CuisineSouthern
Price$$
HoursTue-Fri 12:00-24:00; Sat 11:00-24:00; Sun 11:00-23:00; closed Mon
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Tip: Kitchen and bar run past 23:00 most nights, rare for this side of Lexington; Sunday opens at 11:00.

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Address: 844 Hays Blvd, Lexington, KY 40509

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Char on Ashland ★ 4.0

$$ CafeChevy Chase

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.

Cafe Patachou ★ 4.1

$$ BrunchFritz Farm

Cafe Patachou brought its Indianapolis all-day-cafe formula to The Summit at Fritz Farm, serving Lexington French omelettes and chilaquiles until 15:00 daily.

SignatureFrench omelettes, Chilaquiles

TipBreakfast is served the whole time; weekday mornings before 09:00 are the quiet window at Fritz Farm.

Crust ★ 4.1

$$ PizzeriaBeaumont

Crust fires artisan pizza and pasta in Beaumont Centre, restaurateur Kuni Toyoda's 2025 revival of the wood-oven room Lexington lost during the pandemic.

TipThe charcuterie with Kentucky country ham nods local before the Neapolitan-leaning pies arrive.

J. Render's Southern Table & Bar ★ 4.1

$$ BarbecueBeaumont

J. Render's Southern Table & Bar smokes barbecue plates and pours bourbon in Beaumont Centre, west Lexington's full-service Southern table since the 2010s.

TipThe kitchen closes an hour before the bar every night; Sunday service starts at 10:00 with brunch dishes.

Frank & Dino's ★ 4.0

$$$ ItalianDowntown

Frank & Dino's plays supper-club Italian on West Short Street, feeding downtown Lexington veal, red-sauce classics and martinis seven days a week.

TipLunch and dinner run daily with a mid-afternoon break; the bar pours a proper Rat Pack-era martini.

Big Kahuna ★ 4.0

$ Hawaiian

Big Kahuna grills Hawaiian barbecue plates and stacked burgers on Liberty Road, the Lexington original that later added a second Clays Mill Road shop.

TipClosed Mondays at both shops; the Liberty Road original keeps the shorter queue at weekday lunch.

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