5 hot chicken places in Louisville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Louisville | Hot Chicken across every city.
Nashville-style hot chicken has carried up the interstate into Louisville, with cayenne-slicked fried chicken now a local fixture. Royals Hot Chicken on East Market Street in NuLu and Joella's Hot Chicken on Frankfort Avenue lead the city's take on the dish.
Royals Hot Chicken ★ 4.4
nulu · 736 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Royals Hot Chicken on East Market in Louisville fries Nashville-style hot chicken from Ryan Rogers's Eternal Optimist group, the NuLu counter open since 2015.
Royals Hot Chicken ★ 4.4
nulu · 736 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Royals Hot Chicken on East Market in Louisville has fried Nashville-style hot chicken from Ryan Rogers's Eternal Optimist group since 2015, the NuLu counter.
Joella's Hot Chicken ★ 4.0
frankfort-avenue · 3400 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40207
Joella's Hot Chicken on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville cooks Nashville-style hot chicken across six heat levels with hormone-free birds, a family-friendly.
Royals Hot Chicken ★ 4.4
736 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
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.
Joella's Hot Chicken ★ 4.0
3400 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40207
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.