BARBECUE

George's Bar-B-Q

1362 E. Fourth Street 270-926-9276
Locally-owned, serving Owensboro-style barbecue mutton, pork & chicken, with homemade burgoo, sides and desserts.

 

Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn

2840 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-8143
Locally-owned with a world-famous buffet with homemade sides, burgoo, and desserts, plus a full salad bar. Dine-in or carryout

Old Hickory Bar-B-Q

338 Washington Avenue (at 25th & Frederica Street) 270-926-9000
Locally-owned with dine-in, carryout, drive-thru and gift certificates.

Ole South Barbeque

3523 Highway 54 270-926-6464
Locally-owned offering barbecued pork, mutton & chicken with homemade sides, burgoo, and desserts.

 

DOWNTOWN DINING

Barney's Café & Grill

420 Frederica Street 270-683-8919
Locally-owned, open for breakfast & lunch offering homestyle plate specials, plus a soup & salad bar.

Colby's Deli & Café

401 Frederica Street 270-684-2495
Locally-owned, offering great breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, cookies & ice cream.

 

Colby's Fine Food & Spirit

202 W. Third Street 270-685-4239
Locally-owned offering lunch and dinner entrees, specials, salads, sides and a separate bar area.

 

El Toribio's

101 Frederica Street 270-685-2040
Authentic Mexican cuisine, with separate bar area and patio dining on the riverfront. Locally-owned

 

Famous Bistro

102 W. Second Street 270-686-8202
Locally-owned, serving lunch & dinner, everything from sandwiches to fine dining with a Mediterrean emphasis on Greek cuisine.

 

The Créme Coffee House

109 E. Second Street 270-683-7787
Locally-owned offering a relaxed atmosphere with gourmet coffees, specialty drinks, desserts, soups, and panini sandwiches, all in an historic downtown building.

 

Miller House

301 E. 5th Street 270-685-5878
The Miller House offers a unique opportunity to dine on three levels in an elegant yet casual atmosphere. Located in one of downtown Owensboro's beautifully restored older homes. Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, they also offer a full-service conversation bar. Full-service catering for small to large parties is also available.

FAMILY DINING

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

5120 Frederica Street 270-926-3472
American classics, also offering a Weight Watchers Menu. Separate bar area.

Bob Evans

3123 Highway 54 270-683-3515
Offering everything from classic homestyle favorites like sausage, eggs and hotcakes, to delicious, homestyle holiday menu items.

Briarpatch Restaurant

2760 Veach Road 270-685-3329
Owensboro's finest localy-owned steakhouse since 1971. Large soup and salad bar, with full bar service and fine wines.

 

Cadillac Restaurant & Grecian Pizza

1315 W. Second Street 270-685-1020
Diner meals and plate specials.

Cheddar's Casual Cafè

3040 Highland Pointe Drive 270-685-2092
Family dining at affordable prices.

City Subs & Salads

3600 Frederica Street 270-689-9703
Paninis, subs & salads done in New York style. Located in Halifax Square.

Corner Cafe

924 E. 2nd Street 270-926-5004
Home-cooked diner meals.

Country Ham Restaurant

5421 US Hwy 60 W. 270-926-9249
Great country-style cooking.

Cracker Barrel

5311 Frederica Street 270-684-4118
Homestyle cooking, down-home service. Sit and rock a spell on the front porch in a comfy wooden rocker. Or browse the country store.

 

Daily Delicious

603 Park Plaza Drive 270-685-2468
Burgers and sides, family meals.

Deloris' Café

2123 Triplett Street 270-689-0997
Down-home-friendly diner where you can feel at home with a home-cooked meal.

Del's Place

7478 US Highway 60 W. 270-764-0504

Denny's Restaurant

4545 Frederica Street 270-684-5488
Breakfast served 24 hours a day. Full menu also offered.

 

Dinner Bell Restaurant

6057 Hwy 2830 270-685-5067
Diner meals and plate specials.

Heartland Family Cafe

3032 E. 4th Street 270-685-2304
Diner meals & plate specials.

Jack & Jenny's Diner

201 E. 9th Street 270-685-0226
Diner meals and plate specials.

JD's Restaurant

1420 Breckenridge Street 270-683-9419
Diner meals and plate specials.

Miss Daisy's Tea Room & Gift Shop

404 East 24th Street 270-684-5001
Luncheon Tea served 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
Tea served (and giftshop hours) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
Cottage-style dining, quiet, relaxing, calming atmosphere; no smoking or children under 10 years of age. Reservations suggested .

