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The Restaurant RaceLive
Full rankings →Leading right now
Everest Nepalese & Indian Cuisine
#1 of 431 · 4.9 stars from 1,799 Google reviews · Indian
Ranked against 431 Lexington restaurants, rescored nightly.
Coming Soon
All openings →Happening This Week
All events →- Sep30Wynonna Judd: Kentucky Queen Tour
7:30 p.m. · Lexington Opera House
- Oct1Central Bank Thursday Night Live
5 p.m. · Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Oct1Jazz on the Lawn
5:30 p.m. · Beaumont Inn
- Oct1Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live!
7 p.m. · Lexington Opera House
- Oct2Big Blue Madness
7 p.m. · Rupp Arena
- Oct2Blackberry Smoke: 25th Anniversary Tour
7:30 p.m. · Lexington Opera House
Bourbon Pipeline
All bourbon events →- 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
- Oct24Boots and Bourbon Nashville Songwriter FestivalSaturday, October 24, 2026, 5 p.m.The Woodford Event Center, Lawrenceburg
- Nov19The Bardstown Collection Release WeekendNovember 19 to 21, 2026Participating distilleries, Bardstown and Nelson County
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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Neighborhood Guides
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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
All items
10.3% less than Chicago
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.
My Lexington
Today in Lexington
- Wynonna Judd: Kentucky Queen Tour7:30 PM, Lexington Opera House
This weekend
Thursday, Oct 1
- Central Bank Thursday Night Live5:00 PM, Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Jazz on the Lawn5:30 PM, Beaumont Inn
Friday, Oct 2
- Big Blue Madness7:00 PM, Rupp Arena
- Blackberry Smoke: 25th Anniversary Tour7:30 PM, Lexington Opera House
Saturday, Oct 3
- Lexington Farmers Market8:00 AM, Fifth Third Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Desi Banks: Your Favorite Cousin7:00 PM, Lexington Opera House
Next bourbon event
Bourbon on the BanksSaturday, October 3, 2026, with events October 1 to 3, River View Park, Frankfort
Newest opening
BODYBAR PilatesOpened early September 2026, Harrodsburg Road
Restaurant race
Leading right nowEverest Nepalese & Indian Cuisine