CuisinePizzeria, pub
Price$$
NeighbourhoodHighlands
Hours{'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'}

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

Location

Address: 975 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204

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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.

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.

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.

Headliners Music Hall ★ 4.5

$$Butchertown{'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'}

Headliners Music Hall on Lexington Road in Louisville is the 600-capacity Butchertown rock club booking touring indie, metal and Americana acts, the city's longest-running music room.

Tip: Tickets on the venue's site. The standing floor sells out fast for headliners.

The Whirling Tiger live music ★ 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's back room runs as a renovated 300-capacity live-music venue with a state-of-the-art sound system, the Story Avenue spot for indie and electronic touring acts.

Tip: Walk-in for the front cocktail bar. Tickets through the venue site for shows.

8UP Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen ★ 4.2

$$$Downtown{'monday': '17:00-24:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-24:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-02:00', 'sunday': '12:00-24:00'}

8UP on West Chestnut in Louisville is downtown's rooftop drinkery, the all-glass Hilton Garden Inn-top bar with mint juleps, bourbon flights and skyline views of West Main Street.

Tip: Book the rooftop patio for Derby weekend; the bar runs walk-in most nights.

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