Here, reclaimed-wood walls and industrial light fixtures register as more stylish than divey, and food is prettily plated, but the broader point about informality holds true. We’re especially big fans Read more [...]
LouVino
Price: $$The name combines the original location (Louisville) and all things wine (vino), so you can expect Southern-inspired comfort food and fermented grapes aplenty (more than 70 wines available by the Read more [...]
Love Handle
Price: $$After serving funky deli creations like salmon belly, beef tongue, and dolled-up “B&Gs” to the locals on East 10th Street for two years, Chris and Ally Benedyk moved their cheeky Read more [...]
Maialina Italian Kitchen + Bar
Price: $$$Straw-wrapped chianti bottles, wooden cross-back chairs, and family photos give a throwback trattoria feel to this Fountain Square addition to the city’s Italian scene, opened by Ambrosia heir Francesca Pizzi Read more [...]
Main Street Poké
Price: $$While plenty of restaurants in Indy have featured poké, a Hawaiian dish of diced, raw fish and various accompaniments, this small eatery in Carmel is the first to go all Read more [...]
Mama Carolla’s Old Italian Restaurant
Price: $$Don’t expect culinary innovation or spot-on authentic Italian, but do visit if you want heaping plates of pasta and charm galore. The setting, a 1920s villa with a cozy bar, Read more [...]
MaMa’s House Korean Restaurant
Price: $$Elaborate some-assembly-required dinners come with a plate of thin-sliced uncooked meat, hot coals for cooking it, and about a dozen side dishes of starters, including pickled garlic, fish cakes, daikon, Read more [...]
Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano
Price: $$This elaborately decorated spot off of the Noblesville town square—with a second location on the north side of Indy—oozes character. The menu boasts plenty of fresh seafood, wine-based sauces, and Read more [...]
Maxine’s Chicken & Waffles
Price: $$If fried potatoes, salmon croquettes, and cooked cabbage were staples on your family’s dinner table growing up, you‘ll feel right at home here. The challenge is choosing just one thing Read more [...]
McCormick & Schmick’s
Price: $$$This chain’s commitment to in-season fish means that some favorites, like mahi mahi, appear only when available. The service is crisp and consistent, and the famous happy-hour menu keeps the Read more [...]