Best Place to Show Off a Tattoo
Follow the mob of Fountain Square hipsters to this unassuming little lounge, where a trio of musicians often sets up at one end of the joint and the oversized windows fog at the other. Years before the speakeasy trend made its way to Indy full force, this establishment featured Jazz Age photos on the wall and classic cocktails like the Sazerac. Several bars have refined that concept since 2008, but almost none of them have been able to attract the stylishly disheveled crowds of the original. Maybe it has something to do with the Brass Ring’s beautiful Art Deco bar, which reminds many of the one from The Shining. Unlike Jack Nicholson, you won’t be drinking alone here.
1245 Shelby St., 317-635-7464
LIFE BEHIND BARS: Brass Ring bartender Dawn Burgin has a story to tell.
Photo by Jonathan Scott
This article appeared in the January 2013 issue.
