CuisineSouthern
Price$$$
NeighborhoodLansdowne
HoursMon-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-15:00, 16:00-22:00; Sun 10:00-15:00, 16:00-21:00
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Tip: Brunch runs Friday to Sunday 10:00-15:00; the walled patio is the seat to request from May to September.

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Address: 1074 Merrick Dr, Lexington, KY 40502

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Granddam ★ 4.4

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDistillery District

Granddam is the dining hall of Lexington's Manchester Hotel, where Top Chef alum Paula Endara cooks Ecuadorian-inflected American food from breakfast to late.

TipFree parking sits directly across Manchester Street until 18:00; brunch runs Friday to Sunday 09:00-14:00.

Azur Restaurant & Patio ★ 4.3

$$$ AmericanBeaumont

Azur Restaurant & Patio reworks American classics near Keeneland in Beaumont, a Lexington fixture since 2005 known for Tim Perkins' bourbon fried chicken.

SignatureBourbon fried chicken, Woven shrimp

TipSunday brunch runs 10:30-14:00. Ask for the patio in racing season; it books out on Keeneland weekends.

Doodles Breakfast & Lunch ★ 4.5

$$ BreakfastNorth Limestone

Doodles Breakfast & Lunch fries beignets and dirty shrimp and grits in a converted North Limestone petrol station, Lexington's morning-queue daytime cafe.

SignatureDirty Shrimp & Grits, Pigs & Puffs

TipClosed Mondays and the kitchen stops at 14:00 sharp; the Pigs & Puffs bacon beignets sell out on weekends.

Josie's ★ 4.3

$$ BreakfastChevy Chase

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.

Winchell's ★ 4.1

$$ AmericanSouthland Drive

Winchell's covers Southland Drive breakfasts, beer cheese and UK game days in one room, the Lexington neighbourhood standby that opens at 08:00 every day.

SignatureBeer cheese, Country breakfast

TipBreakfast runs until 11:00 weekdays and past noon on weekends; expect a wait after Saturday UK kickoffs.

Stella's Kentucky Deli ★ 4.3

$$ SouthernJefferson Street

Stella's Kentucky Deli builds farm-sourced sandwiches in a Jefferson Street cottage, a daytime Lexington habit for fried green tomato BLTs and weekend brunch.

TipDaytime only, 09:00-15:00. The weekend brunch menu is small; arrive before 10:30 to dodge the queue.

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