Louisville Magazine is Louisville's city magazine, covering Louisville people, lifestyles, politics, sports, restaurants, entertainment and homes. Includes a monthly calendar of events.
Issue link: https://loumag.epubxp.com/i/842307
LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 7.17 53 READERS' CHOICE GERMANTOWN RESTAURANT 1. Eiderdown 2. The Post 3. Check's Cafe HIGHLANDS RESTAURANT 1. Jack Fry's 2. Seviche 3. Ramsi's Cafe on the World SOUTH END RESTAURANT 1. Vietnam Kitchen 2. Mike Linnig's 3. Rubbies WEST END RESTAURANT 1. The Table 2. Indi's 3. Over the 9 OUTSIDE WATTERSON RESTAURANT 1. The Village Anchor 2. Corbett's 3. LouVino (Middletown) BUTCHER SHOP 1. Red Hog Artisan Meat 2. Kingsley's Meat and Seafood Catering 3. Frank's Meat & Produce PLACE TO BUY FRESH FRUIT 1. Paul's Fruit Market 2. Lucky's Market 3. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market BAKERY 1. Plehn's Bakery 2. Nord's Bakery 3. Blue Dog Bakery and Café DOUGHNUTS 1. Nord's Bakery 2. Hi-Five Doughnuts 3. Krispy Kreme BROOKLYN AND THE BUTCHER BEST NEW RESTAURANT You don't need a password to enter Brooklyn and the Butcher's speakeasy-in- spired Lantern Room, but it seems like you should. As you descend the stairs by the main bar of the New Albany steakhouse, you'll find the candle-lit lounge with couches, coffee tables, exposed red brick and wooden beams. The room is a throwback to the speakeasies of Prohibition-era New York and to New Albany's past. Signs for the New Albany Inn hang on the walls, a reminder of the building's history as the New Windsor Hotel, which opened in 1873. The hotel theme is apparent throughout the steakhouse. A "check- in" desk greets guests as they enter the restaurant. The Lobby Bar serves cocktails. Servers place a vintage key on the dining tables, which serves as an invitation to visit the speakeasy after dinner. (This is symbolic because the Lantern Room is open to anyone, not just dinner guests.) Over a glass of Basil Hayden's bour- bon in the Lantern Room, New Albany resident Bart Drescher chats with a couple friends. "It's a touch of style for New Albany," he says. Recently, the Lantern Room introduced "tableside cocktails" — bartenders mixing drinks on service carts in front of guests. These classic, Prohibition-era cocktails — gin and tonic, whiskey and house cola, scotch and soda — are simpler than the more modern, elaborate concoctions prepared upstairs. A live jazz band plays every Friday and Saturday in either the speakeasy or the outdoor courtyard, depending on the weather. On a recent night, a patron named Matt Simpson mentions the cozy atmo- sphere. "It's just a little more comfort- able and a little more intimate," he says. "It's been interesting to see relation- ships blossom from engagement down there." (148 E. Market St., New Albany) — Brooke McAfee RC