Eat well in Louisville without overpaying: 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.
TryHot chicken sandwich with side
TipCounter-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.
TryCountry ham breakfast plate
TipWalk-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.
TryPulled pork sandwich with side
TipGet 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.
TryPersonal pizza or stromboli
TipWalk-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.
TryHot chicken tenders with side
TipCounter-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.
TryPulled pork plate with two sides
TipWalk-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.
TryDonut and coffee breakfast
TipWalk-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.
TryChilaquiles or breakfast tacos
TipWalk-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.
TryRotating food vendor stalls
TipClosed Mondays. Mix and match dishes from multiple stalls for a budget feast.
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