
Guided tour · 3 hours
Lexington: Downtown Walking Food & History Tour
Embark on a journey through the heart of Downtown Lexington, where history and farm-to-table flavors intertwine for an afternoon of fun exploration.
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Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a journey through the heart of Downtown Lexington, where history and farm-to-table flavors intertwine for an afternoon of fun exploration.

Guided tour · 4 hours
Join us in the Distillery District for Kentucky farm-to-table cuisine, limestone-filtered bourbons, and an exploration into the history behind this revitalized piece o...

Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Sink into your seat and sip unique craft cocktails and locally prepared plates while listening to captivating tales from Lexington's East End.
Address: 1080 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
Bert's SpeakCheezy builds Prohibition-named gourmet grilled cheeses like the Hotsy Totsy on Liberty Road, the food truck that earned a Lexington storefront.
SignatureThe Hotsy Totsy
TipTuesday to Saturday only; the Blind Pig and Dizzy Dame rotate with seasonal melts, so order at the counter and ask what is new.
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.
Smithtown Seafood fries fish sandwiches and bowls inside the Bread Box building on West Sixth, sharing a wall with West Sixth Brewing's Lexington taproom.
OrderFried fish sandwich with a West Sixth IPA
Why locals goA fish-sandwich counter tucked inside the West Sixth brewery building, easy to miss behind the taproom crowds.
TipOrder at the counter and carry the fish sandwich into the taproom; a West Sixth IPA is the house pairing.
Spalding's Bakery has hand-rolled glazed donuts for Lexington since 1929, and the Winchester Road queue still clears the cases well before the noon close.
TryGlazed donuts by the dozen
TipCash-friendly, morning-only and gone when the trays empty; aim for 08:00 on Saturdays.
Tortilleria y Taqueria Ramirez presses corn tortillas behind a grocery counter on Alexandria Drive, and Lexington queues across town for the burritos.
TryBurritos and tacos on house tortillas
TipBuy a warm stack of tortillas to take home; the counter moves fast even when the queue reaches the aisles.
El Buen Taco parks its truck at Village Drive on Lexington's west side, turning out no-frills street tacos that top the city's taco-truck rankings.
TryStreet tacos
TipOrder al pastor and carnitas by the pair and eat at the tailgate; the truck holds its Village Drive spot daily.