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About Louisville
Welcome to Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby and countless
other great attractions. The Hyatt Regency Hotel, site of this year's
LOEX conference, is conveniently located in the heart of the city
near the newly created Fourth Street Live entertainment district,
the Louisville Slugger Museum, Slugger Field, the Louisville Science
Center, the Louisville Ballet and the beautiful Waterfront Plaza.
Checkout these: Louisville Links, Restaurants,
and Librarian Favorites
Louisville Links
Louisville
Weather
Greater Louisville Convention
and Visitors Bureau
Offers one stop shopping for information on Louisville history,
businesses, attractions, events, tourism and maps
The Louisville Scene
Owned by the city's leading newspaper, the Courier Journal, this
site offers feature articles and reviews on music, arts, dining,
and cultural events.
Louisville Metro
Government
Louisville's official site for work and play. Includes information
on business, city news, and an extensive list of links to arts and
entertainment in the city.
LEO
Calendar of Events
Velocity - life. leisure.
louisville
Restaurants
There are numerous options for dining in Louisville! Check out
the restaurants and lounges at the Hyatt
or venture out to some of the other venues just minutes away.
The double asterisks (**) denotes restaurants in walking distance
of the Hyatt.
Exotic
- Babylon Arabian Restaurant 1971 Brownsboro Rd 899-9100. Middle
Eastern cuisine.
- Cafe Kilimanjaro 649 S. Fourth Street 583-4332. African/carribean
cuisine.
- Café Mimosa/Egg Roll Machine 1216 Bardstown Road
458-2233. Asian cuisine.
- The India Palace
9424 Shelbyville Road 394-0490. Indian cuisine - new location.
- ** Saffron's
131 W Market Street 584-7800. Persian cuisine.
- Jicama Grill 1538
Bardstown Road. 454-4383. Latin American cuisine.
- Mambo! 5309 Mitscher Avenue 363-1160. Cuban cuisine.
- **Manoosh's Ethnic Restaurant 558 S. Fifth Street 584-0004.
Eclectic choice of American, Italian, Greek, Mexican and Azerbaijani
offerings (lunch and some dinner hours on weekends)
- Palermo Viejo 1359 Bardstown Road. 456-6461. Argentinian cuisine.
- ** Ramsi's Cafe on the World 215 S 5th Street 589-0800 (lunch
only) with another location at 1293 Bardstown Road 451-0700 (lunch
and dinner).
- ** Yaching's East West Cuisine 105 S. Fourth Street. 585-4005.
Fusion cuisine (lunch on weekdays; open for dinner on Thursdays
through Saturdays).
Fancy
- Asiatique,
1767 Bardstown Rd 451-2749 . Upscale Asian/Pacific Rim cuisine
- new location.
- Azalea
3612 Brownsboro Road 895-5493. Fusion cuisine with great terrasse.
- The English
Grill (and other restaurants) in the Camberley Brown Hotel
335 West Broadway (Fourth Street and Broadway) 583-1234.
- Jack Fry's 1007 Bardstown
Rd 452-9244. American Bistro.
- The
Oakroom at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel 500 S. Fourth Avenue
585-3200.
- Le Relais
Taylorsville Road at Bowman Field 451-9020. French cuisine.
- Z's Oyster Bar and
Steakhouse 101 Whittington Parkway 502-429-8000.
- **Vincenzo's 150 S. 5th Street 580-1350. Italian cuisine.
Casual to fancier
- Artemisia Cafe 620 E. Market Street 583-4177. Art Gallery and
nice terrasse.
- Baxter Station Bar & Grill. 1201 Payne Street (between
Baxter Avenue and Lexington Road) 584-1635. Neighborhood restaurant
and bar.
- Browning's 401 E. Main Street (Slugger Field) 515-0174 . Easy-going
food in sports bar fashion.
- ** Deke's Marketplace Grill 301 Market Street 584-8337. American
cuisine.
- ** Delta Restaurant 434 W Market Street 584-0860. Casual
Greek-American cuisine. Lunch only.
- ** Encore Restaurant at Actors Theatre 316 W. Main Street 561-3344.
Local and regional cuisine for dinner.
- Ermin's French Bakery & Café 635-6960, Fourth/Broadway;
Starks Building. Bakery with pasta and entrees.
- Genny's Diner 2223 Frankfort Avenue 893-0923. renowned
for the "Sweet Daddy Platter" and "Frickled Pickles".
- **Jarfi's Bistro, 501 W. Main Street 589-5060 in the Kentucky
Center for the Arts. Fancier with influences from all over the
world.
- KT's 2300 Lexington Road 458-8888. American cuisine.
- ** Kunz's Fourth & Market 115 S. Fourth Avenue 585-5555.
American cuisine.
- Lynn's Paradise
Cafe 984 Barret Avenue 583-3447. Great atmosphere.
- Mark's Feed Store 1514 Bardstown Road 458-1570. BBQ.
- Melillo's 829 E. Market Street 540-9975. Southern Italian cuisine.
