CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$
NeighborhoodFountain Square
HoursDoors on show nights; box office 317-986-7101
Last verified

Tip: Smaller shows run in the LO-FI Lounge; the outdoor HI-FI Annex, the larger stage, ends its final season with a 30 October 2026 finale.

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Address: 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203

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The Jazz Kitchen ★ 4.5

$$$ Broad RippleTicketed shows nightly; doors at showtime

The Jazz Kitchen on North College Avenue has booked live jazz since 1994 and is named one of Downbeat Magazine's Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World.

TipThere is a $15 per person food-and-drink minimum per show; a full dinner menu counts toward it.

The Rooftop Garden ★ 4.1

$$ Fountain SquareSummer season: Mon-Thu 18:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-01:00; Sun 18:00-23:00

The Rooftop Garden atop the Fountain Square Theatre Building brings in a new DJ every night, turning into a dance venue with Food Shack bites and cocktails.

TipIt opens only for the warm-weather season, with a different DJ each night and bites from the Food Shack; weekends run until 01:00.

Mel's Speakeasy ★ 4.2

$$$ Wholesale DistrictTue-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-24:00; closed Sun-Mon

Mel's Speakeasy is the cozy, intimate cocktail room adjoining Commission Row steakhouse in the Wholesale District, built around wine, cocktails and spirits.

TipCheck the special-hours list on its page before going: the bar posts extra closed dates most weeks, and it is shut Sundays and Mondays.

Metro Nightclub and Restaurant ★ 4.3

$$ Mass AveMon-Thu 17:00-01:00; Fri 17:00-03:00; Sat 14:00-03:00; Sun 14:00-01:00

Metro Nightclub and Restaurant on Mass Ave is Indianapolis's gay-owned nightclub and restaurant, open since 1990 with a dance floor and twice-weekly karaoke.

TipKaraoke runs Tuesday and Thursday from 22:00 in the lower-level bar, and the big outdoor patio is the other draw.

Greg's Our Place ★ 4.1

$$ Old NorthsideMon 16:00-03:00; Tue 16:00-03:00; Wed 16:00-03:00; Thu-Sat 16:00-03:00; Sun 15:00-03:00

Greg's Our Place on East 16th Street has run as an LGBTQ+ club since 1980, opened as Our Place and expanded into Indianapolis's first leather bar.

TipSaturday nights bring country line dancing open to all comers; the bar began in 1980 as Our Place, Indianapolis's first leather bar.

Tini ★ 4.0

$$ Mass AveSun-Wed 16:00-24:00; Thu-Sat 16:00-03:00

Tini on Mass Ave is an LGBTQ-friendly martini bar, a sliver of a room with a half-dozen screens playing music videos and frequent theme nights.

TipTheme nights bring girl groups, boy bands or hair bands to the screens, and weekend DJs play from 22:00 until 03:00.

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