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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Indianapolis Monthly and Mirror Indy. Updated August 2026.
Old Town Tavern · Carmel
Old Town Tavern keeps a genuine neighborhood-bar pulse in the middle of polished downtown Carmel. The narrow room, inexpensive drinks, burgers, and familiar faces provide a welcome counterweight to the development outside. It is a place for conversation at the bar, a game on television, and an evening with no designed agenda.
BRICS · Broad Ripple
BRICS serves ice cream from a refurbished train depot beside the Monon Trail, a setting that gives the walk-up stop much of its charm. Since 2010, the cheery shop has offered riders, walkers, and neighborhood families an easy place to pause for a cone in Broad Ripple.
El Maguey · Eagledale
El Maguey's alambre folds grilled beef, peppers, and onions together with melted cheese, then deepens the mixture with chunks of bacon and its drippings. Warm flour tortillas arrive three to an order, ready to hold the rich filling. A squeeze of lime is essential, cutting through the cheese and bacon while sharpening the grilled flavors. It is a mild taco built more around savoriness than heat.