Best road-trip restaurants in Indiana

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Fourth Street's only Tibetan restaurant, family-run by a former monk refugee who once hosted the Dalai Lama, serving momos and thukpa.

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Fourth Street kitchen serving traditional Burmese specialties alongside noodle plates and rice dishes in Bloomington's famed international dining corridor.

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Family-owned campus institution since 1973 famous for pan pizza with a buttery crust, drawing generations of Indiana University students and locals.

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Locally owned upscale Asian and Thai restaurant delivering thoughtfully composed, carefully presented dishes considered among the area's most impressive.

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Upscale Latin restaurant drawing on Brazilian, Chilean, Peruvian, and Mexican traditions for a refined finer-dining experience in downtown Fort Wayne.

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Longtime spot for traditional injera-and-wot feasts. (Northside)

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Top-rated modern Thai kitchen with boldly spiced dishes. (Downtown)

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Beloved neighborhood butcher shop and salumeria with a rotating menu of house-cured meats, sandwiches, and cheeses on Delaware Street.

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Stutz Building taqueria praised for masterfully handled carnitas, al pastor, and asada plus some of the best vegetarian tacos in town.

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Family-owned Fountain Square staple for over 30 years.

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Buzzy two-story Mass Ave hangout with Latin small plates and a rooftop.

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Artisan stone-hearth pizzeria from James Beard semifinalist Martha Hoover. (Meridian-Kessler)

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Warm downtown Indian kitchen spanning curries and tandoori.

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Indianapolis's oldest restaurant, open since 1894 in a historic German cultural building with a biergarten serving schnitzel and sauerbraten.

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Minutes from the track, an Indiana craft brewery with a pub menu. (Speedway)