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 Read more [...]
The Bosphorus Istanbul Cafe
Price: $$Since it opened in August 2002, this cozy, colorful cafe inside a restored house in the Holy Rosary neighborhood has been one of our most consistent ethnic restaurants, introducing local Read more [...]
The Cake Bake Shop
Price: $$The fairytale continues at Gwendolyn Rogers’s second tribute to layered cakes and buttercream icing, a pristine Carmel expansion dripping with chandeliers. There are hints of the twinkly, cottage-like Broad Ripple Read more [...]
The Capital Grille
Price: $$$$A theme of rich decadence permeates this downtown steakhouse, from the gilded- framed pastoral paintings that hang on its dark-paneled walls to the selection of elaborate steaks (one of them Read more [...]
The District Tap
Price: $$This vibrant Clearwater Crossing– area food-and-music venue features 60 draught beers, from Old Style to Big Woods Brewing’s Six Foot Blonde. They pair well with a varied menu of pubby Read more [...]
The Eagle
Price: $$Just try to resist the honky-tonk, country-fried charms of this Cincinnati-based eatdrinkery. It had us at whole-bird fried chicken—which you may drizzle with spicy honey and pair with mashed potatoes Read more [...]
The Eagle’s Nest
Price: $$$$The circular restaurant sitting atop downtown’s PNC building affords a stunning 360-degree view of the city as it spins in a slow full rotation over the course of a nice Read more [...]
The Garden Table
Price: $$Expanding on the spa-style menu at its original Broad Ripple location, this pretty, sun-drenched venue adds a full dinner and drinks menu to the established house-pressed juices, health-conscious salads, and Read more [...]
The Inferno Room
Price: $$A hit both at the beginning of the night and the end of it, this tiki-centric showstopper in Fountain Square pairs its gilded cocktails with a fun menu of smallish plates Read more [...]
The Iron Skillet
Price: $$$Heaping platters of skillet-fried chicken and bowls of mashed potatoes rule here, where the flowered wallpaper and antique furnishings suggest days gone by. Lunch Sun., dinner Wed.–Sun.