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Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse

101 Whittington Pkwy. (Shelbyville Rd.) Send to Phone
LouisvilleKY 40222
502-429-8000 | Menu
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The quality of the house-aged beef and lamb is matched by a varied selection of ocean-fresh seafood. Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse Restaurant is one of GAYOT's 2013 | Top 10 Louisville Food Rating Restaurants |   Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse Restaurant was one of our 2011 Top 10 Steakhouses in the US.

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Wine

Great Wine List

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Dining room at Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse, Louisville, KY

Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse Restaurant Review

: Z's offers ocean-fresh fish, a changing selection of Pacific Northwest oysters (including savory-sweet Kumamotos), and other seafood that arrives daily. The bounty includes shrimp as big as your hand, a stand-out crab cake, Atlantic salmon, jumbo sea scallops, Hawaiian butterfish and Dover sole. The buttery rainbow trout is stuffed with fresh crab meat, and Maine lobsters reside in backlit tanks in the main dining room. But this is a first-rate steakhouse, too. Serrated knives really aren’t needed to cut into the filet. Other red meat options include a 16-ounce rib-eye, 24-ounce porterhouse, a veal porterhouse and a pork rib chop finished with Calvados demi-glace. Among the à la carte, sharable sides are creamed corn, spinach sautéed in garlic and olive oil, and an array of wild mushrooms doused with bourbon. Choose a chocolate, raspberry, Grand Marnier or Bourbon-chocolate chip soufflé for dessert. Classic jazz sets the mood in the woody dining room or cozy lounge. The wine list is a bit on the pricey side, but you didn’t come here if you needed to stick to a budget. Also located at 115 S. Fourth St., 502-855-8000.

User Ratings & Reviews for Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse
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Great Experience!
by SamVillage on Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:37 pm
 
I went here because of the ranking I saw on Gayot, and this is by far one of the best restaurants in Louisville. The service was excellent, everything was prepared fresh and tasted great! We had a rather demanding party of 5 people, and the chef nailed each dish. Even with several changes, the waiter got everything correct, very professional. This was one of the nicest dining experiences I have had in years! Wonderful time was had by all!
 
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