Proof on Main
Korean barbecue and karaoke at chef Ed Lee’s new steakhouse, pizza and empanadas at the Jim Beam distillery, the famous hot brown and decadent Derby Pie at the Brown Hotel, and more of Louisville’s best meals
There’s more to Louisville than bourbon, baseball bats, and the Kentucky Derby. The largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky also boasts robust culture and restaurant scenes. In addition to being home to the famous hot brown — a cheesy mess of turkey, toast, and Mornay invented at the Brown Hotel — this large city with a small-town feel offers a plethora of unique dining options. You could start the day with a shaved wagyu pastrami sandwich at a Butchertown bakery, grab a spicy Vietnamese noodle bowl for lunch at a stalwart stripmall spot, and finish the evening at celebrity chef Ed Lee’s modern Korean steakhouse. Or play it a completely different way without ever exhausting the city’s offerings. You can always fit some races and rounds of whiskey in between.
Lennie Omalza is a Kentucky-based freelance writer. Originally from Hawaii, she is a yoga-loving foodie who travels as often as she can.
