Restaurateur pulling plug on Hard Rock Cafe downtown
When the location opened in 1999, Hard Rock was still considered a fashionable brand and a good get for a downtown in the midst of a renaissance powered in part by Circle Centre mall.
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Ad agency to open cafe, lounge in lobby of Fountain Square office
The lobby of the MilesHerndon ad agency in the historic Woessner Building will open next month as Gavel, a cafe and lounge that will offer coffee, beer, wine, cocktails and a limited food menu.
Downtown taco restaurant closes after 13 months
The 7,500-square-foot restaurant and bar, which opened at the northeast corner of South Meridian and Georgia streets in November 2017, was the first location outside of Chicago for Broken English Taco Pub.
Bored with breakfast (and lunch)? Just add booze.
Any eatery with some variation of “egg” in its name should excel at the popular hybrid meal. But what about places better known for adult beverages than breakfast?
Scotty’s Brewhouse to close four locations as part of bankruptcy
The parent of Scotty’s Brewhouse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday in Indianapolis. It plans to shut down four of its 17 locations, including two local restaurants.
Upland Brewing plans expansion of College Avenue tasting room with eatery
The watering hole will take over the former Open Society Public House restaurant space next door, with plans to debut the addition and a seasonal menu just before year’s end.
New restaurant expected to open in Union Station space
The venue will occupy more than 23,000 square feet in the historic railroad station, in the area that housed Cadillac Ranch and the Bartini’s lounge before they closed in 2017.
New downtown nightclub set to take over Subterra Lounge space
A new nightclub that describes itself as a “New Orleans-inspired voodoo dive bar” is set to celebrate its grand opening Saturday.
Brewpub closes after seven-month run in Butler-Tarkington
A brewery and restaurant that hoped to be part of the revitalization of the south end of the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood has closed, citing “unexpected circumstances.”
Former ‘Top Chef’ contestants plan seafood restaurant in old Big Al’s space
The Meridian-Kessler eatery also involves Scotty’s Brewhouse founder Scott Wise. It will join a clothing boutique and a taproom in the former Big Al’s Superstore space.
Broad Ripple lands taco restaurant, tiki bar, chicken joint
All three establishments are set to open this month on Broad Ripple Avenue in former restaurant and bar spaces.
Taxman Brewing to open restaurant/bar in historic downtown building
It will be the first Indianapolis location for Taxman, which also has operations in Johnson and Hancock counties.
Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant to close one Indianapolis location
The Indianapolis area is down to two Claddagh locations after the closure. The restaurant’s parent company says it plans to put the property up for sale in the next two weeks.
Beech Bank Brewing Co. opens in Beech Grove
The establishment’s brews include Southside Python, named after the 14-foot snake that got loose in Beech Grove for several days earlier this year.
Meridian-Kessler restaurant, cocktail bar calls it quits
Thursday will be the last day of operations for Open Society Public House, a locally owned restaurant and cocktail bar that opened in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood in June 2016.
IBJ Podcast: The grape experts behind Indiana’s wine resurgence
IBJ Podcast host Mason King talks to two of them — Bruce Bordelon and Jill Blume — about Indiana’s wine industry, what makes it special and what to expect in the future.
Upland planning big brewery, restaurant project in heart of Fountain Square
The 13,000-square-foot facility is slated for the site of a former discount retailer, located a block east of the center of Fountain Square’s resurgent commercial and cultural districts.
Ball & Biscuit owner planning restaurant in former drag club
The restaurant is a project of local attorney Trevor Belden, who opened The Ball & Biscuit cocktail lounge on Mass Ave in 2010.
The Thirsty Scholar bar closes
A co-owner of the coffee, beer and wine bar in the Penn Arts building on East 16th Street said Thursday that “it is time to move on.”
Celebrity chef’s burger restaurant closes its north-side location
The restaurant, created by Food Network chef Michael Symon, opened in the high-profile Ironworks development in mid-2015.