Local food, information and updates in Carmel.
Find pizza in Carmel, Indiana, with options for a slice, a Chicago-style pie or a carryout dinner. These five spots cover Main Street, West Carmel and the 146th Street corridor.
From Belgian chocolate desserts on Main Street to ice cream on Rangeline Road, these five stops cover several kinds of sweet cravings. Two options extend the search to Indianapolis and Zionsville addresses.
From Main Street to East 146th Street, these five Carmel coffee stops offer options for a coffee break, online ordering or a planned meeting. The lineup includes two distinct Indie Coffee Roasters locations.
From crunchy French toast to savory potato waffles, these five Carmel, Indiana, restaurants offer different ways to start the day. Choose a breakfast-focused cafe, a family-run diner or a spot with online waitlist options.
Plan a night out in Carmel, Indiana, around USDA Prime steaks, seasonal cooking or coastal-inspired seafood. These six restaurants offer distinct approaches to an occasion dinner, from a historic-home setting to a lodge-inspired dining room.
101 Craft Kitchen serves scratch-made American comfort food and craft drinks near Carmel’s Monon Trail, with a covered, four-season patio. Start with the diner-praised pretzels, then try the apple-and-Brie grilled cheese with fig-and-honey jam.
Convivio pairs fresh pasta and regional Italian specials with a modern, earth-toned dining room and an open kitchen. Order the house-made ziti with slow-braised beef and caramelized onions, or the signature Nero squid-ink spaghetti with lobster, shrimp and crab.
Yats offers inexpensive, counter-service New Orleans comfort food in a casual, festive setting. Order the Drunken Chicken, a spicy shredded-chicken stew, and extra bread—a recurring recommendation from diners.
A 1913 Carnegie library gives Woodys its distinctive setting, with upstairs dining, a downstairs pub and a shaded patio in Carmel’s Arts & Design District. Start with the pot roast, a recurring favorite in diners’ accounts of its American comfort food.
Upland Brewing Clay Terrace combines craft-beer flights with a family-friendly dining room, garage doors and outdoor seating. Start with Bad Elmer’s Porter and Dragonfly, then order pretzels with cheese sauce or a Cuban with fries.
Go to this Carmel City Center restaurant and bakery for specialty cakes and an elegant, whimsical setting that diners favor for birthdays and anniversaries. Start with Chicken Velvet Soup or truffle pommes frites with garlic aioli, then save room for carrot cake.
Sunny Day Cafe serves American breakfast classics alongside Mexican specialties in a small, welcoming Carmel dining room. Start with the diner-favored chilaquiles or chorizo breakfast tacos, or choose tres leches pancakes for a sweet breakfast.
Savor Restaurant centers Mediterranean and Italian cooking on an open, wood-fired kitchen in Carmel’s Arts & Design District. Go for seafood or handmade pasta, and save room for the butter cake that diners repeatedly praise.
Go to Roselli’s Pizza for Chicago-style deep dish in a casual, inexpensive setting, or make lunch of its weekday pizza buffet. Order the all-meat deep dish, a diner favorite, or try the thin-crust classic combo.
Handmade pasta and an intimate dining room make family-owned Ristorante Roma a draw for Italian dinner in Carmel. Order the beef-filled ravioli with pistachio cream and diced filet mignon, then finish with tiramisu.
Go to Pies & Pints at Clay Terrace for specialty pizzas, a broad craft-beer selection and a family-friendly setting. Order the Roasted Pear Pie with bacon and goat cheese, or start with char-grilled wings dressed with sriracha, lime and garlic.
Muldoon’s on Main offers hearty Irish cooking and Midwest pub fare in Carmel’s Arts & Design District, with a fireplace inside and a patio outside. Order the signature breaded pork tenderloin, or turn to Irish beef-and-potato stew with Guinness broth.
Los Arroyos brings California-inspired Mexican cooking, handmade corn tortillas and premium margaritas to The Bridges in Carmel. Start with guacamole and ask for the spicy salsa, then try shrimp tacos or the Arroyo Molcajete that diners praise.
A restored 1907 bungalow and a garden strung with twinkle lights frame Juniper on Main’s Southern coastal cooking. Start with fried green tomatoes, then choose between cola-barbecue Savannah shrimp and grits and Charleston’s cream-sherry version.
Indie Coffee Roasters draws coffee drinkers to Carmel’s Arts & Design District with seasonal drinks and a relaxed, minimalist room. Start with a cortado and a blueberry crumble bar, both singled out in diner feedback.
