Old Louisville
Restaurants and Taverns
New Restaurants
have opened at Cardinal Towne, 3rd to 4th St at Cardinal Blvd
Including Qdoba, Comfy Cow, a sandwich shop and
more
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Restaurants: 610 Magnolia $$$$ menu - (502) 636-0783 Amici $$-$$½ menu - (502) 637-3167 Buck's $$$$ menu - (502) 637-5284 Burger Boy $ menu - (502) 635-7410 China Inn $ menu - (502) 636-2020 Comfy Cow $ menu - (502) 409-5090 D Nalley's $ menu - (502) 618-2429 Dizzy Whizz $ menu - (502) 583-3663 Ermin's Bakery & Deli $ - (502) 635-6960 The Hill Street Fish Fry $ - (502) 636-3474 Jamaame $ - (502) 636-3361 Jimmy John's $ menu - (502) 634-3334 Moby Dick $ menu - (502) 637-8067 Ollie's Trolley $ menu - (502) 583-5214 Qdoba $ menu - (502) 442-0201 The Rudyard Kipling $$ menu - (502) 636-135 Taste of China $ menu - (502) 585-5582 Coffee Shops:
Deli/Grocery |
PIZZA
(for delivery) Bearno's Little Sicily menu - (502) 634-5155 Bruno's menu - (502) 634-1003 Domino's menu - (502) 637-3030 Jockamo's Pizza Pub menu - (502) 637-5406 Papa John's menu - (502) 636-1112 Pizza Hut menu - (502) 203-5555 Spinelli's menu - (502) 568-5665 Wick's Pizza menu - (502) 458-1828 Old Louisville pizza carry-outs or eat-ins: Amici $$-$$½ menu - (502) 637-3167 Granville Inn $$ menu - (502) 637-9128 BARS
Amici's, and Buck's
restaurants also have bars |
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Dining:
(Old Louisville is
enjoying a renaissance in new venues for upscale and fine dining.
Because of the popularity of many of these restaurants, you may want to
call ahead for reservations.)
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610
Magnolia |
Fine
Dining |
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is one of the bes restaurants in the United States. Walled garden.
Extensive reserve wine selection. You should make
reservations. Your table, when booked, is yours for the entire evening.
You are promised a fine
dining experience rarely exceeded anywhere. Prix-fixe
five-course dinners starting at $65. Menus change frequently based on
the the freshest ingredients available. (New owner in Fall 2003 is Edward
Lee who trained with 610 founding chef Ed Garber.) Robin Garr's Review |
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Amici |
Italian |
| Amici means friends in Italian. This casually elegant restaurant seats 80 indoors and 50 more in the courtyard and on the sidewalk. Standard & upscale Italian family recipes with a Tuscan flair, including pizzas and many vegetarian dishes. | |
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Buck's |
New
Wave Cuisine |
| Trendy-chic,
cigar and martini room. By far, the most elegant restaurant
in "Old Louisville" and one of best restaurants in the city,
mixing old world and contemporary ambience. Many of the evening dishes
are served at lunch at very reasonable prices. Robin Garr's Review Louisville Scene Review Insiders Guide Review |
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Taste of China |
Specializing in Canton, Hunan, Szechuan |
| Small corner restaurant in the former Old Walnut Chili Parlor. Large variety of dishes. Lunch Specials 11-3 daily (portions are huge). The food is tasty, cooked hot and fresh before your eyes. Best Chinese carry-out in Old Louisville. And home delivery is fast: usually under 10-15 minutes. | |
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The
Rudyard Kipling |
Kentucky
and exotic cuisine |
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Web
site: therudyardkipling.com
(includes restaurant and catering menus, play schedule and music
schedule) Frequent late night entertainment often of the eclectic or intellectual variety. See also the notes below under Bars and grills. The Rudyard Kipling also offers catered lunches delivered to Old Louisville or downtown, as well as weddings and receptions of the alternative lifestyle or economically challenged variety. There is a garden for weddings or hootenannies, and the menu includes crepes, fresh salmon, steaks, buffets, vegan dishes Robin Garr's Review Louisville Scene Review Insiders Guide Review |
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For a comprehensive listing of Louisville restaurants with ratings and unbiased reviews, go to Louisville HotBytes, where you'll find information on the city's full dining scene by former Old Louisvillian and beloved CJ&T food and wine critic, Robin Garr
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Dizzy
Whizz |
50's
style Drive In |
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vintage 1950's drive-in with curb service, though you can also eat
inside. Frequent specials. Home of the Whizzburger. This is
one of the area's oldest continuously operating restaurants. Robin Garr's Review Insiders Guide Review |
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Ermin's
French Bakery and Cafe |
Deli
and European style bread |
| Ermin, a master baker from Sarajevo, came to Louisville to escape the Bosnian War in the 1990s and opened the finest bakery in the city at 1st and Oak. The bakery featured authentic French breads, croissants and pastries. He was soon overwhelmed with success and expanded to locations all over the city. At the height of success, he sold the business and went West to do it all again. Alas, the bakery is now a pale comparison of its former days. While the breads are still pretty good, the delightful croissants and flaky strudels have given way to the heavy American imitations. Deli and Restaurant selections are also available. | |
