Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Louisville.

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Don't-miss vendors

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Royals Hot Chicken

  • ★ 4.4
  • $

Try Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich

Royals Hot Chicken on East Market in Louisville fries Nashville-style hot chicken from a counter-service NuLu shop, the city's spice-level grading system.

Feast BBQ

  • ★ 4.5
  • $

Try Brisket plate, pulled pork sandwich

Feast BBQ on East Market in Louisville smokes brisket and pulled pork at a counter-service NuLu pit, slicing meat until the smoker empties for the day.

Logan Street Market vendors

  • ★ 4.4
  • $

Try Rotating food vendor stalls

Logan Street Market in Louisville's Shelby Park runs the city's first public-market food hall with 8+ food concepts and 5 drink stalls, the Louisville.

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Garage Bar wood-fired counter

  • ★ 4.2
  • $

Try Wood-fired pizza

Garage Bar on East Market in Louisville pulls thin-crust wood-fired pizzas off a brick oven inside a NuLu former auto-service shop, a counter-and-courtyard.

Joella's Hot Chicken

  • ★ 4.0
  • $

Try Hot chicken tenders, six heat levels

Joella's Hot Chicken on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville fries Nashville-style hot chicken across six heat levels with hormone-free birds, a family-friendly.

Wagner's Pharmacy diner counter

  • ★ 4.2
  • $

Try Country ham breakfast, Hot Brown

Wagner's Pharmacy on South 4th in Louisville has cooked diner breakfast and Hot Brown plates since 1922, the Derby-week racetrack canteen. Family-friendly.

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