Nightlife & Dinner in Louisville

Head out the front entrance to the hotel and at the crosswalk you’ll run right smack dab into Fourth Street Live!  There are a TON of things to do, eat and see in this partially covered block of 4th Street.  The street is closed off to traffic, so it’s a fun place to explore all day and night.

Restaurants at Fourth Street Live are:

Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse (American BBQ & bar)

 

Gordon Biersch Brewery (California inspired food & brewery)

Hard Rock Cafe (American food & rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia)

Bourbon Raw (Southern-inspired food with a modern twist & one-of-a-kind cocktails)

Brazeiro’s Churrascaria (salad bar & Brazilian steakhouse)

Tavern on 4th (sports bar with a ton of indoor activities – cornhole, bocce ball, foosball, darts, ping-pong, etc)

T.G.I. Friday’s (American casual dining)

Pizza Bar Louisville (New York style pizza with a side of sarcasm & nostalgia)

There are also attractions in this section of downtown for your entertainment before or after dinner — great for if you’re looking for a group activity!

Goose Island Beer Bridge (small bites and bar overlooking 4th St)

Howl at the Moon (dueling piano bar)

PBR Louisville (cowboy-inspired bar with cold beer, hard drinks, and a mechanical bull)

The Sports & Social Club (tavern with pub food, bowling, and a ton of TVs for your March Madness fix)

Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse (small working distillery where you can learn about Jim Beam and also build your own bottle)

Whiskey Dry by Ed Lee (American food – burger and whiskey bar)

If you’re looking for something quicker, there’s a food court there that has Subway, Taipei Cafe, & Philly Station

And just outside of 4th Street Live, there are a few other local restaurants and coffee houses:

Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse (prime aged beef and seafood)

Heine Bros. Coffee (coffee, tea, breakfast options)

If you’re wanting to venture out a bit farther from the hotel, here are some great Louisville staples to check out:

Jack Fry’s, 1007 Bardstown Road, high-end Southern fare (editor’s note: in all the searches for the best food in Louisville that I did, Jack Fry’s came up in nearly every list. It’s a bit farther out than some of the other restaurants in this list, but should be worth the trip!)

Holy Grale, 1034 Bardstown Rd, Unitarian church turned farm-to-table restaurant and bar with 27 taps

Harvest, 624 E. Market St., farm-to-table Southern comfort food

Shirley Mae’s Cafe, 802 S. Clay St., soul food and cocktails

Porch Kitchen & Bar

Bob’s Steak & Chophouse

Brown Hotel Lobby Bar (Home of the original Hot Brown!)

Brendon’s Catch 23 (surf & turf)

SWAY Restaurant and Bar (inside the Hyatt Regency Louisville – Southern cuisine)