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The
Hill Street Fish
Fry |
Very
Small, mainly carry-out |
| Fish sandwiches and dinners: whitefish, salmon, rolled and pan-fried oysters, shrimp, clam chowder, mini crab cakes, chicken tenders, barbecue and sides. Daily specials. | |
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Jamaame Restaurant |
Very
small and simple 11:00am-7:00pm |
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Burger Boy |
Diner-style
menu |
| Open 24 hours at the corner of Brook and Burnett. For years, this used to be Juanita's Burger Boy, but Juanita has retired and the restaurant is under new ownership and the food is better. In many ways, Burger Boy is frozen in time decades past with a tan and orange diner decor. It often has a lively late night bar and after-hours crowd. | |
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Nalley's |
Diner-style
home cooking |
| This long-time Old Louisville favorite serves great breakfasts with home made biscuits, plate lunches and dinners and burgers and fries in a deco-diner atmosphere. It is inexpensive, clean and bright, and seats about forty people. Call ahead for carryout. menu | |
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Moby
Dick Seafood |
Fish
Sandwiches & Platters, Seafood, Chicken |
| Popular fast-food fish places just outside of Old Louisville but with 2 locations convenient to all areas of the neighborhood. | |
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Ollie's
Trolley |
Carry-out
Burgers and Hot Dogs |
| Home of the famous Ollieburger. At one time these small burger stands, shaped like trolleys, were all over Louisville. As far as we know, this may be the last one left. We're glad it's in Old Louisville. Features uniquely flavorful burgers and spicy Ollie Fries. We only wonder why Ollie's closes just before supper time. more | |
Grocery/Deli
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Schelers
Deli |
Breakfast,
sandwich lunches |
| Scheler's is a convenience grocery and deli especially popular for lunch time carry-outs. | |
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Jimmy's |
Hot
Food & Deli |
| Jimmy's is a convenience grocery newly renovated in early 2008, serves plate lunches, sandwiches, daily specials. | |
Etc.
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The Old Louisville Coffeehouse
Need Caffeine in Old Louisville? |
Coffee,
tea, sandwiches, |
PIZZA
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PIZZA |
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Bearno's
Little Sicily |
Award
Winning Pizza, Pasta, Sandwiches, Wings, Lunch Buffet Monday-Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Both locations are also dine-in. The pizza is tasty and was voted Best of Louisville for several years. Only complaint is that sometimes the pizzas are so thick that they may come out cool in the center. | |
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These are the nearby generic chain pizzerias |
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Domino's
Pizza
Hut |
Papa
John's |
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Jockamo's Pizza Pub |
Just really good
Italian pub food |
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This Pizzeria is in nearby Germantown. If you're old enough, you'll remember when Jockamo's was a popular spot in the Highlands on Bardstown Road near Bonnycastle at the location of the current Za's Pizza Pub. We were happy to find out that Jockamo's is still alive and well at this location near Old Louisville since 2006. Jockamo's will deliver to the nearby areas of Old Louisville if someone is available to drive. Just call to check, or better yet, make the short trip. Pizza is after all at its best when fresh from the oven. To get to Goss Avenue, go east down Oak or Ormsby to Shelby. Turn left from Oak or right from Ormsby and enter Goss where Shelby transitions from one-way to two way. Jockamo's is a couple of blocks down on your left. Good pizza. |
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Philly Style Pizza |
| This Pizzeria delivers to Old Louisville, but there may be a longer wait because of the distance. This one is great because they're open really late!! | |
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Sicilian Pizza and Pasta |
Pizza, gourmet pizza, baked pasta, |
| This Pizzeria delivers to Old Louisville & U of L. There is a small eat-in area, and the pizza is good. | |
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Wick's
Pizza Parlor |
Restaurant |
| Located in the heart of the Highlands action on Bardstown Road and Baxter Ave, Wick’s is right smack in the middle of coffee shops, art galleries, boutiques, antique stores and bars. It’s the destination to grab a bite and a beverage! It’s also a great place to watch a big game, groove to a sweet local band or shoot a few games of pool! Plus, we’re open late, so our parlor and pub is the hot spot for beating those late night hunger pains. | |
Catering
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Gumby's
Goodies |
Varied menu |
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"Gumby's Specialty Catering" is a full-service caterer.
