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Call-ahead seating available. 1078 E. Washington St., 618-0600, theblindpiglouisville.com. FB. LN. $$$ Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille (Outdoor Dining) Try the sea bass entrée with mngerling potatoes, olives, caper berries and artichoke. Breakfast/ lunch/dinner Mon.-Fri.; breakfast/dinner Sat. & Sun. Reservations recommended. 280 W. Jefferson St., 671-4285, blugrille.com. CM. VF. $$$$ Dining outside on the multi-level riverside decks is best at this locally owned venue, but a seat indoors by the mreplace isn't bad this time of year. Check out the popular panseared tuna. Lunch/dinner Mon.-Sat.; brunch Sun. Reservations recommended for inside dining. 5700 Captain's Quarters Road, 2281651, cqriverside.com. CM. O. FB. $$$ Bristol Bar & Grille Coach Lamp Restaurant After more than 30 years and expansions to include mve area locations, this Best of Louisville award record-holder remains beloved to a diverse crowd, as do the always-popular Bristol Burger and green chili wontons (a take-out must here at the ofmce). The original location on Bardstown Road offers lunch, dinner and latenight menus. Lunch/dinner daily; brunch Sun. Reservations accepted for six or more. 1321 Bardstown Road, 456-1702; and four other area locations, bristolbarandgrille.com. CM. VF. O. Serving a menu of "Creole favorites," and another of European-inspired entrées, this eclectic eatery located on the edge of Germantown covers a world of navors. Great patio, too. Lunch Tues.-Fri.; dinner Wed.Sat. Reservations accepted. 751 Vine St., 583-9165, coachlamprestaurant.com. VF. Blu Italian Grille FB. LN. $$ Buck's A beautiful Old Louisville restaurant located in the Maynower apartment building, Buck's features both traditional dishes and a few with an Asian tinge. The ornate decor and china dinnerware recall a different time. Lunch/dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. Reservations recommended. Dress: Business casual. 425 W. Ormsby Ave., 637-5284 bucksrestaurantandbar.com. CM. VF. O. FB. $$$$ the second level. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Reservations required for 10 or more. 812 E. Market St., 7498128, deccarestaurant.com. $$$$ Doc Crow's Get a taste of the coastal South in a chic setting on Whiskey Row. (Kudos to the owners for keeping and refurbing the original wooden noors, where you can still see the old scratches from whiskey barrels.) Oysters are a specialty — raw, fried or baked — as well as po' boys and pulled pork sandwiches. Lunch/dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. Reservations accepted for six or more. 127 W. Main St., 257-7132, doccrows.com. CM. FB. $$$ Gary's on Spring O. FB. $$$ Upscale bistro fare in a nicely renovated space. Favorites include potato-encrusted grouper, blackened Bourbon Street scallops, the bison ribeye steak and the Caesar salad. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Dress: Business casual. 204 S. Spring St., 5845533, garysonspring.com. CM. VF. O. FB. $$$$ Corner Cafe Harvest Restaurant (New Restaurant) Cajun food in Lyndon. Try the andouillestuffed chicken, blackened beef tenderloin or shrimp and grits. Lunch/dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. Reservations for six or more. 9307 New LaGrange Road, 426-8119, cornercafelouisville.com. CM. VF. FB. $$$ Because at least 80 percent of Harvest's ingredients are sourced from local farms and producers, about the only things that stay the same here are the seasonal changes. But with entrées like buttermilk fried chicken and smoked pork shoulder as the backbone of the menu, you can't go wrong. Lunch/dinner Tues.-Fri; dinner Sat.; brunch Sat. & Sun. Reservations accepted. 624 E. Market St., 384-9090 harvestlouisville.com. CM. VF. FB. $$$ Decca (New New Restaurant) San Francisco chef Annie Pettry brings contemporary dining to town with local ingredients. The restaurant features live Monday night jazz and a rotating visual gallery on Henry's Place A business-casual restaurant named after the late Henry Watterson, legendary editor of the Courier- LOCAL HAPPY HOUR PICKS INCREDIBLE DRINK SPECIALS DAILY 4:30-7 PM HAPPY HOUR IN LOUNGES HALF-PRICE WINE WEEK- THURS. DAYS 4-7 PM HALFWEEK- P R I C E ENDS 1-5 PM 66 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 2.13 BOTTLES