Many restaurants shut down on Mondays, as even chefs and servers deserve a day off every once in a while. However, some places (hopefully with wonderful compensation and/or scheduling policies) do offer meals on Monday evenings. Eater has assembled a list of such establishments, and presents them as service to those seeking to avoid messing up the kitchen on Monday night. As always any observations, objections or additions are welcome in the comments.
Executive Chef Levon Wallace creates dishes that can stand out amid the incredible art of this design-forward boutique hotel, whether it's breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or room service.
Since 1986, Vincenzo Gabriele has been delivering classic Italian cuisine in stylish, service-focused surroundings. Of course, there's also an extensive (and quite expensive) wine list.
Decca says it's "excited to feature local artists and musicians alongside inspired food and drinks in a warm atmosphere," and diners have been consistently excited by the food Annie Pettry and her team deliver with one of the city's best outdoor dining areas and a "commitment to locally farmed and small production ingredients."
Bruce Ucán's restaurant has been an East Market standout since "NuLu" was only a fantasy, and shows how good blending Mayan ideas with Kentucky ingredients can be.
Ever since Michael Trager-Kusman went to New York, worked his way up to line cook at The Breslin and attracted Tyler Morris to Louisville, Rye has been an electric addition to the city's restaurant scene. Now Joe Banet oversees the action, which includes craft cocktails along with the food.
Burgers, BBQ, tacos and fries may not sound like much, but the food in this dive-ish Swan Street shack can be divine, and and has proven dazzlingly popular with Louisvillians.
This renovated church has become a shrine to craft beer along with a selection of not-at-all-standard bar food. Try the poutine, or possibly the pickled eggs (if available.)
This honky-tonk, which has been named one of America's best whiskey bars, attempts to emulate the spirit of the "'Bakersfield Sound,' ... great juke joints and the spirited people who inhabited them" while cranking out some pretty good food as well.
This mashup of Mexican street food stall, surf punk shack and tiki bar on Bardstown Road is where Brian Enyart, former Chef de Cuisine of Chicago's Topolombampo and Frontera Grill, offers his own take on Mexican fare along with wrestling videos, beers and cocktails.
Chef John Varanese's restaurant has outdoor ambience along Frankfort Avenue, plus a four-season patio area with its own island of indoor/outdoor atmosphere.
Anthony Lamas's "Nuevo Latino" cuisine of course includes the somewhat eponymous ceviche, along with an array of other Latin American-inspired dishes that consistently rank him among the city's top chefs.
Volare Italian Ristorante bills itself as "a fine dining restaurant serving modern Italian cuisine with southern hospitality." Chef Josh Moore includes produce from his own farm to offer a seasonal menu of Italian classics in an atmosphere "filled with contemporary Italian-inspired artwork, a floor to ceiling wine rack, and a large mural of Venice."
Chef/Partner Peng Looi kicked off Asiatique's third decade of Pacific Rim-inspired fare by changing his menu to focus on small plates and things such as Asian-inspired burgers and a couple of Japanese and Malaysian-inspired noodle broths.
Located in a restored 19th century mansion, the New American cuisine at the flagship restaurant of one of the city's marquee chefs, Dean Corbett, draws praise from national media.
Executive Chef Levon Wallace creates dishes that can stand out amid the incredible art of this design-forward boutique hotel, whether it's breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or room service.
Since 1986, Vincenzo Gabriele has been delivering classic Italian cuisine in stylish, service-focused surroundings. Of course, there's also an extensive (and quite expensive) wine list.
Decca says it's "excited to feature local artists and musicians alongside inspired food and drinks in a warm atmosphere," and diners have been consistently excited by the food Annie Pettry and her team deliver with one of the city's best outdoor dining areas and a "commitment to locally farmed and small production ingredients."
Bruce Ucán's restaurant has been an East Market standout since "NuLu" was only a fantasy, and shows how good blending Mayan ideas with Kentucky ingredients can be.
Ever since Michael Trager-Kusman went to New York, worked his way up to line cook at The Breslin and attracted Tyler Morris to Louisville, Rye has been an electric addition to the city's restaurant scene. Now Joe Banet oversees the action, which includes craft cocktails along with the food.
Burgers, BBQ, tacos and fries may not sound like much, but the food in this dive-ish Swan Street shack can be divine, and and has proven dazzlingly popular with Louisvillians.
This renovated church has become a shrine to craft beer along with a selection of not-at-all-standard bar food. Try the poutine, or possibly the pickled eggs (if available.)
This honky-tonk, which has been named one of America's best whiskey bars, attempts to emulate the spirit of the "'Bakersfield Sound,' ... great juke joints and the spirited people who inhabited them" while cranking out some pretty good food as well.
This mashup of Mexican street food stall, surf punk shack and tiki bar on Bardstown Road is where Brian Enyart, former Chef de Cuisine of Chicago's Topolombampo and Frontera Grill, offers his own take on Mexican fare along with wrestling videos, beers and cocktails.
Chef John Varanese's restaurant has outdoor ambience along Frankfort Avenue, plus a four-season patio area with its own island of indoor/outdoor atmosphere.
Anthony Lamas's "Nuevo Latino" cuisine of course includes the somewhat eponymous ceviche, along with an array of other Latin American-inspired dishes that consistently rank him among the city's top chefs.
Volare Italian Ristorante bills itself as "a fine dining restaurant serving modern Italian cuisine with southern hospitality." Chef Josh Moore includes produce from his own farm to offer a seasonal menu of Italian classics in an atmosphere "filled with contemporary Italian-inspired artwork, a floor to ceiling wine rack, and a large mural of Venice."
Chef/Partner Peng Looi kicked off Asiatique's third decade of Pacific Rim-inspired fare by changing his menu to focus on small plates and things such as Asian-inspired burgers and a couple of Japanese and Malaysian-inspired noodle broths.
Located in a restored 19th century mansion, the New American cuisine at the flagship restaurant of one of the city's marquee chefs, Dean Corbett, draws praise from national media.
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