Nov 18, 2008 10:46 AM

Louisville has more restaurants per capita than any other U.S. city. You may have to extend your trip a bit to be able to make it to all of the city’s dining hot spots — there are about 2,500 restaurants from which to choose! You may want to start your culinary tour of Louisville on “Restaurant Row,” a Bardstown Road corridor with quiet cafés, bustling coffeehouses, kitsch eateries and elegant gourmet restaurants. This area showcases the wide variety of tastes found in Louisville. For a complete list, stop by the Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau located downtown at the corner of Third and Market Streets in the Kentucky International Convention Center, or stop by the city information booth at the convention. Here is just a partial list of Louisville’s restaurant choices.

GENERAL
Azalea
3612 Brownsboro Rd.
502/895-5493 Casual upscale; new American cuisine.

Bluegrass Brewing Company 3929 Shelbyville Rd.  
502/899-7070 Louisville’s oldest microbrewery and restaurant, serving an upscale pub menu and microbrewed beer

Bristol Bar & Grille 1321 Bardstown Rd.
502/456-1702

300 N. Hurstbourne Ln.  
502/426-0627

614 W. Main St.       
502/582-1955
International and regional American foods

Browning’s Brewery 401 E. Main St.
502/515-0712 Pub and ballpark specialties with a Kentucky accent

Buckhead Mountain Grill 10430 Shelbyville Rd.
502/245-6680

3008 Bardstown Rd.
502/456-6680               
“Fall off the bone” ribs, grilled hickory steaks

Café Metro 1700 Bardstown Rd.
502/458-4830 Fine food, flowers, wine and music create a wonderful experience.

Cunningham’s Restaurant
630 S. Fourth St.
502/587-0526
Casual dining

English Grill 335 W. Broadway      
502/583-1234 Elegant surroundings in the historic Brown Hotel. Award-winning chef’s menu features continental cuisine with a Kentucky flair.

Equus 122 Sears Ave.  
502/897-9721 Serving Louisville for 20 years, Equus is a fine dining restaurant offering American regional cuisine.

Indigo Bistro and Bar 3930 Chenoweth Square 502/893-0106 American-French bistro features separate bar area and patio dining.

J. Alexander’s   102 Oxmoor Ct.     
502/339-2206 Casual dining restaurant with a contemporary American menu

Jarfi’s Bistro The Kentucky
Center 501 W. Main St.
502/589-5060 A neighborhood restaurant with an international fare

Jay’s Cafeteria 1812 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. 502/583-2534 Cafeteria, home-style cooking

Jillians Entertainment 630 Barret Ave.  
502/589-9090 Upscale, adult, inter-active environment with restaurants, games, billiards and dance club

Kaelin’s Restaurant 1801 Newburg Rd.  
502/451-1801 Birthplace of the cheeseburger. Casual dining, lunch and dinner.

Le Relais 2817 Taylorsville Rd.  
502/451-9020 Fine French cuisine. Outside deck for lunch and dinner.

Mark’s Feed Store Bar-B-Q 1514 Bardstown Rd.
502/458-1570 Friendly folks servin’ famous Bar-B-Q. Voted best Bar-B-Q in Louisville 1994–1998.

Napa River Grill 3938 Dupont Circle
502/893-0141 Features food and wine inspired by the northern regions of California

North End Café 1722 Frankfort Ave.  
502/896-8770 Features traditional items made with fresh seasonal ingredients

The Oakroom at the Seelbach Hotel 500 S. 4th Ave.
502/585-3200 Dine in the only Five-Diamond restaurant in Kentucky featuring cuisine by the legendary Chef Jim Gerhardt.

Park Place on Main 401 E. Main St.
502/515-0172 Fine dining; contemporary American.

Rafferty’s Restaurant & Bar 988 Breckinridge Ln. 502/897-3900 A full-service restaurant dedicated to quality, outstanding service and reasonable prices

Seviche 1538 Bardstown Rd.
502/473-8560 Wonderful Latin American fare

Uptown Café
1624 Bardstown Rd.
502/458-4212 Upscale restaurant with a wide range of creative appetizers, pastas, poultry, seafood and beef

Winston’s at Sullivan University 3101 Bardstown Rd.
502/456-0980 Offers intimate sophistication with regional and seasonal menu selections and fine wines and spirits

ECLECTIC
Artemisia 620 E. Market        
502/583-4177 Eclectic continental cuisine in an atmosphere reminiscent of European courtyard dining. Surrounded by fine art.

