Umami Ramen & Grill is a japanese restaurant in Chevy Chase, Lexington.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Ramen, fried rice and bubble tea cover most tables; Sunday opens at noon, every other day at 11:00.
Address: 836 Euclid Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
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.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
Tip: Japanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
Bert's SpeakCheezy builds Prohibition-named gourmet grilled cheeses like the Hotsy Totsy on Liberty Road, the food truck that earned a Lexington storefront.
Signature: The Hotsy Totsy
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only; the Blind Pig and Dizzy Dame rotate with seasonal melts, so order at the counter and ask what is new.
Southern Cookhouse & Bar opened in late 2025 on Hays Boulevard with scratch comfort food, Kentucky Proud burgers and live music for east Lexington's suburbs.
Tip: Kitchen and bar run past 23:00 most nights, rare for this side of Lexington; Sunday opens at 11:00.
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.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Fluffy pancakes
Tip: Japanese-style fluffy pancakes anchor the morning menu; dinner picks up again at 17:00 after a short break.
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.
Signature: French omelettes, Chilaquiles
Tip: Breakfast is served the whole time; weekday mornings before 09:00 are the quiet window at Fritz Farm.
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.
Tip: The charcuterie with Kentucky country ham nods local before the Neapolitan-leaning pies arrive.
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.
Tip: The kitchen closes an hour before the bar every night; Sunday service starts at 10:00 with brunch dishes.