- North End Café 1722 Frankfort Avenue 896-8770. Café
cuisine with flair.
- Pat's Steakhouse 2437 Brownsboro Road 893-2062. Old-fashioned
hospitality. No credit cards accepted; cash only!
- ** Old Spaghetti Factory
235 W. Market Street 581-1070. Casual Italian fare.
- Southside Inn 114 E. Main Street, New Albany, IN 945-9645.
50-years+ cafeteria institution for home-style cooking and BBQ.
- Wellinghurst's Steak House 401 E. Main Street (Slugger
Field) 515-0173. Nice steakhouse for a special occasion.
Riverside
- Buckhead Mountain Grill 707 W Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville,
IN 284-2919. The Jeffersonville location is recommended for the
great view of Louisville.
- Captain's Quarters Riverside
Grille 5700 Captain's Quarters Road, 228-1651. American grill
with seafood selection.
- Jimmy's on the River Bar & Grill 100 W. Riverside Drive
Jeffersonville, IN 282-2500. Good deal on casual fare.
- Joe's Crab Shack
131 River Road, 568-1171. Seafood.
- Rocky's Italian Grill 715 W. Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville,
IN 282-3844. Neighbor to above mentioned Buckhead, same great
view.
- Star of Louisville
501 West Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville, IN (812) 218-1565; 800-289-SAIL.
Buffet and a cruise. Reservations needed.
(The LOEX Planning Committee thanks Catherine Lavallée-Welch
for compiling the list or restaurants.)
Librarian Favorites
Anna Marie Johnson
Favorite bookstore: Carmichael's Bookstore
- 1295 Bardstown Road Suite 1, (502) 456-6950
- 2720 Frankfort Avenue, (502) 896-6950
Favorite parks:
Favorite restaurants
- Vietnam Kitchen - Iroquois Manor Shopping Center, 5000 block
of S. 3rd St, (502) 363-5154
- Mayan Gypsy - 624 East Market St., (502) 583-3300
- City Cafe - variety of locations
- Wicks Pizza - 975 Baxter Avenue, (502) 458-1828
Favorite ice cream:
- Dairy Kastle - 575 Eastern Parkway, (502) 634-8990
- low-budget soft serve
Favorite shopping:
- Louisville Antique Mall - 900 Goss Ave, (502) 635-2852
- has a yummy cafe too!
Worth seeing:
Terri Holtze
Favorite restaurant:
- Saffron's -
131 W. Market St. ; (502) 584-7800
Excellent Middle Eastern food at reasonable prices. You have to
try the rose hip ice cream!
Favorite coffee house:
- Java Brewing Company - 2910 Frankfort Ave; (502) 893-6996
- I love the chai lattes and if you hit it at the right time you
can hear local musicians.
Favorite shopping:
- Margaret's Consignment - 2700 Frankfort Ave; (502) 896-4706
- Great clothes at prices librarians can afford! Let serendipity
be with you.
Worth seeing:
- Joe Ley's Antiques - 615 E. Market St; (502) 583-4014
- Large selection of antique furniture and accessories and a collection
of rather disturbing circus props.
Mary Barbosa - Jerez
Favorite bookstore:
- Carmichael's Books on Frankfort Avenue (support local booksellers!!)
Favorite coffee shop:
Favorite coffee house:
- Heine Brothers' Coffee, next door to Carmichael's, Frankfort
Avenue (my favorite, because of it's proximity to books)
- Also visit Heine Brothers'Coffee at the corner of Bardstown
Road and Longest Avenue (where it is also paired with Carmichael's
Books' Bardstown Road location), and Heine Brothers' Coffee at
the Douglass Loop on Bardstown Road.
Live music/poetry (in the evenings):
- Twice-Told Performance Cafe - 1604 Bardstown Road; (502) 456-0507
- The Rudyard Kipling - 422 West Oak Street; (502) 636-1311
Favorite bakeries:
- Blue Dog Bakery - 2868 Frankfort Ave; (502) 899-9800 -they
also have good coffee!
- Ermine's on First & Oak Streets - the best macaroons in
town
- Deserts by Helen - 2210 Bardstown Rd; (502) 451-7151- try the
flourless chocolate cake
Favorite breakfast joints:
- North End Café - 1722 Frankfort Ave.; (502) 896-8770
- open 7 days a week - (our favorite!)
- Twice-Told Performance Café on Saturday mornings (cash
only)
- Sweet Surrender - 1416 Bardstown Rd; (502) 458-6363 -Sunday
mornings after 10 am
- The Bristol - 1321 Bardstown Road; (502) 456-1995 - breakfast
buffet $9on Sunday mornings after 11. Sit on the patio!
