Grocery shopping

With all the new condos going up in downtown Louisville, where would be the best place you could recommend to grocery shop say, if you lived smack in the middle of DT? I'm not a big fan of the Kroger over off Broadway even though it is close. Do you think the best thing to do would be to hop on 71 to Brownsboro Rd and visit either the Kroger or the Fresh Market there? Any suggestion?

Kroger on lower brownsboro (aka "dirty kroger" though it is isn't) is pretty close to downtown-- or your 71 to "gucci" kroger/ fresh market is probably almost same distance. Creation Gardens is open to public if you are looking for food.

[Robin Garr]

We live closer to "Dirty" Kroger than any other, but it's been showing some signs of redlining lately. More limited selection than the East End Kroger's, and so we'll generally hit Woodlawn Park. You might also consider Wrocklage Kroger on Bardstown just out from Douglass, which isn't a long way out from downtown.

That said, I find that the more we get into locavore/organic/natural food buying, the less we go to Kroger. We can cover 95 percent of our grocery food needs at Doll's, Rainbow Blossom, Lotsa Pasta, Burger's, the farmers' markets and ethnic food stores. It takes a little more running around, but it's also more fun.

For what it's worth, when I lived in Old Louisville for a couple of years in the '80s, I hated the the-Kroger at Third and Breck, and routinely drove out to the Highlands or St. Matthews to shop. Which is one reason I didn't stay in Old Louisville long-term.

I have a friend who lives in the Glassworks. He says he shops at the Kroger in Clarksville on Lewis & Clark at Eastern Boulevard. A little closer but with limited selection is the Olde Town Grocery in downtown Jeffersonville.

All great suggestions, especially Creation Gardens. The info is for a newcomer coming into to Louisville who will be living in some of the new condos DT. Not real familiar with the area so I wanted something fairly easy to direct her to. Thanks for the help

There's the Kroger at 3rd and Central as well. Not as good of a selection as the East End stores but very serviceable. I pick up a lot of stuff there as it's convenient to my workplace.

http://www.Valumarket.com on Bardstown Rd. ...

http://www.Valumarket.com on Bardstown Rd. ...

Great suggestion Jonathan! She has a young baby and delivery might work very well for her.