LEXINGTON
Update: the Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled to uphold Lexington's smokefree air ordinance banning smoking in the workplace, including restaurants and bars.
Cafe Jennifer
111 Woodland Avenue (606) 255-0709
Note: has a separate bar where smoking is allowed.
Cracker Barrel
Traditional American (belt-loosening) breakfasts, and lunch & dinner (roast beef, chicken, fish). For other smokefree Cracker Barrel locations, see the Chains page.
2220 Elkhorn Road (859) 293-2555
(I-75 & Winchester Road)
1927 Stanton Way (859) 233-7684
(I-75 & Newtown Pike)
Jonathon at Gratz Park
120 West Second Street (859) 252-4949
Jonathon's is fine dining with wonderful food and a super wine list. The service is tremendous, and prices are reasonable. From time to time the restaurant hosts wine dinners. The only smoking allowed is in the bar, which is completely separate from the dining room.
thanks Dr. Lisa Davison!
Cafe Joseph Beth
Lexington Green (606) 273-2911
Bookstore, cafe, live music, readings and even tai chi classes.
Garden Cafe
900 North Broadway (606) 252-6837
Healthy, attractive and moderately priced lunches,
in a restored 18th-century home with a garden.
Tu-Sat 11am-4pm
Joe Bologna's Restaurant
120 West Maxwell Street (606) 252-4933
Sicilian cuisine. Pasta and pizza.
Keeneland Racetrack
4201 Versailles Road (606) 254-3412 or (toll free) (800) 456-3412
Keeneland has set aside a number of areas for non smokers.
There will be designated areas on each floor of the grandstand, the
clubhouse and in other working environments that will be declared
non-smoking areas. In addition, there will be designated areas on each
floor of the grandstand, the clubhouse and other private rooms where
smoking will be permitted.
Phil Dunn's
431 Old Vine Street (606) 231-0099
Upscale bistro. Note: smoking is permitted in the lounge.
You do not have to walk through the lounge to get to the
dining room.
Mon-Sat 9am-2pm & 5:30pm-10pm
Ramsey's Diner
3090 Helmsdale Place (Brighton Shoppes) (859) 264-9396
4391 Harrodsburg Road (859) 219-1626
The Harrodsburg Road location was the first and opened as smokefree. It is a great restaurant and bar.
thanks Dr. Lisa Davison!
This is the only smokefree location of a local chain. Ribs a specialty.
Zuni Cafe
890 East High Street (606) 266-8357
Moderately priced, fresh & substantial salads, soups and sandwiches.
Luscious desserts.
Tu-Sat 7:30am-8pm
top
LOUISVILLE
Update July 2007: Smoking banned in all public places (including bars, restaurants and bingo halls) except for Churchill Downs.
Note about cafes
Most straight espresso-and-pastry cafes in Louisville seem
to be smokefree. They are not listed here separately unless they also offer meals.
Artemisia Gallery Cafe
620 East Market Street (502) 583-4177
Upscale restaurant/art gallery with an eclectic, vegetarian-friendly menu. Wine available.
Smoking is allowed on the patio.
Tu-Sat 11am-3pm / Wed-Sat 5pm-10pm
Cafe Bristol
2035 South Third Street (502) 634-2723
(Speed Art Museum)
Modestly priced and imaginative meals with children's menu available.
Often crowded with museum goers.
Tu-Sat 11:30pm-2pm
Churchill Downs Race Track
Central Avenue (off Eastern Parkway exit from I-65) (502) 636-4515
The "Paddock Pavilion" is a no-smoking area.
El Mundo
2345 Frankfort Avenue (502) 899-9930
Small, popular cafeteria-style Mexican restaurant.
Note, no credit cards.
Tu-Th 11:30am-9pm / Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm
English Grill
In the Camberley Brown Hotel
Fourth Street and Broadway (502) 583-1234
(Very) upscale Continental dining.
The only smokefree eating establishment in the hotel.
