Guidebook for Indianapolis

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Guidebook for Indianapolis

Food Scene

Delicious vegan food in the city market! I love the seitan gyro with a side salad.
6 locals recommend
Three Carrots City Market
222 E Market St
6 locals recommend
Delicious vegan food in the city market! I love the seitan gyro with a side salad.
Cool coffee and vinyl shop. They serve wine and beer at night and sometimes have live music
31 locals recommend
Square Cat Vinyl
1054 Virginia Ave
31 locals recommend
Cool coffee and vinyl shop. They serve wine and beer at night and sometimes have live music
Closed sundays. Local and very hip. They have a great tuna salad sandwich. Good place to work during the day.
95 locals recommend
Calvin Fletcher's Coffee Company
647 Virginia Ave
95 locals recommend
Closed sundays. Local and very hip. They have a great tuna salad sandwich. Good place to work during the day.
Unique but expensive donuts.
16 locals recommend
General American Donut Company
827 S East St
16 locals recommend
Unique but expensive donuts.
Even the salads are amazing. Expect a wait at dinner time
137 locals recommend
Bru Burger Bar
12901 Old Meridian St
137 locals recommend
Even the salads are amazing. Expect a wait at dinner time
middle eastern food, focusing on turkish
23 locals recommend
Bosphorus Istanbul Cafe
935 S East St
23 locals recommend
middle eastern food, focusing on turkish
Best indian food. All you can eat buffet and dosa nights thursdays
6 locals recommend
India Sizzling II
4150 Lafayette Rd
6 locals recommend
Best indian food. All you can eat buffet and dosa nights thursdays
Best chinese food around
Szechwan Garden
3649 Lafayette Rd
Best chinese food around
Great date spot with a unique menu and fire pits in good weather. Very unique menu. $$
31 locals recommend
Black Market
31 locals recommend
Great date spot with a unique menu and fire pits in good weather. Very unique menu. $$
Unique meatball restaurant. Try the gnocchi!
39 locals recommend
Mimi Blue Restaurants
870 Massachusetts Ave
39 locals recommend
Unique meatball restaurant. Try the gnocchi!
Cajun inspired fast casual. Good craft beer selection. Right on mass ave!
108 locals recommend
Yats
885 Massachusetts Ave
108 locals recommend
Cajun inspired fast casual. Good craft beer selection. Right on mass ave!
Low key brunch joint. Not healthy but very delicious. Expect a wait in peak times.
17 locals recommend
Wild Eggs
314 N Delaware St
17 locals recommend
Low key brunch joint. Not healthy but very delicious. Expect a wait in peak times.
Best brunch in town. Nationally recognized. Expect to wait on weekends.
182 locals recommend
Milktooth
534 Virginia Ave
182 locals recommend
Best brunch in town. Nationally recognized. Expect to wait on weekends.
Great restaurant and bar, cool decor and delicious food. Nationally recognized
169 locals recommend
Bluebeard
653 Virginia Ave
169 locals recommend
Great restaurant and bar, cool decor and delicious food. Nationally recognized
Indoor market with affordable options. Even has a vegan restaurant, fresh juice, coffee shop and bar.
55 locals recommend
Indianapolis City Market
222 E Market St
55 locals recommend
Indoor market with affordable options. Even has a vegan restaurant, fresh juice, coffee shop and bar.
Great romantic italian food. Often a wait at dinner.
47 locals recommend
Iozzo's Garden of Italy
946 S Meridian St
47 locals recommend
Great romantic italian food. Often a wait at dinner.
Unique and very trendy food and drink spot
29 locals recommend
Beholder
1844 E 10th St
29 locals recommend
Unique and very trendy food and drink spot
Open LATE -- 3AM. On uber eats. Also a bar.
51 locals recommend
Pure Eatery
1043 Virginia Ave
51 locals recommend
Open LATE -- 3AM. On uber eats. Also a bar.
Eat with your hands! Affordable and very fun with a date. I recommend the chef's choice meal.
7 locals recommend
Axum Ethiopian Restaurant
825 North Pennsylvania Street
7 locals recommend
Eat with your hands! Affordable and very fun with a date. I recommend the chef's choice meal.
Healthy food on the circle. Acaii bowls and juices. The most affordable health spot downtown.
Pearings Cafe and Frozen Yogurt
6 W Washington St
Healthy food on the circle. Acaii bowls and juices. The most affordable health spot downtown.
Open 24 hours! Very divey but has good diner food.
20 locals recommend
PEPPY GRILL
3401 Virginia Ave
20 locals recommend
Open 24 hours! Very divey but has good diner food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Live music, brewery and good food! Outdoor seating is dog friendly
65 locals recommend
Chilly Water Brewing Company
719 Virginia Ave
65 locals recommend
Live music, brewery and good food! Outdoor seating is dog friendly
Affordable live music
67 locals recommend
HI-FI Indy
1043 Virginia Ave
67 locals recommend
Affordable live music
Only winery downtown
32 locals recommend
Easley Winery
205 N College Ave
32 locals recommend
Only winery downtown
I think they have the best beer in indy. Prepare to drive or uber
38 locals recommend
Black Acre Brewing Co
5632 E Washington St
38 locals recommend
I think they have the best beer in indy. Prepare to drive or uber
Walkable from my house. My friends like their beer.
61 locals recommend
Fountain Square Brewery
1301 Barth Ave
61 locals recommend
Walkable from my house. My friends like their beer.
Most poppin' LGBTQ+ night club downtown with dancing and good food.
32 locals recommend
Metro Nightclub & Restaurant
707 Massachusetts Ave
32 locals recommend
Most poppin' LGBTQ+ night club downtown with dancing and good food.
Romantic 1930s bar. They serve food late and show old movies.
38 locals recommend
The Brass Ring Lounge
1245 Shelby St
38 locals recommend
Romantic 1930s bar. They serve food late and show old movies.
Vintage bar with game room
14 locals recommend
Imbibe
1105 Shelby St
14 locals recommend
Vintage bar with game room
Restaurant with a tiki bar in the back
50 locals recommend
Revolucion
1132 Prospect St
50 locals recommend
Restaurant with a tiki bar in the back
Most popular bar in town right now (tiki)
45 locals recommend
The Inferno Room
902 Virginia Ave
45 locals recommend
Most popular bar in town right now (tiki)
affordable local dive bar with good food
33 locals recommend
Dugout Bar
621 Virginia Ave
33 locals recommend
affordable local dive bar with good food
Emerson Theater
4630 E 10th St

