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Restaurants The Blind Pig (2009) ak a 1078 E. Washington St. // 618-0600 theblindpiglouisville.com The menu and cocktail list are just as hip as the surroundings, with a big nod to pork. Try the Manhattan infused with smoky bacon. Decca (2012) 812 E. Market St. // 749-8128 deccarestaurant.com Decca brings the talents of two San Francisco chefs to the table in this elegantly renovated building from the 1870s. Earth Friends Cafe (2013) 829 E. Market St. // 749-8911 See Southern Indiana entry. Garage Bar (2011) NULU 700 E. Market St. // 749-7100 garageonmarket.com Housed in a former auto-service garage, Garage Bar serves up wood-fred brick-oven pizzas and Southern specialties. Hang out here for the food and strong cocktails or for the outdoor ping-pong tables. Gary's on Spring (2011) 204 S. Spring St. // 584-5533 garysonspring.com International menu ranging from France to New Orleans wrapped up with Louisville fair. Ghyslain (2011) HISTORY In the 1840s, Phoenix Hill and Irish Hill were just that — nobs of high ground above the Middle and South forks of Beargrass Creek, one east and the other west of Baxter Avenue. On the north side of Beargrass, for the most part, was Butchertown, with its stockyards, tanneries, blacksmiths, cooperages and soapmakers. All three were annexed by Louisville before the great wave of German and Irish Catholic immigrants began. Butchertown was frst with a residential grid in 1841; the two hills followed during the next 50 years, their commerce especially favoring breweries and distilleries. 721 E. Market St. // 690-8645 ghyslain.com A pay-before-you-eat French bistro with chocolates that are tiny works of art. Harvest (2011) 624 E. Market // 384-9090 harvestlouisville.com This eatery is the brainchild of farmer Ivor Chodkowski. A map on the wall tracks the ingredients of your meal — which are never grown or raised too far away. La Coop (2012) 732 E. Market St. // 410-2888 coopbistro.com French comfort food with a modern twist. Mayan Cafe (2007) Twenty-fve years ago, the Butchertown-Phoenix Hill district now 5·FACTS Miss C's Kitchen & Pantry (2010) Before World War II, misdemeanor criminals quarried and broke limestone at a medieval-looking workhouse on land that is now Irish Hill's Breslin Park. called NuLu was part of an East Market streetscape that included nothing beyond Joe Ley Antiques and a couple of bare-bones art galleries. From 1865 to Prohibition, the land triangle formed by Broadway and Baxter and Barret avenues was a huge picnicking and recreation plot called Phoenix Hill Park, whose beer supply came from the on-site Phoenix Hill Brewery. The new mixed-income housing in Phoenix Hill called Liberty Green replaces the notorious Clarksdale public-housing complex. Cowboys were still roping cattle at Butchertown's Bourbon Stockyards as recently as 1999. 813 E. Market St. // 566-0651 themayancafe.com This place is famous for its tok-sel lima beans, and the rest of the menu is pretty spectacular too. 1319 Story Ave. // 922-3166 misscskitchen.com This tiny lunch outpost boasts homemade ice cream and preserves and delicious pimento cheese sandwiches. Rye (2011) 900 E. Market St. // 749-6200 ryeonmarket.com The philosophy of this restaurant is that food should be approachable yet challenging, with an emphasis on local and regional ingredients. Spinelli's Pizzeria (2004) 614 Baxter Ave. // 568-5665 spinellispizza.com The Frisbee-sized pizza slices are greasy and the bottles of beer are in two price categories: "cheap" ($3.75) and "cheaper" ($2.75). Several other area locations. Taco Punk (2012) GREATEST HIT 52 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 6.13 736 E. Market St. // 584-8226 A counter-service taco joint with the heart of a culinary sophisticate. Ten different taco options, plus soups, salads and salsas. Toast on Market (2006) Sunrise or sunset viewed from the new Big Four Bridge. 620 E. Market St. // 569-4099 toastonmarket.com This spot packs 'em in for breakfast and lunch. Be sure to try the hashbrown casserole and lemon souffe pancakes.