City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 626 West Main St.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 500 South Fourth St.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 235 West Market St.
19. Otto’S Café
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 585-3200
Address: 500 Fourth St.
Description: Decorated in tones of sepia and black, this 1920s-style cafe on the ground floor of the Seelbach Hilton offers southern-inspired breakfast and lunch buffets seven days a week, with Kentucky-grown ingredients used to create new taste combinations whenever possible. A la carte menu choices include hearty soups, fresh salads, and a selection of delicious sandwiches, in addition to heart-healthy items that are available for both breakfast and lunch. A house specialty is the Kentucky Benedict, which is made with country ham and red-eye hollandaise sauce.
20. Pesto’S Italian And Persian Cuisine
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 584-0567
Address: 566 South Fifth St.
Description: A popular downtown lunch spot known for its speedy service, Pesto’s serves up classic, tasty Italian fare in an eclectic atmosphere; but on the weekends, when things slow down, it offers Persian food as well. Italian food is served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. Persian as well as Italian fare can be had, including popular Iranian dishes like ghormeh sabzi, a savory medley of beef, chopped fresh herbs, kidney beans, lime, and Persian spices served with basmati rice, and fesenjan, Cornish hen simmered with pomegranate puree and crushed walnuts.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 702 West Main St.
22. The Pub Louisville
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 569-7782
Address: 412 South Fourth St.
Description: Located next to the Hard Rock Café in the Fourth Street Live! entertainment complex, the Pub Louisville opened in late 2004. Touting itself as a high-energy, authentic British tavern featuring outdoor dining and live music, the Pub attracts crowds for its wide assortment of draft beers and a menu that boasts good gastro-pub fare. The menu combines the finest aspects of traditional pub grub with the nuances of internationally inspired dishes. Aside from fish and chips as good as any you’d get in London, diners enjoy the shepherd’s pie and Scottish eggs, as well as the flash-fried calamari and London broil. The Pub opens daily at 11 a.m.
23. Red Star Tavern
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 568-5656
Address: 450 South Fourth St.
Description: Upscale comfort foods highlight the menu at this contemporary American tavern that features flagstone walls, wood paneling, oversize leather booths, eclectic artwork, and an open kitchen for an intimate and inviting atmosphere. Aside from Kentucky, the chain has locations in Virginia, Florida, and Illinois. This one, a flagship eatery in the Fourth Street Live! entertainment district, offers an impressive selection of specialty cocktails, beers, and wines. The menu is known for its signature salads, appetizers, and mouthwatering steaks, pastas, burgers, and seafood. Red Star opens daily at 11 a.m. for lunch and dinner; Sunday through Thursday, they’re open till 11 p.m., and service goes until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 140 North Fourth St.
25. Saffron’S Persian Restaurant
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 584-7800
Address: 131 West Market St.
Description: Located between the West Main performing arts corridor and the up-and-coming gallery/restaurant scene of East Market, Saffron’s is easy to overlook. Fans of good Iranian food manage to find it nonetheless. Majid Ghavami, the proprietor of Saffron’s Persian Restaurant, has been named the best restaurant host in Louisville on more than one occasion, and his food has won rave reviews for its straightforward and tasty preparation. Walk into the understated restaurant and the owner himself is usually there to greet you with a handshake or a kiss on the cheek. Among the house specialties are the rack of lamb, grilled salmon barberry, and pistachio soup with crushed pistachios blended with vegetable broth and seasoned with whispers of angelica seed and cinnamon.
26. Tengo Sed Cantina
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 540-1461
Address: 432 South Fourth St.
Description: Described as a Mexican-style party bar where Cancun meets Kansas City, Tengo Sed Cantina is an eclectic hangout with Tex-Mex-inspired food and a lively atmosphere. The margaritas are good as well. Featuring an outdoor deck that takes advantage of its prime location in the center of the Fourth Street Live! entertainment district, Tengo Sed Cantina opens for lunch Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; they’re open for dinner most weeknights as well. Popular bites include the chicken tacos and the mini Cuban sandwiches.
27. Vincenzo’S
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (502) 580-1350
Address: 150 South Fifth St.
Description: When it opened in 1986 in an old bank building attached to the rear of Louisville’s Humana Building, Vincenzo’s quickly became one of the best restaurants in the city. Today, the high-ceilinged, square-pillared dining room is a frequent destination for diners in search of elegant Italian cuisine. Amid the discreet colors of muted charcoal and copper, guests in comfortable wood and leather side chairs enjoy favorites such as the filetto ripieno—beef tenderloin stuffed with Stilton cheese and wild mushrooms in a dry vermouth peppercorn sauce—at large tables draped in fine damask. Vincenzo’s is open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner; Saturday they are open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 221 South Fourth St.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 115 South Fourth St.
City: Louisville, KY
Category: Restaurants
Address: 316 West Ormsby Ave.