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Five Indiana Pizza Joints Have Been Tossing Dough Since Your Grandparents Were Dating

Some pizza places come and go faster than a Friday night delivery. These five Indiana spots have stuck around for more than half a century, serving pies since the 1960s and early 1970s. Grandparents probably shared a booth at one of them before anyone had a cell phone. If you...

Indiana · 1d
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Every Hoosier Should Visit The Indiana Diner Where A Beloved Sandwich Legend Was Born

There are places you eat at, and then there are places you make a pilgrimage to, and Nick’s Kitchen in Huntington, Indiana, is firmly, unapologetically, and deliciously in the second category. The breaded pork tenderloin sandwich was born here, and if that doesn’t make you want to get in...

Huntington, IN · 6d
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From Crawfordsville to grocery stores across America

When most Americans pick up a package of sliced cheese at their local grocery store, they probably don’t give much thought to where it came from or the people and technology involved in getting it onto the shelf. But right here in west-central Indiana, hundreds of Hoosiers are helping make that possible every day.

Crawfordsville, IN · 6d
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People Travel Miles for the Apple Fritters at This Truck-Stop Style Indiana Bakery with 1,100+ Reviews

The road-trip snack drawer has met its match. A packet of crackers looks a little sad next to an apple fritter that practically requires its own plate. This Indiana bakery has been making the oversized treat by hand since 1961, serving it with a light vanilla glaze and plenty of apple-cinnamon flavor. The little A-frame building has the sort of old-school character that suits a bakery known for doing one thing exceptionally well.

Lafayette, IN · 3d
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Grab Your Keys And Road Trip To This Remote Steakhouse In Indiana For Its Legendary Steaks

If Indiana had a Mount Rushmore of great restaurants, Teibel’s Family Restaurant in Schererville would be carved into that stone with a very large chisel. It’s been quietly serving some of the best steaks in the state from a stone-faced building on a busy road in Lake County, and the people who know about it tend to keep coming back with a loyalty that borders on devotion.

Schererville, IN · 3d

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Indiana’s Beloved Pizza Shop Has Served Generations Of Families Without Losing Its Charm

The French dressing on the chef’s salad comes from a family recipe. That one small detail tells you plenty about this pizza shop. The dough gets made from scratch, for both the pizzas and the breadsticks. The menu even says the pizza is made fresh to order, not fast food.

Indianapolis, IN · 11d

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Indiana Diners Keep Visiting The State’s Last Location Of A Once-Massive Restaurant Chain

Bus drivers eat free here when they bring a group of 15 or more. That tells you plenty about the kind of crowd this buffet expects to feed. This restaurant is the last of its famous chain still standing in Indiana. At its late-1980s peak, the brand ran hundreds of locations and ranked among the largest steakhouse chains around.

Indiana · 2d

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The Cozy Indiana Deli With Italian Beef Sandwiches So Good They’re Practically Famous

There’s a sandwich waiting for you in Indianapolis that has absolutely no business being this good. Fat Dan’s Deli on East Michigan Street is the kind of place that makes you question every lunch decision you’ve ever made before walking through its doors. Now to talk about...

Indianapolis, IN · 6d

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The 3 most beloved Indiana restaurants that recently closed

Indiana has lost more locally loved places to eat, following another notable restaurant farewell in Evansville earlier this year. From sushi on a lively restaurant row to Southern-inspired small plates…

Evansville, IN · 13d

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This Humble Roadside Stop In Indiana Serves Up The Best Fried Fish You’ll Ever Taste

There’s a place in Newburgh, Indiana where the fried fish is so good, it makes you question every life decision that kept you from finding it sooner. Tin Fish is that place, and once you eat there, the world starts to look a little different. Now, before you scroll...

Newburgh, IN · 10d

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This Family-Owned Indianapolis BBQ Institution Has Kept Indiana Locals Coming Back For Ribs Since 1952

Some restaurants chase trends. Others simply keep the doors open, the pits busy, and the ribs coming for more than seven decades. On the west side of Indianapolis, one modest building has been doing exactly that since 1952, long before most of today’s customers were born. Families who came here as kids now bring their own children, and folks who moved across the country make it their first stop when they land back home.

