OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

Nanny’s Soulful Kitchen is open in Jeffersonville

Back in May, I chanced upon a Facebook post by Trea’ Burgess, who explained what Nanny’s Soulful Kitchen was going to be once completed. Be on the lookout for the new soul food restaurant in Jeffersonville, “Nanny’s Soulful Kitchen.” Me and my mom, Barbara Readus, are doing this together and honoring my grandmother…I know everyone […]

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Internationalist arrivals: Taqueria La Guadalupana (downtown) and Dos Mundos (to Clifton)

In September at Instagram, Simpsonville’s Dos Mundos (cover photo) announced a forthcoming move. We started Dos Mundos in Simpsonville as two worlds colliding — Peruvian + Vietnamese, flavors we grew up with reimagined. Now we’re coming home to Louisville. We are not closing. We are moving into Louisville by the end of September. Before we […]

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Byrd’s Hot Chicken, a California chain coming to New Albany

3306 Plaza Drive in New Albany is but a two-minute walk from my old stomping grounds at the New Albanian Brewing Company (3312 Plaza Dr.) on the north side of town. Lately, even though we shop at Aldi, I’ve been paying so little attention to the vicinity that I didn’t realize the previous tenant, Taylor’s […]

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Down One Bourbon Bar has gone down for the count

Via social media, Down One Bourbon Bar and Restaurant (321 W. Main St.) announced Down One Bourbon Bar and Restaurant has permanently closed. We’re transforming this space into an exciting new experience coming in early 2027. Perhaps a good place to start would be placing local beers in the bucket that says “local beer tastes […]

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Pide Point brings Turkish street food to Fern Creek

Pide Point (and at Facebook) is a new chef-owned Turkish restaurant in Fern Creek, which opened in early September. Stone-oven pide, lahmacun, kebabs and köfte — dine in, takeout and delivery at 5404 Delmaria Way. The web site has concise menu assistance. Pide: Turkish boat-shaped flatbread from the stone oven — often called Turkish pizza. Lahmacun: […]

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Adelita Mexican Restaurant will move to the former Chik’n & Mi quarters

On September 4, Adelita Mexican Restaurant had a big announcement. — WE’VE BEEN A LITTLE QUIET… BUT FOR A GOOD REASON First, we want to say sorry for being a little under the radar lately on Instagram and Facebook. Behind the scenes, we’ve been working nonstop on something very special for Adelita. And we’re finally […]

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Sebastian Moh’s Serai restaurant is open in Clifton

Serai, the word for lemongrass in Malaysian, is open in the space vacated last year by DiFabio’s Casapela (2311 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton). At Louisville Business First, reporter Michael L. Jones spoke with Sebastian Moh, Serai’s owner and chef. “Serai is a neighborhood restaurant focused on Malaysian and Thai spices, herbs and techniques, together with […]

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Parlour Pizza in, Derby City Pizza out (where Dundee Tavern used to be)

At Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones reports that the Belknap neighborhood is about to witness a pizzeria swap at 2224 Dundee Rd., onetime home of Dundee Tavern. Parlour Pizza takes over former Dundee Tavern property Louisville-based Neace Ventures has acquired the former Dundee Tavern property in the Highlands for a new Parlour Pizza + […]

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The Misfit Lou and The Hereafter both have departed

This message seems to have appeared last week at The Misfit Lou and The Hereafter’s social media accounts. It was a good run, just shy of three years. Their last day at 119 S. 7th St. (downtown) was Friday; we bid them farewell.  — There’s really no good way to say this, so we’re just […]

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La Raíz Mexican restaurant is coming to Butchertown (in place of Nami)

 Located on the famously disputed border of Butchertown and NuLu, La Raíz Mexican restaurant will replace the departed Nami Modern Korean Steakhouse, which departed around Thanksgiving time in 2025. La Raiz Mexican restaurant to open in former Nami space, by Michael L. Jones (Louisville Business First) La Raiz will be located at 835 E. […]

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Burritos as big as … BTW, Louisville’s nocturnal fave La Bamba is no more

La Bamba to take a break, tear down and rebuild It is perhaps unusual that I can provide readers with the exact date of my first and only visit to La Bamba. The British band Gomez was touring in support of its then-current album “How We Operate,” and played at Headliners Music Hall on October […]

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News and Tribune reports that Baer’s City Winery in New Albany is “permanently closed”

The scoop goes to Molly Gregory at the News and Tribune. Baer’s City Winery in downtown New Albany closes ‘permanently’ Baer’s City Winery & Brick Oven Kitchen, a downtown New Albany business next to Bicentennial Park, has closed its doors permanently. A sign on the door Tuesday reads “permanently closed.” Baer’s City Winery, otherwise known […]

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Magnolia Bakery is open in Phoenix Hill — maybe. Or tomorrow, and if not, then next Tuesday

I just did a round of Google and social media searching to determine whether the much discussed local franchise of NYC’s Magnolia Bakery is, as yet, open for business. The choices, as gleaned from five widely ranging minutes of diminishing returns, are: not open at all, already open, will be opening Tuesday the 18th, won’t […]

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The Exchange NuLu is now open at Hotel Genevieve

The week’s top Louisville dining story originates in NuLu, where The Exchange NuLu at Hotel Genevieve officially opened yesterday (Wednesday, August 12). Reservations can be scored at OpenTable. Your correspondent is a card-carrying New Albanian, naturally patriotic when it comes to planting flags on yonder side of the river. As such, this opening is uncommonly delightful. […]

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Good Belly Sandwich Shop to close at the end of August

On August 3, Good Belly Sandwich Shop (2216 Dundee Rd. in the Belknap neighborhood) announced that it will close at the end of August. Good Belly opened in 2023 at the former Silly Axe Cafe in Douglass Loop. The text from co-owner Jess Bookin: There is no easy way to say this. After much consideration […]

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