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20+ soul food restaurants to visit in Indianapolis
If you’re looking for southern or soul food in Indianapolis, there are dozens of restaurants that can help satisfy your cravings.
Check out these 20+ soul food spots:
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Soul food restaurants in Indianapolis
Bar-B-Q Heaven
2515 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., Indianapolis
317-926-1667
877 E. 30th St., Indianapolis
317-283-0035
barbqueheaven1952.com
BlankUS Luxury Lounge
501 N. College Ave., Indianapolis
317-734-3161
blankusluxurylounge.com
Chef Borel’s Kitchen
Ghost kitchen
6950 Michigan Road, Indianapolis
317-492-9448
chefborel.com
Chef Oya’s The Trap
3355 N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis
317-762-6172
instagram.com/thetrapseafood
Circle City Soul Food
Sunday only
1164 W. 30th St., Indianapolis
317-924-3485
circlecitysoulfood.com
Garrett’s Smokehouse Barbeque
5502 N. Emerson Way, Indianapolis
317-722-0506
garrettsbbq.com
Gip Got Tips
2073 N. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis
317-258-1447
gipgottips.com
Georgia Street Rhythm & Blues Lounge
28 W. Georgia St., Indianapolis
317-492-1454
georgiastrhythmblueslounge.com
Healthy Soul Meal Prep
The AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis
317-210-0345
healthysoulindy.com
Hank’s Smoked Briskets
3736 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Indianapolis
317-925-1689
hankssmokedbriskets.com
His Place Eatery
6916 E. 30th St., Indianapolis
317-545-4890
hisplaceeatery.com
Huge Impact Restaurant
5110 W. 38th St., Indianapolis
317-975-0037
facebook.com/Huge.Impact.Restaurant
King Ribs
3145 W. 16th St., Indianapolis
317-488-0223
4130 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis
317-543-0841
kingribsbbq.com
Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place
1831 N. College Ave., Indianapolis
317-635-6000
kountrykitchenindy.com
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Mississippi Belle
2170 E. 54th St., Indianapolis
317-466-0522
facebook.com/mississippibellerestaurant
Pa & Ma’s Backyard BBQ
3469 N. College Ave., Indianapolis
317-835-1695
instagram.com/paandmasbackyardbbq
Papa Bear’s Chicken
1938 E. 46th St., Indianapolis
317-253-2697
facebook.com/pages/Papa-Bears-Chicken
Pull Up Grill & BBQ
2412 E. Raymond St., Indianapolis
317-419-3515
pullupgrill.com
Simply Southern Soul Food Restaurant & Catering
2920 E. 38th St., Indianapolis
317-542-0203
ordersimplysouthern.com
SouthPaw Soul Kitchen
3351 Central Ave., Indianapolis
317-974-9349
facebook.com/SouthPawCatering
Stacey & Rick’s Soulfood
3399 N. Sherman Dr., Indianapolis
317-541-1929
staceynrickssoulfood.com
T Street Eatz
City Market, 222 E. Market St., Indianapolis
317-800-4436
tstreeteatzindy.com
Taste of Innova Wings + Greens
The AMP location will be closed Feb 15-18; but Taste of Innova will be open at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center.
The AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 4th Floor Club Level, Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium, Terrace Level, 500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis
765-400-0929
tasteofinnova.com
Tiff’s Love Butta Baked Seafood
1021 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis
317-440-0556
tiffslovebutta.com
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson.
Indianapolis police shoot homicide suspect on South Harding Street
Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a pursuit ended near I-70 on May 28, 2026. The suspect is in stable condition.
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Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a vehicle pursuit that ended west of downtown near Interstate 70.
Just before 8:30 p.m. May 28, 2026 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to a shooting in the first block of North Rural Street. Arriving officers found Patricia Wieber, 65, with gunshot wounds. Wieber was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
Witnesses were able to give police information about the shooter and officers tracked the suspect to the 7500 block of Bullock Court on the city’s south side. The suspect, identified by police as Ronald Cross, 75, got into a different vehicle with another man. While tracking that vehicle officers attempted a traffic stop near West Southport and Bluff roads. The driver, who is not implicated in the homicide, got out of the vehicle without incident and was taken into custody.
Police said Cross then slid into the vehicle’s driver seat and fled. Officers used stop sticks and then in the 1000 block of South Harding Street near I-70 a SWAT officer used a vehicle to perform a PIT maneuver to stop the SUV, said Kendale Adams, IMPD deputy chief of criminal investigations.
After the vehicle was stopped officers shot the suspect, Adams said. Cross was taken to the hospital in stable condition. No officers were injured.
Adams said two firearms were located at the scene.
During a news conference at the scene, Indianapolis police chief Tanya Terry extended her thoughts to the family of Wieber who was killed in what police believe was a domestic violence situation. She also praised her officers’ handling of the situation.
“[Our officers] did exactly what our community expects them do to in situations like this,” Terry said. “Our officers worked with bravery, coordination and precision in their attempts to safely bring the suspect into custody. I’m extremely proud of them for the work that they’ve done.”
The chief added that Cross would be facing charges in the case and police confirmed hours later that Cross was arrested on a murder charge.
The shooting involving police was among a string of shootings across the city, including one downtown roughly two hours before that left a man in critical condition.
“It’s been a difficult night for our city,” Terry said.
The officers involved in shooting Cross have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy. The Civilian Use of Force Review Board will have a hearing on the shooting and body and dash cameras were activated during the shooting, Adams said.
It is unclear whether Cross fired at officers and what makes and models of firearms were found by police.
Asked those questions by IndyStar, an unnamed IMPD spokesperson did not provide additional information and instead referred to a press release that did not contain the answers.
This is the fourth shooting involving Indianapolis police since the start of the year.
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José Plasencia brings Cuban cuisine to Fountain Square’s Inferno Room
Cuban food never got the opportunity to evolve. Now at the Inferno Room, José Plasencia is giving his homeland cuisine a second chance.
A standout burger can come from unexpected places, as evidenced by one Indianapolis restaurant whose unconventional take on the American classic has earned it a spot on a national USA Today list.
There’s only one burger on the menu at the recently reimagined Inferno Room in Fountain Square, but it’s a good one.
Chef José Plasencia’s rendition of the Cuban frita, a beef-chorizo burger defined by a topping of fried shoestring potatoes, joined heavy hitters from across the country on USA TODAY’s pantheon of patties.
The USA Today list included places like Mr. Bartley’s Burgers, a veritable institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as Jay’s Burgers in Louisville and Sacred Beast in Cincinnati.
Indianapolis’ best-known burger spot, the more than century-old Workingman’s Friend, did not make the national list but appeared alongside the Inferno Room on USA TODAY’s roundup of exemplary Midwest burgers. Both were featured on IndyStar’s list of 10 burgers to try around town.
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