Clifton

The Silver Dollar will depart after a final day on Nov. 15

By now, you’ve probably heard the news. The text reads: Dear Friends, We want to sincerely thank you for your support, friendship, and countless good memories shared with us. We’ll be closed this week and will reopen one last time on Saturday, November 15th, for our final day of service. It’s been an honor to […]

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DiFabio’s Casapela Italian Restaurant will close at year’s end

All the way back in 2012, Robin Garr answered my lingering question about DiFabio’s Casapela Italian Restaurant (Facebook), which opened in 2010 at 2311 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton. “Casapela.” Utter this word slowly, with Mediterranean rhythm, assonant and mellifluous, “Cah-sa-PEH-laaaah,” and it sounds as Italian as Tony Bennett crooning “Arrivederci, Roma.” But plug it into Google Translate […]

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Meesh Meesh + North of Bourbon = Mill Iron 4, where Ensō used to be

Writing at the Courier Journal, Amanda Hancock provides the overview of a culinary union, coming in 2026 to 1758 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton. New restaurant to open in former Ensō space in Louisville The owners behind North of Bourbon and MeeshMeesh announced Wednesday they are teaming up to open a restaurant called Mill Iron 4 at 1758 Frankfort Ave. It’s […]

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It is Hilltop Tavern’s last month before reinvention as Dive Bar on Frankfort

The text at Instagram: “Maybe we are all exactly where we are meant to be. Say goodbye to Hilltop, and Hello to Dive Bar on Frankfort! Just a few blocks down the road is our new home. Super excited.” Writing at the Courier Journal, Josh Wood has the story of Hilltop Tavern’s impending demise and […]

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“The Original Pour”: F&D’s profile of Bourbons Bistro at 20

As we celebrate Bourbons Bistro’s 20th anniversary in 2025, who remembers the establishment’s audacious foundational broadside, which appeared on t-shirts almost a decade prior to former mayor Greg Fischer’s invention of the term “bourbonism” as Louisville’s civic mantra? Bringing bourbon back one sip at a time. And so the comeback has proceeded, two decades hence. Bourbons […]

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Ensō closes. Chef Weeks departs. North of Bourbon carries on.

With a heavy heart, we share that Enso will be closing. We are deeply grateful to every person who has dined with us, every team member who has shared their talents, and every partner who has supported our journey. Enso’s concept was something truly special; however, with its creator’s departure, that vision can no longer […]

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Brunch seven days a week at Morning Fork in Clifton

I was asked to clarify the status of the Forks on Frankfort in Clifton (Morning Fork and Fork & Barrel), only then realizing that I’d missed the most recent update at the beginning of July. Apologies for the omission. Note that the two concepts previously had shed one building, merging at 1722 Frankfort Ave. This […]

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Dive Bar on Frankfort will rise where The Hub was in Clifton

What is a “dive” bar? The term dates to times when such terminology actually meant something real and concrete, as opposed to the Cosplay Era we currently inhabit. At Beervana, Jeff Alworth offers a thought: Observations from a Dive Bar (today’s cover photo of Kay’s in Portland is borrowed from Jeff’s article). My professional need […]

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Varanese presents a Pride Mountain Vineyards Wine Dinner (Tue., June 24)

On Tuesday, June 24 Varanese (2106 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton) will host a wine dinner featuring Pride Mountain Vineyards (Napa Valley, California). The cost per person is $110 plus tax and gratuity. To reserve, call 502-899-9904. Pride Mountain Vineyards Wine Dinner at Varanese 1st Course – Viognier Rock Shrimp and Georgia Peach Ceviche with Orange […]

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SmashD on Frankfort, a new burger restaurant in Clifton (where J. Gumbo’s used to be)

SmashD on Frankfort is new to 2109 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton (the former J. Gumbo’s space), describing itself as “a quick serve smash burger restaurant serving burgers, sides and milkshakes,” and “offering dine-in, carry-out, Uber Eats and Door Dash.” SmashD shares ownership with Frankfort Avenue Liquors & Wine, just a few yards away: “You can […]

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Ensō in Clifton intends to reopen by April

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones brings us up to date on Ensō (1756 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton) as the restaurant nears reopening after a fire last autumn (upstairs in the same building, not in the restaurant itself). Ensō to reopen with expanded menu after fire A Clifton restaurant blending cuisine from Japan […]

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