Favorite lunch spot:
- Outdoors, under the oaks, at Third Avenue Café (it's
like Paris in springtime - get the burger!) 1164 S. Third St.,
(502) 585-2233
Tappas & vino:
- North End Café - 1722 Frankfort Ave.; (502) 896-8770
Favorite restaurants:
- Baxter Station - 1201 Payne St.; (502) 584-1635 - has a great
deck and easy atmosphere
- Artemisia Café - 620 E. Market Street; (502) 583-4177
- perfect combo of art, cuisine and hip
- City Café - Mid-City Mall, 1250 Bardstown Road; (502)
459-5600 - the perfect spot for dinner before a movie
Favorite parks:
- Cherokee Park -designed
by Frederick Law Olmstead - a famous designer of American parks
and public-gardens; he also designed New York's Central Park --
as one of the anchors to his Louisville Parks System, which also
includes Seneca, Central, Iroquois, and Shawnee Parks
Favorite biking trail:
- The river walk from downtown to Shawnee Park (about 8 miles,
one way - you can rent bikes at River-Front Park). Takes you along
downtown, past the locks and dam, under the railroad trestles,
through the cottonwood groves along the Shawnee golf course, and
into Shawnee Park. A gorgeous ride.
Favorite movie theatre:
Favorite bars:
- Buck's - 425 W. Ormsby Ave; (502) 637-5284) - where the owner
masses the bar with white flowers
- Red Lounge - 2106 Frankfort Ave; (502) 896-6116 - where Louisville's
hip and the tragically hip collide
- Baxter Station - 1201 Payne Street off Baxter Avenue; (502)
584-1635 - a great neighborhood bar - Brad makes great drinks
by night, great art by day
- Irish Rover - 2319 Frankfort Ave; (502) 899-3544 - offers a
pretty darn authentic taste of Ireland at their bar / pub
Favorite ice cream shop:
- Graeter's Ice Cream - 2204 Bardstown Rd; (502) 451-0044 - this
is the ice cream that Oprah Winfrey raved about on her show: made
in small batches, and hand scooped
Favorite shops/galleries:
- Frankfort Avenue shops and galleries (be sure to hit the upscale
second-hand clothing stores!)
- Bardstown Road shops and galleries (favorites: Edenside and
Swanson-Cralle Galleries)
- Market Street Galleries (favorites: Gallery Hertz, Kentucky
Crafted)
Worth seeing:
- Falls of
the Ohio -the largest exposed fossil beds in the world -this
is REALLY amazing. An amazing interpretive center sits on the
river bluff overlooking the 430- to 360-million-year-old fossil
beds. Originally, the Falls of the Ohio boasted 550 acres of exposed
fossil beds - such an impressive phenomenon that scientists, geologists,
and paleontologists from around the world have traveled here to
study them. An exhibit on early naturalists discusses some of
those scientists, including John James Audubon, Rafinesque, Dr.
George Greene, Dr. Ashel Clapp and more. $4 admission to the Interpretive
Center. Access to the fossil beds is free.
- Cave
Hill Cemetery, at the intersection of Broadway and Baxter
(an amazing collection of mortuary statues and trees; in late
spring, look for the swans' nest along the streams - they build
one the size of a Volkswagen - it's really something to see).
Free.
- Museum at the
National Printing House for the Blind - 1839 Frankfort Avenue
- this is also REALLY cool, and unusual. The National Printing
House for the Blind is "the world's largest source for adapted
educational and daily living products - since 1853". Free.
- Glassworks Alliance
- 815 West Market Street -working studio and ovens for area glass
artists (look for the "Now Blowing" sign in the window).
Free.
- Locust Grove
- 516 Blankenbaker Lane - was home to Lucy Clark-Croghan, and
one of the oldest and most historically important homes in the
area. Lucy was the sister of General George Rogers Clark, who
won all the land north of the Ohio River for the United States.
She was the aunt to William Clark, the expedition partner to Merriwether
Lewis during the Corps of Discovery. Lewis, Clark and their men
stopped at the house on their return trip, displaying the wonders
they had encountered in its ballroom. The house hosted visits
from three presidents. Beautiful grounds, and a great historical
center and gift shop. $6 Admission to history center and house.
Admission to the grounds: Free.
Latisha Reynolds
Favorite bookstore: Carmichael's Bookstore
- Carmichaels Bookstore (see listings above)
- 1295 Bardstown Road Suite 1, (502) 456-6950
- 2720 Frankfort Avenue, (502) 896-6950
- Borders Books & Music (Fourth Street Live)
Favorite restaurants
- Ditto's - 1114 Bardstown Rd; (502) 581-9129 - the Thai Salmon
is delicious!
- Red Star Tavern - Fourth Street Live, 450 South Fourth Street;
(502) 568-5656
Favorite ice cream shop:
- Cold Stone Creamery - Fourth Street Live in the food court
Favorite coffeehouse:
- Old Louisville Coffeehouse - 1489 South Fourth Street - the
coffee and pastries are wonderful!! They even have artwork, jewelry,
and crafts available for purchase.
Favorite music store:
- EarXtacy - 1534 Bardstown Road; (502) 452-1799 - this is a music
Mecca! They have just about any type of music you're into including
many independent and local artists.
Arts & Antiques:
- Check out the shops on Bardstown Road and the Stadium Antique
Mall - 2777 S. Floyd St.
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