Lynn's Paradise Cafe

If you could take just one photo: Lynn's Paradise Cafe

If there is one kitsch thing every Louisville native, transplant, and visitor should have, it’s a photo of themselves and friends poking their faces through the running fork and spoon plywood cut-outs at Lynn’s Paradise Café. This colorful (that’s putting it mildly) restaurant where tackiness has gone to die is the place where fun is alive and well. From the Ugly Lamp Contest champions to the Thoroughbread Toaster statue, Lynn’s zany, over-the-top décor gives patrons of all ages permission to be kids again. If your waitress is wearing a giant Mad Hatter top hat and you see adults playing with the toys on their table, consider it de rigueur. And as if the atmosphere weren’t enough, the Kentucky-influenced cuisine is absolutely divine. So order up a bourbon ball milkshake, try out some quirky sunglasses, and allow yourself to be dazzled!

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The giant coffee pot outside Lynn’s Paradise Café foreshadows a lighthearted attitude that the interior, studded with disco balls, stuffed cows, and pajama-clad mannequin legs delivers. But what really shines at Lynn’s is the menu. Breakfasts of granola-filled pancakes, egg dishes served with cheese grits and biscuits, or burritos filled with homemade black bean chili draw lines on the weekends. Dinner can be as healthy as a grilled portobello mushroom wrap, or as decadent as a hot brown sandwich, laden with bacon and cheesy Mornay sauce. Don’t despair if you encounter a line; there are plenty of goofy souvenirs to shop.

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