drinks, shops, all under one roof! Great way to spend a rainy day since it's indoors, but you'll find it busy most weekends rain or shine! Closed on Mondays. Foko and cold smoke bagels highly recommended.
Funky hole in the wall spot with amazing smoked meats, duck tacos are 🔥🔥
158 locals recommend
Hammerheads
921 Swan St
158 locals recommend
Funky hole in the wall spot with amazing smoked meats, duck tacos are 🔥🔥
Great bourbon list, amazing twists on southern classics, cozy vibes. Great date night for and upscale place but doesn’t completely break the bank.
56 locals recommend
North of Bourbon
935 Goss Ave
56 locals recommend
Great bourbon list, amazing twists on southern classics, cozy vibes. Great date night for and upscale place but doesn’t completely break the bank.

The Original Highlands - Walking Distance!

141 locals recommend
Taco Luchador
938 Baxter Ave
141 locals recommend
70 locals recommend
Wiltshire Pantry Bakery and Cafe
901 Barret Ave
70 locals recommend
Great patio for drinks
14 locals recommend
ShopBar
950 Barret Ave
14 locals recommend
Great patio for drinks
Coffee shop - great place to work
110 locals recommend
Quills Coffee
930 Baxter Ave
110 locals recommend
Coffee shop - great place to work
Shopping - think Magnolia but a Louisville classic since 1815!
15 locals recommend
Stoneware & Co.
731 Brent St
15 locals recommend
Shopping - think Magnolia but a Louisville classic since 1815!
Shopping - Funky antique booths and artisan vendors, nicely curated!
27 locals recommend
Fleur De Flea
947 E Breckinridge St
27 locals recommend
Shopping - Funky antique booths and artisan vendors, nicely curated!
Lunch, Dinner, or Drinks! Great patio
71 locals recommend
O'Shea's Irish Pub
956 Baxter Ave
71 locals recommend
Lunch, Dinner, or Drinks! Great patio
Best place to grab a pizza at 2am - philly cheesesteak pizza is highly recommended
15 locals recommend
Spinelli's Highlands
614 Baxter Ave
15 locals recommend
Best place to grab a pizza at 2am - philly cheesesteak pizza is highly recommended
Best place in town to grab a craft brew - and a great view! Deck from the beer garden has great skyline views.
107 locals recommend
Gravely Brewing Co
514 Baxter Ave
107 locals recommend
Best place in town to grab a craft brew - and a great view! Deck from the beer garden has great skyline views.
If you are into fine dining and want to splurge - this is the place to do it. An iconic Louisville dinner club - been around forever and with good reason. Beef filet, lamb chops, brie salad, spicy fried oysters are all good choices.
199 locals recommend
Jack Fry's
1007 Bardstown Rd
199 locals recommend
If you are into fine dining and want to splurge - this is the place to do it. An iconic Louisville dinner club - been around forever and with good reason. Beef filet, lamb chops, brie salad, spicy fried oysters are all good choices.
Great brunch spot, always super busy on the weekends. The hot brown is classic and well done here.
25 locals recommend
Big Bad Breakfast Louisville
984 Barret Avenue
25 locals recommend
Great brunch spot, always super busy on the weekends. The hot brown is classic and well done here.
Our favorite brunch spot. The biscuits and gravy are bomb as are most dishes of their small seasonal menu. Inside is small but there’s a great patio our back.
76 locals recommend
Gralehaus
1001 Baxter Ave
76 locals recommend
Our favorite brunch spot. The biscuits and gravy are bomb as are most dishes of their small seasonal menu. Inside is small but there’s a great patio our back.

Clifton - Frankfort Avenue

One of favorite brunch spots in the city! They also have a location downtown.
107 locals recommend
Con Huevos Restaurant
2339 Frankfort Ave
107 locals recommend
One of favorite brunch spots in the city! They also have a location downtown.
Coffee and Cookies - need I say more? Get a dozen of the chocolate chip to take home - you won't regret it!
145 locals recommend
Please & Thank You
800 E Market St
145 locals recommend
Coffee and Cookies - need I say more? Get a dozen of the chocolate chip to take home - you won't regret it!
Creative wood fired fare, artisan dried meats, sustainably sourced, served alongside craft cocktails
43 locals recommend
Red Hog Restaurant & Butcher Shop
2622 Frankfort Ave
43 locals recommend
Creative wood fired fare, artisan dried meats, sustainably sourced, served alongside craft cocktails
Iconic Louisville Mexican joint with a great selection of top shelf margs
104 locals recommend
El Mundo
1767 Frankfort Ave
104 locals recommend
Iconic Louisville Mexican joint with a great selection of top shelf margs
Another excellent brunch choice
11 locals recommend
Morning Fork Louisville
1722 Frankfort Avenue
11 locals recommend
Another excellent brunch choice

