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6 Best Brunch Spots in Kentucky!

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Brunch is the place where breakfast and lunch meet. If you enjoy the weekends and want something a little different than the fare you eat during the week, slip down to one of the best brunch places listed below and give your taste buds a treat. Brunch offers the change to try something new or combine all your favorites. Either way, make the weekend extra special and take yourself or your family out.


Otto’s, Covington, KY

Fried green tomatoes have earned Otto’s a place as a culinary favorite, and foodies will love the sophisticated but comfortable environment. Since 2003, those living locally and others traveling the distance have enjoyed the best of what the South has to offer, like Kentucky Hot Brown, a baked delight featuring sourdough bread with ham, turkey, and cheddar cheese topped with a creamy béchamel sauce, bacon, and fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits, crab hash, and tomato pie filled with fresh basil, green onions, and tomatoes and baked with a cheese blend designed by the house to make your mouth happy. 

Giuseppe’s Ristorante Italiano, Lexington, KY

When you do it right, there’s no need to improve. That’s the perk of being a time-honored, tried-and-true restaurant. Giuseppe’s Ristorante Italiano, a hidden gem in Lexington, Kentucky, takes everyone who eats there by surprise with the quality and relaxed environment that’s made it a popular spot. Dine in the main dining room or on the patio. If you’re there during the week when they have live jazz, you can enjoy your meal in the lounge. Sunday brunch is a special time and offers a chance to try a little bit of everything like beef tenderloin or crab cakes and Eggs Benedict, the spinach, bacon and cheddar frittata, or grilled yellow fin tuna. There’s a special children’s menu with favorites for younger diners. 

Buckhead Mountain Grill, Bellevue, KY

If you’re looking for a comfortable, casual retreat from everyday routines, Buckhead Mountain Grill is just the place. Located in Bellevue, Kentucky, you’ll wonder if you’re eating in a restaurant or slipped to another dimension where life and food was simpler and quieter. For more than 20 years, hungry diners have been enjoying signature dishes like meat loaf and pot pies that stir memories of home. With a nice selection of beer, you’ll have no trouble finding an old favorite or making a new one. 

Gold Rush Café, Paducah, KY

Great food, great prices, and large portions is what you’ll find at the Gold Rush Café in Paducah, Kentucky. Come in with your appetite and leave contented at this awesome place for brunch. It’s so hard to get great hollandaise sauce, but this place gets it right every time. And if you’ve never tried a Scotch egg, you have to sample this sausage wrapped deep fried egg for a taste treat! If you only come in to sample the biscuits and gravy, it’s worth the trip, but you’ll want more. Do yourself a favor and make the trip. 

The Miller House, Owensboro, KY

Serving Southern-inspired cuisine with a flair, The Miller House is a family-owned restaurant located in Owensboro, Kentucky tucked inside a gorgeous 1905 home. What makes this place even better is that they grow their own vegetables and what they can’t produce, they get from local farmers and sources to round out a healthy and delicious menu. Recipient of many awards like the prestigious “Best Food Finds in Kentucky” award and several for being in the top “Best Whiskey” and “Best Bourbon” bars in the country, The Miller House compliments their great food with live music events and a Sunday Brunch menu that features fried green tomatoes, house specialty salads, sandwiches, and entrees like bourbon barbecue chicken and fried catfish, and daily-made desserts. 

Con Huevos, Louisville, KY

Don’t let the outside and small size fool you. This little Mexican restaurant is taking Louisville by storm with their authentic and tasty breakfast and lunch foods. Open every day, Con Huevos uses fresh ingredients to make flavorful combinations that will keep you coming back for more. You’ll enter a guest and leave like family. This is good food at a good price. 

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