O'Charley's Restaurant & Lounge

5205 Frederica Street 270-686-8780
Menu with an emphasis on fresh preparation, featuring several specialty items such as hand-cut and aged steaks, seafood, fresh chicken, homemade yeast rolls, a variety of fresh-cut salads with special-recipe salad dressings and their signature caramel pie.

 

Pangea Catering

1320 Carter Road 270-689-9824
Sandwiches, salads, soup of the day, desserts.

Paradise City Café

3349 Villa Point
Caribbean-themed restaurant offering seafood, pork, beef, chicken, sandwiches, pasta and salads.

Red Lobster

3410 Frederica Street 270-926-4044
Family restaurant specializing in seafood dishes. Serving for lunch and dinner, a full menu of appetizers, salads, soups, entrees and desserts is offered.

 

Royce Restaurant

704 W. 2nd Street 270-685-5940
Family-owned for 50 years; full menu plus plate lunch specials daily. Open 24 hours.

Ryan's Family Steakhouse

4500 Frederica Street 270-691-9787
From the remarkable Mega Bar buffet to USDA approved fresh cut steaks, Ryan's satisfies your family's hunger for quality dining.

 

Shoney's

4710 Frederica Street 270-686-7217
Family-style dining off the menu or buffet. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

 

T.G.I. Friday's

5135 Frederica Street 270-686-1910
Family dining offering a full menu, including Atkins-approved, low carb items.

 

Texas Roadhouse

943 Moseley Road 270-689-0086
Fresh-cut steaks, made-from-scratch side dishes, fall-off-the-bone ribs, fresh-baked breads and lively atmosphere. Happy hour specials.

ASIAN

Fuji of Japan

4028 Frederica Street 270-685-0046
Full hibachi menu plus sushi bar.

 

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

1650 Starlite Drive 270-852-7777
Authentic Chinese cuisine.

 

House of Canton

2845 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-7662
Locally-owned. Fine Cantonese, Szechuan & Thai cuisines, with full bar service. Dine-in or carryout.

 

New China Buffet

4768 Frederica Street 270-683-7363
Largest buffet in town, featuring Szechuan, Hunan & Mandarin cuisines. Dine-in or carryout.

 

Ninki Hibachi Steakhouse & Seafood

3500 Villa Point 270-685-9913
Full hibachi menu plus sushi bar.

Shogun of Japan

5010 Wildcat Way 270-685-9980
Hibachi meals prepared on grills at the tables. Also offers a full bar service as well as sushi bar.

 

Super Buffet

3200 Villa Point 270-684-8858
Large buffets featuring Chinese food, Japanese sushi, American food, salad & dessert bars, and barbecue.

 

Tokyo Japanese Restaurant

3415 Frederica Street 270-926-1020
Japanese-themed restaurant with hibachi meals prepared in the kitchen, plus sushi at affordable prices.

 

ITALIAN RESTAURANTS

Fazoli's Italian Restaurant

5116 Frederica Street 270-926-8767
Reasonable prices, food quality traditionally associated with casual dining and quick service, they've got something for everyone!

Niko's Italian Cuisine

2200 E. Parrish Avenue 270-852-1618
Fine dining, wine & spirits with an emphasis on Italian cuisine. Locally-owned.

 

Olive Garden

5204 Frederica Street 270-683-4848
Casual Italian dining featuring authentic entrees, soups, desserts, wines & more.

MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

El Toribio's

101 Frederica Street 270-685-2040
630 Emory Drive 270-691-6133
3034 E. Fourth Street 270-683-8361
Locally-owned. Authentic Mexican cuisine with daily lunch and Happy Hour specials. Mexican & American beers.

