Lexington's village-y brunch and tavern quarter, where Josie's queues meet the 1933 Chevy Chase Inn and Greek plates on Ashland.
Athenian Grill plates gyros, spanakopita and baklava on South Ashland Avenue in Chevy Chase, the sit-down home of Lexington's favourite Greek kitchen.
SignatureGyro, Spanakopita
TipOpen 10:30-21:00 daily; the gyro bowls travel well if the small dining room is full at lunch.
Bourbon n' Toulouse ladles etouffee, jambalaya and gumbo over rice on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's counter-service Cajun habit and a family business since 2004.
SignatureCrawfish etouffee, Gumbo
TipOrder at the counter and grab a porch table; vegan and gluten-free pots are always on the board.
Josie's plates omelettes, waffles and the Chevy Chase Special every day until 14:00, the breakfast room that draws Chevy Chase Lexington's longest queues.
SignatureJosie's Dad Omelet, Chevy Chase Special
TipDaily 08:00-14:00 only. Weekend waits run long; put your name down and browse Chevy Chase Place shops.
A.P. Suggins Bar & Grill keeps Romany Road in burgers, catfish fingers and chicken livers, the Chevy Chase corner tavern where Lexington generations meet.
SignatureCatfish fingers, Burgers
TipKitchen runs 11:00-21:30 most nights; the house salad and a burger is the local default order.
Umami Ramen & Grill ladles tonkotsu-style bowls, katsu curry and teriyaki plates on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's budget-friendly ramen stop near the UK campus.
TipRamen, fried rice and bubble tea cover most tables; Sunday opens at noon, every other day at 11:00.
Char on Ashland runs from 06:00 coffee to wood-fired pizza dinners in Chevy Chase, the all-day 2025 arrival Lexington uses for pancakes and pasta alike.
SignatureWood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
TipJapanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
Bourbon n' Toulouse ladles etouffee, jambalaya and gumbo over rice on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's counter-service Cajun habit and a family business since 2004.
SignatureCrawfish etouffee, Gumbo
TipOrder at the counter and grab a porch table; vegan and gluten-free pots are always on the board.
Athenian Grill plates gyros, spanakopita and baklava on South Ashland Avenue in Chevy Chase, the sit-down home of Lexington's favourite Greek kitchen.
SignatureGyro, Spanakopita
TipOpen 10:30-21:00 daily; the gyro bowls travel well if the small dining room is full at lunch.
Char on Ashland runs from 06:00 coffee to wood-fired pizza dinners in Chevy Chase, the all-day 2025 arrival Lexington uses for pancakes and pasta alike.
SignatureWood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
TipJapanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
The Obstinate Sons runs a snug bourbon bar and kitchen on Chevy Chase Place, a neighbourhood Lexington room that takes its whiskey list seriously.
DrinkBourbon pours with chef-driven plates
TipClosed Mondays; the kitchen holds its own, so arrive hungry rather than treating it as a drinks-only stop, and expect a wait for seats on weekends.
Chevy Chase Inn has poured since 1933, Lexington's oldest bar, a cash-friendly Euclid Avenue dive that opens at 14:00 and never pretends to be more.
DrinkA cold bottle in Lexington's oldest bar
TipAfternoon drinking is the move; it opens at 14:00 daily and the jukebox and regulars do the entertaining.
The Beer Trappe runs taps and a bottle wall on Euclid Avenue, the Chevy Chase beer bar where Lexington's beer nerds drink in or carry out rare releases.
DrinkRotating craft drafts beside a wall of bottles
TipAnything on the shelves can be opened at the bar for a small corkage; ask what rare Kentucky releases landed.
Charlie Brown's furnishes its Euclid Avenue bar like a worn library, all couches, bookshelves and lamplight, a Lexington comfort institution with pub food.
DrinkA bourbon by the fireplace among the bookshelves
TipGrab a couch by the fireplace in winter; the kitchen serves the full menu until late on weekends.
Bourbon n' Toulouse ladles etouffee, jambalaya and gumbo over rice on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's counter-service Cajun habit and a family business since 2004.
SignatureCrawfish etouffee, Gumbo
TipOrder at the counter and grab a porch table; vegan and gluten-free pots are always on the board.
Bourbon n' Toulouse ladles etouffee, jambalaya and gumbo over rice on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's counter-service Cajun habit and a family business since 2004.
SignatureCrawfish etouffee, Gumbo
TipOrder at the counter and grab a porch table; vegan and gluten-free pots are always on the board.
Umami Ramen & Grill ladles tonkotsu-style bowls, katsu curry and teriyaki plates on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's budget-friendly ramen stop near the UK campus.
TryRamen bowls and rice plates
TipRamen, fried rice and bubble tea cover most tables; Sunday opens at noon, every other day at 11:00.
Wheeler Pharmacy keeps a 1958-style lunch counter inside its Romany Road drugstore, flipping Buddy Burgers and malts for Lexington's Chevy Chase regulars.
OrderBuddy Burger with a malted milkshake
Why locals goA working pharmacy on Romany Road still runs a griddle lunch counter, and only Chevy Chase regulars think to eat at it.
TipSit at the counter, order the double-stacked Buddy Burger and a malted milkshake, and let the grill cook set the pace.
Josie's plates omelettes, waffles and the Chevy Chase Special every day until 14:00, the breakfast room that draws Chevy Chase Lexington's longest queues.
SignatureJosie's Dad Omelet, Chevy Chase Special
TipDaily 08:00-14:00 only. Weekend waits run long; put your name down and browse Chevy Chase Place shops.
Char on Ashland runs from 06:00 coffee to wood-fired pizza dinners in Chevy Chase, the all-day 2025 arrival Lexington uses for pancakes and pasta alike.
SignatureWood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
TipJapanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
Charlie Brown's furnishes its Euclid Avenue bar like a worn library, all couches, bookshelves and lamplight, a Lexington comfort institution with pub food.
DrinkA bourbon by the fireplace among the bookshelves
TipGrab a couch by the fireplace in winter; the kitchen serves the full menu until late on weekends.
Chevy Chase Inn, pouring since 1933, is Lexington's oldest bar and its definitive dive, all cheap bottles, a jukebox and Euclid Avenue regulars.
TipIt opens at 14:00 daily; afternoon barstool conversation is the real programme here, not the nightcap rush.
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