5 italian spots in Downtown, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Downtown's food · All italian in Lexington.
ItalX ★ 4.5
160 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40507
ItalX rolls scratch-made pastas in Lexington's City Center, chef Jonathan Lundy's Italian room with reimagined small plates and a sommelier-built wine list.
Tip: Lunch runs Wednesday to Sunday, a rarity downtown; dinner from 16:00 suits pre-show Rupp Arena tables.
ItalX ★ 4.5
160 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40507
ItalX rolls scratch-made pastas in Lexington's City Center, chef Jonathan Lundy's Italian room with reimagined small plates and a sommelier-built wine list.
Tip: Lunch runs Wednesday to Sunday, a rarity downtown; dinner from 16:00 suits pre-show Rupp Arena tables.
Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3
120 W Maxwell St, Lexington, KY 40508
Joe Bologna's has baked pizza and garlic-butter breadsticks inside a stained-glass former synagogue since 1973, a Lexington institution near the UK campus.
Tip: The garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.
Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3
120 W Maxwell St, Lexington, KY 40508
Joe Bologna's has baked pizza and garlic-butter breadsticks inside a stained-glass former synagogue since 1973, a Lexington institution near the UK campus.
Tip: The garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.
Frank & Dino's ★ 4.0
271 W Short St, Lexington, KY 40507
Frank & Dino's plays supper-club Italian on West Short Street, feeding downtown Lexington veal, red-sauce classics and martinis seven days a week.
Tip: Lunch and dinner run daily with a mid-afternoon break; the bar pours a proper Rat Pack-era martini.