Downtown + Old Louisville

95 locals recommend
Mussel & Burger Bar
113 S 7th St
95 locals recommend
Glam Craft cocktail lounge - speakeasy, reservations recommended. Drinks are pricy but the bar tenders are artists
40 locals recommend
Hell or High Water
112 W Washington St
40 locals recommend
Glam Craft cocktail lounge - speakeasy, reservations recommended. Drinks are pricy but the bar tenders are artists
Technically in “old Louisville”. Free shows in the park most nights in the summer, a great way to end the evening! Take a stroll around st James court before it gets dark to appreciate amazing old homes
Kentucky Shakespeare
1297 Trevilian Way
Technically in “old Louisville”. Free shows in the park most nights in the summer, a great way to end the evening! Take a stroll around st James court before it gets dark to appreciate amazing old homes
An amazing date night place, a bit of a splurge but worth every penny.
124 locals recommend
Proof On Main
702 W Main St
124 locals recommend
An amazing date night place, a bit of a splurge but worth every penny.
Nice for a stroll, look up architectural tours in the area
11 locals recommend
Saint James Court
Saint James Court
11 locals recommend
Nice for a stroll, look up architectural tours in the area

Nulu

33 locals recommend
West Sixth NuLu
817 E Market St
33 locals recommend
Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. Just get a dozen.
145 locals recommend
Please & Thank You
800 E Market St
145 locals recommend
Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. Just get a dozen.
One of our favorite places to get a 3 course farm-to-table-ish meal for less than $100. Reservations recommended.
Mayan Cafe
10401 West Terry Street
One of our favorite places to get a 3 course farm-to-table-ish meal for less than $100. Reservations recommended.
Perfect place to stroll in the evening, watch the sunset, or cross into Indiana and grab a beer at Parlor. Lime Scooter across if you're not feeling the walk!
28 locals recommend
Big Four Pedestrian Bridge
Big Four Pedestrian Bridge
28 locals recommend
Perfect place to stroll in the evening, watch the sunset, or cross into Indiana and grab a beer at Parlor. Lime Scooter across if you're not feeling the walk!
Shopping - a plant lovers paradise
31 locals recommend
Mahonia
822 E Market St
31 locals recommend
Shopping - a plant lovers paradise
Modern southern cooking - recommended for breakfast or brunch!
34 locals recommend
Biscuit Belly - Nulu
900 E Main St
34 locals recommend
Modern southern cooking - recommended for breakfast or brunch!
Rivals the best Nashville hot chicken shops - the tenders and wedges are ultimate southern comfort food. Get it to go and head to west sixth to grab and drink and chill in their beer garden.
80 locals recommend
Royals Hot Chicken
736 E Market St
80 locals recommend
Rivals the best Nashville hot chicken shops - the tenders and wedges are ultimate southern comfort food. Get it to go and head to west sixth to grab and drink and chill in their beer garden.
It’s a few blocks off the normal Nulu area, but the best dive bar to grab cheap high quality drinks late night
12 locals recommend
High Horse
1032 Story Ave
12 locals recommend
It’s a few blocks off the normal Nulu area, but the best dive bar to grab cheap high quality drinks late night
24 locals recommend
Red Tree Furniture
701 E Market St
24 locals recommend
Great place to pick up a souvenir or gift or just to browse, several shops under one roof and usually mimosas to drink while your shop !
32 locals recommend
Butchertown Market
1201 Story Ave
32 locals recommend
Great place to pick up a souvenir or gift or just to browse, several shops under one roof and usually mimosas to drink while your shop !
Great beer tucked in a cool hidden courtyard right off market street
33 locals recommend
West Sixth NuLu
817 E Market St
33 locals recommend
Great beer tucked in a cool hidden courtyard right off market street

Bardstown Road

Fun Boba Tea
1608 Bardstown Road
Surprisingly Louisville is known for its great Cuban food! Live music most nights, affordable, fresh and always a fun time
78 locals recommend
Havana Rumba Bardstown Rd
2210 Bardstown Rd
78 locals recommend
Surprisingly Louisville is known for its great Cuban food! Live music most nights, affordable, fresh and always a fun time
Fair trade coffee, crepes are also on point 👌🏻
49 locals recommend
Safai Coffee Shop
1707 Bardstown Rd
49 locals recommend
Fair trade coffee, crepes are also on point 👌🏻