The places in Louisville the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Food tour in Louisville

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Off the beaten plate

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Wagner's Pharmacy

Wagner's Pharmacy across from Churchill Downs in Louisville is a 1922 diner where Derby trainers, jockeys and stable workers eat at the breakfast counter.

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Muth's Candies

Muths Candies on East Market is the 1921 Louisville confectioner where modjeskas (caramel marshmallow) are still hand-rolled, three blocks past Whiskey Row.

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Hammerheads

Hammerheads is forty seats in a germantown basement on swan street: locals book it for smoked lamb ribs, tourists never find it through the unmarked door.

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Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Louisville

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Mayan Cafe

Mayan Cafe in Louisville: yucatecan room. Chef Bruce Ucan cooks Yucatecan classics with Kentucky farm produce on East Market, a 30-seat NuLu.

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Nord's Bakery

Nord's Bakery is tourists queue for the famous hot brown; locals queue for nord's maple bacon donut on south preston, a germantown counter open since 2008.

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Monnik Beer Co.

Monnik Beer Co. in Louisville: belgian room. Schnitzelburg's Friday-night beer hall: locals drink Belgian-inspired house brews and eat pretzels.

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Logan Street Market

  • ★ 4.4
  • Food hall
  • $$

Logan Street Market in Shelby Park is Louisvilles first public market with 30-plus stalls under one roof, tacos to vegan plates and boba past the NuLu crowds.

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