Shirley Mae's Cafe

Shirley Mae's Cafe Shirley Mae’s Cafe does soul food right… People flock to Shirley Mae’s for the real deal… – Marty Rosen, food critic, Courier Journal
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Shirley Mae’s Café cuts no corners. Shirley Mae and Chef Theresa take an enormous amount of pride in the painstaking process of prepping and cooking fresh food every day they open their doors to their eager customers. The marriage of Shirley Mae’s Café’s nostalgic atmosphere with its savory and historically-authentic dishes… straight out of the South… resonates with people who like its down-home-f

eel and its special one-of-a-kind cuisine… a cuisine that most folk don’t have the time or know-how to prepare for themselves or their families at home. Shirley Mae’s mission is to enable her customers to take Shirley Mae’s Café home with them in any quantity, as well as, dine-in

01/29/2026

Shirley Mae Honored on ‘The View’

Whoopi Goldberg of ’the View’ plans to honor Shirley Mae’s contribution to promoting the legacy of the Black Jockeys of the Kentucky Derby on Monday, February 2nd. The show airs on ABC at 11am.

12/25/2025

Winter Holiday Break!

We will be closed until January 1, 2026 for our annual winter break. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and will see you all in the new year.

Today was Shirley Mae’s Birthday. We send out a big warm hug and a kiss on the forehead to all she loved and all who lov...
12/06/2025

Today was Shirley Mae’s Birthday. We send out a big warm hug and a kiss on the forehead to all she loved and all who loved her….

11/27/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

We are taking Thanksgiving Day off but will be back open regular hours Friday..

May the Lord keep you and bless you….

06/30/2025

SUMMER BREAK!

Shirley Mae’s will be closed for the whole Fourth of July week. We will open back up next week on Thursday, July 10th.

We wish you and yours a safe and fun 4th of July Holiday!

We just wanted to thank everyone that served, facilitated or participated in the street dedication for Shirley Mae. We p...
05/10/2025

We just wanted to thank everyone that served, facilitated or participated in the street dedication for Shirley Mae. We pray that the new sign will serve not only as a street marker but a calling for all of us to love people and build community like she did: Shirley Mae’s Way…

04/20/2025

On Saturday, May 10th at 11am, the Metro government will honor Shirley Mae by naming her section of Clay Street, Shirley Mae Way

01/30/2025

We are open…

01/26/2025

First we want to thank everyone that came to Mom’s viewing and homegoing celebration. We felt like we were wrapped in a big Shirley Mae hug. Some of you, we know, have lost parents and loved ones and your willingness to endure the reminders of your losses in order to comfort us…. Makes us well up inside…

To those of you who volunteered and participated in the services… your services to us… Priceless…

As far as resuming operations, the liquor store will open this week even while we make some needed repairs…. Our target for the Cafe is to open on Thursday, January 30th. We are planning to open back up for dine in too but not sure when we will be ready for that. Please bear with us as we prepare ourselves to carry on Mom’s legacy the way she wanted us to…

01/18/2025

Shirley Mae will lie in repose for viewing at the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs on Friday, January 24th from 5:30-8:30pm.

Her funeral will be held the following day, Saturday, January 25th at Community Baptist Church in Newburg located at 4909 E Indian Trail, at 12noon.

She will be buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

01/14/2025

We wanted to thank everyone for all of the love and prayers that you have showered our family with and share what plans we have made so far for Mom’s funeral.

Shirley Mae will lie in repose for viewing at the Kentucky Derby Museum on Friday, January 24th from 5:30-8:30pm. Her funeral will be held the following day, Saturday, January 25th at Community Baptist Church located at 4909 E Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40218. We are planning for noon but will announce the time of the service once we have finalized arrangements with the cemetery.

We painfully announce the passing of our Mother, Shirley Mae today, January 11, 2025. As we mourn and make preparations ...
01/12/2025

We painfully announce the passing of our Mother, Shirley Mae today, January 11, 2025. As we mourn and make preparations for her funeral, we will be suspending operations in both of our businesses. We will post arrangements once they are finalized. We petition your continued prayers and thank you for all of your outpourings of love and well wishes.

Address

802 S Clay Street
Louisville, KY
40203

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+15025895295

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