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What to order at The Rathskeller
- Must order
- Wiener schnitzel, a Sun King or Hofbrau on draft, and the soft pretzel with beer cheese.
- Signature dishes
- Schnitzel, Bratwurst, Pretzel and beer cheese
- Editor tip
- The biergarten opens late spring through fall. Weekend live music in the Kellerbar; the dining room is quieter.
Signature dishes: Schnitzel, Bratwurst, Pretzel and beer cheese
Must order: Wiener schnitzel, a Sun King or Hofbrau on draft, and the soft pretzel with beer cheese.
Tip: The biergarten opens late spring through fall. Weekend live music in the Kellerbar; the dining room is quieter.
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Signature: Fried chicken, Spoonbread, Kale salad
Order: Half a chicken, the spoonbread, the kale salad. Sit at the picnic tables outside in summer.
Tip: No reservations. Get on the standby list at 5:30 for a 6:30 weekend table, or go for an early lunch.
Salt on Mass ★ 4.4
Salt on Mass is an upscale seafood-and-steak room on Mass Avenue in Indianapolis. No freezers, scratch kitchen, handcrafted cocktails, coastal wine list.
Signature: Wild seafood platters, Dry-aged steaks
Order: The daily-changing wild fish, a dry-aged ribeye to share, the chef's cocktail off the list.
Tip: Reservations on Opentable for the main dining room; the bar takes walk-ins and serves the full menu.
Bakersfield Mass Ave ★ 4.1
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Signature: Street tacos, Queso, Mezcal flights
Order: Three street tacos, the queso, a flight off the mezcal list.
Tip: Late-night kitchen Friday and Saturday until midnight. Walk-ins only; lines build for Taco Tuesday.
Livery ★ 4.3
Livery in Indianapolis is a pan-Latin room in a restored 1890s horse livery off Mass Avenue, with a long mezcal list, ceviches and a summer rooftop.
Signature: Ceviche, Empanadas, Mezcal cocktails
Order: Whatever ceviche is on the day's board, the beef empanadas, a mezcal cocktail.
Tip: Two floors plus the rooftop. Reserve downstairs for dinner; the rooftop is walk-in and weather-dependent.
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The Eagle Mass Ave ★ 4.3
Cincinnati import that nails the Mass Avenue fried-chicken brief. Brined and dredged in-house, served with spoonbread and a half-dozen Southern sides.
Signature: Fried chicken, Spoonbread, Kale salad
Order: Half a chicken, the spoonbread, the kale salad. Sit at the picnic tables outside in summer.
Tip: No reservations. Get on the standby list at 5:30 for a 6:30 weekend table, or go for an early lunch.
Salt on Mass ★ 4.4
Salt on Mass is an upscale seafood-and-steak room on Mass Avenue in Indianapolis. No freezers, scratch kitchen, handcrafted cocktails, coastal wine list.
Signature: Wild seafood platters, Dry-aged steaks
Order: The daily-changing wild fish, a dry-aged ribeye to share, the chef's cocktail off the list.
Tip: Reservations on Opentable for the main dining room; the bar takes walk-ins and serves the full menu.
Bakersfield Mass Ave ★ 4.1
Bakersfield Mass Ave in Indianapolis runs Mexican street fare with over 100 tequilas, an American whiskey list and one of the better Mass Ave patios.
Signature: Street tacos, Queso, Mezcal flights
Order: Three street tacos, the queso, a flight off the mezcal list.
Tip: Late-night kitchen Friday and Saturday until midnight. Walk-ins only; lines build for Taco Tuesday.
Livery ★ 4.3
Livery in Indianapolis is a pan-Latin room in a restored 1890s horse livery off Mass Avenue, with a long mezcal list, ceviches and a summer rooftop.
Signature: Ceviche, Empanadas, Mezcal cocktails
Order: Whatever ceviche is on the day's board, the beef empanadas, a mezcal cocktail.
Tip: Two floors plus the rooftop. Reserve downstairs for dinner; the rooftop is walk-in and weather-dependent.
Yats Broad Ripple ★ 4.2
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Signature: Chili cheese etouffee, Drunken chicken, Jambalaya
Order: The chili cheese etouffee with crawfish, the drunken chicken, the cornbread.
Tip: Order at the counter, find a table. The hot sauce on the table is the move. Cash and card both accepted.
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Signature: Shrimp cocktail, Filet mignon, Tomato juice
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