Bruno Mars stops by Shirley Mae’s Café ahead of Kentucky Derby

A soul meals restaurant that is turn into a Louisville staple after greater than 30 years in enterprise obtained a shock visitor Friday — Bruno Mars.

The “24K Magic” singer stopped by Shirley Mae’s Café within the Smoketown neighborhood earlier than performing on the Trifecta Gala on Friday, based on two photographs he posted to Instagram.

One picture exhibits Mars posing with restaurant proprietor Shirley Beard, whereas the opposite exhibits the cafe’s signal.

In a social media put up, Beard’s granddaughter Jessica Bellamy wrote, “Stars have been drawn to Smoketown in the course of the #KentuckyDerby weekend because the late 80s when Shirley Mae’s Café launched the Salute to Black Jockey’s Competition. … Now Mars has come to go to!”

Shirley Mae’s Café is open for carryout Thursday by means of Sunday. However do not go with out money — the restaurant would not settle for bank cards.