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Hours{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-04:00', 'saturday': '14:00-04:00', 'sunday': '14:00-02:00'}

Tip: Walk-in. Drag shows run multiple weeknights; check the calendar online.

Location

Address: 1117 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40204

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Holy Grale ★ 4.6

$$Highlands{'monday': '17:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-22:00', 'thursday': '17:00-23:00', 'friday': '17:00-23:00', 'saturday': '14:00-23:00', 'sunday': '14:00-22:00'}

Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours Belgian and German imports from a converted 1905 church, the late-night Highlands beer hall with 30 taps and a stained-glass aesthetic.

Tip: Walk-in for the bar. Kitchen serves Belgian-style fries with the European beer list.

1034 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40204

Wick's Pizza Parlor ★ 4.3

$$Highlands{'monday': '11:00-21:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-21:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-21:00', 'thursday': '11:00-21:00', 'friday': '11:00-22:00', 'saturday': '11:00-22:00', 'sunday': '11:00-21:00'}

Wick's Pizza on Baxter Avenue in Louisville pulls pies and pours pints until 22:00 on weekends from a Highlands corner, the city's busiest game-day pub and post-bar pizza stop.

Tip: Walk-in only on weekends. The bar takes orders direct.

975 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204

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Please and Thank You ★ 4.5

$NuLuMon to Sat 07:00 to 17:30, Sun 08:00 to 17:30

Please and Thank You on East Market in Louisville pours coffee and pulls warm chocolate chip cookies in a vinyl-spinning NuLu cafe, the city's daytime listening-bar atmosphere.

Tip: Walk-in. The vinyl rotates daily; ask the barista what's spinning.

800 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206

Holy Grale ★ 4.6

$$Highlands{'monday': '17:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-22:00', 'thursday': '17:00-23:00', 'friday': '17:00-23:00', 'saturday': '14:00-23:00', 'sunday': '14:00-22:00'}

Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours Belgian and German imports from a converted 1905 church, the late-night Highlands beer hall with 30 taps and a stained-glass aesthetic.

Tip: Walk-in for the bar. Kitchen serves Belgian-style fries with the European beer list.

1034 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40204

Wick's Pizza Parlor ★ 4.3

$$Highlands{'monday': '11:00-21:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-21:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-21:00', 'thursday': '11:00-21:00', 'friday': '11:00-22:00', 'saturday': '11:00-22:00', 'sunday': '11:00-21:00'}

Wick's Pizza on Baxter Avenue in Louisville pulls pies and pours pints until 22:00 on weekends from a Highlands corner, the city's busiest game-day pub and post-bar pizza stop.

Tip: Walk-in only on weekends. The bar takes orders direct.

975 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204

Play Louisville ★ 4.4

$$Butchertown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:00', 'thursday': '20:00-02:00', 'friday': '20:00-03:00', 'saturday': '20:00-03:00', 'sunday': '20:00-02:00'}

Play Louisville is the city's leading gay dance club, set in Butchertown with drag shows, weekly guest performers and a sound-system dance floor running into the early hours.

Tip: Wed to Thu 20:00 to 02:00, Fri Sat 20:00 to 03:00, Sun 20:00 to 02:00. Showtimes 21:00 and 23:00.

1101 East Washington Street, Louisville, KY 40206

The Whirling Tiger ★ 4.2

$$Butchertown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

The Whirling Tiger on Story Avenue in Louisville pairs a mid-century cocktail bar with a 300-capacity live-music room, the Butchertown venue that runs DJ nights and touring acts.

Tip: Wed nights are live music. Check the calendar for headliner tickets vs walk-in nights.

1335 Story Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206

Mercury Ballroom ★ 4.5

$$Downtown{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

Mercury Ballroom on South 4th Street in Louisville is the downtown 800-capacity concert hall booking touring rock, hip-hop and indie acts, the city's mid-size live-music room.

Tip: Tickets on Ticketmaster or Live Nation. Standing-room-only floor.

611 South 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40202

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