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This Under-The-Radar Kentucky Seafood Shack Dishes Out Unforgettable Fried Fish

Somewhere in Lexington, Kentucky, there’s a red brick building with a cheerful fish on the sign, and inside that building, people are having one of the best meals of their lives. Smithtown Seafood is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever wasted time eating anywhere...

Lexington, KY · 5d

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This Kentucky Buffet Lets You Feast On Unlimited Crab Legs, Sushi And Hibachi For One Price

Crab legs, sushi rolls, and a hibachi grill all sit under one roof here, and one price covers the whole spread. That combo alone made me sit up a little straighter. On Sundays, the buffet turns into an all-day seafood event built around crab legs. Fried crab joins the lineup too.

Louisville, KY · 12d

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The $10 Breakfast At This Kentucky Diner Fills You Up Better Than Any Chain And Leaves Change In Your Pocket

A Kentucky diner sits right across the street from the most famous racetrack in America, and it has been feeding horse people since 1922. The trainers and jockeys still stop in. That alone makes me want a seat at the counter. The place started as a pharmacy and soda fountain....

Louisville, KY · 7d

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Most Legendary Fried Chicken In Kentucky At This Hidden Gem Restaurant

There are hidden gems, and then there are places so good that calling them a hidden gem feels like an insult, like describing a standing ovation as polite applause. Shirley Mae’s Cafe in Louisville, Kentucky is the second kind of place, a restaurant with a reputation built entirely on the quality of its food and the loyalty of the people who’ve been eating there long enough to know that nothing else quite compares.

Louisville, KY · 3d

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The Middle-Of-Nowhere Restaurant In Kentucky That Serves The Best Steaks In The State

If you’ve been eating the same rotation of chain restaurants and wondering why dining out stopped feeling exciting, the answer to your problem is sitting in Cold Spring, Kentucky. Knotty Pine On The Bayou is a Cajun-inspired restaurant that serves fresh-cut USDA Choice steaks, Louisiana family recipes, and an...

Cold Spring, KY · 12d

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Three new restaurants coming soon in Lexington, plus one open now

Three new places to grab a bite or a drink are about to open up in downtown Lexington. And one new restaurant is open right now. Here’s what is coming soon and when. And where you can grab a bite today. Hellenic Kitchen by Ilias Pappas This new Mediterranean concept from Greek restaurant owner Ilias Pappas is opening at Park Plaza, next to the library on Main Street and North Limestone. After a soft opening, Hellenic Kitchen will be open to the public beginning Nov. 30. It’s a sister concept to his popular Greek restaurant, Athenian Grill. The restaurant’s menu includes build-your-own bowls, salads and pita sandwiches as well as a new Greek frozen yogurt with dessert toppings. Hellenic Kitchen will be open Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Two Keys Tavern After a dispute over an unpermitted patio this summer, Two Keys Tavern plans to open Nov. 19 at 503 S. Upper St. The bar, which will serve sliders, wings, flatbread pizzas, quesadillas and empanadas and other pub food, has been allowed to keep its patio but with restrictions that mean it can only be used from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with no outdoor speakers. Homeowners

Lexington, KY · 1d

The Courier Journal

St. Matthews burger restaurant to close after one 'last weekend'

Less than two years after opening, Bourbon & Burgers is closing this weekend. Bourbon & Burgers, a concept from Olé Hospitality Group , opened in March 2025 at 117 St Matthews Ave., taking over the former space of Señora Arepa in the heart of St. Matthews. The 3,600-square-foot building also previously housed locations of Quills Coffee and Steel City Pops. The upcoming closure was announced Nov. 13 on the restaurant's Facebook page. "It’s our last weekend, Louisville. Bourbon & Burgers will serve our final guests this Sunday, Nov 15, and we’d love to see you one more time," the Facebook post stated. "Pull up a stool, order your favorite burger, grab the wings and a few shareables, and raise a glass with us." .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } As the eatery's name suggests, the menu at Bourbon & Burgers features “premium burgers” and “an extensive selection of top-tier bourbons,” The Courier Journal previously reported . "Thank you for showing up for us from day one, for every cheers, every game day and every second helping," the Facebook post continued. "And to our team, who made this place what it was: every one of them

Lexington Herald-Leader

Will Jim Beam distill next year in Clermont? The latest on Kentucky's bourbon giant

Major Kentucky distillery Jim Beam, which stunned the world in December 2025 b y closing its Clermont distillery for a year , plans to keep it offline at least through 2027. “We’re going to continue to have distillation paused at our Clermont distillery,” said Suntory president and CEO Greg Hughes in an interview with the Herald-Leader. “But Clermont remains a very active part of our Kentucky operations.” The campus, which has been the bourbon brand’s home just outside of Bardstown for 90 years, continues to operate tours and visitor experiences as well as bottling, aging, warehousing and other daily activities. But the bulk of distilling shifted to the larger industrial Booker Noe distillery in Boston. Hughes said that after a $400 million expansion there a few years ago that increased distilling capacity by 50%, Beam was able to meet current distilling demands there while making improvements at the Clermont site. They’d originally planned to reopen sooner and still will someday. “We’ll move back at some point to distilling at Clermont,” he said. “If demand accelerates dramatically, we have the flexibility to go back into production at Clermont. Obviously, we need to get the infrastructure improvements made, which will take us

Clermont, KY · 1d

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5 Best Italian Restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome

Louisville, Kentucky — a city where the Ohio River bends like a ribbon of memory, where red-brick Victorians and shotgun houses stand shoulder to shoulder, where bourbon and bluegrass mingle with the laughter of neighbors on stoops and the hum of a thousand stories. Here, the air is thick with the scent of magnolia in spring and the slow simmer of something soulful on the stove. Louisville is a patchwork of old South and new dreams, a city stitched together by the hands of generations — Black, white, immigrant, native, and every shade of hope in between.

