Where to brunch in Louisville. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

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9 places

Highland Morning

  • ★ 4.5
  • $$

Order Stuffed French toast with bourbon syrup and a side of bacon.

Highland Morning on Bardstown Road in Louisville cooks all-day brunch and stuffed French toast in the Highlands, named one of USA Today's best brunch spots.

Con Huevos

  • ★ 4.4
  • $$

Order Chilaquiles con huevos with green sauce, plus a horchata.

Con Huevos on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville cooks fresh Mexican breakfasts and brunch out of a Clifton corner kitchen, with chilaquiles, breakfast tacos.

Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe

  • ★ 4.6
  • $$

Order Croque madame on house sourdough with a side of pickled vegetables.

Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville bakes European-style hearth breads and runs a Sunday brunch from a Crescent Hill kitchen.

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Wild Eggs

Order Kelsey KY Brown: sourdough, roasted turkey, bacon, white cheddar mornay, fried egg.

Wild Eggs on South Floyd Street downtown serves the Kelsey KY Brown, a breakfast take on Louisville's Hot Brown, plus biscuits and stone-ground grits.

J. Graham's Cafe at the Brown Hotel

  • ★ 4.6
  • $$

Order The Hot Brown, the original 1926 recipe with house Mornay sauce.

J. Graham's Cafe in the Brown Hotel serves Louisville's original Hot Brown for brunch and lunch, the open-faced turkey-and-Mornay sandwich invented.

Wagner's Pharmacy

  • ★ 4.2
  • $$

Order Country ham, two eggs, biscuits and gravy, sweet tea.

Wagner's Pharmacy in Louisville has cooked diner breakfast since 1922, the Derby-week racetrack canteen across from Churchill Downs with breakfast plates.

Proof on Main

  • ★ 4.5
  • $$

Order Bison burger with house pickles and a bourbon flight on the side.

Proof on Main inside the 21c Museum Hotel runs weekend brunch with bison burgers and Ohio Valley plates, the city's most-photographed brunch room.

Biscuit Belly NuLu

  • ★ 4.4
  • $$

Order Sweet Heat biscuit sandwich with fried chicken, plus a side of cheddar grits.

Biscuit Belly NuLu on East Main in Louisville stacks Southern biscuit sandwiches at the chain's original NuLu storefront, the weekend brunch counter.

Lou Lou on Market

  • ★ 4.3
  • $$

Order Shrimp and grits with andouille sausage and a mimosa.

Lou Lou on Market in Louisville cooks Sunday brunch with shrimp and grits, New Orleans-rooted plates and bourbon cocktails on East Market in the former Decca.

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