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Whiskey Bent Bar & Grill pairs inexpensive pub food with live music, a spacious rustic room and outdoor seating in Avon. Start with pretzels and a tenderloin sandwich, but know that diners repeatedly flag indoor cigarette smoke.
Lightly floured, deep-fried chicken breast strips meet Ale Emporium’s Hermanaki sauce. Jumbo wings and pizza round out this Avon sports-bar stop.
Sangrita Grill + Cantina combines ceviches, individually served tacos and an extensive tequila-and-mezcal selection in the Fishers District. Start with guacamole or aguachile, then move to tacos or comal-fired fajitas with a house margarita.
Plan dinner for two around Italian pasta, Lobster Cargot, sushi or USDA Prime beef. These six Fishers restaurants offer distinct directions for date night, including a lounge reserved for guests 21 and older.
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.
