CuisineSouthern
Price$$$
NeighborhoodJefferson Street
HoursMon-Thu 17:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00
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Tip: Dinner only. The bourbon list rewards asking the bar for a Kentucky-only pour before you order food.

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Address: 157 Jefferson St, Lexington, KY 40508

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Azur Restaurant & Patio reworks American classics near Keeneland in Beaumont, a Lexington fixture since 2005 known for Tim Perkins' bourbon fried chicken.

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Dudley's on Short ★ 4.6

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Coles 735 Main ★ 4.6

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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.

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ItalX ★ 4.5

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ItalX rolls scratch-made pastas in Lexington's City Center, chef Jonathan Lundy's Italian room with reimagined small plates and a sommelier-built wine list.

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