I was born in Lexington, and raised in Georgetown. I’ve lived there my entire life, minus my four years in Morehead for college. Somehow, there are still plenty of restaurants in Lexington I haven’t tried. If you missed my 30 Before 30 list, one of the things I want to do before I turn 30 is try 30 new Lexington restaurants.

I’ve heard recommendations for most of these, and some just sounded really good. I’m excited to try them and explore new local places! Here are all the places I want to check out:

1. La Petite Delicat
2. Pasta Garage
3. Local Taco
4. Corto Lima
5. Grey Goose
6. Kentucky Native Cafe
7. Lockbox
8. Marias Kitchen
9. Obc Kitchen
10. Savs Grill
11. Shakespeare & Co
12. Skybar
13. Fika Vegan Cantina
14. Girls Girls Girls
15. Portofino
16. County Club
17. Bourbon N’ Toulouse
18. Carsons
19. Middle Fork
20. Double Dogs
21. Magees Bakery
22. Louies Wine Dive
23. Bad Wolf Burgers
24. Bear and the Butcher
25. The Simple Greek
26. North Lime Donuts
27. The Sweet Spot
28. HopCat
29. Wine + Market
30. Atomic Ramen

I met my friend Kelsey from Kabkitchen.com for lunch this weekend at Locals’ and I mentioned this list. After we left, she realized we were just around the corner from La Petit Delicat. We turned around and headed there. So technically, I’ve crossed one item off this list already!