Downtown Lexington dining scene gets new restaurants, bars

The sale of dining staple Alfalfa wasn’t the only big change in downtown Lexington’s dining scene in the last six months. Here are a few more:

▪  School Sushi, 163 West Short Street, opened in May with elegant sushi and traditional Japanese specialties. Open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Call 859-368-0660 for more information.

▪  The Casual Pint, 233 East Main Street, opened in March with hundreds of different beers available, including local brews on tap and pub food. Call 859-898-2337 for more information.

▪  West Main Crafting Co., 135 West Main Street, opened in May with craft cocktails and a shareable menu of re-imagined bar favorites. Call 859-618-6318 for more information.

▪  Seltzer Club, 119 West Main Street, a craft cocktail bar, opened in May in the former Bellini’s building.

▪  The Madame, Eatery and Juke Joint, 102 West Vine Street, a bar and restaurant with live music, opened in December for dinner and late-night food and drinks. Call 859-523-3268 for more information.

▪  Graze, 207 South Limestone, opened in December for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, featuring locally grown produce and meats.

▪  Mumbai Masala, 102 West High Street, opened in March for lunch with a buffet Monday through Saturday in the former Bombay Brazier spot on High and Limestone. Call 859-523-2441 for more information.

▪  Lussi Brown Coffee Bar, 114 Church Street, opened in May, serving coffee, chai, MonTea teas and Pig and Pepper pies. Call 859-469-8440 for more information.

▪  Corto Lima, 101 West Short Street, the Latin American restaurant from chef Jonathan Lundy, opened in February for lunch and dinner. Call 859-317-8796 for more information.

This story was originally published June 26, 2017 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Downtown Lexington dining scene gets new restaurants, bars."