Naïve Kitchen + Bar: Louisville's Vibrant Destination for Cocktails and Plant-Based Cuisine

Naive offers tasty Latin-inspired dishes absolutely worth checking out. We went for the fried zucchini flowers, Chile relleno, and grilled hanger steak. For dessert we had the Nutella Flan. The kitchen cooked and prepared everything to perfection. Highly recommend if you're in the Nulu/Butchertown area!

An absolute gem! The vibe was great - we sat on the patio, which is beautiful. I loved all of the plants; the atmosphere felt inviting, warm, and hip. And the food!! It was fabulous. Some of my favorites were the tuna tacos, the blistered peppers, the hanger steak, and all three desserts. Pitchers of the fresh and spicy margarita were a perfect compliment! Not too sweet or spicy - just right. The owners were so kind and have clearly put in so much work to make this a truly special place to dine. I’ll definitely be going back!

Naive is a favorite restaurant of ours for great meals before soccer games at Lynn Family Stadium. Most recently, we had a wonderful early Saturday evening dinner there. The atmosphere & music are interesting & create a comfortable & positive vibe. Room size is just right, plus there is outside seating (although in Butchertown that can come with an … aroma). Our server, Sophie, was very nice, helpful & attentive to just the right degree. The pickle plate, olive & date “snacks” were outstanding. I had the Crispy Rice “larger plate.” It was beautiful, incredibly delicious & very fairly priced. Laura had the grilled salmon (as usual) & loved it. She also enjoyed two different Chardonnays from the nice wine selection. We split the Sticky Toffee Pudding dessert, which tasted heavenly, but was sinfully rich. It rained while we were there & it was lovely to watch it through the big front windows. All in all, a fantastic dining experience. Highly recommend.

What a little gem of a restaurant and what a great new addition to the Louisville food scene! We were warmly greeted upon arriving and noticed an eclectic group of patrons including a cowboy in a leisure suit and a wide array of different age groups and backgrounds. The space is quirky and comfortable and our waitress Bee was calmly confident in assisting us with our selections across the menu. Our first choice, the Taco Ceviche could very well have been my favorite appetizer ever! The freshness of the tuna mixed with the sweet mango and heat of the chili oil blended together perfectly with a creamy avocado spread that absolutely slayed! It was so good that we had to split the 5th mini taco in two. The garlic shrimp had phenomenal texture and was perfectly seasoned and the half chicken with mole sauce was cooked to perfection. We also did a side of cauliflower which was a perfect accompaniment. We loved the spicy margaritas and only passed on dessert because the meal was so satisfying and filling and lastly the value for this level of excellence was fantastic. We look forward to going back soon! What a great dining experience!

Great meal and great atmosphere. We stopped in during Louisville restaurant week and their menu did not disappoint. Started off with the empanadas and dates then had the steak and chicken for our entrees and finished off the meal with flan and the bunuelo. Everything we had was perfect and absolutely delicious. Worth grabbing a reservation next time you’re looking for a good meal in Butchertown.

Today at Naive, i sat at the bar with Cameron as my bartender. Service is super friendly and welcoming. The food came out quick. I ordered the broccolini and mushrooms, and one chicken empanada. OMG. I could smell the deliciousness as soon as it was sat in front of me. This place has the best broccoli and mushrooms I’ve had in a long time. The empanada is fantastic, it’s so crispy and yummy with unique flavors. For my after dinner dessert I had a cocktail, the pineapple passion fruit pisco sour is INCREDIBLE!!!! Everything from this restaurant/bar is so tasty and flavorful I will be back ASAP

Cute interior/atmosphere and impeccable service, everyone working there was kind and welcoming. Very artistic beautiful plating, with each element of the dishes being intentionally crafted to create robust, memorable flavors. Main and a cocktail along with splitting an app and dessert was $58 which I feel like is reasonable considering the high quality. I especially liked the seared hangar steak and will definitely return in the future to try more menu items!

I have been to this place before as maybe last year. This time, it had new owners as I believe and change things. I truly love the experience. I was sitting at the bar since I was the only one. The reason I went there because they have limited availability of fish day for Friday Fish (Lent). I want something healthy this time. I was welcome to the nice host and also greeted by a wonderful bartender. I tried the avocado Margarita, and it was so good. Just right. I had to try their chicken empanda and the Peruvian green sauce. It was so delicious and I love it when it comes out hot. The special day dish was salmon filet, and I really love it. It was so good! The zucchini was cooked perfectly, and I love the sauce. I ordered one more cocktail, which is Pineapple Passionfruit sour. It was so good and perfect to end for after meal.