Artemisia

Avalon

Basa Modern Vietnamese

...I sipped a lychee-lime spritzer with my wok-roasted mussels, fragrant with chiles, garlic and basil... More

The Blue Dog Bakery and Café

I lingered over poached free-range eggs on grilled levain bread with prosciutto, spinach and Parmesan cheese as I plotted my... More

Bourbons Bistro

Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse

Vietnamese brothers Michael and Steven Ton grew up in Texas and cooked... More

El Mundo

Holly Hill Inn

Chef Ouita Michel serves her country ham custard with radish and arugula finger sandwiches—like a Southern high tea.... More

Jack Fry's Restaurant

Lilly's

Louisville’s other food-and-art hubs are Bardstown Road—where renowned local chef Kathy Cary cooks modern Southern food at Lilly’s... More

Limestone

Oakroom

'Kentucky fine dining' is chef Jim Gerhardt's clunky name for his fabulously toothsome food. He's dedicated to local ingredients: pawpaw... More

The Old Seelbach Bar

Park Place on Main

Primo

Proof on Main

On a recent night, chef Michael Paley’s bison tend... More

Sari Sari

...Filipino chef Lourdes Fronteras serves food from her native country, like a slow-simmered chicken adobo... More

Seviche

Toast on Market

...a new spot in the East Market Street gallery district, for decadent bread-pudding pancakes and stops at the Zephyr Gallery... More