Cafe Patachou ★ 4.8
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.
OrderCinnamon toast and a farm-egg omelet
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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.
OrderCinnamon toast and a farm-egg omelet
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.
OrderA meat entree with three sides
Petite Chou by Patachou in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch since 2007. The Travel and Leisure US French restaurant list anchor.
OrderCrepes and a glass of Champagne
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.
OrderMilk bread and a daily small plate
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.
OrderMatzo brei or corned beef hash
Cafe Patachou Downtown across from the State Capitol in Indianapolis serves the same flagship menu in a daylit downtown room. Cinnamon toast standard.
OrderBroken-yolk sandwich and a Patachou potato
Good Morning Mama's on 54th Street in Indianapolis is a Broad Ripple diner brunch room. Cinnamon roll French toast, scratch quick breads, weekend queue.
OrderCinnamon roll French toast and a coffee
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.
OrderCinnamon toast and a hot chocolate
Garden Table on Mass Ave in Indianapolis runs a juicery brunch program with health-leaning bowls and toasts. The bright corner room serves all day.
OrderAvocado toast and a fresh-pressed juice
The Eagle on Mass Ave in Indianapolis runs weekend Southern brunch. Chicken biscuit, biscuits and gravy, the same fried chicken from the dinner menu.
OrderChicken biscuit and a Hi-Lite


