Food and hospitality veteran Tony Palombino, who opened his first Louisville restaurant 14 years ago, has unveiled a new culinary venue in Westport Village.

Taking the space that formerly housed Indigo Joes, A.P. Crafters Kitchen & Bar– Handcrafted food, craft beer and spirits - is the quintessetial American gastropub and gives patrons a perfect spot to kick back and 'roost'. It offers an extensive local selection of craft beers on tap, a full bar with an emphasis on prohibition style spirits and a well thought out menu of creative comfort food.

The interior takes its cue from the restaurant’s name, featuring floor to ceiling shelving stocked with a copper collection of vintage cookware, distillery and brewery supplies. Reclaimed wood and custom furniture in espresso stained ash is featured throughout the space. The bar area boasts several HDTVs for watching sports and comfortable seating, creating a relaxed and unpretentious gathering place.

A gastropub is a relatively new category of food and beverage establishment that incorporates the feeling and look of a traditional pub or tavern with an innovative high quality culinary menu. “Pubs” being traditionally derived from “public houses” that offered food to passers-by evolved over the years into more elaborate bars with homemade, rich comfort food traditional of the country where they were established. The “gastropub” is the next evolution of the concept making the food as important if not the most important part of the establishment.