Joshua’s Indy Guidebook
Best Area Coffee Shops
This is a list of Indy's best downtown coffee shops.
Kaffeine Coffee Co.
B 707 Fulton StSerious about coffee. Very cool space.
Rabble Coffee
2119 E 10th StGreat community coffee shop. Good coffee, plus food options.
Good coffee, and has one of the broader food offerings of the local coffee shops.
76 locals recommend
Foundry Provisions
236 E 16th StGood coffee, and has one of the broader food offerings of the local coffee shops.
Serious about coffee, with a broad coffee/espresso menu. Also some good food options. Really cool space.
9 locals recommend
Tinker Coffee Co.
1125 W 16th StSerious about coffee, with a broad coffee/espresso menu. Also some good food options. Really cool space.
Coat Check Coffee
401 E Michigan StFavorite Area Breweries
There are a lot of breweries downtown, but these are the ones we personally go to the most.
Indiana City Brewing Company
24 Shelby StIt's right outside the door! Great outdoor patio with games (ping pong, cornhole, etc.)
40 locals recommend
Flat12 Bierwerks
414 Dorman StIt's right outside the door! Great outdoor patio with games (ping pong, cornhole, etc.)
Centerpoint Brewing
1125 E Brookside AveMetazoa Brewing Company
140 S College AveSun King Brewery
135 N College AveFountain Square Brewery
1301 Barth AveThis brewery has great food and a great space tucked away in a neighborhood, and its next door to West Fork Whiskey Company if you want to pair cocktails made from locally distilled spirits with your pints!
28 locals recommend
Cannon Ball Brewing Company
1702 Bellefontaine StThis brewery has great food and a great space tucked away in a neighborhood, and its next door to West Fork Whiskey Company if you want to pair cocktails made from locally distilled spirits with your pints!
Local Distilleries
A few local distilleries have popped up downtown with great cocktails and cool spaces.
8th Day Distillery - Bottle Shop & Cocktail Bar
1125 E Brookside AveWest Fork Whiskey
1660 Bellefontaine StBest Smallish Music Venues
Here are the non-arena, non-shed music venues we frequent the most.
Best sound in the city and a constant stream of good acts. Always check their lineup if you are interested in catching a show in Indy.
67 locals recommend
HI-FI Indy
1043 Virginia AveBest sound in the city and a constant stream of good acts. Always check their lineup if you are interested in catching a show in Indy.
The Rathskeller
401 E Michigan StGood outdoor area for shows. Cool building.
State Street Pub
243 N State AveLocal dive bar and music venue. Cool place.
Not a small club, but has a constant lineup of acts ranging all genres. There are 3 different "rooms" here, so be sure to check the lineup for each one.
43 locals recommend
Old National Centre
502 N New Jersey StNot a small club, but has a constant lineup of acts ranging all genres. There are 3 different "rooms" here, so be sure to check the lineup for each one.
Chatterbox Jazz Club
435 Massachusetts AveNightly jazz. An Indy institution.
Square Cat Vinyl
1054 Virginia AveA record store with a stage for frequent live shows.