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Bobby Mackey celebrates last shindig in Florence and looks toward re-opening his Wilder honkey tonk

Country music star and nightclub owner Bobby Mackey is preparing for a big shindig this weekend: closing out his temporary tavern in Florence ahead of re-opening his original renowned establishment in Wilder.

Florence, KY · 1d

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This Kentucky Bakery Uses Japanese Ingredients To Make Its Irresistibly Fluffy Breads And Unique Pastries

A former nurse with more than two decades in Japanese hospitals turned 50, then went off to study pastry at Le Cordon Bleu. That bold second act now feeds people in Kentucky. Her matcha comes straight from Japan. Her red bean paste fills soft sweet bread, and her desserts skip artificial colors on purpose.

Kentucky · 2d

The Courier Journal

2 more Louisville-area Crumbl Cookies close. Here's where

Two more Crumbl Cookie locations in Louisville have closed, according to a report from Louisville Business First . The Crumbl stores – including one near Fern Creek in the 7000 block of Bardstown Road and at The Paddock Shops in the 4000 block of Summit Plaza Drive – no longer appear on the website’s list of Louisville locations . The Bardstown Road location previously opened in 2023 , while The Paddock Shops store opened in 2022 . The closures come just over a month after the St. Matthews Crumbl, which was located in the 200 block of North Hubbards Lane, closed in October. Red Sheep St. Matthews LLC, which operated the store since early 2024, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy , seeking to liquidate their assets, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky Oct. 1. Red Sheep St. Matthews LLC is owned by Richard and Emily Diamond, who have operated as many as three Crumbl locations in the Louisville area in the past, according to National Restaurant News . The closures leave four remaining Louisville-area Crumbl locations, including in Middletown, Elizabethtown, Valley Station and Jefferson Commons. (This story may update.) This article originally appeared on Louisville

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Five restaurants added to Kentucky Historic Dining Guide

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Five Kentucky restaurants, including Lexington’s Dudley’s on Short, have been added to the Kentucky Historic Dining Guide, highlighting dining destinations that combine local cuisine with historic architecture and preservation. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the additions Thursday, bringing the guide’s total to 23 restaurants since...

Kentucky · 1d

Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington Thanksgiving guide: Where to dine out, order turkeys, sides, pies & more

Need a little last-minute help getting ready for Thanksgiving? Or maybe you’d like to skip the prep and dine out this year ... We’ve got you covered either way. Here is a list and guide to help you make plans, whether you’re looking for restaurants open on the holiday or need to order sides or pies to go with your feast at home. Some are newcomers, including Firebirds, which opened earlier this year. Lots of people are looking for ways to save on this year’s Thanksgiving meal and there are options available from Walmart, Aldi and others. If you’re looking for places to buy local turkey, ham, veggies, breads and more, check out the vendors on Saturday at Lexington Farmers Market , which has moved indoors to Greyline Station at Loudon and North Limestone for the winter. It has seasonal items including breads, winter vegetables and flowers, jams and items you can pre-order such as heritage turkeys from Elmwood Stock Farm. Restaurants open on Thanksgiving The Brown Barrel , 204 N. Gratz St. in Midway and 204 W Broadway in Frankfort, will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. serving a Thanksgiving buffet with turkey, dressing and baked ham, plus

Lexington, KY · 2d

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Molly Malone’s is for sale, but it’s not going anywhere

The property holding Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and restaurant, the beloved Covington pub, is for sale. But it’s not closing anytime soon, according to ownership. Paul Grisanti, a listing agent for the Louisville-based Grisanti Group, confirmed that both the Louisville and Covington locations of Molly Malone’s are for sale. Grisanti added that the three owners would prefer to sell both properties to one party, but “everything is negotiable.” He said the current asking price is $8.2 million for both.

Covington, KY · 2d

Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington coffee shop in danger of closing will stay open under new owners

A Cup of Common Wealth, a popular downtown coffee house that has been up for sale since last summer, will remain open under new ownership. The shop announced on its Facebook page Friday that longtime customers Abby and Alex Clay are the new owners of both A Cup of Common Wealth and Magic Beans Coffee Roasters. “Abby has experience in the coffee industry, and Alex has longtime business management experience,” the post stated. The shop on Eastern Avenue has been in business since 2013. Its previous owner, Salvador Sanchez, said in June that he had taken a job in New York and would probably close A Cup of Common Wealth by the end of the year if he didn’t find a buyer. The business, which built a loyal following by offering a “pay it forward” wall where customers could buy a drink for someone else and set their own parameters for who would receive it, was named Lexington’s Small Business of the Year in 2016. Chocolate Holler, one of a few spin-offs A Cup of Common Wealth tried over the years, closed earlier this year after nine years in business . The new owners said in the social media post

Lexington, KY · 23h

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Arnold’s Pub in Covington to celebrate a ‘cigar reunion’ (out back) where old friends will gather

Arnold’s Pub could soon go up in smoke. Really. Yup, the tiny hide-a-way on 208 West Pike Street, Covington could be a blur of smoke come Saturday. Arnold Horne, is actually looking forward to it.

Covington, KY · 1d

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This Louisville Ethiopian Restaurant Serves Injera And Doro Wat Like A Family Table In Addis Ababa

Some Louisville drivers pass the same building for years before finally pulling in, and plenty of them wish they had done it sooner. Inside, dinner does not come with a fork as the main tool. It comes on a big round of injera, a soft flatbread that works as plate,...