This article appears in the January 2011 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
Don’t know about you, but we could really use a drink right about now. So we’ve scoured the city to find our 21 favorite bars — from upscale jazz joints to dives where your beer bottle sticks to the table. We’ve also tossed in some personalities familiar with local nightlife and quotes we overheard while out on the town.
Bars
- Brownie's 'The Shed' Grille & Bar
- The Back Door
- Cumberland Brews
- Dundee Tavern
- Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot
- Intermezzo Cafe
- Joe's Older than Dirt
- Joe's Palm Room
- Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar
- Magnolia Bar and Grill
- Molly Malone's
- Nachbar
- O'Dolly's
- Old Seelbach Bar
- Outlook Inn
- Proof on Main
- Rich Os Public House
- The Sea Hag
- Starbase Q
- Volare
- Zanzabar
Personalities
- Bar dame: LEO Weekly's Bar Belle Sarah Havens
- Beer-directed: Jobless Brewing Co.'s Compass
- Happy feet: The Electric Cowboy's dance instructor Bob Watters
- Here's to Thumper: Bambi Bar regular Barry Rodgers
- Voices of the night: Karaoke hot spot, Highlands Taproom
Photo: John Nation
