Restaurant · Downtown
A downtown restaurant on West Short Street serving dinner and a Friday through Sunday brunch since 1981, with rooftop garden seating in season.
259 West Short Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Check the restaurant's website for current hours and nightly specials, and request a reservation there. It lists evening valet parking.
Last checked October 21, 2026.
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Monday through Thursday, 4:30 pm until 6 pm (in the bar, lounge and sidewalk seating), per the venue's posted menu, checked October 20, 2026. The specials are $9 classic cocktails, including Old Fashioneds, Manhattans and Moscow Mules, $5 off select wines by the glass, and $2 off bottled and canned beer. Holiday hours may differ. 21+ for drinks.
Weekend brunch around Lexington, by part of town, with the days and hours each restaurant posts on its own site, what is on the menu, and whether it takes reservations. Hours change, so check the restaurant before you go.
In this guide: Downtown: Dudley's on Short
The Breeders’ Cup comes back to Keeneland on October 30 and 31. Here is the short version: what to know if you have a ticket, what to do if you don’t, and how to get there without a headache.
In this guide: Brunch before a downtown outing
Nine days of Halloween around Lexington, from a free festival at Dunbar to trick-or-treat on Saturday night. Each day below has a checked event. Pick what fits and look at the organizer’s page before you head out.
In this guide: A food stop before downtown plans
A garden walk before dark, dinner downtown, a film at the Kentucky Theatre and ice cream on the way home. Each stop's hours and details come from its own website; check them again on the day, since places change their hours without notice.
In this guide: Or dinner at Dudley's on Short
After a game at Kroger Field or a show at Rupp Arena, these are the places on our list whose own sites post a closing time of 10 pm or later, with the days of the week each one applies to. Posted hours change without notice and none of this says a place is open right now, so open its page before you head over.
In this guide: Downtown, around Rupp Arena: Dudley's on Short
Other places in Downtown.
Nothing on our list here right now; the venue’s website may have more. See what’s on this weekend.
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