Lexington’s classic restaurant face-off

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Downtown Lexington | Photo by The LEXtoday

The votes are in. After a close battle, Malone’s has been named the best classic restaurant in Lexington by our readers.

Congrats, Malone’s. 👏

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Malone’s is Lexington’s favorite classic restaurant. | Graphic by The LEXtoday

With the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments underway, we’re joining the fun of bracket competitions with a face-off of our own.

We asked you to share your favorite classic restaurant in Lexington with us, and now — thanks to you + the help of a random generator — we have the official lineup for our bracket.

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Lexington’s classic restaurant bracket | Graphic by 6AM City

Who’s in the running

Going head-to-head in the first round are:

How it works

Beginning today, we will host several voting rounds within our newsletters and social channels to determine Lexington’s best classic restaurant. Who moves on is up to you. Vote for your favorites, and the classic restaurant with more votes moves on. Simple as that. We’ll go until we have a champion, which will be announced in our Wed., March 23 newsletter. You will be able to vote once per round.

How to participate

Vote for the classic restaurant you’d like to see advance to round two using this poll. You can vote for all four spots or as little as one. Once we count all the votes, we’ll share an updated bracket and new poll in an upcoming newsletter.

Want to fill out a bracket to see if you can guess who will win? Download and print the image above to take the competition up a notch. If your bracket is correct, send us a photo for a shoutout + bragging rights.

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