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Lexington: Downtown Walking Food & History Tour
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What to order at Blue Door Smokehouse
- Signature dishes
- Brisket, Pulled pork
- Editor tip
- Go before 13:00; when the brisket sells out they close, whatever the posted hours say.
CuisineBarbecue
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodWarehouse Block
HoursMon-Thu 11:00-15:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-20:00; closed Sun
Phone+1 859 252 4227
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Address: 819 National Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
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Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3
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.
SignatureGarlic breadsticks, Pan pizza
TipThe garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.
Athenian Grill ★ 4.2
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.
Corto Lima ★ 4.4
Corto Lima presses its own corn tortillas downtown at Short and Upper, Jonathan Lundy's Latin American kitchen and Lexington's standing margarita champion.
SignatureHouse-made corn tortillas, Margaritas
TipNo reservations; seating is first come, first served. Closed Tuesdays, and Monday is dinner only from 17:00.
Stella's Kentucky Deli ★ 4.3
Stella's Kentucky Deli ladles farm-sourced burgoo and builds sandwiches in a Jefferson Street cottage, the daytime stop on Lexington's restaurant row.
SignatureKentucky burgoo
TipDaytime only, 09:00-15:00. The weekend brunch menu is small; arrive before 10:30 to dodge the queue.
Columbia Steak House ★ 4.2
Columbia Steak House has fed Lexington since 1948, still broiling the garlic-butter Nighthawk Special with a Diego salad and frying its famous lamb fries.
SignatureNighthawk Special, Lamb fries, Diego salad
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Doodles Breakfast & Lunch ★ 4.5
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.