OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announced for Valley Station

“As of September 10, 2025, Freddy’s has 560 location across 37 states.” — Wikipedia Last month, news came of a third Louisville metro location of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Leading the way was District 14 Councilwoman Crystal Bast. 🚨 Big News, Valley Station/PRP! 🚨 The wait is over after meetings, conversations, and a whole lot […]

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Hurry for Curry is open in Deer Park

Hurry for Curry opened earlier in September at 1582 Bardstown Road in Deer Park (formerly Cafe 360). New Indian restaurant opens at former location of Café 360 in Louisville. What to know, by Amanda Hancock (Louisville Courier Journal) Hurry for Curry held a soft opening on Sept. 1 and is awaiting its liquor license, owner […]

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Parlour Pizza in New Albany is taking the week off to relocate (right across the alley)

It’s strictly third down yardage, a veritable tush push, and surely one of the shortest relocations ever (moving vans not required; see cover photo). Parlour Pizza New Albany will be closed during the week to come (Sept. 15 – 21) to facilitate its move from a current home at 225 State St. to 115 W. […]

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Great Flood Brewing rebrands to Big Rock Bar & Brew

Consider the following as”Hip Hops Part Two.” Here’s the first part, earlier this week. Hip Hops: Might as well go down swinging, right? The fortunes of Great Flood Brewing Co. have waxed and waned since 2014, when it was founded at 2120 Bardstown Road in Deer Park. But now the original concept has been rebranded […]

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The Food Peddler has closed its doors in New Albany

The building at 2602 Charlestown Rd. in New Albany (Colonial Manor to locals) has housed many restaurants over the years, including Mario’s Pizza, Great China and Mandarin Cafe, all of which enjoyed lengthy runs. In more recent years, Legends Cafe and Wacky Nachos didn’t last very long at the address, to which now can be […]

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Louie’s returns to Camp Taylor with soups and sandwiches

Louie’s Hot Chicken & Barbecue is on hiatus for remodeling and reworking We already knew that Louie’s was taking time off to rebrand. The refit took only three weeks, and the restaurant is back up and running at 4222 Poplar Level Road in Camp Taylor as Louie’s Soup & Sandwiches. Louie’s Hot Chicken & Barbecue […]

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Acai-Ville Cafe is open in Russell and coming soon downtown

In simple terms, an acai bowl is a very thick smoothie with toppings that you eat with a spoon. The trend started when the acai berry was categorized as a superfood. — Julie Harrington, RD, chef and registered dietitian, quoted at Eating Well  Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones joins the queue for […]

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Hot off the presses: The Fall 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine has hit the streets

The Fall 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online. Subscribe to our award-winning print publication and have it delivered to your door each issue. FEATURES PROFILE | The Saing Family’s Pad Thai Story: The Saing family founded the […]

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New Albany Tavern opens today (opposite Terry Middleton’s Martial Arts School)

New Albany Tavern (114 E. Market, New Albany) begins regular business hours today, initially pegged as 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. New Albany Tavern’s general operating philosophy and bill of fare will be familiar to anyone who has patronized Old Louisville Tavern or Hillcrest […]

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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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Pints&union passes from “Memento mori” to “Requiescat in pace”

Full disclosure: the author was beer director at Pints&union from 2018 through 2023. Eight months after debuting at 1576 Bardstown Rd. on New Year’s Eve following its move from New Albany, dissolution came quietly for Pints&union after a final performance on Saturday. Connoisseurs of irony (alas, our numbers steadily dwindle) will note that during the […]

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A Louisville debut for the takeout-only BW3, minus weck

If you’ve ever wondered why Buffalo Wild Wings is abbreviated BW3, when only two words start with the letter “w,” weck’s your answer. The original pre-chain/franchise name was Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck. Weck is defined by Wikipedia: A beef on weck is a sandwich found primarily in Western New York State, particularly in the city […]

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Leonardo’s Mexican Food, coming soon to Jeffersonville

Reporting at Louisville Business First, Olivia Estright offers the forthcoming arrival of a new Mexican restaurant in Jeffersonville: “The Vazquez family have been owners of restaurants for nearly 20 years with their legacy beginning in Omaha, Nebraska, (Jose) said. His family members own seven other Mexican restaurant locations across the United States.” The original Leonardo’s […]

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A Barry Bagels franchise will soon land downtown

It’s a story in which a franchisee of a Toledo-based bagel business combines with the developer of a “20 Airbnb-style unit boutique hotel” amid “plans the city has to pump money downtown.” As an aside, it is useful be reminded periodically that LBF’s journalistic mission typically (and fetishistically, in my view) references the “art of […]

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Prova Spirits, a nano distiller in Phoenix Hill, opens this weekend

Liqueur: Technically, liqueurs are liquor because they are distilled spirits. The general difference is that liqueurs are sweetened spirits with various flavors, oils, and extracts added; rum, whiskey, brandy, and other liquors can serve as a base spirit for liqueurs. —The Spruce Eats At Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones describes the advent of Prova […]

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