# Anyone in Louisville, KY? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169 "2002-12-07T19:29:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/1 "2002-12-07T19:29:18Z")
I’ll be spending Xmas and New Year’s with friends in Louisville in the glorious Blue Grass State. I’ve been there a few times, but not since '99, so I’m out of the loop. I would like to know where the “scene” places are these days. Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. Particularly a fun place to spend New Year’s Eve as we’re not going to a private party. Sooooo, what’s doin’ in Louisville??? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/2 "2002-12-07T20:23:07Z")
I’m very close, but I’m married with children and have no social life, so I doubt I’d be much help. Jillian’s is fun. Used to go to Spring Street fairly often. The Granville Inn? I have friends who hang out at the Mag(nolia) Bar. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/3 "2002-12-07T21:37:47Z")
Well, I live in Spencer county, and all I know is… STAY AWAY FROM THE OLD TRAIN TRESSELS!!! Other than that, I got no advice. I don’t get out much. Oh, yeah, there’s Phoenix Hill Tavern. There’s always some sort of concert/party going on there, and for New Years it’ll be a rather large one. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/4 "2002-12-07T22:27:18Z")
Okay - so, here is my short list - tell me what you think: Phoenix Hill Tavern - been there before, like it. ( **Anubis likes it too, it seems** ) Connection - been there, fun gay scene. Magnolia Bar - Never been (I see **Frank’s** friends have been) Main St. Lounge - Never been Cahoots - Never been, but it’s on Bardstown Rd and I love that area. Coyotes - Never been, I’m guessing this is a country bar - I actually dig good blue-grass (shhhh! don’t tell anyone) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/5 "2002-12-07T22:28:45Z")
PS - I’ve already done the day at the races (w/ Mint Julep) at Churchill Downs…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/6 "2002-12-07T22:29:34Z")
Never been to Pheonix hill. Just heard about it on the radio many a time. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/7 "2002-12-08T04:54:20Z")
Well, I actually live in Lexington now but I’m in Louisville fairly often visiting relatives and what not. I’m afraid I’m not a club or bar kind of person but I can recommend some nice places to eat. Lilly’s is fabulous though very upscale (and expensive-but worth it). Cafe Mimosa does very nice asian cuisine. If you’d like an Irish-type pub and associated grub try Molly Malone’s or Kitty O’Kirwan’s. Or for some great Yucatan style cooking try the Mayan Gypsy. It’s only a few blocks from the Phoenix Hill area. De la Torre’s has Spanish cuisine that I still think of fondly and the Jicama Grill has the best ceviche I’ve ever tasted. (On the night we went, my two companions and I ordered one of every ceviche on the menu. We startled the waitress but it was marvelous!) I could drone on and on, however that should be a good start. [Here’s a link to a listing of Louisville’s restaurants along with reviews and addresses.](http://www.LouisvilleHotBytes.com/alpha.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/8 "2002-12-08T05:29:19Z")
Can you provide a little more info on exactly what yer innerested in? Haute Cuisine or Whitey’s? The Back Door or the Bristol? The Opera or the Rodeo? ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/9 "2002-12-08T05:31:30Z")
Also, if you’ve never been to Lynn’s Paradise Cafe, you should go there. For breakfast, if possible. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/10 "2002-12-08T05:43:48Z")
\*\*dwyr[b/], thanks! You rock. **Frank** - I like it all, baby! Seriously, I’m mostly into the good food-alterna-scene. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-louisville-ky/141169/11 "2002-12-08T05:45:25Z")
I have been to Lynn’s.