Bluebeard Press

“The town has serious restaurant cred, too: Toques off to Bluebeard’s Abbi Merriss and Milktooth’s Jonathan Brooks, both of whom have redefined what it means to cook in the Corn Belt.” READ MORE

“This popular restaurant in the historic Holy Rosary neighborhood in known for partnering with local farms and purveyors since opening in 2012. Fittingly, the food is seasonally driven, yet deeply hearty. The lunchtime sandwich offerings — all of which are served on Amelia’s bread baked next door — are especially satisfying.” Read more. READ MORE

“Bluebeard, a meat-centric restaurant in a former warehouse, is named for a Vonnegut novel and features a mural of the writer in the dining room. Even the starters are exquisite: Homemade bread comes with a choice of anchovy butter, pickled red onion butter or roasted garlic oil.” Read more. READ MORE

“Ryan Gullett of Bluebeard, named for Vonnegut’s 1987 novel and adorned with Kurt-related paintings and prayer candles, meanwhile, decorates his cereal-infused Breakfast of Champions with Angostura bitters dripped in the shape of a crude asterisk; readers will know what that represents if they’ve read the book.”     READ MORE

“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