Lilly’s 1147 Bardstown Rd.
502/451-0447 Lilly’s is eclectic and seasonally changing and uses local produce.

Lynn’s Paradise Café 984 Barret Ave.      
502/583-5966 Funky, fine home cooking with a twist. Imaginative décor.

IRISH
The Irish Rover 2319 Frankfort Ave.
502/899-3544 Authentic Irish pub and restaurant. Relaxed atmosphere and warm welcome.

Kitty O’ Kirwans 102 Bauer Ave.
502/894-8030 Located in the heart of St. Matthews, off Frankfort Avenue. Features a global beer, wine and spirit selection and real Irish cuisine.

Molly Malone’s Irish Pub & Restaurant 933 Baxter Ave.
502/473-1222 Authentic Irish décor. Voted top new restaurant. Quality food, beers and wine.

ITALIAN
Buca di Beppo 2051 Hurstbourne Pkwy. 502/493-2426 Immigrant southern Italian meals served in family-style portions; dinner only.

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 617 Hurstbourne Pkwy. 502/412-2218          
The thrill of the grill! Wood-fired pizzas and fresh-made pastas.

Ferd Grisanti Restaurant 10212 Taylorsville Rd.    502/267-0050
Authentic Italian cuisine in classic contemporary surrounding

Macaroni Grill 401 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy. 502/423-9220 All the Italian you need to know

Martini Italian Bistro 4021 Summit Plaza Dr. 502/394-9797 The essence of Italy, featuring contemporary Italian cuisine

Porcini 2730 Frankfort Ave.
502/894-8686 Upscale, northern Italian cuisine. Fresh pastas and seafood. A local favorite.

Rocky’s Italian Grill 715 W. Riverside Dr. Jeffersonville, IN 812/282-3844 Features a view of the Ohio River and the Louisville skyline from both indoors and the seasonal wraparound deck

Vincenzo’s 150 S. Fifth St.
502/580-1350 Fine dining with authentic northern Italian/continental cuisine

STEAK HOUSES
Delfrisco’s 4107 Oechsli Ave.
502/897-7077 Voted “Best steaks in Louisville”

Fifth Quarter
Steak House 1241 Durrett Lane
502/361-2363 Steak, prime rib.
Near KEC.

Jeff  Ruby’s Steakhouse
325 W. Main St.
502/584-0102
A Las Vegas-style steak house, sushi bar, and supper club

John E’s 3708 Bardstown Rd.
502/456-1111 Charcoal broiled steaks. Chops and seafood.

Logan’s Roadhouse 5055 Shelbyville Rd.  
502/893-3884

5229 Dixie Hwy.  
502/448-0577    
Steak, ribs and spirits

Morton’s of Chicago 626 W. Main St.
502/584-0421 Upscale

Outback Steakhouse 6520 Signature Dr.
502/964-8383 4621 Shelbyville Rd.
502/895-4329 Features steaks, chops, seafood and more

Pat’s Steak House 2437 Brownsboro Rd.
502/893-2062 Upscale. Family owned and operated since 1958. Finest steaks, seafood, chicken

Ruth’s Chris
Steak House 6100 Dutchmans Ln.
502/479-0026        
The home of serious steaks. On top of the Kaden Tower.

Z’s Oyster Bar and Steak House 101 Whittington Pkwy. 502/429-8000       
Upscale restaurant serving flown-in-
fresh-daily seafood, prime steaks and oysters

SEAFOOD
Joe’s Crab Shack 131 River Rd. 502/568-1171 It’s loud, it’s lively, it’s a whole lotta fun. Seafood with an attitude.

Mitchell’s Fish Market 4021 Summit Plaza Dr. 502/412-1818 Wide variety of fresh seafood flown in daily from all coasts

MEXICAN
Alameda Bar & Grill 1381 Bardstown Rd. 502/459-6300 Southwestern and continental cuisine. Great margaritas.

Don Pablo 615 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy.  
502/425-8780 Good Mexican cuisine

Los Aztecas 530 W. Main St. 502/561-8535 Fresh, authentic Mexican restaurant and bar

Mayan Gypsy 624 E. Market St. 502/583-3300 Yucatec/Mexican seafood, poultry, meat and vegetarian cuisine

Qdoba Mexican Grill 970 Breckinridge Lane 502/721-8100 1500 Bardstown Rd. 502/454-3380       
The fresh alternative to fast food. Made-to-order Mexican entrees in a casual environment.