Borage Speedway Brunch ★ 4.6
Borage in Speedway, Indianapolis runs cafe-bakery brunch Tue through Sun. Chefs Josh Kline and Zoe Taylor turn out the city's best progressive small plates.
Order: Milk bread and a daily small plate
Arlene's is a brunch spot in Fletcher Place, Indianapolis.
Arlene's on Virginia Avenue in Fletcher Place is Jonathan Brooks's 2026 reset of Milktooth. A Southern meat-and-three concept named for the chef's mother.
Must order: A meat entree with three sides
Address: 534 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Borage in Speedway, Indianapolis runs cafe-bakery brunch Tue through Sun. Chefs Josh Kline and Zoe Taylor turn out the city's best progressive small plates.
Order: Milk bread and a daily small plate
Cafe Patachou at the Stutz in Indianapolis brings the all-day menu into the historic auto-factory campus. A quiet brunch room with Patachou standards.
Order: Cinnamon toast and a hot chocolate
Cafe Patachou at 49th and Penn in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis since 1989. Martha Hoover's flagship and the city's defining brunch room for decades.
Order: Cinnamon toast and a farm-egg omelet
Petite Chou by Patachou in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch since 2007. The Travel and Leisure US French restaurant list anchor.
Order: Crepes and a glass of Champagne
Tinker Street on East 16th in Indianapolis runs a Sunday brunch service. Seasonal small plates, the same wine list, the most-watched brunch room downtown.
Order: Seasonal small plates from the brunch board
Shapiro's Delicatessen on South Meridian in Indianapolis runs weekend breakfast 9 to noon. Matzo brei and corned-beef hash served counter-style since 1905.
Order: Matzo brei or corned beef hash