Food Recommendations

We highly recommend against eating at chain restaurants. Louisville is a foodie city and we have some of the absolute best food! Here is a list of different priced options that we frequent throughout the year and recommend you try.

$$$ | $40+ per person

  • Jeff Ruby’s

  • Jack Fry’s

  • Seviche

  • Riverhouse

  • Captain’s Quarters (a Jasmine favorite, fine dining on the Ohio river with a beautiful view!)

$$ | $20-$30 PER PERSON

  • Lou Vino

  • Neighborhood Services (at The Omni, get the London Broil Steak Frites…the voodoo sauce will change your life!)

  • Joy Luck (Asian Cuisine)

  • Havana Rumba (Cuban)

  • Royals Hot Chicken

  • Charim (Korean)

  • Sapporo (Hibachi and sushi)

  • Naïve (plant-based, organic, some meat options, but very good food and drinks and great atmosphere)

  • Silver Dollar

  • Vietnam Kitchen

$ | $15 PER PERSON

  • New Wave Burrito (hipster feel, amazing non-traditional burritos)

  • BBQ: Feast BBQ, Mark’s Feed Store, Momma’s Mustard Pickles and BBQ (Christopher’s favorite BBQ, Martin’s BBQ, City BBQ (Jasmine’s favorite BBQ)

  • BRUNCH: Con Huevos (our favorite brunch spot, order the trés leches pancakes!), Heitzman’s Bakery (get the biscuits and gravy), Lou Vino, North End Cafe, Highland Morning, Z’eggs

  • Mussel & Burger Bar

  • Grindburger

  • Joella’s Hot Chicken

  • Drake’s

  • Hop Cat

  • Against the Grain

Things to Do in the 502

Distillery tours

  • Angel’s Envy Distillery

  • Evan Williams Bourbon Experience 

  • The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller

  • Copper & Kings American Brandy Distillery (Jasmine and Christopher favorite!)

  • Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co 

  • Old Forester Distilling

  • Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse

  • Rabbit Hole

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

  • Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

  • Churchill Downs/ Kentucky Derby Museum 

  • Waterfront Park and the Walking Bridge 

  • Muhammad Ali Center

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS (THINGS TO DO)

  • The Big 4 Bridge/The Walking Bridge (this is where we got engaged!)

  • The Omni Hotel (they have some fun bars, a speakeasy, and it’s pretty to just go in and see!)

  • Climb Nulu (indoor rock climbing)

  • Bars & Night Life

    • Recbar (video arcade, food, and drinks)

    • Galaxie (get the jalapeño margarita!)

    • Odeon (very neat place, great drinks, good for catching up and relaxing - the jukebox is free!)

    • Alex&nder (the 3rd floor of Copper and King’s)

    • 8UP (rooftop bar so it might be cold, but they also have inside seating and fancy drinks and food)