Hammerheads is a gastropub restaurant in Germantown, Louisville.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Get to know the story of Louisville one bite at a time on a guided food and history tour of the city's trendy NuLu District. Sample local favorites like bourbon balls ...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Taste paired bites, bourbon, and cocktails. Learn the unfiltered story of bourbon while exploring the vibrant NuLu district of Louisville.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Savor the flavors of Louisville on a guided food and drink walking tour. Learn about the city's history and legends from an expert guide as you explore historic Whiske...
Address: 921 Swan Street, Louisville, KY 40204
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville smokes brisket and shucks oysters on Whiskey Row, pairing both with a bourbon library of more than 2,700 expressions.
OrderSmoked brisket with two sides, plus a flight of three Kentucky bourbons.
TipBook on OpenTable for dinner. Lunch runs walk-in until 14:00.
J. Graham's Cafe in the Brown Hotel serves Louisville's original Hot Brown, the open-faced turkey-and-Mornay sandwich invented here in 1926.
OrderThe Hot Brown, served the way Fred Schmidt wrote it in 1926.
TipWalk-in for lunch. Book the Lobby Bar through the hotel for an evening Hot Brown and bourbon.
Feast BBQ on East Market in Louisville runs a counter-service NuLu pit, slicing brisket and pulled pork until the smoker runs out for the day.
OrderA brisket plate with two sides and a side of pickles.
TipGet there before 14:00 on weekends. The brisket sells out fastest.
Wick's Pizza on Baxter Avenue in Louisville has poured pints and pulled pizzas out of its Highlands corner since 1995, the neighbourhood's busiest game-day.
OrderThe Big Wick pizza with sausage, pepperoni and mushroom.
TipWalk-in only on weekends. Order at the bar and a runner brings the pizza out.
Coal's Artisan Pizza on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville pulls thin-crust pies from a coal-fired oven, the city's most consistent neighbourhood pizzeria.
OrderThe Brownsboro pie with sausage and roasted peppers, plus a burrata to start.
TipWalk-in for the bar. The Middletown location takes reservations for larger parties.
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.
OrderThe hot chicken sandwich at medium heat, with a side of tachos.
TipOrder at the counter. The hot levels run from southern to plain-clucking insane.
