Farm-to-table restaurants are spiking in popularity these days, and Harvest Restaurant in the East Market District of Louisville is giving the people what they want. The menu is described as “Rustic Regional” and uses ingredients mostly within a 100-mile radius of the restaurant’s location.

The restaurant has a full bar serving cocktails, beer, cider wine, and flights of bourbon. Some menu favorites are the sweet potato grits, steak, and buttermilk fried chicken. Their brunch, which is available on weekends from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., brings in large crowds.

The sustainable goals of Harvest Restaurant don’t stop at the food: the decor is made from natural wood and recycled furniture and decorations. If you want to know more about the farmers who grew the food you’re eating when you’re at Harvest, just look up. Their photos adorn the walls of the dining room!

Harvest Restaurant:
624 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 384-9090
www.harvestlouisville.com

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Louisville’s Harvest Restaurant offers fresh Southern fare classics in a comfortable upscale setting. Founded in 2011 by a farmer, the restaurant proudly displays bios of local farmers that provide 80% of the restaurant’s ingredients. The restaurant boasts several honors including Open Table’s ‘Diner’s Choice’ and the James Beard Award.

Located in the NuLu Arts District , Harvest Restaurant makes the perfect brunch spot. Each colorful, well-balanced dish is served with vegetables like fresh arugula and house-made potato chips. Menu favorites include grits of any variety—three cheese grits, sweet potato grits, and jalapeño grits—and the Brioche French Toast served with custard, caramel and toasted pecans.

Harvest Restaurant is closed on Mondays, but be sure to catch brunch on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Harvest Restaurant
624 E. Market St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 384-9090
www.harvestlouisville.com

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