8 editor picks in Louisville.
8 brunch in Louisville, editor-picked for brunch open saturday. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in Louisville.
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.
OrderCroque madame on house sourdough with a side of pickled vegetables.
TipWalk-in. Bread sells out by 13:00; arrive earlier for breakfast pastries.
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.
OrderThe Hot Brown, the original 1926 recipe with house Mornay sauce.
TipWalk-in for the bar. The dining room takes reservations on Resy through the hotel.
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.
OrderStuffed French toast with bourbon syrup and a side of bacon.
TipWalk-in only. Get there before 10:00 on weekends to skip the 30-minute wait.
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.
OrderBison burger with house pickles and a bourbon flight on the side.
TipBook on OpenTable. The bar takes walk-ins for the brunch menu.
Con Huevos on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville cooks fresh Mexican breakfasts and brunch out of a Clifton corner kitchen, with chilaquiles, breakfast tacos.
OrderChilaquiles con huevos with green sauce, plus a horchata.
TipWalk-in only. Weekend waits run 20 to 40 minutes; weekday mornings are easier.
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.
OrderShrimp and grits with andouille sausage and a mimosa.
TipBook the dining room on OpenTable. Bar takes walk-ins for brunch.
Wagner's Pharmacy in Louisville has cooked diner breakfast since 1922, the Derby-week racetrack canteen across from Churchill Downs with breakfast plates.
OrderCountry ham, two eggs, biscuits and gravy, sweet tea.
TipWalk-in counter. Closed Mondays. Breakfast all day Sunday Weekends fill by noon.
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.
OrderKelsey KY Brown: sourdough, roasted turkey, bacon, white cheddar mornay, fried egg.
TipWeekdays open at 06:30, weekends at 07:00. Walk east on Market Street afterwards and you are in NuLu in ten minutes.
