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

Bloomington, Indiana — a city where limestone buildings glow in the morning sun, where the laughter of students mingles with the wisdom of old-timers, and where the air is perfumed with the promise of something soulful simmering on every block. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: stately university halls, indie record shops, and the gentle sprawl of neighborhoods stitched together by memory, migration, and the restless hum of possibility.

Bloomington, IN · 1d
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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 · 3d
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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 · 1d
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The Fried Chicken At This Unassuming Indiana Restaurant Is So Good People Drive Hours For It

Somewhere between the cornfields and the county roads of southwestern Indiana, there is a restaurant that has quietly been making people very, very happy, and The Log Inn in Haubstadt is exactly the kind of place that reminds you why road trips were invented. If you’ve been sleeping on Indiana’s...

Haubstadt, IN · 9d
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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 · 2d

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Indiana’s Small-Town Bakeries Like These 6 Still Open Before Dawn For Fresh Donuts

Some Indiana bakers start work while most of us are still asleep, and in a few small towns the doors open before the sun is up. That early start matters if you work a first shift, coach a morning practice, or just want first pick of the donut case. This...

Indiana · 3d

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Meet the construction worker who makes films

“Concrete finishers” ensure that a job site’s concrete is right. Screenwriters create stories for film; filmmakers then make a film. Las Vegas native and current Gosport, Indiana, resident Roc Anthony Bates Sr. does all three and has cemented his success in a second career. (Bates added the “Sr.” to clarify that he isn’t his son, whose name is similar.) Bates Sr., who continues to work in construction, has had a career in concrete finishing. But for $3 you can see his original vampire film, “Constance and Violence Part II" on Nov. 11 at the historic Tivoli Theatre in Spencer. (The younger Bates did hair and makeup for “Constance and Violence” Part I.) As a little boy, Bates Sr. informed his mother that he would be a rock star. The desire for work in the arts remained. “I started this (vampire) story about 10 years ago,” he said, “and let it sit. I had the whole story in my head.” He also had, by then, a nice 401K with which to finance his plan. And, his nest had recently been emptied of offspring. The single father was “learning to live without kids. I didn’t know what to buy at the grocery

Gosport, IN · 1d

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This Indiana Cafe Makes Breakfast All Day, Because Nobody Should Have to Wait for Pancakes

One of the most famous features at this little cafe is a cast iron bathtub turned into a fish tank. It once landed on a Travel Channel list of top ten bathrooms. That alone would earn a visit from me. But the place also roasts its own coffee and has done so for nearly 50 years.

Bloomington, IN · 18h

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Veterans will receive a free breakfast on Veterans Day at local McDonald’s

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — McDonald’s restaurants in Terre Haute will be offering current and former military members free food this Veterans Day. Participating McDonald’s locations will offer a meal to all veterans with a valid military ID during breakfast on Wednesday, November 11. The free meal will include one Egg McMuffin, a hash brown, […]

Terre Haute, IN · 2d

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Bloomington will shut down Griffy Lake trails, shoreline and boating access during two November weekends for controlled deer hunt

Bloomington, Indiana – A walk through Griffy Lake’s woods or a quiet afternoon on the water will need to wait during two November weekends. Controlled deer hunts will close the entire nature preserve, including its trails, shoreline and lake. Bloomington Parks and Recreation has scheduled the hunts for Nov. 14–15 and Nov. 21–22 as part […] The post Bloomington will shut down Griffy Lake trails, shoreline and boating access during two November weekends for controlled deer hunt appeared first on The Bloomington Star .

Bloomington, IN · 1d

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Daviess County Veterans Day Program and Parade Set for Sunday

The Daviess County Veterans Day Parade and Program at the Museum on Main Street is set for this Sunday. The day begins with the special program featuring guest speaker Randy Mills, who will talk about one of only two Medal of Honor recipients in Daviess County, Don Carlos Faith…. Following...

Daviess County, IN · 2d

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Reverend Peyton Brings Big Damn Band Home to Brown County for Amplify Nashville

Reverend Peyton is coming home. The blues guitarist, who lives in Brown County, Indiana, will headline Amplify Nashville this Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Brown County Music Center, fronting The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band in a benefit show built around the community that raised him. The concert is presented...

Brown County, IN · 1d

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New Thai restaurant opens in Bloomington; new chef at Hawaiian Hoosier

A new Asian restaurant has opened on Bloomington's west side. Thai Basil Authentic Thai Cuisine opened Thursday, Oct. 29, at 1933 S. Curry Pike, which is at the intersection with West Roll Avenue. Thai Basil is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and 4:30-8:30 p.m. for dinner; and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. The restaurant's lunch specials start at $10.99 and include Thai curries, pad Thai, basil fried rice, General Tso's chicken and orange chicken. The lunch dishes come with a vegetable spring roll. Dinner appetizers include crab ragoon, crispy spring rolls, chicken satay, steamed and fried dumplings and vegetable tempura. Stir-fry dishes include Thai basil, fresh ginger, cashew nut, broccoli stir-fry, green bean curry and Tahi Rama with steamed broccoli and carrots topped with a peanut curry sauce. Curries include red, green, yellow, Massaman, Panang, pineapple red curry, duck red curry and salmon Panang. Other dinner dishes include crispy chicken options — General Tso's, orange chicken, sweet chili chicken, crispy cashew chicken and crispy basil chicken — as well as noodle soups including Tom Yum and Tom Kha and specialty dishes of crispy chili beef, sweet and sour crispy pork, and sweet and sour crispy

Bloomington, IN · 2d

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New 3-way Alcohol Permit Applications Are Open

Downtown businesses can now apply for new three-way alcohol permits, offering a more affordable path to serving beer, wine, and liquor. The applications can be accessed at http://bton.in/civic. Alcohol’s high profit margins and mostly non-perishable nature make it a critical menu component of a generally high-risk business. Bloomington has had...

Bloomington, IN · 1d

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Indiana -@platesbykody Tasty - My State My Plate - Ep 3 CUTDOWN 01

Indiana · 2d

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6 Indiana Rules for Selling Baked Goods From Home That Surprise Bakers

If friends keep asking for your cookies, selling them can seem like the next step. Hoosiers can sell some home-baked foods, but the law requires more than a good recipe. Here’s what to sort out before your first paying customer. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Food...

Indiana · 14d

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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 · 7d

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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 · 11d

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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 · 6d

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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 · 4d