The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Lexington, April 2024

"My favorite place in town for a veggie burger, hands down. I try to make it here whenever I'm in town. A really cool venue especially when I was in..."

Kelsey Bolger

"The food here never disappoints. Such a relaxed atmosphere and the servers are always friendly. I love the occasional Blood Mary and here they are..."

April @ KentuckyAtHeart Blog

"Brittany directed us to Sidebar Grill - partially because it's the only place she told us she would permit us to eat a burger and partially because..."

Candace Nelson

"I've never been disappointed. After closing Sidebar for lunch or dinner. They have a solid menu, and the specials are consistently awesome. Not a..."

Lauren Lemon

"A dive, yes. Delicious, also yes.. Nice service often from the hands-on owner. Great food. Small but solid beer selection. This place isn't fancy,..."

Connoisseur Of The Mundane

"Hidden Treasure of Lexington!. This is one of my favorite burger joints in Lexington. Love the decor. Love its burgers and fries. I wish the place..."

K Tanaka

"SWEET POTATO FRIES!. If you have not been to Sidebar and tried the sweet potato fries you are really missing out. Comes with a side of honey butter..."

Irach

"Nice place. Nice little bar with good food. Hand cut fries are great. Nice view of downtown if you get the opportunity to sit outside in front of the..."

Shaeke

"Love this joint. I loved the fish & chips the issue was the tartar sauce. This tartar had a hint of cajun or cayenne. The dish should be served with..."

Food32

"Food was great and cute merchandise including..."

Haley

"People are great!. I love this place. The staff and customers are friendly and courteous. The atmosphere and decor is laid back and terriffic. I am..."

Colin

"Favorite with a capital F. This is my favorite place to eat and drink in Lexington. Best burger in town, best staff ever, and one of the most fun..."

Pigpen

"Great Food. This little place has a great, interesting menu, with very high quality entrees for the price. The steak entree was $12.50 and came with..."

Eugene

"My favorite place to go..."

DixieSwinger

"By far, one of my favorite burger joints..."

John W. Hays

"Great little spot. This place is one rockin' shoebox of a restaurant. Though it's tiny it makes up for it with its big flavors - I am especially keen..."

Beerlover

"Great Food. This cozy little spot has great burgers and sandwiches. I recommend the beef and brie with their sweet potato fries. Don't get the honey..."

Claiwaterpottery

"Good for lunch. Being 18, i was worried that i would not be allowed to dine at sidebar since its... a bar. but, the bartender fortunately informed me..."

Nate

"Tasty little nook. Snagged a bite with my wife there recently. I enjoyed my burger more than she did, and would agree better burgers can be found..."

J.M. Lovesfood

"Best tuna salad in..."

Kevin

"Food is delicious and there are several vegetarian options including the home made black bean burger, portabella mushroom burger, and grilled cheese...."

Johanna T-O

"Lexington needs more places like this. I love this little joint, a lot of soul an personally packed inside four tiny walls. If I had one complaint..."

Jay

"I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!!. There are very few times that right after I leave a restaurant/bar that I want to tell everyone how great it was. This is..."

Jenevieve

"Worth the Wait!. We decided to try Sidebar Grill after Thursday night live; the place was crowded inside and out, but we got lucky and managed to get..."

John Dyer

"Portabella Sandwhich. Sidebar has the most delectable grilled portabello mushroom sandwich EVER, get the sweet potato fries with the banana..."

Meg Harris

"Absolutely wowed by this restaurant. My husband has long told me that he prefers 'bar burgers'. I didn't know what he meant until we ate at the..."

Audrey May

"Cool place, Good eats. I recently moved downtown and have been trying out all the local places. Sidebar is my favorite so far. The sweet potato fries..."

Kasinky

"Good food, small menu. This local joint is great for what it is. The food and service were both very good. I just (selfishly) wish they would have..."

Epicuriouser

"Had previously come to the conclusion that I wasn't a fan of sidebar, for multiple reasons... But today met some friends for lunch. Food was better..."

Ashley

"Good pub food. Skip the sweet potato fries and go for the regular. Fried twinkles are good but better in..."

Andrew

"Cool place. Good food, good..."

Steph

"Little Gem. None of my friends seem to know about Sidebar, which is just fine with me because it would be rather inconvenient if such a cozy..."

Mobezo2

"Just Awesome! Great burger, perfectly salt and pepper fries and not a wimpy pickle (I hate wimpy pickles). Blake, one of the owners and chef, stopped..."

Vwcampergirl

"Thank you for all the positive reviews. I must reply to and thank you all for the reviews of our restaurant, good & bad! I love all the positive..."

Sidebargrill

"Can be hard to get a table.. Sidebar is a friendly bar and restaurant with good, cheap food and drinks. But because of that, it can be hard to get a..."

Allan C.

"Good food, friendly staff!. Tried this place for lunch and I really enjoyed it. The staff was very friendly and chatty with our group..."

Scott

"Good stuff. The food here really surprised me by how freaking great it is. Any of the fried items are awesome (especially chicken tenders). Grilled..."

Zac

"Great Food/Cool Place!. I went to Sidebar last night and it's really cool! The food was really tasty and the drinks were strong and cheap! Diggin it!..."

Sally

"Great Spot. I would like to tell the world if you haven't been to the Sidebar Grill you are missing out.I strongly recommend the good eats and..."

GOODTIMES B

"Likes it a lot!. I have always had consistantly an excellent value-priced meal and I am amazed reading the wildly diverse reviews regarding the..."

Gdeats

"Great food and service. I've eaten here several times and its always really good. The beef and brie is delicious. Its also nice that they always seem..."

Jacqueline Smith Arnold

"Good eats! Good times!. In a time when people think of restaurants like Applebee's, O'charlies and Red Robbin as "FOOD". It is good to find a place..."

Richard

"TALL DRINK OF WATER. I stumbled in for a late night snack and a cool one on my way to The Bar. I was so taken by the mountain of a man behind the bar..."

S

"LOVE IT..... My husband and I recently moved downtown, we can see Sidebar from our balcony. The food is awesome, the people (workers and customers)..."

Marilyn

"Great job Chef Martye! Great food & presentation & a relaxing place to be with..."

Barbara H.

"LOVE IT. Great food! The homemade potato chips are to die for and the chili cheese fries...yummmm.. I also had the grilled chicken sandwich which was..."

Kristy

"Dive Thru. Came across this place on my walk home late night. An actual place to get real food at night beyond greasy pizza and chickenish' wings...."

Mharpe7653

"Great Food...Good Times. What a fun place to visit and eat in Lexington! Located directly across from the new courthouse the view is unbelievable..."

Raegen Lowe

"I love it, my friends love it, and you'll likely see us there all the time.. The homemade sweet potato fries and potato chips are too die for. Prices..."

A. Jonas

"Just love it!. My kids and I ate at the Sidebar Grill the very first night they opened. They served melt-in-your mouth steak, cooked to order..."

Sherri

"Good food and good service.. I loved the food at this stop-by yet elegant diner. I thought the sweet potato fries were delicious, and their custom..."

CT

"YUM!. Howdy!Well I personally think the food is always tasty and consistent. The fries are all hand cut and they even have homemade chips- 3..."

K8sutherland

"I'll be back!. Sidebar rocks! Once I walked in and heard the New York Dolls blasting over the stereo I knew this was my kinda place! After a few Blue..."

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