Chef Jonathan Brooks celebrates matriarchs as Milktooth shifts to Arlene’s
The new restaurant, which will offer a lunch format known as meat-and-three, was named for Brooks’ mother, Arlene.
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Restaurant takes over Fountain Square spot known for Pioneer, Deano’s Vino
The owner of Bovaconti coffee shops is partnering with the former director of operations for bygone Carmel restaurant Tre to open a new Italian restaurant.
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BBQ and seafood restaurant expected to open in downtown Hyatt Place/Hyatt House hotel
The Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County recently approved a license for the Kentucky-based restaurant, which will take over a space formerly occupied by Pier 48 Fish House & Oyster Bar.
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Popular tea and coffee destinations invigorate Kennedy-King neighborhood
New businesses The Alchemist, Recess and Flora & Flame have generated a buzz.
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Founders Grounds partners with craft brewery for new Speedway concept
Speedway City Garage will be home to Founders Grounds Coffee Co. and a taproom for Lapel-based Pax Verum Brewing Co.
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Slapfish seafood restaurant planned at 49th and Penn
The new spot will become the fifth central Indiana location operated by Mark and Lauren Weghorst, joining restaurants in Noblesville, Carmel, Fishers and downtown’s Mass Ave neighborhood.
Fishers chef putting plan into action for former Test Kitchen space
Kelsey Murphy, whose culinary career launched after her 2021 victory as a contestant on Fox’s “MasterChef,” opened Clutch Kitchen this month at The Yard at Fishers District in the former Fishers Test Kitchen space.
Restaurant designer puts stamp in Carmel with upscale Japanese eatery
In November, Kimmie Chang opened Okonori Japanese High Kitchen in The Corner, a new mixed-use development by Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group at the intersection of East 116th Street and Rangeline Road.
North of 96th roundup: Construction continuing on Meijer Grocery, Target in Fishers
Multiple retailers, restaurants and other businesses recently opened or announced plans to open in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown.
Colorado restaurants will be first Upland Brewing Co. locations outside Indiana
The Champagne Velvet-themed restaurants celebrate nearly forgotten beer resurrected by Upland Brewing Co. in 2013.
Q&A: Indianapolis franchisee for Portland-based women’s sports-only bar is ready to go
IBJ spoke to Eve Keller about her life and love of women’s sports and spaces. Read on for a transcript of that conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Greenwood steakhouse to bring Mo’s name back to Indiana
Jeremiah Hamman, who co-founded the first Indiana location of Mo’s A Place for Steaks in 2003, plans to open the new Mo’s in an 8,900-square-foot building previously home to a Smokey Bones restaurant.
Aroma Indian restaurant to take over former Gallery Bistro location
The restaurant will be a sibling business of Aroma Experience, which opened in 2024 as part of the Carmel City Center development.
North of 96th roundup: New golf venue, restaurants among openings and closings
Multiple retailers, restaurants and other businesses recently opened, closed or began planning new locations in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown.
Clancy’s to build on 60 years of restaurant operations with high-fidelity listening bar
The company that launched Indiana hamburger chain Clancy’s and casual dining concept Grindstone Charley’s is planning a restaurant in Noblesville next year that is inspired by Japanese kissa lounges known for catering to audiophiles since the 1950s.
Brazilian restaurant to take over former Lou Malnati’s spot in Broad Ripple
Lou Malnati’s, one of the top brands of Chicago deep-dish pizza, closed its four central Indiana locations in February, less than five years after entering the market.
Tie-Breakers sports bar to open on Mass Ave in former MacNiven’s space
The Mass Ave address will be a change of scenery for owner Rob Strong, who’s closely associated with socializing near Lucas Oil Stadium because of The Whistle Stop and the former Stadium Tavern.
North of 96th roundup: Pair of restaurants expanding from coasts into northern suburbs
Multiple retailers, restaurants and other businesses and organizations recently opened or began planning new locations in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown.
Dean’s Steak & Seafood set to open first Indiana location in downtown hotel
The Dean’s Steakhouse restaurant chain has three other locations in North Carolina and Texas.
Qdoba returns to the south side of downtown Indianapolis
The new Qdoba follows the December closure of a location near Monument Circle that served customers for 25 years.
West Fork Whiskey Co. to rebrand coffee-to-cocktails concept, open second location
West Fork Social House, an expansion of the distillery’s coffee-to-cocktails concept, is part of a joint venture with a popular Broad Ripple sports bar.
Bar devoted to women’s sports plans Indianapolis location
The Sports Bra announced Tuesday its intention to open franchise locations in Indianapolis, Boston, Las Vegas and St. Louis.
Indy’s first Raising Cane’s restaurant expected to open later this year
Since 2022, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based chicken fingers restaurant has opened central Indiana locations in Noblesville, Avon and Westfield.
Motorsports reporter Jamie Little plans to open Protein Bar restaurants in central Indiana
Jamie Little and Cody Selman plan to open three Protein Bar & Kitchen locations in central Indiana, with the first likely to debut in 2026.