Louisville's Restaurants & Cafés, Ranked — The Louisville Index
The Louisville Index · September 10, 2026 edition
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Restaurants & Cafés — full ranking
161 ranked🥇 Forest Springs NutritionLouisville90/100 ⧉
T-#2 Schimpff's Candy and MuseumJeffersonville80/100 ⧉
T-#3 Jucy's Bar-B-Que80/100 ⧉
T-#4 La Carreta Mexican Restaurant & BarLouisville80/100 ⧉
T-#5 Panaderia y Tienda Guadalajara 3Louisville80/100 ⧉
T-#6 The AlcoveJeffersonville80/100 ⧉
T-#7 BoomBozz Pizza & TaphouseJeffersonville75/100 ⧉
T-#8 Homemade Ice Cream & Pie KitchenNew Albany75/100 ⧉
T-#9 Polly's Freeze75/100 ⧉
T-#10 KaijuLouisville70/100 ⧉
T-#11 Angie's CafeJeffersonville70/100 ⧉
T-#12 Board and You Bistro & Wine BarNew Albany70/100 ⧉
T-#13 El SombreroJeffersonville70/100 ⧉
T-#14 Food LabJeffersonville70/100 ⧉
T-#15 Blue Dog Bakery & Cafe70/100 ⧉
T-#16 Con Huevos70/100 ⧉
T-#17 Holy Smokes Bar-B-Que and Catering70/100 ⧉
T-#18 The HUB70/100 ⧉
T-#19 VaraneseLouisville70/100 ⧉
T-#20 Volare70/100 ⧉
T-#21 Golden Blossom BuffetJeffersonville65/100 ⧉
T-#22 Porcini65/100 ⧉
T-#23 Karem's Grill & PubProspect65/100 ⧉
T-#24 80/20 @ Kaelin's65/100 ⧉
T-#25 Around The GrillLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#26 Bandido Taqueria MexicanaLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#27 Bayt Al MochaLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#28 Bloom CoffeeNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#29 Boombozz Pizza and Taphouse65/100 ⧉
T-#30 Brass Social65/100 ⧉
T-#31 Burger BoyLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#32 Charr'd Bourbon Kitchen & LoungeLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#33 Chik'n & MiLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#34 Ciao RistoranteLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#35 Classico Takeout & EmpanadasLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#36 Craft House PizzaLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#37 Crave65/100 ⧉
T-#38 Derby City PizzaNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#39 Dough Boy PizzaNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#40 Feast BBQLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#41 FistfulNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#42 Gaslight Diner65/100 ⧉
T-#43 Gracious PlentyProspect65/100 ⧉
T-#44 Green TeaNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#45 Heine Brothers CoffeeLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#46 Heine Brothers' CoffeeLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#47 Hing WangNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#48 Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - LouisvilleLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#49 Malone's and Harry's American Bar & GrillLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#50 Martini Italian BistroLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#51 Match Cigar BarJeffersonville65/100 ⧉
T-#52 Mimo's PizzeriaNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#53 New Albany Sugar ShoppeNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#54 Noche Mexican BBQLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#55 ParlourLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#56 Please & Thank You on the Avenue65/100 ⧉
T-#57 Proof on MainLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#58 Quills Coffee65/100 ⧉
T-#59 Red Hog65/100 ⧉
T-#60 Red YetiJeffersonville65/100 ⧉
T-#61 ROC65/100 ⧉
T-#62 Roosters65/100 ⧉
T-#63 Rooties Sports Bar & GrilleLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#64 SevicheLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#65 Señor Iguanas65/100 ⧉
T-#66 Starlight Coffee Co65/100 ⧉
T-#67 Sunergos Coffee65/100 ⧉
T-#68 The B.A. ColonialLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#69 The Bard's TownLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#70 The Grape Leaf65/100 ⧉
T-#71 The Irish RoverLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#72 The SliceGeorgetown65/100 ⧉
T-#73 Time 4 Thai65/100 ⧉
T-#74 TMP The Manhattan Project65/100 ⧉
T-#75 Topp't65/100 ⧉
T-#76 True North Coffee HouseNew Albany65/100 ⧉
T-#77 Union Pub and SocialJeffersonville65/100 ⧉
T-#78 VinaigretteLouisville65/100 ⧉
T-#79 Divinity Fine Catering65/100 ⧉
T-#80 King Gyros - St. Matthew’s MallSt Matthews65/100 ⧉