 

Fiesta Grande

3955 E. Highway 60 270-926-8234
Tipico Mexican restaurant & bar featuring fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, steak, shrimp & more. Dine-in or carryout.

 

Real Hacienda

636 Southtown Boulevard 270-685-5950
3118 Alvey Park Drive E. 270-684-5595
Authentic Mexican cuisine, serving real south-of-the-border dishes with great atmosphere and fair prices.

 

Salsaritas

3500 Villa Point 270-686-7505
Casual restaurant serving fresh Mexican foods, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos & salads.

 

ICE CREAM

Cold Stone Creamery

5140 Frederica Street 270-683-6570
From unique ice cream creations to smoothies, cakes and shakes nobody serves up the ultimate indulgence like Cold Stone.

 

Frailley's Dari Cream

7140 Highway 81 270-785-4076
Soft-serve ice cream treats.

 

Scoops & More LLC

5000 Frederica Street (Towne Square Mall) 270-685-2003

COFFEES

Joe Muggs

4606 Frederica Street inside Books-A-Million 270-685-5585
Specialty coffee & tea drinks.

Starbucks

2402 Frederica Street 270-684-0272
Specialty coffee and tea beverages (Also located in the Starlite Drive Kroger and the Target Store)

 

The Créme Coffee House

109 E. Second Street 270-683-7787
Locally-owned offering a relaxed atmosphere with gourmet coffees, specialty drinks, desserts, soups, and panini sandwiches, all in an historic downtown building.

 

PIZZA

54 Pizza Express

3101 Alvey Park Drive 270-683-5454
1700 Starlite Drive 270-683-5400

 

Cecelia's Pizza

1741 Scherm Road 270-684-0050
6530 Highway 231 270-729-5700

Domino's Pizza

1003 Burlew Boulevard 270-683-8777
3333 Frederica Street 270-926-6400

Home Run Pizza

5615 Highway 144 270-281-4691

Little Caesar's Pizza

1216 Carter Road 270-685-0022
3429 Frederica Street 270-926-8822

Mama Lea's Pizza & Kid Zone

4748 Frederica Street 270-685-4700

Mancino's Pizza & Grinders

3332 Villa Point 270-926-9005

Noble Roman's Pizza

5000 Frederica Street (inside Towne Square Mall) 270-688-0990

Papa John's Pizza

2510 Frederica Street 270-684-3300

Papa Murphy's

3211 Frederica Street 270-685-1880

Pizza By The Guy

1915 W. Parrish Avenue 270-685-4694
3115 Commonwealth Court 270-686-8603

Pizza Hut

3189 Fairview Drive 270-683-1544
1331 Frederica Street 270-685-3400
4127 Frederica Street 270-684-0040

PizzAroma

3020 US Highway 60 E. 270-691-0580
1401 Carter Road 270-684-1171
3011 Frederica Street 270-689-9895

FAST FOOD

Arby's

3401 Villa Pointe Drive 270-926-4223
4614 Frederica Street 270-684-9999
2960 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-1584
Large variety of sandwiches and sides.

Big Dipper

2820 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-4806
Opened in April 1954, the Dipper offers real old-fashioned drive-in burgers, fries, shakes, and ice cream treats.

Burger King

2944 W. Parrish Avenue 270-926-4075
1738 Triplett Street 270-685-0949
Clean restaurant, friendly employees, fast service. Drive-thru open 24 hours.

Captain D's Seafood Restaurant

830 Chuck Gray Court 270-684-4206
Offers fried or boiled fish and shrimp and a variety of side items.

Colby's Deli & Café

401 Frederica Street 270-684-2495
Locally-owned and operated deli offering great sandwiches, salads, and treats.

Culver's Frozen Custard & Butterburgers

3020 Highland Pointe Drive 270-689-4040
Frozen custard treats, burgers, salads, kids' meals, chicken to go.

Dairy Queen

3030 E. 4th Street 270-684-4189
3224 New Hartford Road 270-683-6248
1715 Frederica Street 270-684-6351
Soft-serve ice cream treats, cakes, brazier foods & beverages.

