CuisineItalian
Price$$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursLunch Wed-Sun 11:00-15:30; dinner Tue-Sun from 16:00
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Tip: Lunch runs Wednesday to Sunday, a rarity downtown; dinner from 16:00 suits pre-show Rupp Arena tables.

Food experiences in Downtown

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Location

Address: 160 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40507

Also in downtown

Lockbox ★ 4.1

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDowntown

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.

TipRenovation-mode service: in-room breakfast for hotel guests Wed-Sun and evening drinks in the lobby lounge. Call before a special trip.

Millstone ★ 4.3

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDowntown

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

SignatureShrimp and grits, Chicken and gnocchi

TipLunch runs Wednesday to Friday only. The shrimp and grits use Weisenberger white cheddar grits from Midway.

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Lockbox ★ 4.1

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDowntown

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.

TipRenovation-mode service: in-room breakfast for hotel guests Wed-Sun and evening drinks in the lobby lounge. Call before a special trip.

OBC Kitchen ★ 4.4

$$$ AmericanLansdowne

OBC Kitchen stocks over 150 bourbons and whiskeys behind a Lansdowne storefront, the Lexington bar-restaurant where bacon arrives in a glass with the drinks.

SignatureBacon in a glass

TipIt sits in the Lansdowne Shoppes beside sister steakhouse Malone's; weekend service opens at 10:00 with brunch dishes.

Malone's ★ 4.5

$$$ SteakhouseLansdowne

Malone's cuts USDA Prime steaks at its original Lansdowne room, the Lexington-born steakhouse that grew into the Bluegrass Hospitality Group's flagship.

TipLexington Legend cut portions run big; the Hamburg and Palomar rooms take pressure off weekend waits.

The Merrick Inn ★ 4.4

$$$ SouthernLansdowne

The Merrick Inn serves Southern dinners and weekend brunch from a former horse-farm manor off Tates Creek Road, a Lexington occasion room of long standing.

TipBrunch runs Friday to Sunday 10:00-15:00; the walled patio is the seat to request from May to September.

Granddam ★ 4.4

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDistillery District

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.

TipFree parking sits directly across Manchester Street until 18:00; brunch runs Friday to Sunday 09:00-14:00.

Millstone ★ 4.3

$$$ Contemporary AmericanDowntown

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

SignatureShrimp and grits, Chicken and gnocchi

TipLunch runs Wednesday to Friday only. The shrimp and grits use Weisenberger white cheddar grits from Midway.

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