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“Bluebeard, named after a novel by the Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut, is a hard reservation to score. Abbi Merriss’s unbounded menu mixes small plates like octopus with shishito peppers with large ones such as chipotle-sauced pork chop ($36). Vegetables are particular stars as is anything with bread, including the charcuterie plate; Bluebeard’s sibling business, Amelia’s READ MORE

“The casual, warmly-lit Bluebeard (named after native Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut’s 1987 book), features chef Abbi Merriss’s hearty, shareable plates and crusty artisan bread from on-site Amelia’s Bakery.” READ MORE

“One of Indianapolis’s best restaurants, Bluebeard is named for Vonnegut’s 12th novel, but bar manager Ryan Gullett decided to take a literal interpretation of Breakfast of Champions with his cereal-infused cocktail. ‘For the rim, I put Wheaties in a bag and smash it,’ he says. ‘I wanted it to be the same consistency as sugar, READ MORE

“Bluebeard is a restaurant at the forefront of the city’s culinary renaissance. The perpetually packed and rigorously seasonal restaurant features an ever-changing array of contemporary Midwestern dishes in a refurbished warehouse setting.” Read more. READ MORE

“One of the city’s best restaurants, Bluebeard, is named after a Vonnegut novel…Bluebeard’s beverage Breakfast of Champions, the namesake of another Vonnegut novel, has applejack liquor and a sugar rim with crushed Wheaties.” READ MORE

“Continue southeast to Fletcher Place, a newly revitalized area with ascendant urban breweries and Indy’s esteemed Bluebeard restaurant. Check your bike into a nearby kiosk, then nosh olives al forno and a salumi sandwich at Bluebeard. READ MORE