Neighborhood pub downstairs. Fine dining room upstairs.
Murray’s Creole Pub is a two-story restaurant and neighborhood pub in Louisville’s Highlands, shaped by history, hospitality, and the pleasure of a well-kept table. Downstairs, the pub draws from London’s classic pub tradition. Easygoing and familiar, built for pints, the pitch, conversation, and the steady rhythm of the neighborhood.
Upstairs, the dining room offers a more deliberate experience rooted in Creole cooking and Southern foodways, guided by the legacy of Chef Lawrence Weeks’ grandfather and great-grandfather. Men who cooked professionally but were never afforded the title of “chef.” Their influence lives on in food that carries history forward with clarity, care, and respect.
Together, both floors reflect a shared intention: thoughtful Creole-inspired cuisine, drinks poured with purpose, and a place in Louisville that knows how to hold an evening.
Meet CHEF LAWRENCE WEEKS
Chef Lawrence Weeks is a Louisville-born and trained chef whose work sits at the intersection of Southern, Creole, and diasporic foodways. Raised in a family shaped by migration across the American South, his cooking is informed as much by history and memory as by technique.
Weeks honed his craft in respected regional kitchens, including time working with Todd Richards in Atlanta and Ouita Michel in Kentucky. His approach emphasizes clarity, restraint, and a deep respect for the people and traditions behind the food.
He is a James Beard Award nominee and a 2020 Southern Foodways Alliance Smith Fellow, recognized for his commitment to preserving and advancing Southern food culture through both cooking and storytelling.