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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

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The Hidden Kentucky Restaurant Where Steak Dreams Come True One Juicy Bite At A Time

Somewhere in Bardstown, Kentucky, a steak is waiting for you, and it’s been patient long enough. The Rickhouse Restaurant and Lounge is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever settled for anything less. Let’s talk about Bardstown for a second. Most people know it...

Bardstown, 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 · 11d

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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 · 11d

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This Kentucky Restaurant Serves Some Of The Country's Best Biscuits And Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is a comfort meal that's unbeatable when done right. This Kentucky establishment uses local ingredients to create its winning dish.

Lexington, KY · 3d

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Louisville's Original Texas Roadhouse to Close After 30 Years, Bigger One Rising Nearby

Louisville's very first Texas Roadhouse, the steakhouse that has operated off Outer Loop for three decades, is closing its doors. The existing restaurant will shut down, with a newer, larger location planned just across the street. According to Louisville Business First, the existing restaurant at 3322 Outer Loop will close...

Louisville, KY · 3d

The Coconut Mama

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Done. The 3 most beloved Kentucky restaurants that are now gone

Kentucky’s restaurant landscape has shifted again, following a year that already took several distinctive local favorites off the map. The latest losses include a kaleidoscopic Lexington coffeehouse and two Louisville…

Louisville, KY · 13d

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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 · 6d

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New Cincinnati restaurant inspections are out. Did your favorite pass?

When you go to a restaurant, you deserve to know the food is prepared safely and in clean conditions. To help you and your family make the best decisions, we collect restaurant inspections from Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky health departments and post them in a searchable database. The links below take you to the latest records from each city or county. You can also search for your favorite restaurant by name or address. Ohio restaurant inspections Cincinnati Hamilton County Clermont County Warren County Butler County Springdale Middletown Kentucky restaurant inspections Boone County Campbell County Kenton County Grant County This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: New Cincinnati restaurant inspections are out. Did your favorite pass?

Cincinnati, OH · 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.

Louisville, KY · 1d

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A Louisville Restaurant Known for Japanese Steakhouse Cuisine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Dutman Ghale LLC, which does business as Bonsai Japanese Steakhouse in Louisville, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Court records do not specify a reason for the filing. Note: Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize their debts while...

Louisville, KY · 3d

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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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Shaker Village Of Pleasant Hill Serves Farm Suppers Inside A 200-Year-Old Trustees’ Office

Some dinner reservations come with a side of history, and this one comes with a whole village. Just outside Harrodsburg, Kentucky, a community built by a religious group known for simple living still stands on thousands of acres of rolling farmland. Guests can tour old buildings, hike long trails, spend...

Harrodsburg, KY · 1d

Lexington Herald-Leader

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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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This Under-The-Radar Kentucky Family Farm Makes Apple Cider Donuts Worth Every Single Mile Traveled

Somewhere in Shelbyville, Kentucky, there is a farm that has quietly been making people cancel their other weekend plans. That farm is Mulberry Orchard, and once you taste what comes out of their kitchen, you will understand exactly why. You have probably driven past plenty of farms without stopping. Most...

Shelbyville, KY · 11h

Lexington Herald-Leader

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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 · 6h

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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 · 19h

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Frankfort’s Rebecca Ruth Candy Still Hand-Dips The Bourbon Balls It Invented In 1938

Some of Kentucky’s most famous candy started on a single marble slab in Frankfort, and that slab is still around for people to touch. The candy it helped create in 1938 now travels the world, yet the small team behind it keeps dipping each piece by hand. A quiet...

Frankfort, KY · 2d

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The Kentucky Bakery Where Locals Line Up Early Before The Cinnamon Yum-Yum Doughnuts Run Out

Some mornings in Bardstown start with a line on the sidewalk before the sun is fully up. People wait outside a small shop on a quiet side street, and they are not there for coffee or gossip. They are there for one twisted cinnamon doughnut that has a habit of...

Bardstown, KY · 2d

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In Kentucky, Asking About Ribs Gets You Sent To This Humble, Family-Owned BBQ Joint Smoking Turkey Ribs

Ask around south of Louisville about the best ribs, and the answer might surprise you, because the locals are not pointing you toward pork. They are pointing you toward turkey. Yes, turkey ribs are real, and one small family-owned barbecue spot in Fairdale has built a loyal following by smoking...

Louisville, KY · 23h