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Bloomington’s Upland Brewery brings its casual-dining experience to Indy’s near southside, with an open-concept dining room and a popular dog-friendly patio. The Upland repertoire gets proper representation in the wall of taps behind the bar. You can casually sip a flight of sours and snack on smoked chicken wings, or get busy with dishes plucked from the chef’s rotating seasonal Read more...
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It could not sit in a more prominent pub-crawling spot, at the business end of Mass Ave amid all of the Bazbeaux and Stout’s Shoes sidewalk traffic. And yet somehow this bar, walled in brick and lit by dangling Edison bulbs, feels like the perfect hideaway for anyone bent on a long, slow, booze-soaked evening. As every lounge in town Read more...
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Historically, this Mass Ave location’s biggest draw has been its outdoor tables on the V-shaped patio that wraps around the tip of the building. Read more...
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Indy’s Sun King Brewing Company takes over some prime real estate in Carmel with its two-story, open-concept dining (and drinking) hall. Diners claim their first-come, first-served tables and then fan out for food at kiosks operated by local vendors Oca (elevated charcuterie from Goose the Market), Pi Indy Pizza (wood-fired perfection), La Margarita (cantina fare), and FoxGardin Kitchen (modern comfort). Read more...
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Rustic gourmet dishes like mussels and frites in a garlicky, bacon broth, and barbecue-topped Liège waffles beckon you to this laid-back Geist-area hangout. Chef Ryan Kernodle’s menu builds on the Belgian-style beers from Bargersville’s popular Taxman Brewing Company. The lineup changes with the availability of ingredients (many supplied by nearby farmers), but the seasonal salmon and the duck never disappoint. Read more...
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Approachable, affordable fine dining comes to Greenwood at this elegantly rustic bistro housed in a former law office. Unexpected small plates (such as a cured-smoked-fried pig’s tail with an Asian glaze, or chicken livers with violet mustard) show how serious owner Mark Henrichs is about raising the bar on the south side’s culinary scene. Lunch and dinner Tues.–Fri., dinner Sat., Read more...





