Swoon List: Union 50, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, and More

Five Things We Adore Right Now

The Swoon List compiles our latest food-and-drink favorites. They’re not ranked, just delicious.

 

From the Bistro menu selections at Union 50 (620 N. East St., 317-610-0234): a savory jumble of squash gnocchi tossed with roasted cauliflower, warm Marcona almonds, raisins, and kalettes (a new fusion veggie of Brussels sprouts and kale). A swoop of fennel-ricotta puree pulls all of the flavors together.

Oysters Rockefeller at Oceanaire
Oysters Rockefeller at The Oceanaire Seafood Room

Oysters Rockefeller at The Oceanaire Seafood Room (30 S. Meridian St., 317-955-2277), the shells brimming with onion-spiked creamed spinach over plump oyster bellies. A layer of melted cheese seals everything in place.

The pork shoulder torta at Subito
The pork shoulder torta at Subito

Savory pulled-pork shoulder fills a housemade torta at Subito (44 Virginia Ave., 317-220-8211), along with lettuce, tomato, and avocado-laced mayo.

Kentucky Pisco Sour at Liberty Street
The Kentucky Pisco Sour at Liberty Street

The Kentucky Pisco Sour: Copper & King’s Immature Brandy gently shaken with lemon juice and simple syrup, Liberty Street’s (653 Massachusetts Ave., 317-686-6382) entry in the egg-white fray.

The center-cut pork chop at Meridian Restaurant & Bar
The center-cut pork chop at Meridian Restaurant & Bar

 

Meridian Restaurant & Bar’s (5694 N. Meridian St., 317-466-1111) savory-sweet pork chop, topped with a rich dollop of bacon jam atop a bed of braised red cabbage and roasted potatoes.