Must-see nightlife in Indianapolis

  • Central State Brewing – The Koelschip

    Indianapolis

    Until it opens its proprietary taproom near the old Central State psychiatric hospital grounds (from which it takes its name), the Koelschip bar is where…

  • Sun King Brewery

    Indianapolis

    You never know what'll be flowing at Sun King's unvarnished downtown taproom. Indy's young and hip pile in to find out, swilling brews from a cocoa-y…

  • Provider

    Indianapolis

    Painfully hip and Instagram-ready, Provider's skilled baristas are pulling Indy's best espressos, which are market-priced (around $4) and come with a…

  • Centerpoint Brewing Company

    Indianapolis

    Centerpoint Brewing rode on the coattails of the popularity of its Blood Orange IPA (a refreshing, citrus-hopped explosion!) to the top, taking home 'Best…

  • Metazoa Brewing Co

    Indianapolis

    On a sunny day, the patio at this hip taproom feels a bit like the departure lounge for Noah's Ark! This animal-loving microbrewery, which gives 5% of its…

  • Action Duckpin Bowl

    Indianapolis

    Located in a revamped vaudeville theater building, which includes a theater, an inn and a rooftop garden and bar, this restored 1930s-era duckpin bowling…

  • Indiana City Brewing Co

    Indianapolis

    Indiana City's taproom is fittingly housed inside a pre-Prohibition bottling house of the original Home Brewing Company, which was killed off in 1922 when…

  • Slippery Noodle Inn

    Indianapolis

    Downtown's Slippery Noodle Inn is the oldest bar in the state (slinging drinks since 1850), and has seen action as a brothel, a slaughterhouse, a gangster…

  • Rathskeller

    Indianapolis

    Quaff German and local brews at the outdoor beer garden's picnic tables in summer, or inside the deer-head-lined beer hall once winter strikes…

  • Hotel Tango

    Indianapolis

    Indy's first distillery since Prohibition, Hotel Tango, owned by service-disabled combat veterans, sits in all its mountain lodge-like glory in Fountain…