Louisville Restaurants on National TV Shows

Andrew Zimmern with Bizarre Foods at Morris' Deli on Taylorsville Rd. Source.

One of my favorite things to do when traveling is finding great places to eat.  Back when we used to binge watch a lot of Diners, Dive Ins and Dives, Man vs. Food and Bizarre Foods, we usually end up checking out at least one restaurant featured on these shows.  We found some great places to eat that way and it's fun to try them out in person.

So when a few friends came to visit from San Francisco this week, I started thinking about restaurants in Louisville that made the national spotlight via popular travel and food network shows to share with them.  I knew we had some but was surprised that we have so many!  Most of these restaurants deserve the spotlight, others...you'll have to make your own judgement.

I've compiled a list of restaurants in Louisville featured on some national shows, linking videos whenever possible.  For the rest, I included the episode information so you can watch on your favorite outlet.  These will make for a fun adventure around the town and will delight your next out of town guests.

Best Bars in America

• The Old Seelbach | S2 Ep3: Louisville
• Garage Bar | S2 Ep3: Louisville
• Haymarket Whiskey Bar | S2 Ep3: Louisville
• Holy Grale | S2 Ep3: Louisville
• Rye | S2 Ep3: Louisville
• Joe's Older Than Dirt | S2 Ep10: Bar Games
• The Brown Hotel Lobby Bar | S2 Ep7: Booze and Food
• Four Roses Distillery

Best Thing I Ever Taste

• Cake Flour | S4 Ep6: Cake Walk 

Bite This | S1 Ep9: Louisville

• Harvest 
• Eiderdown 
• Milkwood 

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations | S3 Ep19, start at minute 20:54

• The Brown Hotel  (full video)
• Against the Grain
• Old Hickory Pit BBQ
• Kern's Kitchen Derby Pie
• The Hungry Pelican
• Morris' Deli

Bizarre Foods America With Andrew Zimmern | S10 Ep7: Louisville, Bourbon and Burgoo

• Wagner's Pharmacy 
• Flavorman 
• Proof on Main
• 610 Magnolia
• Bourbon Barrel Foods
• Morris' Deli
• Garage Bar 

Burgers, Brew and 'Que

• Cresent Hill Craft House | S2 Ep4: Spiced Salty Succulent (start minute 9:20)
• Game | S2 Ep13: Meat Fix four Ways
• Mussel & Burger Bar | Se2 Ep6: Taste of the Tropics 

Eat Street

• Grind | S4 Ep13: Carte Blanche
  Moza Pi |  S4 Ep5: Aloha Portland
  Lil Cheezers | Season 4 Episode 6: Some of This, Some of That

Drinking Made Easy | S3 Ep4

• The Old Seelbach
• Bluegrass Brewing Company
• The Belle of Louisville
• Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar
• Buck's Restaurant and Bar
• The Bar at Blu

Food Paradise

• The Derby Cafe | S5 Ep5: Sandwich Paradise 3  
• Claudia Sanders House | S4 Ep15: Fried Chicken Paradise

Man v. Food Nation

• The Brown Hotel | S4 Ep10: Louisville, KY
• The Comfy Cow | S4 Ep0: Louisville, KY
  Other photos and videos here 

Restaurant Impossible

• The Coach Lamp | S7 Ep4 (CLOSED but still fun to watch!)

Southern Fried Road Trip

• The Cafe | S1 Ep6: Horsing Around in Kentucky
• Smoketown USA | S1 Ep6: Horsing Around in Kentucky

Throw Down with Bobby Flay 

• Hot Brown | S2 Ep13 

Other Spotlights

• Adam Richman's Fandemonium | S1 Ep6 - Horsing Around, Kentucky Style
• Rachel Ray : Super Chefs
• Zagat Next Hot Food Cities #7 Louisville
• Andrew Zimmer's Top 5 Louisville 
• Diner, Drive-ins and Dives (other Kentucky cities)
• The Mind of a Chef | S3 Ep1 to 8 - Chef Ed Lee (narrated by Anthony Bourdain)

For a complete list of restaurants featured on tv outside of Louisville and in other states, check out www.tvfoodmaps.com.