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BEST OF LOUISVILLE: FOOD PANEL Antonia Lindauer louisvillehotbytes.com Favorite small plate: "M1," the first Montadito, at La Bodega Stephen Hacker Louisville Magazine restaurant critic Favorite small plate: Bocadillo trio at Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe Antonia Lindauer Finbar Kinsella Food-service director, St. Joseph Children's Home; former chef at Lilly's Favorite small plate: Spanish sardine tapas at Blue Dog Bakery and Cafe Melissa Duley Louisville Magazine associate editor; editor of Eats, published annually by Louisville Magazine Favorite small plate: Charcuterie board at Wiltshire on Market Hamburger Bluegrass Burgers 3334 Frankfort Ave. "It's the simplicity of what they do, which is to do one thing very well. In my opinion, they accomplish what they set out to do completely." — Kinsella Stephen Hacker Italian Restaurant Coals Artisan Pizza 3730 Frankfort Ave. "To me, pizza is Italian and they are an Italian restaurant. It's not cliché Italian." — Hacker Restaurant Atmosphere Jack Fry's 1007 Bardstown Road Finbar Kinsella "It starts and ends with Jack Fry's. Te character, the history; it's hard not to get caught up in that. I don't think of it as a novelty, either." — Lindauer Dessert Menu Sweet Surrender 1804 Frankfort Ave. "Mocha Concord. Looks like a chocolate castle. Teir regular offerings are all very good." — Lindauer Asian Restaurant NamNam Cafe 318 Wallace Ave. Melissa Duley Illustrations by Bart Galloway "It's fresh. Everything is cooked to order, and the price point is great." — Duley Sushi Chef Marcus Lee Sakura Blue, 4600 Shelbyville Road "Incredible." — Kinsella Mexican Restaurant (Tie) Guaca Mole Cocina Mexicana, 9921 Ormsby Station Road "Fernando Martinez has done for Mexican in Louisville what NamNam did for Vietnamese. He upped it a level. I will fight anybody who says it's not the best." — Hacker Mayan Cafe 813 E. Market St. "(Chef Bruce Ucan) is a mad scientist." — Lindauer Barbecue Hammerheads 921 Swan St. "A friend of mine and I refer to it as stoner food. Tey smoke really good meat. And the kitchen is the size of a shoe box." — Kinsella Soul Food Charim Korean 4123 Oechsli Ave. "When I think of soul food, I think down-to-earth. Te last place that I really felt that vibe was Charim." — Hacker 7.12 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE [57] Brewpub Holy Grale 1034 Bardstown Road "You have the food and the beer and the beer garden. Te atmosphere is unique, and the beer cheese is ridiculously good." — Duley Bartender Jared Schubert Meat, 1076 E. Washington St. "He makes great drinks. He may take his craft a bit too seriously for me — he makes his own ice — but it does make for a good drink." — Kinsella Liquor Store (Not Big Box) The Wine Rack 2632 Frankfort Ave. "You can get a great bottle of wine at a decent price, and (owner and sommelier) John Johnson can steer you in the right direction." — Duley New New Restaurant (Opened in 2012) Decca 812 E. Market St. "Te food is very good, and the menu is nicely thought out." — Hacker XC