
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.
Stella's Kentucky Deli is a southern restaurant in Jefferson Street, Lexington.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

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: 143 Jefferson St, Lexington, KY 40508
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
TipOrder the Nighthawk Special with fried banana peppers; the Richmond Road room keeps the old-school feel.
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 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.
A.P. Suggins Bar & Grill keeps Romany Road in burgers, catfish fingers and chicken livers, the Chevy Chase corner tavern where Lexington generations meet.
SignatureCatfish fingers, Burgers
TipKitchen runs 11:00-21:30 most nights; the house salad and a burger is the local default order.
Tachibana has served Lexington sushi, yakitori and teppanyaki since 1987 on Newtown Court, the city's longest-running Japanese dining room by some distance.
TipLunch is weekdays only, 11:30-13:30; book a tatami room for groups and order from the sushi bar.
Han Woo Ri simmers soon doo boo and grills bulgogi on South Limestone by the UK campus, the Korean kitchen that keeps Lexington students and expats fed.
SignatureSoon doo boo, Bulgogi
TipThe kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; arrive before 14:00 or after 17:00 and start with kimchi dumplings.