With all due respect to Kurt Vonnegut, breakfast just doesn’t get us out of bed anymore. But brunch? Now there’s a meal that knows how to greet the day. On lazy weekends, it’s our culinary snooze button before the morning officially begins. We arrive with our bed heads, yoga pants, and hangovers, expecting to be […]
Chef Joseph’s at the Connoisseur Room When the thick doors open onto this downtown dining room, the scene animates like Hollywood magic, luxe and convivial with ruby-red carpet, garnet silk curtains, and rich walnut walls. A jazz trio plays over the clinking of silver, and the dapper maître d’ wears an easy smile. The eponymous chef […]
This might be a good time to mention that restaurant workers have never been big fans of brunch, the meal that drags them out of bed on the weekends to serve stuffed French toast to a bunch of perky morning people. In an unexpected twist, the restaurant that ranks as one of Indy’s hottest new […]
• Order a to-go cup of the bottomless drip and one of pastry chef Zoë Taylor’s flaky creations at the front counter. Wander outside and do a Breakfast at Tiffany’s in the window of Lift massage studio (next door). It’s closed on Sunday, but maybe … someday … you’ll come back for some Pfrimmer deep […]
Don’t expect to score a parking spot in the attached lot. And don’t get creative with the unmarked areas on the outer edges. Stick with your chosen seat at the community table, even if a more desirable end spot becomes available. It says it right there on the menu: “Modifications politely declined.” Free refills on […]
Art’s Skillet Visit Art’s Skillet on a Sunday morning, and you might spot the namesake Art Ugalde himself working the cash register or zipping around the dining room busing tables. His cheerful, unassuming diner inhabits a made-over fast-food spot that fills up daily with neighborhood regulars looking for a cinnamon roll French toast fix. Waffles […]
Taxman Brewing Company The urge to eat like a fieldhand comes naturally at a spot that sits on the edge of a little metropolis of grain silos in Johnson County. When a couple of former accountants converted the old Tri-State Bolt warehouse in Bargersville into a polished two-story brewery and gastropub in 2015, fans of […]
Eggshell Bistro The vaguely French jazz tinkling over the speakers at this Carmel spot is the kind of music Woody Allen might play over the black-and-white opening credits of one of his latter-day movies set in Paris. The furnishings might have been plucked from the perfect marché aux puces; fresh flowers grace each little marble-topped […]
Delicia Brunch at Delicia offers Latin-inspired breakfast dishes like huevos rancheros and breakfast tacos alongside more unique takes such as a pork-belly-and-grits bowl, Cuban toast, and cornmeal biscuits with chorizo-thyme gravy. For a lighter brunch, consider the vodka-cured salmon tostones or a garden omelet. Brunch hours: 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Sun. 5215 N. College Ave., 317-925-0677, […]
Nada This hopping downtown taqueria knows a thing or two about dulling a hangover. We’re talking tequila in your orange juice, tequila in your Bloody Maria, even tequila in your coffee. A border-straddling brunch menu features dishes that venture beyond the standard fare, including chorizo-and-egg enchiladas, huevos rancheros, and a nutty bananas Foster French toast. […]
Another Broken Egg Café Brunch is the name of the game at this Louisiana-based chain that serves the meal all day, every day—so the menu is suitably vast, the coffee strong, and the vibe relaxed. Southern-style biscuit beignets, rolled in powdered sugar and served with honey marmalade, are perfect for sharing, along with a Nutella iced […]
Gossamer-skinned shrimp spring rolls packed tight with meat and cool veggies that will tide you over until the noodles arrive at Pho No. 1 (4540 S. Emerson Ave., 317-787-2225). The Garden Table‘s (342 Massachusetts Ave., 317-638-0321) basil-infused espresso drink, Pablo Honey, sweetened with pepper honey for a smooth finish. The dramatic shrimp cocktail at Hyde Park […]
