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Proof on Main vs Bourbons Bistro

Both establishments are recommended by professionals. On balance, Proof on Main ranks slightly better than Bourbon's Bistro. Proof on Main is ranked #2 in Louisville with recommendations from 4 publications such as BlackBook, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.

Proof on Main
Proof on Main
8 / 10
702 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
From $30 /night
BlackBook BlackBook
"Chef Michael Paley serves a modern take on Southern cuisine to locals who don't object to paying for style and substance."
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and guests at adjacent 21c Museum Hotel smart enough to avoid Fourth Street Live!
Gayot Gayot
15.0
"Be sure to take time, either before or after dinner, for an expertly crafted cocktail in the adjoining bar, a member of Louisville's Urban Bourbon Trail." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Proof embodies the farm to table concept growing ever popular in the United States, and even has its own farm a few miles outside of Louisville where the owners grow vegetables and raise bison." Full review
Tasting Table Tasting Table
"What may possibly be the coolest bar/restaurant in the city is located smack-dab in the middle of an innovative art museum-hotel hybrid." Full review
Tasting Table Tasting Table
"As for the cocktails, they may take inspiration from the season or the current exhibition, so expect something avant-garde." Full review
Bourbons Bistro
Bourbons Bistro
8 / 10
2255 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206-2407
From $30 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"If you want to learn more about Kentucky's amber elixir, this is the place to come." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Southern-inspired dining and 100-plus bourbons." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Fine Southern-inspired cuisine (think shrimp and grits, served classy-style with wild mushrooms and a bourbon red-eye sauce) and more than 130 varieties of the eponymous beverage quickly put this 2005 opening in the top tier of local upscale-casual restaurants."
Gayot Gayot
13.0
"More than 130 bourbons and American whiskies pair with the Southern-accented menu enjoyed in the dining room." Full review
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If there is a house single barrel selection from a Kentucky distillery, be sure to order it.