Cover photo courtesy of WAVE-3.
When Dutch’s Tavern closed in 2011, it had been in business for 82 years at 3922 Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews. At the time, it was reported that the lease was not renewed.
Here’s Paul Moffett, writing at Louisville Music News in March, 1996.
At Dutch’s, a late crowd was gathering to hear Identity, a reggae act that checks into Dutch’s every so often. The crowd appeared to be dominated by twenty-somethings, which owner John Lang noted was not unusual.
During the day, we serve a lot of lunches to an older crowd,” Lang explained. “We also have a strong Green Bay Packer contingent that packs the place during Green Bay games.”
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