Lexington-Central Kentucky Restaurants

Accuracy of hours and offerings not guaranteed; see linked websites for most current information
Updated November 2025

Even though brunch is the name of the game, we recognize that not everyone imbibes, nor does every fabulous dining establishment in Central Kentucky serve alcohol. C’est la vie!

Search by city, available days, dog-friendly, outdoor seating, or reservations recommended


33 Staves
City: Lexington (The Summit)
Saturday: 8-12
Sunday: 8-12
Weekday: No
Private Parking

Bear & The Butcher
City: Lexington (Chevy Chase)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Beau’s Cafe
City: Lexington (Beaumont)
Saturday: 7-3
Sunday: 7-3
Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 7-3
Private Parking

Bella Cafe & Grille
City: Lexington (Chevy Chase)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Bella Cafe & Grille
City: Lexington (Palomar)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Biscuit Belly*
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 7:30-3
Sunday: 7:30-3
Weekday: Monday-Thursday 7:30-2 | Friday 7:30-3
Private Parking

Biscuit Belly* – coming 2026
City: Lexington (Harrodsburg Road)

Burl Brew
City: Lexington (Distillery District)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Cafe Patachou
City: Lexington (The Summit)
Saturday: 8-3
Sunday: 8-3
Weekday: 7-3
Outdoor Seating // Dog-friendly

Carson’s Food & Drink
City: Lexington (Andover)
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: Friday 10-2
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Carson’s Food & Drink
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: Friday 10-2
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Cellar Bar & Grille
City: Lexington (Lansdowne)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Copper & Oak
City: Danville
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2:30
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating

County Club
City: Lexington (Jefferson Street)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No

Desperados Cantina
City: Lexington (Distillery District)
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

District 7 Social
City: Lexington (Distillery District)
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Doodles
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: All Day
Sunday: All Day
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Dudley’s
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-2:30
Sunday: 11-2:30
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Reservations Recommended

East End Tap & Table
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 10-3
Sunday: 10-3
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Epping’s On Eastside
City: Lexington (National Avenue/Warehouse Block)
Saturday: 9-2
Sunday: 9-2
Weekday: No
Reservations Recommended

Favor
City: Lexington (North Limestone)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 12-5
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Fiddletree Kitchen & Bar
City: Lexington
Saturday: 10-3
Sunday: 10-3
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

First Watch*
City: Lexington & Georgetown (multiple locations)
Saturday: 7-2:30
Sunday: 7-2:30
Weekday: 7-2:30
Private Parking

Frank & Dino’s
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Reservations Recommended

Goodwood Brewpub*
City: Frankfort
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating

Goodwood Brewpub*
City: Lexington (Lexington Green)
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Granddam
City: Lexington (Distillery District)
Saturday: 9-1:30
Sunday: 9-2 (Acoustic Brunch ft. Ben Lacy)
Private Parking

Grounded All Day Cafe
City: Lexington (Meadowthorpe)
Saturday: 8-5
Sunday: 8-5
Weekday: Wednesday-Friday 8-5
No Alcohol // Private Parking

Halls on the River
City: Winchester
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Holly Hill Inn
City: Midway
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Honeywood
City: Lexington (The Summit)
Saturday: 11-4
Sunday: 11-4
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating

Italx
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-4
Sunday: 11-4
Weekday: No
Reservations Recommended

J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar
City: Lexington (Beaumont)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

The Jockey Bar
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 10-3
Sunday: 11-3
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Josie’s
City: Lexington (Chevy Chase)
Saturday: All Day
Sunday: All Day
Weekday: No
Private Parking

Keeneland Track Kitchen
City: Lexington
Saturday: 6-11
Sunday: 6-11
Weekday: 6-1
No Alcohol // Private Parking

Kentucky Castle
City: Versailles
Saturday: 8:30-1
Sunday: 8:30-1
Weekday: 8:30-1
Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Kentucky Native Cafe
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-10
Sunday: 11-10
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

LexLive
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: No
Private Parking

Local Feed
City: Georgetown
Saturday: All Day
Sunday: All Day
Weekday: Tuesday-Friday all day
Outdoor Seating // Reservations Recommended

Local Taco
City: Lexington (Hamburg)
Saturday: 11 a.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m.
Weekday: Monday-Thursday at 10 a.m. | Friday at 11 a.m.
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Local Taco
City: Lexington (Campus)
Saturday: 11 a.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m.
Weekday: Monday-Thursday at 10 a.m. | Friday at 11 a.m.
Outdoor Seating

Lockbox
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: No
Reservations Recommended

Luna’s Coffee, Wine, & Butterfly Cafe
City: Nicholasville
Saturday: 8-2
Sunday: 8-2
Weekday: No
Private Parking

Merrick Inn
City: Lexington (Lansdowne)
Saturday: 10-3
Sunday: 10-3
Weekday: Friday 10-3
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Minglewood
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-4
Sunday: 11-4
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Minton’s
City: Lexington
Saturday: 9-3
Sunday: 9-3
Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 11-3
No Alcohol // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Nic & Norman’s*
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No

OBC Kitchen
City: Lexington (Lansdowne)
Saturday: 10-3
Sunday: 10-3
Weekday: No
Private Parking // Reservations Recommended

Palmer’s Fresh Grill
City: Lexington (Lexington Green)
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: Friday 11-3
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Pearl’s
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 8-12
Sunday: 8-12
Weekday: Thursday & Friday 8-12
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Public Well
City: Nicholasville
Saturday: 11-2
Sunday: 11-4
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

The Rackhouse Tavern
City: Lexington
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Rise N’ Brine
City: Lexington (Chevy Chase)
Saturday: 7-2
Sunday: 7-2
Weekday: 7-2
No Alcohol

Rolling Oven
City: Lexington (National Avenue/Warehouse Block)
Saturday: 11-3
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Rolling Oven
City: Versailles
Saturday: 11:30-3
Sunday: 11:30-3
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Rosemont Station
City: Lexington (Southland)
Saturday: 10-10
Sunday: 10-10
Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 10-10
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Sedona Taphouse*
City: Lexington (Newtown Pike)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-3
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Sedona Taphouse*
City: Lexington (Palomar)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Shamrock Bar & Grille
City: Lexington (Patchen Drive only)
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: 10-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating

Sig Luscher Brewery
City: Frankfort
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

The Stave
City: Millville (Frankfort/Versailles)
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Stella’s Kentucky Deli
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 9-2
Sunday: 9-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

Tack House Pub
City: Lexington (Harrodsburg Road)
Saturday: 8-2
Sunday: 8-2
Weekday: Monday-Friday 8-11
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Tupelo Honey* – coming 2026
City: Lexington (Harrodsburg Road)

The Woodford Inn
City: Versailles
Saturday: No
Sunday: 11-2
Weekday: No
Outdoor Seating // Private Parking

Wheeler’s Fountain
City: Lexington (Chevy Chase)
Saturday: 9-3
Sunday: No
Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 9-3
No Alcohol // Private Parking

Wild Eggs*
City: Lexington (Hamburg)
Saturday: 7-3
Sunday: 7-3
Weekday: Monday- Friday 6:30-2:30
Private Parking

Wild Eggs*
City: Lexington (Palomar)
Saturday: 7-3
Sunday: 7-3
Weekday: Monday- Friday 6:30-2:30
Private Parking

Winchell’s
City: Lexington (Southland)
Saturday: 8-11:45
Sunday: 8-12:30
Weekday: No
Private Parking

Zim’s Cafe
City: Lexington (Downtown)
Saturday: 9-2
Sunday: 9-2
Weekday: No
Dog-friendly // Outdoor Seating

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