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  • Featured Restaurant
    Palermo Viejo
    Serving Argentinean cuisine, the restaurant features handmade pastas, free-range steaks cooked on a charcoal grill and an intriguing Argentinean wine list.
    456-6461
    $$ | Highlands | Latin American
  • Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
    This chain touts its baby back ribs and slow-smoked, hand-pulled pork. The signature sweet is equally down-home — a bag of hot cinnamon and sugar doughnuts.
    491-7570
    smokeybones.com
    $$ | Hurstbourne Corridor | Barbecue
  • Desserts By Helen
    Sweet teeth hanker for Helen’s beautifully decorated cakes, such as the chocolate macadamia nut and the chocolate truffle. Customers who don’t need a whole cake can choose from individual-sized cakes, cookies or brownies.
    451-7151
    dessertsbyhelen.com
    $ | Highlands | Bakery/Desserts
  • Meridian Cafe
    Breakfast lovers shouldn’t miss Meridian Cafe. Offerings include superb French toast, a bagel sandwich with smoked salmon and wilted spinach, and hearty pastrami hash. If you’re more into lunch, check out the white bean burger or shitake mushroom sandwich.
    897-9703
    themeridiancafe.com
    St. Matthews | Cafes
  • Stoney River Legendary Steakhouse
    Dine on premium Midwestern beef, seafood, and nearly 50 wines by the glass in an Aspen ski lodge-inspired setting at this chain. Specialties include a coffee-cured filet steak, tempura lobster tail, and triple-layer chocolate ganache cake.
    429-8944
    stoneyriver.com
    $$$$ | Springhurst/Summit | Steakhouses
  • Vince Staten's Old Time Barbecue
    Pulled pork and meaty ribs covered in one of six sauces from sweet Memphis-style to hot west Texas-style.
    228-7427
    $$ | Prospect/Upper River Road | Barbecue
  • Ghyslain on Market
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert are served at the latest restaurant opened by Canadian chocolatier Ghyslain Maurais. The menu has a European flair with dishes like the Pan Bagna Nicois sandwich and Greek quiche. For breakfast, there’s a full selection of French pastries. And of course you can’t forget the chocolates.
    690-8645
    ghyslain.com
    NuLu/East Market | Cafes
  • Dooley's Bagels and Deli
    Thick and chewy bagels in flavors ranging from the salty, garlicky everything to the sweet cinnamon raisin. Also on the menu are sandwiches, salads and panini.
    426-3354
    dooleysdeli.com
    $ | Prospect/Upper River Road | Delis
  • Lilly's
    This influential and celebrated Louisville restaurant championed seasonal, local ingredients before it was trendy. The menu rotates weekly, and special three-course prix-fixe meals are available for lunch.
    451-0447
    lillyslapeche.com
    $$$$ | Highlands | Fine Dining
  • The Feed Bag Deli and Catering
    A variety of homemade soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts. The popular Hoppin’ John and — a mix of chili and chicken gumbo — keep customers coming back for more. Try the Ultimate Reuben served on a pretzel roll.
    896-1899
    $ | St. Matthews | Delis