The 10 Best US Road Trip Destinations For Foodies

Once known only for its 400 horse farms and bourbon, Lexington has emerged as a culinary destination for national and international visitors with 120 locally owned restaurants, a doughnut trail, a new craft beer brewgrass trail, and more. Lexington is the next (and most unexpected) Southern city to lead the food hall trend with The Barn at Fritz Farm featuring an all-local, all-independent lineup of restaurateurs with craft ice cream, pasture-raised fried chicken, Greek street food, Japanese ramen, and more.

Vacant for decades, Lexington's Distillery District is becoming the city's hottest retail, culinary, and entertainment hub with the reopening of the original James Pepper Distillery (built in 1879) along with current hotspots such as food truck-turned-restaurant Middle Fork, Ethereal Brewing Craft Brewery, The Village Idiot, and Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream, with more planned to open.