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300 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
502-562-0007

Bluegrass Brewing Company

Third and latest addition to popular local chain attracts a pre-and post-arena event crowd at night and downtown business folks at lunch. Clean yet uninspired brick and wood interior and standard A... read more

434 W. Market St., Louisville 40202
502-315-0669

Dish on Market

Attracts downtown business folks and pols looking to dish over breakfast, lunch, or happy hour specials before heading home to their loveless marriages and ungrateful kids—so thankfully the f... read more

123 W. Main St, Louisville 40202
502-708-2488

Patrick O'Shea's

Irish pub serves mostly American food but owners' community outreach and above-average fare gets locals to overlook the fact that authenticity stops at the bar. Newest addition to local chain draws... read more

815 W. Market St., Louisville 40202
502-992-3243

Jazzyblu Cafe & Lounge

Local jazz fans come to the city's only club dedicated to the genre for open mic on Thursday, live local talent on Friday, and neo soul on Saturday. Located on lower level of a glass factory (... read more

115 S. 4th St., Louisville 40202
502-855-8000

Z's Fusion

Thankfully you're not going to this energetic cove to eat its stale name. Bucks the area's focus on local ingredients, instead boasting about flying in fish from Hawaii (would you prefer your ahi c... read more

106 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
502-587-7463

Prime Lounge

Go-to club during Derby for celebs and those who can pay steep cover. Rest of the year attracts young aspirants to society page of local entertainment weekly. Relaxed front room offers a modern tak... read more

325 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
502-584-0102

Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse

Traditional steakhouse (albeit one with a sushi and raw bar) serves expense-account types, old money, and special-occasion celebrants—but not OJ who was turned away on a post-murder, pre-robb... read more

440 S. 3rd St., Louisville 40202
502-587-0706

Third Street Dive

While most self-respecting "dives" wouldn't place that adjective anywhere near their names, this small neighborhood bar deserves credit for taking a swing at the gentrified playpen (Fourth Street L... read more

700 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
877-217-6400

21c Museum Hotel

Chic 90-room boutique hotel that doubles as the country's only museum dedicated to 21st century art, is a destination in and of itself. Posh amenity-loaded rooms include art and silver mint julep c... read more

702 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
502-217-6360

Proof on Main

Chef Michael Paley serves a modern take on Southern cuisine to locals who don't object to paying for style and substance. and guests at adjacent 21c Museum Hotel smart enough to avoid Fourth Street... read more

446 S. 4th St., Louisville 40202
502-568-9009

Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge

Rare shot at local flavor in gentrified Fourth Street Live! (exclamation point theirs) comes off as watered down. Those who don't know better—out of towners, recent college grads—impres... read more

614 W. Main St., Louisville 40202
502-582-1995

Bristol Bar & Grille

Popular lunch spot for local pols in suits and downtown workers in khakis and oxford shirts. Fish sandwich on rye is memorable, although uninspired décor is not. After work, wine by the glas... read more

921 W. Main St., Louisville 40202

Starbase Q

If only the original workers in this tobacco warehouse knew what the building would house 150 years later: an industrial video bar, lounge, and club with gay bingo on Tuesdays and drag shows on the... read more

508 S. 4th St., Louisville 40202
502-271-2700

Z Salon & Spa

Aveda products, extensive spa menu -- with more than 50 skin and body treatments -- keeps the ladies and sensitive guys refreshed, looking good. Reservations required at the only one of three Z Sal... read more

335 W. Broadway, Louisville 40202
888-387-0498

The Brown Hotel

Ornate English Renaissance style downtown hotel with friendly staff attracts business types and UofL families to its 293 rooms. Spacious rooms span from deluxe with a queen bed to the Muhammad Ali ... read more

500 4th St., Louisville 40202
800-333-3399

Seelbach Hilton Louisville

Landmark luxury Baroque Beaux-Arts hotel maintains ambiance from Jazz Age when F. Scott Fitzgerald set scenes in The Great Gatsby at the hotel, and Al Capone used secret passageways ... read more

140 N. 4th St., Louisville 40202
800-843-4258

Galt House Hotel and Suites

Rivue (East) Tower was renovated in 2006, but its 591 suites and deluxe rooms are Euro-sized. Suite (West) Tower has 600 Kentucky-sized executive suites (hence the name), but dated décor evo... read more