60 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 6.17
BUTCHERTOWN
NuLu
Phoenix Hill
Irish Hill
Photo
by
Adam
Mescan
RESTAURANTS
Bistro 1860
1765 Mellwood Ave. //
618-1745
bistro1860.com
The French-American fusion
menu features three portion
levels: bite size, appetizer
and entrée. Order the
lobster hushpuppies.
Butchertown Grocery
1076 E. Washington St. //
742-8315
butchertowngrocery.com
Order the Butcherblock
Sandwich, with meats
from the curing room, fried
eggs, arugula, hashbrowns,
Manchego and fries. Then
check out the speakeasy,
Lola, upstairs.
Decca
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.
Feast BBQ
909 E. Market St. // 749-
9900
feastbbq.com
See Southern Indiana entry.
Galaxie
732 E. Market St. // 690-
6595
galaxiebar.com
Order one (or, what the
heck, ALL) of the flatbread
tacos.
Garage Bar
700 E. Market St. // 749-7100
garageonmarket.com
Housed in a former au-
to-service garage, Garage
Bar serves up wood-fired
brick-oven pizzas and South-
ern specialties. Hang out
here for the food and strong
cocktails or for the outdoor
ping-pong tables.
Gary's on Spring
204 S. Spring St. // 584-5533
garysonspring.com
International menu ranging
from France to New Orleans
wrapped up with Louisville
flair. The upstairs bar is
lively and bourbon-centric.
Grind Burger Kitchen
829 E. Market St. // 851-
7333
grindburgerkitchen.com
The popular food truck's
brick-and-mortar. Order
the B&B;, with Brie cheese,
bacon and habanero jam.
Harvest
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. It
doesn't hurt that Harvest
makes the best fried
chicken.
Mayan Cafe
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.
Pho Ba Luu
1019 E. Main St. // 384-6822
Pho and Banh Mi taste
mighty fine at this casual
Vietnamese eatery located
on the "Butcher Block."
Royals Hot Chicken
736 E. Market St. // 919-
7068
royalschicken.com
The long line at the ordering
counter should tell you ev-
erything you need to know.