• Cheddar’s Casual Cafe
    American casual dining with a meat-heavy entrée menu that includes steaks, ribs, and burgers.
    339-5400
    cheddars.com
    $ | Springhurst/Summit | Selected Major Chain Restaurants
  • Baxter Station

    This tucked-away spot in the Irish Hill neighborhood serves American comfort food with creative touches.

    584-1635
    baxterstation.com
    $$ | Highlands | Bistros
  • Bristol Bar & Grille
    After more than 30 years and expansions to include five area locations, this Best of Louisville award record-holder remains beloved to a diverse crowd, as do the always-popular Bristol Burger and green chili wontons. The original Bardstown Road location offers lunch, dinner and late-night menus.
    456-1702
    bristolbarandgrille.com
    $$ | Highlands | Upscale Casual
  • Fox and Hound Pub & Grille
    A menu of choices ranging from sirloin to Grand Champion Wings broadens appeal at this pub-style chain restaurant.
    394-7620
    fhrg.com
    $ | St. Matthews | Bar-and-Grills
  • Sari Sari
    This small restaurant offers Filipino cuisine that borrows flavors from Spanish and Asian cultures. The menu includes rice and noodle dishes, curries and tacos. Lunch and dinner specials vary weekly, and a buffet is served on Friday nights.
    894-0585
    gosarisari.com
    $$ | Clifton/Crescent Hill | Asian
  • Jucy's Smokehouse Bar-B-Q
    Roll up your sleeves. This Peewee Valley joint serves all manners of smoked pork, as well as honey-glazed ham, homemade country-fried potatoes, coleslaw, potato salad and desserts, including Donna’s Cherry Delight.
    241-5829
    jucys.com
    $ | Oldham County | Barbecue
  • Limestone
    This restaurant employs all the charm of the South and Chef Jim Gerhardt’s “new Southern” cooking. The indecisive will enjoy the “Feed Me Chef” option — a five-course tasting menu specially chosen by the chef himself each night.
    426-7477
    limestonerestaurant.com
    $$$ | Hurstbourne Corridor | Upscale Casual
  • 60 West Bistro & Martini Bar
    Including “martini bar” in the name of this place was no exaggeration. The martini menu includes colorfully named vodka, bourbon, rum, and dessert creations. Purists, don’t worry — we bet they’d make a classic vodka (or gin) and vermouth martini if you ask nicely. Soak up your drinks with 60 West’s upscale American bistro fare.
    719-9717
    60westbistro.com
    $$ | $$$ | St. Matthews | Bistros
  • The Troll Pub Under the Bridge
    The pre- and post-arena event dining selection expands. The Troll Pub offers everything game-goers expect like burgers, pizza and chicken wings, plus a few unique items like “hog wings”— bone-in pork tips — and the “troll leg”— a smoked turkey leg.
    618-4829
    trollpub.com
    $$ | Downtown | Bar-and-Grills
  • Cafe Lou Lou
    This funky cafe has art lining the walls and a wide-ranging menu tinged with Italian and Cajun flavors. Try the signature Lou Lou’s Pizza or one of the calzones jam-packed with flavorful ingredients.
    893-7776
    cafeloulou.com
    $$ | St. Matthews | Cafes