Mon-Sat 5-11 pm / Sun 5-10 pm
Health and Harvest Cafe
3030 Bardstown Road (502) 451-6772
Moderately priced vegetarian cuisine.
Mon-Sat 9am-9pm / Sun 11am-6pm
India Palace
9424 Shelbyville Road (502) 394-0490
note updated address, thanks to louisvillehotbytes.com!
Tandoori cuisine. Lunch buffet. Lunch prices are moderate;
dinner is on the expensive side. Beer available.
Mon-Sun 11am-2pm & 5pm-10pm
Java House
2910 North Western Parkway (502) 772-2243
Restaurant in a restored 19th century mansion which also houses a theater.
Moderately priced hot sandwiches, salads, drinks available.
Relaxed atmosphere (i.e., no headbanging music). Note, no credit cards.
610 Magnolia
610 Magnolia 502-636-0783
610 Magnolia is a top-tier dining experience comparable to the finest restaurants in the country. Menus change seasonally.
Open Thurs-Sat. at 6pm, one seating. Reservations required.
from a satisfied customer
The Mayan Gypsy
624 East Market Street (502) 583-3300
Small restaurant featuring Mexican food from the Yucatan,
more exotic and imaginatively flavored than the usual fare.
Wine and beer available. Popular so be prepared to wait.
Mon-Fri 11am-10pm / Sat 5pm-10pm
Meridian Cafe
112 Meridian Avenue (502) 897-9703
Lunch spot, soup and sandwiches, some vegetarian offerings.
Mon-Sat 11am-4pm
La Peche II Restaurant
4941 Brownsboro Road (502) 339-7593
Despite the name, the cuisine is more eclectic than French:
fish, pasta and chicken, rich desserts and wine. Moderate to expensive.
Tu-Fri 10am-8pm / Sat 11am-4pm
Pita Delight
1015 Barret Avenue (502) 583-2926
Middle Eastern food (falafel, hummus, gyros).
Mon-Th 11am-8pm / closed Fri / Sat 11am-9pm / Sun 11:30am-7pm
Shalimar Restaurant
1820 South Hurstbourne Parkway (502) 493-8899
(Hunnington Place mall)
Moderately priced Indian cuisine. Extensive menu, all the great Indian comfort foods:
samosas, pakoras, masala, dhal, vindaloo, and raitha to put the fire out.
Wine and beer available. Lunch buffet.
Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm / Sun-Th 5:30pm-9:30pm / Fri-Sat till 10pm
Twice Told Coffee House
1604 Bardstown Road (502) 456-0507
Live music.
Weekdays 11am-1am / Breakfast on weekends.
Winston's Restaurant
3101 Bardstown Road (502) 456-0980
Run by Sullivan College student chefs
and serves as a showpiece for their creations.
Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm / Sun 9:30am-2pm
Q-Doba (formarly Z-Teca) Mexican Grill
970 Breckenridge Lane
(Shoppes at Spring Station)
Good Mexican food at modest prices. Children's menu available. Counter service.
Note: this is a chain; Louisville locations are nonsmoking; smoking policy unknown yet at other locations.
11am-10pm daily
top
ST. MATTHEWS
211 Clover Lane
(you guessed it...) 211 Clover Lane (502) 896-9570
Upscale California cuisine.
Tu-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm / 6pm-10pm // Sunday 10:30am-2:30pm
Cafe Fresh
3642 Brownsboro Road (502) 894-8929
Weekdays 11am-7pm / Sat 11am-5pm / closed Sunday
Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $15.
Cafe Iris
3931 Chenoweth Square (502) 899-9989
Salads, seafood, sandwiches, burgers. Luscious desserts.
Wine available. Moderate prices.
Vegetarian-friendly.
Mon 11am-3pm / Tu-Th 11am-8pm / Fri-Sat 11am-9pm
Carolina Shrimp and Seafood
3922 Westport Road (502) 894-8947
Nice folks and they serve up
everything that swims, slithers and crawls in the sea.
Mon-Th 11am-8pm / Fri-Sat 11am-9pm
top
