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- 1034 Bardstown Road, Louisville 40204
Holy Grale
Belgium and Holland-inspired beer bar compliments 20 rotating craft drafts from around the world with snacks like frietjes & poutine, chorizo tacos, and Scotch quail eggs. No table service in t... 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
- 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
- 969 Charles St., Louisville 40204
- 502-637-4377
The Nachbar
Tight-jeans crowd and their dogs head to this Germantown neighborhood bar for strong drinks, large beer selection, and atmosphere that was cool before it was cool (psst, it's a dive). Spacious outd... 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
- 201 S. Preston St., Louisville 40202
- 502-583-6395
Tryangles
Tavern-style casual front room with western motif draws 30–40 jeans and flannel set to shoot pool or throw darts. Back attracts men who like to dance, as well as those who like to watch a str... read more
- 1250 Bardstown Road, Louisville 40204
- 502-451-0659
The Back Door
Cheap drinks heavy on the booze + pool tables + greasy food + jukebox + location, location, location = why this neighborhood tavern's been drawing a crowd of all (legal) ages since 1985. Twenty buc... 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
- 916 Baxter Ave., Louisville 40204
- 502-583-4661
Outlook Inn
Some locals think this 40-year-old dive, with the Falls City Beer sign out front, is still Highlands' go-to spot for cheep booze and no pretense; others now think those folks suck and cool scene ha... read more
- 1279 Bardstown Road, Louisville 40204
- 502-459-2337
Highlands Taproom
Daily live entertainment—highlighted by one of the area's best spots for the ancient Japanese art of karaoke on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights—reverberates through bar that's tight... read more
- 8131 New LaGrange Road, Louisville 40222
- 502-426-2074
Joe's Older than Dirt
Lodge meets sports bar with moose head on the wood-paneled wall and a faux Zamboni dangling from the ceiling. TVs visible from every direction, unless its standing-room only for a UofL or UK game a... read more
- 237 Whittington Pkwy., Louisville 40222
- 502-326-9830
Brownie's "The Shed" Grille & Bar
Sports buffs of all ages and allegiances head to this former strip-mall deli to watch real games of chance and skill on 18 TVs, play fake ones Golden Tee or cornhole, or stare at mementos of games ... read more
- 1720 Old River Road, Louisville 47150
- 812-590-2620
The Rustic Frog
It's as if teenage boys came into money and built a clubhouse: free pool tables, 11 plasma TVs, karaoke, table shuffleboard, volleyball, a swimming pool outback, and, yes, naked ladies. Then they f... read more
- 1398 S. 2nd St., Louisville 40208
- 502-637-9052
Magnolia Bar and Grill
Quintessential dive has most genre requisites: cheap beer, juke box, pool tables, pinball, strong drinks, eccentric clientele that might deliver an original poem about the crucifixion while outside... read more
- 120 S. Floyd St., Louisville 40202
- 502-585-5752
The Connection
Less a gay bar than a series of them. Balcony overlooking the street at New Orleans-style D.O.C. allows guests to come out, while 22 video screens provide entertainment if they're more comfortable ... read more
- 227 E. Market St., Louisville 40202
- 502-587-7878
PT's Showclub
Fratty types, conventioneers, and swinging couples head to Louisville's affiliate in national chain of nudie bars. Changes to city's flesh ordinances, banning nudity, lap dances and booze, are bein... read more
- 1607 Bardstown Road, Louisville 40205
- 502-485-0114
The Hideaway Saloon
Serves 154 types of beer, ranging from $2 domestics that merit (and deserve) no explanation to $14 22-ouncers of Stone Ruination, "a liquid poem to the glory of the hop" (description came from brew... read more
- 1134 E Breckinridge St., Louisville 40204
- 502-582-9217
Seidenfaden's
Ambiance is what you'd expect at a neighborhood bar whose owner's MySpace status reads, "Jimmy Heck is waiting for you to get off myspace & come have a drink." Cheep beer ($1 PBR on Wednesdays)... read more
- 401 E. Main St., Louisville 47150
- 812-945-8827
Steinert's Grill and Pub
The kind of dive that hosts the finals of a local radio station's classic rock cover band contest. Diverse for an all-white crowd, at least based on a quick survey of men's pants: pleated khakis, o... read more
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