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Best Restaurants 2024: Cheeky Bastards
HAVING ESTABLISHED a reputation as Indy’s go-to provider of British pub classics such as bangers and mash, an eye-popping full English breakfast, and some of the most legitimate chip shop–style fried...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Commission Row
THE LATEST effort from Indy’s near-ubiquitous Cunningham Restaurant Group isn’t as scalable a template as its Bru Burger, Livery, or Stone Creek brands. This glossy fine dining spot, which is just...
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New In Town: Haus Blend
GUGGMAN Haus Brewing Co.’s taproom began in a wood-framed house at 1916 Gent Ave., but after Guggman opened a new facility next door, its future was unclear. But in May, co-owners/sisters Abby Gorman...
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Best Restaurants 2024: His Place Eatery
WALKING INTO either location of His Place, you’ll wonder if you know the folks behind the counter—the greeting is that warm. The fast, friendly, and efficient service ensures whatever you order, from...
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Foodie: Home Truths
RESTAURATEUR Roxanna Williams’ life began as the stuff of a romance movie. Her father was a U.S. soldier stationed at a Royal Thai Air Force base during the Vietnam war. Her mom, Jhanya, was an...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Julieta Taco Shop
ESTEBAN ROSAS and Gabriel Sañudo’s taqueria turns two this year, and the excellent-from-the-jump taco shop has evolved with the times. The pegboard menu has been replaced by a Stutz-appropriate retro...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Vida
INDY’S FINE dining scene doesn’t get much finer than Vida, the James Beard–recognized set menu spot from Indy’s Cunningham Restaurant Group. Your options are a six-course tasting menu or a four-course...
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The Feed: Alamo Drafthouse, Amberson Roastery, Winter Farmers Market
Amberson Coffee & Grocer’s Hugo Cano. Credit: Danielle Doepke Farmers markets aren’t just for the summer anymore. Once upon a time, Indy’s farmers markets shut down around the same time that our...
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Best Restaurants 2024: King Dough
ADAM AND Alicia Sweet’s wood-fired pizza shop began in Bloomington, but it came into its own once it arrived in the Circle City. Its indoor/outdoor space is packed no matter the weather with folks...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Milktooth
IT’S BEEN 10 years since Jonathan Brooks opened Milktooth in a former auto shop, serving brunch and lunch on mismatched china in a dining room scattered with vintage tables and chairs. It’s seen...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Happy Endings
Canal Bistro This Broad Ripple restaurant makes its baklava daily, using house-made simple syrup that provides more nuance than the typical honey. 6349 Guilford Ave., 317-254-8700, canal-bistro.com...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Nicole-Taylor’s Pasta + Market + Backroom Eatery
ONLY A FEW of us will get to enjoy this spot’s sold-out-a-year-in-advance chef’s table experience, which costs more than many Hoosiers pay on their monthly mortgage. But the market and restaurant’s...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Sam’s Square Pie
JEFF MINER’S fluffy-crusted Detroit-style pies are unlike any you’ve had before. Sure, they have the standard cheddar edge and sauce and cheese toppings, but Miner’s self-taught process of dough...
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The Feed: Jockamo Rumors, Milktooth’s Tin Anniversary, Amara Closes
Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza. Credit: Tony Valainis/Indianapolis MonthlyPhoto by Tony Valainis Everybody calm down, Jockamo is fine. Misinformation on the impact of infrastructure improvements in some...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Wisanggeni Pawon
AFTER RELOCATING to a North Keystone storefront in late 2023, this gem was able to spread its wings and offer a full menu of spice-rich dishes from Indonesia’s islands. Classics like long-simmered...
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Best Restaurants 2024: Shoyu Shop at Strange Bird
CHEF KYLE HUMPHREYS learned the ramen game in Japan, then came to Indy to ply his noodle trade at Lil Dumplings and his Shoyu Shop pop-up. Soon enough, brothers Neal and Paul Warner lured Humphreys...
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Best Restaurants 2024: St. Elmo Steak House
WRITING about St. Elmo is like writing about the Grand Canyon: You can spend a thousand words on the institution, but you really have to be there to get it. This iconic Indy steakhouse is nationally...
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New in Town: CourtHouse Club
WITH A VIEW of Hamilton County’s iconic 1879 courthouse, the name for Noblesville’s new full-service restaurant and bar seems like a no-brainer. Making a choice from the CourtHouse Club’s wide-ranging...
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The Feed: West Fork Closure, High-Profile Chef Shake-up
Until last week, Sal Fernandez was the executive chef at Greencastle restaurant Bridges Craft Pizza. (Indianapolis Monthly File Photo) There’s a significant chef shake-up in Greencastle. The Star...
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Swoon: True Grits
Fried Cheesy Polenta Cake from Borage.Photo by Tony Valainis IF THERE’S a through line in the menu at Josh Kline and Zoë Taylor’s new restaurant, Borage, it’s “taking something that is super familiar...
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