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LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 6.17 53 Market St Waterfront Park Central Park U of L Oak St E Broadway Roy Wilkins Blvd Hill St 65 64 Bluegrass Brewing Co. 300 W. Main St. // 562-0007 bbcbrew.com This is our favorite spot to grab a beer before a concert or Cards game. Bourbon Raw 446 S. Fourth St. // 568-9009 We're starting to think that just about anything goes down great with bourbon. Even oysters. Brazeiro's 450 S. Fourth St. // 290-8220 A Brazilian steakhouse with generous portions of meat served on giant skewers. Brendan's Catch 23 505 S. Fourth St. // 909-3323 bcatch23.com Sometimes just visiting a restaurant and bar attached to a hotel is enough to make you feel like you're on vacation. Bristol Bar & Grille 614 W. Main St. // 582-1995 bristolbarandgrille.com See Highlands entry. Buck's 425 W. Ormsby Ave. // 637- 5284 buckslou.com This beautiful Old Louisville restaurant located in the Mayflower apartment build- ing features ornate decor and china that hark back to a more refined era. Burger Boy Diner 1450 S. Brook St. // 635- 7410 burgerboydiner.com The burgers and fries are greasy, and you can order them 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Cardinal Hall of Fame Cafe 2745 Crittenden Drive // 635-8686 halloffamecafes.com Not welcome: Cats fans. China Inn 1925 S. Fourth St. // 636- 2020 chinainnpenny.com China Inn serves bowls of its Gway Theo soup — beef, rice, bean sprouts, leeks, cilantro and olive oil — "from time to time" on Mondays and Tuesdays. And you can't order it as take-out. Our sug- gestion? Call ahead, make sure the Gway Theo is on the menu, and wait out front until China Inn opens. City Cafe 505 W. Broadway // 589- 1797 citycafelunch.com City Cafe opened in 1995 and has great box lunches, which come with a sand- wich, pasta salad and a Kizito cookie. Coconut Beach 2787 S. Floyd St. // 634- 2843 It really does feel like a beach. Yellow walls, and a margarita or mojito in one hand, taco in the other. Din- ner shows with live music every Friday night. Corner Restaurant and Bar 102 W. Main St. // 583-1888 aloftlouisvilledowntown.com Inside the Aloft Hotel, this locally inspired restaurant serves bibb salads, pulled pork tacos and bourbon va- nilla peach cobbler. Also try the bourbon-jerky pairings. Dish on Market 434 W. Market St. // 315- 0669 dishonmarket.com The $9 "Big Damn Break- fast" comes with two eggs, sausage, bacon, potato hash and a biscuit with gravy. Chicken and waffles for dinner has just the right amount of syrup. Dizzy Whizz 217 W. St. Catherine St. // 583-3828 dizzywhizz.com The "Whizzy Special" in- cludes two eggs, three slices of bacon or two pieces of sausage, grits, hash browns and toast. The best place to enjoy it is on one of the counter's stools. Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse and Raw Bar 127 W. Main St. // 587-1626 doccrows.com This New Orleans-flavored joint boasts oysters in multiple preparations and a delicious selection of po' boys. Down One Bourbon Bar 321 W. Main St. // 566-3259 downonebourbonbar.com Beautiful bar for an elegant bourbon. Part of the trio that includes 321 Deli and the ice cream shop 2 Dips and a Shake. Eddie Merlot's 455 S. Fourth St. // 584-3266 eddiemerlots.com Located on the ground floor of the Starks Building, this Fort Wayne, Ind.-based chain specializes in high- end steaks and seafood. Awesome bar, too. El Barrio 129 W. Main St. // 583-5505 One good reason to get Mexican food at El Barrio (formerly Me Gusta) before the U of L game is that, well, that means you don't have to eat at the Taco Bell that's inside the nearby Yum! Center. El Molcajete 2932 S. Fourth St. // 638- 0300 One of the best Mexican restaurants in town, Santa Fe Grill, is right around the corner from El Molcajete. It's giving the Santa Fe a run for its money. The English Grill 335 W. Broadway // 583- 1234 brownhotel.com See entry for The Brown Hotel. Geechee Bayou 1161 S. Second St. // 890- 6451 Breaded, fried Creole goodness. Grady's Bar & Grill 414 W. Oak St. // 637-7002 Beer and chicken WAAAAAAAAAANGS. Griff's 323 W. Cardinal Blvd. // 939-3535 griffs35.com You can bet that the name- sake restaurant of former U of L basketball star Darrell Griffith is a great place to watch a game. Haymarket Whiskey Bar 331 E. Market St. // 442- 0523 haymarketwhiskeybar.com The live music is the draw, plus the brews and bourbon. As the sign says out front: "Whiskey by the drink." Hiko-A-Mon 416 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. // 625-3090 See Lyndon/Middletown entry. Hill Street Fish Fry 111 E. Hill St. // 636-3474 Fried oysters and hush pup- pies. Your diet allows you to eat both. Hot Box Eatery and Grill 438 W. Market St. // 822- 3995 A lunch spot to break the Jimmy John's boredom. Impellizzeri's Pizza 110 W. Main St. // 589-4900 impellizzeris.com One reason we love this spot — the third Impellizzeri's in town — is because of its proximity to the arena and its wide, street-facing win- dows that offer an excellent view of game-day crowds. J. Graham's Cafe 335 W. Broadway // 583- 1234 brownhotel.com See entry for The Brown Hotel. Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse 325 W. Main St. // 584-0102 jeffruby.com The concept of the tradi- tional New York steakhouse meets Las Vegas glitz, with offerings that include beef dry-aged in-house, lamb and lobster. Los Aztecas 530 W. Main St. // 561-8535 losaztecas.net We like to hit up this Mexican restaurant before events at the Kentucky Center. Luigi's Pizzeria 712 W. Main St. // 589-0005 luigispizzeria.com Authentic Italian from the owner's native Adriatic Sea region. Main Eatery 643 W. Main St. // 589-7200 On Thursdays? Chicken salad sandwich on an enormous croissant. Bag o' chips. Drink. And NYC cheesecake. All for less than $9. Masala Grill 528 S. Fifth St. // 562-0202 Pakistani food in downtown Louisville. Merle's Whiskey Kitchen 122 W. Main St. // 290-8888 merleswhiskeykitchen.com Formerly Manny and Merle, this honky tonk added fried chicken to its menu. But we still order those delicious green chili pork tacos. MilkWood 316 W. Main St. // 584-6455 milkwoodrestaurant.com This below-street-level restaurant is popular with theatergoers because, well, it's in the same building as Actors Theatre. It's the brainchild of Louisville ce- lebrity chef Edward Lee.