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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Brunch in Indianapolis is anchored by a handful of names that locals plan weekends around. Cafe Patachou, which began in Meridian-Kessler and now has rooms downtown and at the Stutz, set the template for the city's breakfast-into-lunch culture. The Eagle and Garden Table both run brunch service on Massachusetts Avenue, and Petite Chou in Broad Ripple brings a bistro angle to the morning.
Petite Chou Bistro Brunch ★ 4.6
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
Tinker Street Sunday Brunch ★ 4.3
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.
OrderSeasonal small plates from the brunch board
Shapiro's Weekend Breakfast ★ 4.5
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 ★ 4.4
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
The Eagle Mass Ave Brunch ★ 4.0
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
Garden Table Mass Ave Brunch ★ 4.1
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
Good Morning Mama's Cafe Brunch ★ 4.2
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
Arlene's ★ 4.7
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
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.
OrderMilk bread and a daily small plate
Cafe Patachou at the Stutz ★ 4.2
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
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