Indiana

The smoker has a schedule, and your shopping list may want to learn it. In Northern Indiana’s Amish…

By Eliza Thornton · Aug 20

Bargain alert: the shelves may look completely different next time. Fresh truckloads keep the inventory moving, so what…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 19

Lake views on one side, perch on the other. Dinner is officially multitasking. This Indiana waterside spot sits…

By Daniel Mercer · Aug 18

One plate, way too many good ideas. What more could you want? This Indianapolis buffet is built for…

By Daniel Mercer · Aug 17

Some family trees come with branches. This one comes with tacos. Recipes tied to parents, grandparents, and hometown…

By Eliza Thornton · Aug 16

A great plate of biscuits and gravy should be simple, filling, and done right every time. In Indiana,…

By Hugh Calloway · Aug 15

Anyone craving tacos? Indiana has had the answer since 1993. This family-run favorite has spent more than three…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 13

Indiana called, and seafood actually picked up. This longtime spot has spent more than 30 years pairing dinner…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 12

Indiana comfort food has entered the buffet chat, and it brought pie. This longtime favorite has been serving…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 11

Calling all Indiana bargain hunters: this stop has your name on it. Inside a two-story Victorian home, the…

By Adeline Parker · Aug 10

Indiana dinner history began with stagecoaches and stayed for the fried chicken. Built in 1825 as a midday…

By Trevor Maddox · Aug 9

Fresh bread, warm pies, and the kind of small-market magic that turns quick detours into happy memories. Indiana…

By Miles Croft · Aug 8

The smell of fresh-baked pie drifts right through the door and instantly stops travelers in their tracks. Indiana…

By Miles Croft · Aug 7

A buffet worth clearing the schedule for. Indiana has a beloved spot where regulars keep showing up and…

By Cassie Holloway · Aug 7

Indiana has found a loophole in portion control. It is called: a buffet. The evidence starts with fried…

By Adeline Parker · Aug 6

Your first buffet plate may arrive with confidence. The second usually admits the plan is gone. At one…

By Adeline Parker · Aug 5

Your road trip has officially reached the part where a 20-foot peach gives directions. Beside a miniature Washington…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 5

This Southern Indiana buffet makes restraint look like a badly organized plan. Since 1988, the rural dining room…

By Daniel Mercer · Aug 4

Lake Michigan does not care that Indiana lacks an ocean. It still throws waves at the shore, piles…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 30

Some burgers arrive neatly stacked and prepared to cooperate. This one shows up looking like the griddle ignored…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 27

Some family recipes arrive in handwritten notebooks. Others travel through packed work lunches, and a business loan nobody…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 24

Indiana knows how to turn a drive into a full-blown trunk situation. You leave chasing covered bridges. You…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 23

This buffet seems determined to schedule a return-trip appointment to every visitor that passes through the door. Out…

By Bryce Halloran · Jul 21

Call it a full-tank problem with a very satisfying solution. Indiana road trips have a funny way of…

By Iris Bellamy · Jul 14

A breaded tenderloin large enough to make the bun look nervous is a strong argument for taking the…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 12

Indiana’s gluten-free scene has officially stopped acting shy. The sad little side salad is losing ground to cinnamon…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 10

Grandma’s recipe book might be the most powerful kitchen equipment in the state. These Indiana pasta spots understand…

By Marisa Tindall · Jul 8

In Indiana, Friday night Italian food has a way of disappearing faster than your motivation to cook. By…

By Renata Holcombe · Jul 6

What kind of restaurant stays wildly popular after more than 120 years without chasing a single food trend?…

By Marisa Tindall · Jul 5

Indiana knows how to keep a good secret under a paper napkin. One minute, you are chasing lunch,…

By Eliza Thornton · Jul 2

What kind of pizza shop makes you pause and ask if pasta just stole the spotlight? That question…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 26

Close your eyes. Imagine a perfect lunch with family and friends. The food is in abundance and everything…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 26

It’s undeniable that everything is better fresh. Store-bought sweet corn doesn’t have the same sweetness or the same…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 25

Indiana has a buffet that makes people stop talking mid-bite. Homemade noodles, broasted chicken, and scratch-made pies in…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 23

Indiana has a drive-in that has been flipping burgers since the 1950s, and it is still going strong.…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 23

Indiana has a soda fountain that has been open since 1900 and looks almost exactly as it did…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 22

Indiana has a river that does most of the work for you, and it is better than anyone…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 20

A neon parrot has been glowing along an Indiana highway since 1952 and it has never once stopped…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 19

A pizza restaurant in Indiana sends your order to the table by toy train. It has been doing…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 18