Eat well in Louisville for under €15 a plate: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Louisville for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Royals Hot Chicken in Louisville's NuLu fries Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches for under $15, the city's spice-level counter open to lunch and dinner crowds.
Try: Hot chicken sandwich with side
Tip: Counter-service. Medium heat sandwich with a side keeps lunch under $15.
Wagner's Pharmacy in Louisville cooks the city's cheapest country ham breakfast across from Churchill Downs, the 1922-built diner with breakfast plates under $14 most days.
Try: Country ham breakfast plate
Tip: Walk-in counter. Breakfast until 10:30 weekdays, all day Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Feast BBQ in NuLu Louisville smokes pulled pork and brisket sandwiches with sides for under $16, the counter-service pit on East Market that keeps lunch affordable.
Try: Pulled pork sandwich with side
Tip: Get in before 14:00 on weekends. Pulled pork sandwich is the cheapest filling option.
Wick's Pizza on Baxter Avenue in Louisville sells personal pizzas and stromboli for under $16, the Highlands pub keeping student lunches affordable since 1995.
Try: Personal pizza or stromboli
Tip: Walk-in only on weekends. Order at the bar. Lunch specials Mon to Fri.
Joella's Hot Chicken on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville fries Nashville-style hot chicken tenders for under $15 with a side, the family-friendly Crescent Hill counter.
Try: Hot chicken tenders with side
Tip: Counter-service. Tender plate with pimento mac and tea stays under $15.
Mark's Feed Store on Shelbyville Road has hickory-smoked Kentucky BBQ since 1988, the Saint Matthews counter where pulled pork plate with sides comes in under $18.
Try: Pulled pork plate with two sides
Tip: Walk-in counter. Order pulled pork, brisket or chicken with two sides for the cheapest sit-down meal.
Nord's Bakery on South Preston in Louisville fries Germantown donuts and pours coffee from a sticky-counter favorite for the city's best maple bacon donut under $5.
Try: Donut and coffee breakfast
Tip: Walk-in only. Get there by 11:00 on weekends or the maple bacon sells out.
Con Huevos on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville cooks fresh Mexican breakfasts with chilaquiles, breakfast tacos and tortas for under $14, the Clifton brunch counter.
Try: Chilaquiles or breakfast tacos
Tip: Walk-in only. Weekday mornings run cheaper and quieter than weekends.
Logan Street Market in Shelby Park Louisville runs 8+ food stalls under one roof, the public market food hall with bowls, tacos and Asian street food under $15.
Try: Rotating food vendor stalls
Tip: Closed Mondays. Mix and match dishes from multiple stalls for a budget feast.