Eight Ball Restaurant

1846 Triplett Street 270-683-3693
Enjoy a round of pool and a great hamburger topped off with an ice cold drink.

Gary's Drive In

2200 Veach Road 270-683-4289
Burgers, homemade soups, ice cream and specialty items such as salmon, turkey and veggie burgers.

Grandy's

5000 Frederica Street 270-683-4877
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru. Chicken, country-fried steak, and cinnamon rolls.

Hardee's

3101 Frederica Street 270-685-5200
2705 W. Parrish Avenue 270-926-0446
Burgers, ham, chicken & roast beef and sides

Hayden's Drive-In

9209 Highway 56 270-229-0180
Burgers, sandwiches & sides

Kentucky Fried Chicken

2420 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-0487
4911 Frederica Street 270-684-0488
Chicken dinners, snacks, and sides for dine in or carryout.

Lee's Famous Recipe

1001 Burlew Boulevard 270-685-4542
1800 Carter Road 270-683-0584
Chicken dinners for one or for a family. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru.

Lic's Deli & Ice Cream

2120 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-3571

Complete line of hand-dipped ice cream and deli sandwiches in the style of an old-fashioned soda fountain shoppe; also bread, cakes, cookies, and chili.

Long John Silver's

2770 Frederica Street 270-685-3740
3005 US Hwy 60 E. 270-684-1875
4939 Frederica Street 270-686-8113
2519 W. Parrish Avenue 270-685-4814
Fast seafood, fish and chicken. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru.

McDonald's

4800 Frederica Street 270-926-0570
324 Wesleyan Plaza 270-683-7971
3328 Hwy 54 270-852-4906
2306 US Hwy 60 E. 270-683-5053
2730 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-3545

Mendy's Kitchen

924 Crabtree Avenue 270-685-0835
Burgers, sandwiches, sides & ice cream treats.

Norm McDonalds's Country Restaurant

6161 Highway 54, Philpot 270-729-4272
Burgers & sides, take out only.

Panera Bread

4600 Frederica Street 270-683-9033
Bakery offers freshly-baked breads, bagels, baked egg souffles, pastries and sweets. Café offers sandwiches, soups, Crispani, hand-tossed salads, beverages, kids' menu.

Penn Station

3525 Frederica Street 270-683-1515
Made-to-order East Coast grilled sandwiches and sides.

Quiznos

3500 Villa Point 270-686-7774
Hot, freshly-made sub sandwiches.

Rally's

1301 Frederica Street 270-685-2788
Burgers, sandwiches and sides, fresh and hot.

Ritzy's

4925 Frederica Street 270-691-9195
4527 Hwy 54 E. 270-852-8887
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, ice cream made in the store, and salads served in a style reminiscent of the corner soda fountains and diners of the 50's.

Samy's Sandwich Shop

4801 Towne Square Court 270-570-1100
Samy's features Boar's Head Premium Quality Meats & Cheeses in all their sandwiches. Top off any meal with one of Samy's homemade pies and desserts.

Sonic Drive-In

3107 Frederica Street 270-688-5999
Old-time drive-in offering burgers, sandwiches, sides, and frozen treats.

Subway Sandwiches & Salads

2425 W. Parrish Avenue 270-686-7115
3119 Frederica Street 270-684-2672
3125 Highway 54 270-686-1893
3739 Highway 60 E. 270-684-1330
636 Southtown Boulevard 270-685-0826
3470 New Hartford Road 270-683-8613
3151 Highway 54 270-926-6772

Taco Bell

4620 Frederica Street 270-684-8517
2500 W. Parrish Avenue 270-686-8177

Wendy's

4565 Frederica Street 270-686-0051
2934 Hwy 54 E. 270-685-6071
Burgers and sandwiches, sides, salads and desserts.

White Castle

4641 Frederica Street 270-926-5333
Burgers and fries, open 24 hours a day.

Wyndall's Wonder Whip

2434 E. 4th Street (US Hwy 60 E.) 270-684-8575
Locally-owned and operated old-style drive-in offering burgers, sandwiches, sides, and frozen treats.

