In town for the sales and looking for someplace new and different to eat, shop or visit? Let the TDN help! Following up on our popular Best Bets on the Jersey Shore series during Breeders' Cup week, TDN subscribers now regularly recommend dining and shopping options to our out-of-town readers.

DUDLEY'S (Lexington, KY - Dining)

380 South Mill Street, Lexington, KY
Phone: (859) 252-1010
Web: www.dudleysrestaurant.com
Type: A variety of foods, wines and patio dining
Lunch: Mon. thru Sat.11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Sunday Brunch: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Dinner: Sunday thru Thursday 5:30 to 10:00pm. Friday and Sat. 5:30 to 11:00 pm.

Though I often enjoy trying the new boutique restaurants in the area, the one I always come back to, and the one that I think of first, is Dudley's. On almost any given evening, I can walk into the bar and have a conversation with someone who does exactly what I do. The menu is varied and creative, always providing a choice of several new dishes and a few tried-and-true ones, and the wine cellar is arguably the best in Kentucky. My favorite dish is one of the tried-and-trues:marchand du vin. It's a filet with a wonderful rich sauce made of butter, red wine and shallots. Add to that the presence of owner Debbie Long, with her bright smile and warm greeting, and it's hard to make myself go anywhere else.

-- BILL MALEY

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