11 new american places in Lexington we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Lexington | New American across every city.

Dudley's on Short ★ 4.6

Contemporary American · $$$

downtown · 259 W Short St, Lexington, KY 40507

Dudley's on Short cooks seasonal contemporary American food on West Short Street, the downtown room Lexington books for anniversaries and Keeneland nights.

Coles 735 Main ★ 4.5

New American · $$$

east-end · 735 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40502

Coles 735 Main serves Cole Arimes' locally sourced New American cooking in a circa-1938 room on East Main, with meats cured in-house for Lexington regulars.

Honeywood ★ 4.6

New American · $$

fritz-farm · 110 Summit at Fritz Farm, Lexington, KY 40517

Honeywood is Ouita Michel's Kentucky bistro at The Summit at Fritz Farm, feeding Lexington sweet potato beignets and farm-driven plates seven days a week.

Lockbox ★ 4.1

Contemporary American · $$$

downtown · 167 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40507

Lockbox occupies the vault floor of the 21c Museum Hotel's 1914 bank building in Lexington, with Stephen Holden cooking a contemporary Southern-leaning menu.

Granddam ★ 4.4

Contemporary American · $$$

distillery-district · 941 Manchester St, Lexington, KY 40508

Granddam is the dining hall of Lexington's Manchester Hotel, where Top Chef alum Paula Endara cooks Ecuadorian-inflected American food from breakfast to late.

Millstone ★ 4.3

Contemporary American · $$$

downtown · 380 S Mill St, Lexington, KY 40508

Millstone cooks contemporary American food with Kentucky leanings in an 1880s Dudley Square schoolhouse, one of Lexington's most-watched newer dining rooms.

Dudley's on Short ★ 4.6

Contemporary American · $$$

downtown · 259 W Short St, Lexington, KY 40507

Dudley's on Short cooks seasonal contemporary American food on West Short Street, the downtown room Lexington books for anniversaries and Keeneland nights.

Coles 735 Main ★ 4.6

New American · $$$

east-end · 735 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40502

Coles 735 Main serves Cole Arimes' locally sourced New American cooking in a circa-1938 room on East Main, with meats cured in-house for Lexington regulars.

Granddam ★ 4.4

Contemporary American · $$$

distillery-district · 941 Manchester St, Lexington, KY 40508

Granddam is the dining hall of Lexington's Manchester Hotel, where Top Chef alum Paula Endara cooks Ecuadorian-inflected American food from breakfast to late.

Millstone ★ 4.2

Contemporary American · $$$

downtown · 380 S Mill St, Lexington, KY 40508

Millstone cooks contemporary American food with Kentucky leanings in an 1880s Dudley Square schoolhouse, one of Lexington's most-watched newer dining rooms.

Granddam ★ 4.4

Contemporary American · $$$

distillery-district · 941 Manchester St, Lexington, KY 40508

Granddam is the dining hall of Lexington's Manchester Hotel, where Top Chef alum Paula Endara cooks Ecuadorian-inflected American food from breakfast to late.