Tony Valainis
Meridian-Kessler bakery Pots & Pans Pie Co. has contracted to buy the former Black Acre beer garden in Irvington, with plans to turn it into a commercial kitchen with retail and green space.
Noblesville restaurant Bocado Brunch & Te’Kila is adding an Indianapolis location in the historic spot that most recently housed Root & Bone. A post earlier this week on the restaurant’s Instagram page hinted at a fall 2026 opening. 4601 N. College Ave.
In Carmel, Ambrosia Hospitality Group is switching concepts for its French-inspired restaurant, Josephine. In late September, the space will relaunch as a new iteration of the restaurant family’s original Broad Ripple flagship, Ambrosia. 110 W. Main St., Carmel, 317-548-3589
Protein Bar & Kitchen has opened a downtown location co-owned by longtime NASCAR and IndyCar pit reporter Jamie Little of Zionsville. The restaurant (which originated in Chicago) offers a menu of salads, wraps, smoothies, protein shakes, and other healthy breakfast and lunch options as well as catering packages. 6 W. Washington St., 463-900-3009
Hollyhock Hill is now serving an $18 lunch buffet Wednesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get your weekly fill of the restaurant’s classic pan-fried chicken and homestyle sides. 8110 N. College Ave., 317-251-2294
Signage is up for a soon-to-open sushi and noodle restaurant on Mass Ave, Shinjuku. 643 Massachusetts Ave.
A landscaping refresh is underway at Kan-Kan as the Windsor Park cinema and bar adds a garden terrace and plaza to the front of the building. 1258 Windsor St., 317-800-7099
