OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

Mashup Food Hall opens TODAY in PhoenixLu

Mashup Food Hall comprises the ground floor of a new mixed use development squarely within the Phoenix Hill neighborhood (750 East Jefferson St.), but apparently NuLu sells tickets, so we’ve created the PhoenixLu mashup. The food hall’s web site explains. The Facebook page is here. Mashup Food Hall is Louisville’s new community hangout in NuLu, […]

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Gizzards most fowl? Dirty Bird leaves, Papalinos returns, and Pizza AF goes mobile

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones rolls with the changes, diagramming the intricate playbook at the former Tim Tam Tavern in the Audubon neighborhood. The Dirty Bird could not surmount a difficult start, and it is no more (for now). Replacing fried chicken at 1022 Clarks Lane is retro pizza, with the revival […]

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St. Benedict’s Bakery, a.k.a. Isaac Fox

St. Benedict (born circa 480 AD) is thought of as the “father of Western monasticism,” and St. Benedict’s Bakery is the answer to question several readers have asked: “What ever happened to Isaac Fox since the demise of The Champagnery and La Chasse earlier this year?” The text of the embedded post is below, and […]

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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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Bamboo Coffee & Donuts is coming to Douglass Loop in 2026

In early 2026, Bamboo Coffee & Donuts is expanding its perimeter to the Belknap neighborhood, or as it is often regarded in colloquial terms, the Highlands. Reporting at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones considers the implications. Bamboo Coffee & Donuts expands to Highlands Bamboo Coffee & Donuts will open at 1938 Harvard Drive, in […]

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Maya Bagel Express will expand to Parkway Village

Launched in 2022 by savvy expatriates from the East Coast, Maya Bagel Express on Poplar Level Road in the Audubon neighborhood has had eager customers lining up ever since to nosh on New York-style bagels, including widely praised lox and pastrami equipped varieties. Now a second location is slated for December opening at 2513 Preston […]

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Renshoku Ramen’s last day is underway RIGHT NOW

Here is the text of Renshoku Ramen’s Fb post. The restaurant is located at 1161 S. 2nd St. in Old Louisville, and remember: today’s objective is to sell out the inventory, so bid them a fond farewell. It is with great sadness that I must announce that today will be the last day of service […]

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Dock Seafood’s new building is under construction just up the street in New Albany

Dock Seafood initially opened in 1977 in Clarksville, but the longtime location at 1125 State St. in New Albany seems to have made it synonymous with the Floyd County seat. “Future site of” signs went up a few months ago at 1707 State St., only a few blocks away nearer to Baptist Health Floyd Hospital. […]

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The prototypical Shawarma Shack is coming to St. Matthews in November

Shawarma Shack will open in November at the Shelbyville Road Plaza (4600 Shelbyville Road #634) in St. Matthews. It is projected as the first of three locations for a startup franchise brand with “a consistent theme.” WDRB-41 has more. St. Matthews to welcome Middle Eastern restaurant Shawarma Shack The restaurant will let customers build their […]

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Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine has left its Highlands building

  The Courier Journal is reporting that the Baxter Ave. location of Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine has gone the way of the Guadalupe Caracara. The future of Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine in the Highlands might be on the rocks. The Kentucky-based Mexican restaurant chain appears to have closed its spot at 938 Baxter Ave., formerly a longtime […]

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Now the “bust” cycle: Boomtown Kitchen, Creamery vacate downtown New Albany

Although no formal announcement has been issued, I believe we can proceed under the assumption that Boomtown Kitchen and Boomtown Creamery, sister concepts in downtown New Albany, have concluded their runs. Today’s cover photo shows the Creamery space bereft of furnishings. Boomtown Kitchen began in 2019, and Boomtown’s Creamery followed in 2021, both at the retail […]

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David Danielson’s new brunch course: äta to be remade as The Hen House  

Chef and owner David Danielson has revealed that his äta Restaurant (Brownsboro Center, 4864 Brownsboro Rd. in Windy Hills) is to be rebranded as The Hen House Café & Provisions, and remade into a brunch restaurant with an updated menu and business hours. The final dinner service for äta will come on Saturday, October 25. […]

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Retirement has come, and Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago is gone

For the record, Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago (121 Saint Matthews Ave.) has concluded. The text: OCTOBER 18, 2025 To all our customers, the day has finally arrived and we are RETIRING! It has been a blessing working in this community over the years. We have laughed, joked, cut up, played and prayed with each […]

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Milano Italian Restaurant’s East End location will cease after Oct. 31

In 2021, F&D traced the Shelbyville lineage of Milano Italian Restaurant as it debuted a new Louisville location at 11300 Westport Rd. Milano Italian Restaurant’s third location is coming this spring to Westport Road Now the Courier Journal’s Amanda Hancock reports this location’s closure. Popular Italian restaurant to close in east Louisville, open new location […]

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