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Louisville Club Grotto — (502) 459-5275; 2116 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Amenities: Would you drop $115 for a meal at the bar? A solo guest (probably a local regular; solo business travelers invariably request tables.) recently delighted management by doing exactly that. Possible reasons for such self-indulgence? He or she may be a happy devotee of the "I deserve it!" brother/sisterhood. The longevity of the staff also plays a part; add to that their instruction in solo diner-sensitivity. Career professionals, many of the service staff members have been part of the scene since the restaurant opening nine years ago. Each of them have experienced training in making solos a priority and it shows. Aware of that some guests enjoy impromptu entertainment, staff members often sit and chat with them. Cuisine: Contemporary American blended with Pacific Rim, Euro-Asian, French and Regional Continental (Huge wine list; 10 wines by the glass.) Price: Dinner Entrees — $15-30 Neighborhood: The Highlands Lynn's Paradise Cafe — (502) 583-3447; 984 Barret Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Featured in "Better Bacon: Artisan producers are making bacon even more irresistable" by Corby Kummer — The Atlantic Monthly — November 2005 "Perhaps because LPC is in the heart of the territory where great bacon is expected, it varies the classic: local bacon from Gatton farms and parmesan-garlic mayo on toasted buttermilk bread, with fried green tomatoes as the 'T.' " Amenities: How would you rate a restaurant that: (1) includes an outside display of an 8-foot high coffeepot pouring brown water into a gigantic yellow mug? (2) holds an annual Easter Egg painting contest? (The winner, voted on by guests, gets free breakfast for one month without a wait in line — which can be 1½ hrs. on Sunday morning!) (3) features a “Drink Goddess” (“She’s rather outrageous and fits the concept of this place to a T,” said owner Lynn Winter.) who creates a new drink for major holidays. (4) provides signage — “Mr. Wibble! Reserved until 9:30am” — over the table of a regular who, having moved away, now takes the bus across town for breakfast? We'd give it a AAA solo-diner rating and sound trumpets!!! As you can imagine, Mr. Wibble is not the only regular. Other solos, couples and groups have turned the counter area into a social center. Cuisine: Eclectic — Served in a dynamic atmosphere! Price: Dinner Entrees — $11-19 (Day-$4-9) Neighborhood: The Highlands Return to Top List of Restaurants offering counter/dining bars — SoloDiners' EAT OUT Week "2007" List of Restaurants offering communal table dining — Solo Diners' EAT OUT Week "2006" Planning a trip? Visit our sister website. Click here: SoloTravelPortal.com If you have questions or comments about this Web page or site, e-mail: webmaster@SoloDining.com. © 2008 SoloDining.com Return to Top