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Cooley and Friends. There’s a list of 100 cocktails here, so we
took our time.

In the Highlands, one of Louisville’s tonier neighborhoods,
we found Gralehaus (http://gralehaus.com) for breakfast.
This eclectic cafe with its charming outside patio features the
“family meal” for $6, offering scrumptious cheesy, creamy
grits topped with a sunny-side-up egg drizzled with hot sauce
and showered with chives.

Near Central Park for lunch, we sought out Buck’s (www.
buckslou.com), consistently named one of Louisville’s most
romantic restaurants
since 1992. Mismatched
old-time chi- na, white flowers
everywhere, and a conti-
nental menu called to us.
Its longtime house specialty
of Crispy Fish with Hot Sweet
Chili Sauce, served over
jasmine rice, was snappy.

In NuLu, a hip neighborhood
near downtown Louisville, we sought Decca (www.deccares-
taurant.com), a locals’ favorite in a renovated 1870s building
that offers a contemporary spin on classic dishes. I raved
about my homemade cavatelli with sweet corn, ricotta salata,
Aleppo peppers and basil. My friends were equally excited
by their wild shrimp with caramelized eggplant and Spanish
chorizo and the crispy Texas redfish with couscous and pea-
nuts. Cocktail: Brown Derby.

Over in Southern Indiana, we stayed at the Sheraton
Riverside in Jeffersonville (www.starwoodhotels.com), very
near that walking bridge. We found three restaurants in SoIN
“ The Silver Dollar has been named one of the (Southern Indiana’s nickname) that were as buzz-worthy as
10 best whiskey bars in the country by GQ. It’s those in Louisville’s fine food scene.

been called Louisville’s most genuine honky Dinner at the Portage House (www.eatportagehouse.com)
tonk and its bourbon cocktails are the bomb. ” was a stand-out. Set in an old restored riverfront home,
the atmosphere and view were delightful. Chef Paul Skules
changes the menu every few weeks, procuring 80 percent of

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