SoBro

“Because that’s all I’ve ever really cared about. It’s never been about money or fame, just how good I can get at this craft of cooking.”

Liter House brings German brews and brats to SoBro.

When you fuse the smoke of Texas barbecue with the rib-sticking classics of German cuisine, you get Liter House.

Brown narrates the parade of sushi, working slowly and precisely as if he is doing the voice-over for his very own cooking hour.

“All of the great cities have a museum-quality frame shop. You don’t have to go to New York for those services. They’re here.”

No. 5 – The Delicia vibe practically whisks you away to a poolside cabana at a South American resort, while the menu provides a sample of the region’s cultures.

No. 8 – No one tells us what to eat—except Greg Hardesty, the Recess chef-owner who has been crafting a prix-fixe menu at his SoBro mainstay since 2010.

A strong sense of community pervades one little downtown neighborhood populated with charming 1800s Victorians.

“We used to have couches, but we always ended up sitting on the floor. So we got rid of most of our tables and chairs.”

This new shop bucks the chalk-paint trend with grown-up pieces that will turn into heirlooms.

The mom-and-pop ice cream stands of small-town Indiana get a lot of love, and rightly so. Often overlooked, though, are the quaint little Dairy Queen stores that dot city neighborhoods around Indianapolis.

An architectural copper chair, glam high-tops, and Greek-key glassware.

As the owner of Indie Bike and National Moto+Cycle in SoBro, Matty Bennett always has plenty of work to keep his hands dirty. This winter, he kept track of a typical day.

The couple’s knack for design explains why their shop feels like a minimalist-cool living room, with an inviting Erwin Lambeth couch, Tolix metal chairs, and colorful sheaves of magazines stacked on tables.

No doubt, Indy has quite an array of intriguing things to explore, but here are 26 of the city’s most noteworthy musts.