Indianapolis, IN · 6d

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Mr Gatti’s Pizza Announces Acquisition and Refresh of Long-Standing Martinsville, Indiana Restaurant

November 05, 2026 // Franchising.com // FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mr Gatti’s Pizza announced that Harkrishan Sahi and Harneet Jawanda have acquired the Mr Gatti’s restaurant at, 620 State Road 39 Bypass South in Martinsville, Indiana. The husband-and-wife franchisees plan a targeted refresh of the restaurant as they build on its more than 40-year legacy in the community.

Martinsville, IN · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in Fishers, Indiana You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Fishers, Indiana — a city where the sun glints off new neighborhoods and old farmhouses, where the laughter of families rises from splash pads and schoolyards, where the scent of barbecue and garlic knots drifts through the evening air. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: red-brick storefronts, glassy new builds, and the gentle sprawl of subdivisions stitched together by memory and hope. Fishers is a crossroads — of Midwestern roots and new ambition, of tech startups and teachers, of families who’ve called these blocks home for generations and newcomers drawn by the promise of something bright and possible.

Fishers, IN · 6d

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Indiana Bar Food Hits Different At These 6 Lakeside Taverns

A basket of frog legs or a slice of thin crust pizza just tastes better when there is a lake right outside the window. Indiana has more lake country than many people realize, from the busy shores of Lake Wawasee to the quiet coves of Lake Lemon down south. The...

Indiana · 2d

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The Unassuming Restaurant In Indiana That People Will Happily Drive Hours To Reach

Some places earn their reputation one burger at a time, and Mug-n-Bun in Speedway, Indiana has been doing exactly that for longer than most of us have been alive. If you’ve never pulled into a drive-in and felt an immediate sense of calm wash over you, then you clearly haven’t visited Mug-n-Bun yet.

Speedway, IN · 12d

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Where Do Indiana Families Go For Holiday Dinners? These 6 Old-Fashioned Restaurants Do It Best

Some families in Indiana skip the big kitchen cleanup and head out for holiday dinner instead. The best places for that kind of meal are not flashy or new. They are old-fashioned spots with fried chicken, warm rolls, family-style platters, and pie cases that make choosing dessert a real job. This list covers six of them, from a log cabin stagecoach stop to the largest restaurant in the state, so you can find a table that fits your crew.

Indiana · 3d

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Drive From Anywhere In Indiana To This Legendary Seafood Shack That Skips The Frills

Indiana has a lot of things going for it, but “world-class seafood destination” has never really been one of the phrases people reach for first. Paula’s On Main in Fort Wayne is here to change your mind about that, one plate of almond walleye at a time.

Fort Wayne, IN · 5d

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Fried Biscuits And Apple Butter Make These 6 Indiana Country Kitchens Worth A Detour

Some Indiana traditions show up on a plate, and fried biscuits with apple butter might be the tastiest one of all. These golden, pillowy rolls get dropped in the fryer, then served with a dish of spiced apple butter for spreading. You will find them at farm restaurants, small-town smorgasbords,...

Indiana · 6h

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Dining Divas & Dudes go to Italy: New Italian Sensation in Downtown Lafayette, Napoli's!

Local diners have a big reason to celebrate, and so do the Dining Divas & Dudes: Downtown Lafayette has a new Italian restaurant! Located at 220 Columbia Street, which was formerly occupied by Merlin’s Beard, Flavor Country Urban Diner, and Bea One, among others. Chef and owner Giovonni Antonio hails from Naples, thus the name Napoli’s, and has another restaurant in Champaign IL, which was so popular, visitors from other cities begged him to open one in theirs. Lafayette is the lucky winner. Chef Antonio greeted us warmly and welcomed us inside. It’s a family operation with favorite family recipes in a big menu with something to please everyone. We got to Napoli’s around 11:20am and were the only ones there, but by 12:10pm, it was almost full. Word is getting around about this place.

Lafayette, IN · 3d