Sightseeing

Indy 500! Lots of food and bars nearby.
322 locals recommend
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
4790 W 16th St
322 locals recommend
Indy 500! Lots of food and bars nearby.
hip and artsy neighborhood
225 locals recommend
Fountain Square
225 locals recommend
hip and artsy neighborhood
Restaurants and bars. More upscale stuff here. Frequented by "young profs"
223 locals recommend
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
223 locals recommend
Restaurants and bars. More upscale stuff here. Frequented by "young profs"
lots of shops and food options, hip place near butler U
210 locals recommend
Broad Ripple
210 locals recommend
lots of shops and food options, hip place near butler U
Awesome european canal with local shops and restaurants. Great for running or renting a boat with the fam! Near white river state park. Park on the street somewhere nearby
115 locals recommend
Canal Walk
Canal Walk
115 locals recommend
Awesome european canal with local shops and restaurants. Great for running or renting a boat with the fam! Near white river state park. Park on the street somewhere nearby
Climb to the top!
113 locals recommend
Soldiers & Sailors Monument
1 Monument Cir
113 locals recommend
Climb to the top!
They have a city overlook that lets you go to the top and see everything around town! Just head toward the elevators and there should be signage. It's free!
Indianapolis City-County Building
200 E Washington St
They have a city overlook that lets you go to the top and see everything around town! Just head toward the elevators and there should be signage. It's free!

Parks & Nature

Sunken gardens, conservatory, tennis court, volleyball, public pool! Local gem!
79 locals recommend
Garfield Park
2345 Pagoda Dr
79 locals recommend
Sunken gardens, conservatory, tennis court, volleyball, public pool! Local gem!
Awesome park with canoeing, swimming, and trails galore
185 locals recommend
Eagle Creek Park
7840 West 56th Street
185 locals recommend
Awesome park with canoeing, swimming, and trails galore

Arts & Culture

Huge public library with free workspaces and some conference rooms
26 locals recommend
Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library
40 E St Clair St
26 locals recommend
Huge public library with free workspaces and some conference rooms
Fun for the whole family
362 locals recommend
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
3000 N Meridian St
362 locals recommend
Fun for the whole family
National history museum, has an IMAX!
131 locals recommend
The Eiteljorg Museum
500 W Washington St
131 locals recommend
National history museum, has an IMAX!
beer garden and beautiful grounds, cool indoor exhibits and an amphitheater that sometimes shows movies and concerts
364 locals recommend
Newfields
4000 N Michigan Rd
364 locals recommend
beer garden and beautiful grounds, cool indoor exhibits and an amphitheater that sometimes shows movies and concerts

Entertainment & Activities

Discounts on tuesdays
41 locals recommend
Regal UA Circle Centre
49 W Maryland St
41 locals recommend
Discounts on tuesdays
laser tag
Laser Flash
617 3rd Ave SW
laser tag
best gym with olympic weight equiment and pretty much everything else. You can get a week pass for $45
National Institute For Fitness and Sport
250 University Blvd
best gym with olympic weight equiment and pretty much everything else. You can get a week pass for $45
Throw axes with friends! BYO food.
17 locals recommend
Bad Axe Throwing
235 S Meridian St
17 locals recommend
Throw axes with friends! BYO food.
12 locals recommend
The Escape Room Indianapolis
200 S Meridian St
12 locals recommend

Shopping

Has affordable shops and LASER TAG AND MINI GOLF
204 locals recommend
Circle Centre Mall
49 W Maryland St
204 locals recommend
Has affordable shops and LASER TAG AND MINI GOLF
Quirky gifts and Indianapolis souvenirs
68 locals recommend
Silver In the City
434 Massachusetts Ave
68 locals recommend
Quirky gifts and Indianapolis souvenirs