T-#81 Zesto's Ice Cream60/100 ⧉
T-#82 Asian Buffet60/100 ⧉
T-#83 Asian WokLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#84 Caffe Classico60/100 ⧉
T-#85 El Rio Grande Mexican RestaurantLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#86 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers60/100 ⧉
T-#87 Game60/100 ⧉
T-#88 Jasmine Chinese CuisineLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#89 Osaka Sushi Bar60/100 ⧉
T-#90 Wei Wei Chinese ExpressLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#91 Barcelona Bistro60/100 ⧉
T-#92 Biscuit Belly - MiddletownMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#93 Carali's Rotisserie ChickenMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#94 Coals Artisan PizzaMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#95 Day's Espresso and CoffeeLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#96 Del Frisco'sSt Matthews60/100 ⧉
T-#97 Double DogsMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#98 Fat Jimmy's PizzaMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#99 Green District Salads - MiddletownMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#100 Grind Burger KitchenLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#101 Heine Brothers CoffeeNew Albany60/100 ⧉
T-#102 Hometown Pizza - MiddletownMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#103 Joella's Hot Chicken60/100 ⧉
T-#104 Joella's Hot ChickenMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#105 Kansai Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi BarClarksville60/100 ⧉
T-#106 King Gyros - LynnviewLynnview60/100 ⧉
T-#107 Mac's HideawayNew Albany60/100 ⧉
T-#108 Maker's Mark Bourbon House & LoungeLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#109 Masa Japanese Bistro & SushiMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#110 MESA, A Live Dining ShowNew Albany60/100 ⧉
T-#111 Naive Latin Inspired Kitchen60/100 ⧉
T-#112 Perso60/100 ⧉
T-#113 Petra Mediterranean RestaurantNew Albany60/100 ⧉
T-#114 PizzavilleLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#115 Purrfect Day Cat CafeLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#116 Repeal Oak-Fired SteakhouseLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#117 Samurai Sushi And HibachiMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#118 Sarino60/100 ⧉
T-#119 Selena's at Willow Lake TavernLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#120 Taco City Louisville-MiddletownMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#121 The Bep - Boba TeahouseLouisville60/100 ⧉
T-#122 ZEGGZMiddletown60/100 ⧉
T-#123 Homeade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen55/100 ⧉
T-#124 Matt Winn's Steakhouse55/100 ⧉
T-#125 Rumors55/100 ⧉
T-#126 Taqueria Danny55/100 ⧉
T-#127 Caspian GrillLouisville55/100 ⧉
T-#128 Double DragonLouisville55/100 ⧉
T-#129 Dragon CafeProspect55/100 ⧉
T-#130 El Tarasco55/100 ⧉
T-#131 Le Bodeguita55/100 ⧉
T-#132 Tengo Sed CantinaLouisville55/100 ⧉
#133 Ramen House LouisvilleLouisville50/100 ⧉
#134 Las Margaritas Mexican CuisineMiddletown45/100 ⧉
T-#135 Amorè Fine Italian RistoranteFloyds Knobs35/100 ⧉
T-#136 TryMe TreatsLouisville35/100 ⧉
#137 Base Camp Coffee at Quest OutdoorsLouisville30/100 ⧉
#138 KabukiJeffersonville25/100 ⧉
T-#139 Bar VettiLouisville20/100 ⧉
T-#140 Baxter's 942 Bar & GrillLouisville20/100 ⧉
T-#141 Mitchell's Fish Market20/100 ⧉
T-#142 Preston BobaLouisville20/100 ⧉
T-#143 Sakura BlueLouisville20/100 ⧉
T-#144 Tumbleweed20/100 ⧉
T-#145 Osheas Irish Pub15/100 ⧉
T-#146 Taqueria el Cerrito15/100 ⧉
T-#147 1st Wok Chinese ResturantLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#148 Alley Cat Cafe & CateringMiddletown15/100 ⧉
T-#149 Bearno's PizzaLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#150 Cunningham's Creekside15/100 ⧉
T-#151 DiOrio's Pizza and PubLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#152 Flannigan's Ale HouseLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#153 H.M. FranksJeffersonville15/100 ⧉
T-#154 Hooked on Frankfort15/100 ⧉
T-#155 Little GreekSt Matthews15/100 ⧉
T-#156 Prohibition Craft SpiritsLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#157 The Silver DollarLouisville15/100 ⧉
T-#158 Wing StationShively15/100 ⧉
T-#159 Äta15/100 ⧉
T-#160 Cafe Aroma10/100 ⧉
T-#161 Spinelli's Pizza10/100 ⧉
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