Located in a lovely Victorian home front in Old Louisville, Gumby's
caters to businesses, corporate accounts, and personal clients for
weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, etc. Catering will include
anything from box lunches to breakfasts, buffets, sit-down dinners,
special events, etc. Gumby's can provide all amenities, including
full event planning, transportation (limos, horse & carriage rides,
etc.), florists, music, photographers, rental venues, and everything
else needed to make an event special! |
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BARS and GRILLS
(Some serve food)
Dan's Bar & Grill, Granville Inn, Mag Bar,
The Rudyard Kipling, The Tavern,
Gay: Teddy Bear's, Woodys'
All are non smoking inside because of the city-wide smoking ban implemented in 2007
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The
Granville Inn |
Open
Lunch until 4:00AM |
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Established
in 1939, The Granville is one of Old Louisville's main college pubs, frequented
by students from the University of Louisville (in season), and often an
international set at that. It is located at 3rd and Gaulbert,
offers a wide selection of domestic and imported beers, nine on tap, as
well as a decent bar menu of starters, burgers, sandwiches and pizza
until midnight or 1:00 AM. Louisville Scene declared the
Granville's' burgers "terrific."
(and they are)! Friendly
staff and lively clientele. Occasional band (Wednesdays) or special event. |
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The
Magnolia Bar & Grill |
Open
5:00PM until 4:00AM daily |
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At night, you will recognize this bar located at 2nd and Magnolia by its gay colors and festive lighting. You'll know you're in Old Louisville's home to the alternative set when you see the portrait of J. Edgar Hoover over the bar showing those sexy legs in 3D. It's probably the only night spot in Old Louisville practically guaranteed to be busy 7 nights a week, and since Spark's closed downtown, it's gotten even livelier. The juke box is one of the most eclectic in the city. As for the "grill" part, forget it. You won't get much by way of food here. But you can enjoy the the trendy tattoos, and the Amsterdam style hairdos, with a fun-loving, well mannered younger crowd. Arguably one of the most popular bars in the city of Louisville. |
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The
Tavern |
Open
until 6:00 AM until 4:00 AM daily |
| Late night food since about 1936. The place has never recaptured the popularity it enjoyed when "Knocker" owned it, so it may be a bit lonely some nights. But you'll never find the doors locked early, either. Try the Knockerburger (up until about 3:00 AM) for that "I don't care about fat and cholesterol" splurge of calories and good flavor. Very popular for lunch. Canaryoke ...oops...Karaoke weekends until late in the morning. | |
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The
Rudyard Kipling |
Open
11:30 - 1:30 M-F only, |
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From
the Rudyard: "Our mission is to provide unique and delicious food
and drink in a gracious environment so that our guests will be refreshed
in body and spirit. We want to be the English Pub, the French
Cafe, the corner drugstore of your youth that author Ray Oldenburg calls
The Great Good Place where 'decency and good cheer prevail
between groups very different from each other.' So come see superb
theater; impress guests from New York and Dallas; hear or play original
music; shoot darts; meet other wits and intellectuals." |
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Teddy
Bear's |
(Gay
bar) |
| A bar generally for the older gay crowd. Friendly staff. Can be mixed (ages and orientations), a sign of Old Louisville's diversity. Food limited to a few light snacks from the machine. Beer Bust Sunday & Tuesday nights. Happy Hour all night Wednesday. Karaoke until 3am Thursday. Rare special events. | |
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Marty's Tavern |
(Gay
bar) |
| For decades we knew it as Woody's Bar. Now under new new ownership, the crowds have returned. The large open air roofed garden patio with privacy fence and winter space heating is well appreciated by smokers who have few places left to go in the city. Daily specials include things like free pool and $1 drafts on Wednesdays, and $10 pitchers of Long Island Iced Tea on Sundays. Burger Boy is just across the street and open 24h for the late night munchies. | |
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