24 upscale places in Louisville, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Louisville: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Louisville food.
24 places
Order The Shefha shareable tasting menu with a group of four, plus the wood-grilled lamb.
Chef Noam Bilitzer's MeeshMeesh in Louisville took a 2025 James Beard finalist nod with Levantine plates from his NuLu kitchen on East Market Street.
Drink Kentucky bourbon flights
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville pours from a 2,700-bourbon library on Whiskey Row, the city's deepest bourbon list paired with smoked brisket and a raw.
Order The tok-sel lima beans wok-seared with pumpkin seeds, the dish locals rave about.
Chef Bruce Ucan's Mayan Cafe in Louisville cooks Yucatecan plates with Kentucky farm produce, the East Market NuLu room locals recommend to first-timers.
Drink Michter's bourbon flights, classic cocktails
Michter's Fort Nelson on West Main runs a working distillery and bar inside an 1890 Whiskey Row building, the brand's Louisville home with The Bar at Fort.
Drink Angel's Envy port-finished bourbon
Angel's Envy on East Main in Louisville runs distillery tours with a tasting bar called The Finishing Room, the brand's downtown home pouring port-finished.
Order The lamb chops, the dish that has anchored the menu for decades.
Jack Fry's has run on Bardstown Road in Louisville since 1933, the Highlands dining bar where the counter takes walk-ins for the full menu. Priced at $$$.
Order The Hot Brown, served the way Fred Schmidt wrote it in 1926.
J. Graham's Cafe in the Brown Hotel serves Louisville's original Hot Brown, the open-faced turkey-and-Mornay sandwich invented here in 1926.
Drink Belgian and German imports
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours a 30-tap Belgian and German beer list from a restored 1905 Highlands church, the city's deepest European.
Drink Old Forester bourbon flights
Old Forester Distilling on West Main runs Louisville's first-bottled bourbon tour from the brand's original Whiskey Row warehouse, a $45 million distillery.
Order Whatever pasta is on the daily list, plus the Caesar salad for the table.
bar Vetti in Louisville pours Italian wines and pulls house-made pasta from the AC Hotel corner of East Market and Shelby Street in NuLu. Priced at $$$.
A sample of Louisville hotels from our booking partner, who list 226 here. Live prices and availability open on their site.
Abode Louisville - Downtown/Convention Center/4th Street Live!
A stay at Abode Louisville - Downtown/Convention Center/4th Street Live! places you in the heart of Louisvi...
Check dates
Budgetel Inn & Suites
When you stay at Budgetel Inn & Suites in Louisville, you'll be near the airport and 6 minutes by car from ...
Check dates
Super 8 by Wyndham Louisville Airport
With a stay at Super 8 by Wyndham Louisville Airport in Louisville (Edgewood), you'll be a 5-minute drive f...
Check dates
Microtel Inn by Wyndham Louisville East
With a stay at Microtel Inn by Wyndham Louisville East in Louisville, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of ...
Check dates
Days Inn by Wyndham Louisville Airport Fair and Expo Center
Located in Louisville, Days Inn by Wyndham Louisville Airport Fair and Expo Center is in the entertainment ...
Check dates
Red Roof Inn Louisville Expo Airport
A stay at Red Roof Inn Louisville Expo Airport places you in the heart of Louisville, within a 5-minute dri...
Check dates
WoodSpring Suites Louisville Jeffersontown
When you stay at WoodSpring Suites Louisville Jeffersontown in Louisville, you'll be in the business distri...
Check dates
WoodSpring Suites Louisville Airport
When you stay at WoodSpring Suites Louisville Airport in Louisville, you'll be near the airport, within a 5...
Check dates
Frontdesk - Whiskey Row Lofts Downtown Louisville
A stay at Frontdesk Whiskey Row Lofts Downtown Louisville places you in the heart of Louisville, steps fro...
Check dates
Super 8 by Wyndham Louisville/Expo Center
With a stay at Super 8 by Wyndham Louisville/Expo Center in Louisville, you'll be within a 5-minute drive o...
Check dates
DuPont Suites
Located in Louisville, DuPont Suites is in a shopping district, within a 5-minute drive of Norton Women's &...
Check dates
Quality Inn Louisville East
Located in Louisville, Quality Inn Louisville East is in the business district, a 5-minute drive from Skyvi...
Check dates
Also compare: Holidu in Louisville from USD 112/night · LateRooms in Louisville · Expedia in Louisville
Stays are listed by our booking partners, not editor picks. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.
Order The sea bass piccata, the kitchen's most-ordered plate.
Volare in Louisville pours seasonal Italian dinners with house-made pasta on Frankfort Avenue, three years running the Louisville Magazine readers' best.
Drink Rabbit Hole craft bourbon and rye
Rabbit Hole Distillery on East Jefferson Street in Louisville cooks craft bourbon and rye out of a NuLu modern facility, the boutique distillery.
Drink Kentucky Peerless rye and bourbon
Kentucky Peerless on North 10th Street in Louisville distills rye and bourbon downtown, the small-batch operation with a tasting bar and grain-to-glass tour.
Order The shrimp and grits, the kitchen's loudest plate.
Lou Lou on Market in Louisville moved into the former Decca space, a New Orleans-rooted NuLu kitchen running shrimp and grits and Bananas Foster.
Order The seasonal grain bowl, plus a margarita with house chile salt.
Naive Kitchen in Louisville cooks vegetable-forward Latin plates from a Butchertown corner on East Washington Street, the neighbourhood's vegan-friendly room.
Order A bone-in ribeye and the house creamed spinach.
Pat's Steakhouse on Brownsboro Road in Louisville has cooked hand-cut steaks for decades, the family-run room locals book for an anniversary on a quiet.
Drink Bulleit Frontier Whiskey flights
Stitzel-Weller in Shively reopened a 1935 Derby-day-built distillery as the Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, the historic Louisville bourbon cathedral.
Bar Nada Nada in Louisville's NuLu pours natural wines and Mediterranean cocktails next to NuLu Marketplace on East Market. At 829 E Market Street.
Order The venison patty with Gorgonzola and mint pesto on a pretzel bun.
Game Restaurant in Louisville grills exotic-meat burgers from antelope to yak inside a lodge-themed Lexington Road dining room near Butchertown.
Drink Bourbon flights, classic cocktails
Proof on Main's bar in the 21c Museum Hotel pours one of Kentucky's deepest bourbon flights paired with bison burgers. At 702 West Main Street.
8UP on West Chestnut in Louisville pours wine, mint juleps and bourbon flights from the Hilton Garden Inn rooftop, an all-glass downtown drinkery.
Drink Evan Williams bourbon flights
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience on West Main was the first distillery to open on Whiskey Row, an artisanal facility and tasting bar inside.
Drink Mint Julep, bourbon flights
Lobby Bar at the Brown Hotel in Louisville pours mint juleps and bourbon flights inside the lobby where the Hot Brown sandwich was invented in 1926.
Drink Old Fashioned, bourbon flights
Down One Bourbon Bar in the basement of the Galt House Hotel pours over 100 bourbons and Kentucky cocktails, the city's largest hotel-attached bourbon room.
Nothing matches.
