Best Restaurants

The year's freshest restaurant openings.

Grown-up dining that welcomes the youngest among us.

The year's buzziest restaurants.

These local restaurants boast some of Indy’s most sparkling cocktail programs.

Don’t turn down the dessert menu at these local spots.

Dining out alone is one of life’s greatest joys, especially at these area restaurants.

This year’s list reflects Indianapolis in all its glory, from creative geniuses, to inventive immigrants, to established, well-worn classics. Pull up a chair and dig in to the first installment of this year's Best Restaurants.

Lone Pine The first solo effort of Beholder partner and award-winning sommelier Josh Mazanowski is a culinary innovator that promises to take Carmel’s dining...

In our final reveal for the Best Restaurants of 2025, Shoyu takes the podium along with St. Elmo Steak House, Tinker Street, and much more.

For the September edition of Editor's Note, our editor-in-chief reflects on her late father, golf, and the local dining scene throughout Indianapolis.