There are many wonderful places to eat in Indiana, but if you're in the mood for an old-fashioned dining experience, look no further than these 10 vintage restaurants.
Exhibiting vintage decor (and sometimes history), these excellent eateries are bound to take you back. Scroll on to check them out.
1. Lucrezia Ristorante
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This lovely restaurant has only been around since 2003, but it offers a vintage porch dining experience you can't find elsewhere. Guests enjoy menu items like pasta, wood-fired pizza, lamb, chicken, pork, stuffed eggplant, lasagna, salads, and desserts like gelato, biscotti, and tiramisu. Click here for more details about this Crown Point eatery.
2. Cafe Arazu
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This little Evansville restaurant has been around since 2010 and has quickly become a local favorite. Guests enjoy vintage indoor and outdoor seating with amazing views. Specializing in Middle Eastern cuisine, the restaurant serves items like gyros, falafel, and hummus as well as chicken sandwiches, burgers, and salads. Get more information about this wonderful place from previous coverage here.
3. Stream Cliff Farm, Restaurant & Winery
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This unique place is many things in one. In addition to one of the best vintage restaurants in the state, there is also an excellent winery, a nursery, and a barn market. Menu items range from delicious burgers to chicken and beef entrees as well as amazing desserts like bread pudding, blackberry cobbler, and hummingbird cake. Get more details about where to find this Commiskey, Indiana eatery here.
4. The Workingman's Friend
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In business since 1918, this restaurant is a true vintage wonder. It's a no-frills, old-fashioned diner that does all the classics from steak burgers to tenderloin sandwiches. The outside doesn't look like much, but inside is a retro paradise. Learn more about the place here.
5. Yoho General Store
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Both a store and a cafe, this old-fashioned spot has been in business since the 1930s. This simple eatery serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner favorites like burgers, chicken strips, tenderloin sandwiches, roast beef sandwiches, and more. Guests also enjoy ice cream treats. Learn more about it here.
6. Mrs. Wick's Restaurant
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Known for its amazing pies, this spectacular spot has been around since 1986. Guests enjoy all the classics, but the most popular is the sugar cream pie. There are 36 different flavors always available, which include southern pecan, German chocolate, and putter pecan. Learn more about where to grab these sweet treats here.
7. Old Richmond Inn
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Though the building was constructed in 1892, this grand home has only been a restaurant since 1984. The interior is rustic and features stained-glass and a gorgeous chandelier. Menu items include steaks, seafood, chicken, pasta, sandwiches, ribs, turkey, lasagna, and much more. Learn more about this wonderful spot here.
8. Rock-Cola '50s Cafe
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This charming place is one of the most retro vintage restaurants in the Hoosier State. The bright and colorful interior alone has been drawing in locals for years. The menu consists of breakfast, lunch, and dinner favorites, and the restaurant even carries some rare old-fashioned products you may remember from your youth. Click here to learn more about this fun eatery.
9. Storie’s Restaurant
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This classic Indiana diner has been serving locals since 1977 and is popular for its great food and community atmosphere. The best things to order here are the pork tenderloins and chicken fried steak. There are also many wonderful pies to complete your meal. Get more information about this iconic restaurant here.
10. Timbuktoo's
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This rustic restaurant features vintage decor and menu items. It is open six days a week to please hungry customers with pasta, seafood, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and much more. Nestled within a log-cabin, the diner is great for family meals or drinks with friends. Get more details about this Fremont hot spot here.
For more vintage fun, check out these nine amazing antiques stores in Indiana where you're bound to find something incredible.
What other vintage restaurants do you love to visit? Share your favorites with is below in the comments.
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