BAKERIES

Diane's Bakery Delights

2710 US Hwy 60 E.270-684-1108
Donuts, pastries, cookies & decorated cakes made fresh daily.

Great American Cookie Company

5000 Frederica Street (inside Towne Square Mall) 270-685-0225
Cookies ready-made or made-to-order, large or small.

Great Harvest Bread Company

3211 Frederica Street 270-691-0093
100% whole-wheat breads baked fresh daily, from scratch. Serving signature sandwiches and paninis during lunch hours.

Koehler's Bakery

1801 Carter Road 270-683-2253
Full line retail bakery offering donuts, pies, cakes, cookies, and breads.

Laval's Cakes & Candies

231 Williamsburg Square 270-684-3809
Cake by order only; candies, candy-making supplies, cake toppers, boxes, bags, etc.

Rolling Pin Pastry Shop

1129 E. 18th Street 270-683-8363
Donuts, pastries, cookies & decorated cakes made fresh daily.

Tammy's Cakes & More

2410 W. Parrish Avenue 270-689-1988
Custom-made specialty cakes and baked goods.

SPORTS BARS

2nd Street Bar & Grill

820 W. Second Street 270-683-7422
Meal specials offered at breakfast & lunch; ten pool tables; good selection of beers, alcohol & soft drinks.

Beef 'O Brady's Family Sports Restaurant

3189 Fairview Drive 270-685-4969

Locally-owned, family sports pub and restaurant to enjoy good food & sports in a friendly atmosphere.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

4736 Frederica Street 270-686-7800
New York-style wing joint and sports bar offering salads, appetizers, burgers, and a variety of specialty items.

Crazy Scorpion Saloon

4416 US Hwy 60 E. 270-240-4583
Big screen TV, plus five other televisions; pool tables; karaoke Thursday & Friday.

Johnny B's II

4820 Frederica Street 270-688-8100
Pizza crusts made fresh daily and hand-breaded mushrooms are just two of the offerings at this sports bar located on the Towne Square North site.

Maloney's Roca Bar Pizza & Wings

3030 Highland Pointe Drive 270-684-8080
Restaurant has a seperate, sound proof sports bar with over 30 flat screen TV's, serving pizza, wings, salads and more.

O'Bryan Bar & Grill

7006 Highway 815 270-229-9100
Family sports bar.

Our Place

718 W. 9th Street 270-683-9882
Pool tables, jukebox, video games; APA Pool Leagues on Mon & Wed; Jack & Jill Pool Tournament on Tues; Eight Ball Tournament on Sat, followed by a Nine-Ball Tournament.

NIGHT LIFE

Bacchus Bar & Grill

119 E. 2nd Street 270-684-9880
Sandwiches, entrees, fresh fish daily, appetizers, and a full bar; live music.

Blind Parrot Pub & Grill

736 Frederica Street 270-684-5554
Great lunches & lunch specials; live bands, Karaoke and more .

Boiler Room

1100 Walnut Street 270-684-4999
Locally owned, live music.

The Dallas Room

1308 Triplett Street 270-684-4415
Dancing for everyone. No alcohol or smoking.

Equals Bar

1006 E. 4th Street
Alternative bar with dance floor, dj, patio, and two separate bar rooms

Milligan's Lounge

3136 W. 2nd Street 270-685-3941
Located inside the Ramada Inn.

O'Bryan Bar & Grill

7006 Highway 815 270-229-9100
Live music.

Sixty West Bar & Nightclub

800 W. 2nd Street 270-689-9907

Taylor's Bar & Grill

2509 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-5577
Live music

The Yellow Rose

3220 W. 2nd Street 270-926-6104