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Halal Munchies
4.9 stars from 926 Google reviews · Greek
Ranked against 407 Lexington restaurants, rescored nightly.
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All events →- Sep8Galactic Empire
7 p.m. · Manchester Music Hall
- Sep9Lexington Farmers Market at Greyline Station
4 p.m. · Greyline Station
- Sep9Kentucky Wildcats Women's Volleyball vs. North Carolina Tarheels Volleyball
6 p.m. · Memorial Coliseum
- Sep10Central Bank Thursday Night Live
5 p.m. · Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Sep10Winchester Road Corridor Study Open House
5:30 p.m. · Charles Young Center
- Sep11Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour
8 p.m. · Lexington Opera House
Bourbon Pipeline
All bourbon events →- Sep9Sippin' with Griffin: Leiper's Fork DistilleryWednesday, September 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate, 1800 Newtown Pike
- Sep10Kentucky Bourbon FestivalSeptember 10 to 13, 2026114 N 5th Street, Bardstown
- Oct3Bourbon on the BanksSaturday, October 3, 2026, with events October 1 to 3River View Park, Frankfort
- Oct14Sippin' with Griffin: Burnt Tavern BourbonWednesday, October 14, 2026, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate, 1800 Newtown Pike
Things To Do in Lexington
Bourbon Trail
Tour world famous distilleries just minutes from downtown. Kentucky produces 95% of the world's bourbon.
Horse Farm Tours
Visit legendary thoroughbred farms in the heart of Bluegrass Country, the Horse Capital of the World.
Restaurants & Dining
Lexington restaurants ranked live by Google Reviews. Watch the live Lexington restaurant race, updated nightly, to see who is leading right now.
Keeneland
Experience world-class horse racing and sales at one of America's most beautiful racetracks.
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What Your Money Does Here
Regional Price Parities measure what the same basket of goods and services costs in one metro against the national average, where 100 is the national price level. Lexington sits at 92.9 overall and 77.1 on housing rents.
Housing rents
31.2% less than Chicago
Lexington77.1
Chicago112.0
All items
10.3% less than Chicago
Lexington92.9
Chicago103.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metro area, 2024 data year, released February 19, 2026. Lexington figures are for the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area, not the city limits.