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Holy Grale PUB
( www.holygralelouisville.com ; 1034 Bardstown Rd; 4pm-late) One of Bardstown's best bars
is housed in an old church, with a menu of funked-up pub grub (Scotch quail eggs, kim-
chee hot dogs) and a dozen rare German, Belgian and Japanese brews on tap. The most
intense beers (up to 13% alcohol) can be found in the choir loft.
Please & Thank You CAFE
( www.pleaseandthankyoulouisville.com/welcome ; 800 E Market St; drinks $2-5; 7am-6pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-2pm Sat & Sun) The kind of indie cafe that makes a neighborhood. It does tasty
coffee drinks and home-baked bread pudding, creative scones and coffee cakes, zucchini
bread and gooey chocolate-chip cookies. Oh, and it also sells vinyl, which only adds to
the anti-Starbucks mystique.
Rudyard Kipling BAR, MUSIC
( www.therudyardkipling.com ; 422 W Oak St) In Old Louisville, this place is loved by arty loc-
als for its intimate indie-bluegrass shows, way-off-broadway plays and Kentucky bar
food (try the 'snappy cheese').
KFC Yum! Center BASKETBALL
( 502-690-9000; www.gocards.com ; 1 Arena Plaza) A flood of Cardinal red floods into this
downtown arena on game day. The University of Louisville Cardinals, National Collegi-
ate Athletic Association national basketball champs at research time, are led by famed
coach Rick Pitino, and the games are almost always sold out. If you love basketball, you
should definitely see a game here. The arena also lures the odd pop star.
Shopping
Joe Ley Antiques ANTIQUES
( www.joeley.com ; 615 E Market St; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat) A massive, four-story brick-and-
stained glass antique emporium crammed with collectibles from eight decades. Think
homely dolls, freaky furniture and chunky jewelry.
Butchertown Market BOUTIQUES
( www.thebutchertownmarket.com ; 1201 Story Ave; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat) It's new
and ambitious, and you simply have to see this converted slaughterhouse complex that's
been turned into a grab bag of quirky, cute and artsy boutiques. Whether it's funky jew-