If you’ve ever gone out to eat and felt a little out of place, you’ll totally understand these seven unexpected restaurants in Indiana. Some are inside gas stations while others are in places you’d never expect. Still, others are simply restaurants you’d never think would be in the Hoosier State, yet here they stand.
From diners to steak houses, this list has a little bit of everything. Scroll on for more details.
- Batar
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Facebook/Batar In business since 1998, this hidden restaurant has a cafe, bakery, and retail shop. You’d never expect to find this quirky little place hidden in the woods of Jackson County, yet here it stands amongst the pines and oaks. Menu items include pasta, chicken, wraps, soups, salads, and sandwiches. Get more information about this underrated restaurant here, and find it at 12649 East U.S. 50, Seymour, IN 47274.
- Boone Co Jail Restaurant and Bar
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Facebook/Boone Co Jail Restaurant & Bar Set in an old jail built in 1938, this historic dining spot offers an unforgettable experience you’d never expect to find here. Enjoy your meal and then take a tour of the old prison cells at 104 W Washington St., Lebanon, IN 46052. Learn more about this eatery here.
- Millgrove Country Mart
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Facebook/Millgrove Country Mart, LLC This all-in-one quick stop has a store, gas pumps, and an entire restaurant that you’d never expect to find in the back of this service station. It is a family-owned business that serves classic American eats like burgers, tacos, and seafood, as well as a plethora of homemade desserts. Find it at 300 Hardware Rd., Quincy, IN 47456.
- Rua
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Facebook/Rua You’d never expect to find a chic restaurant like this in the moderate Midwest town of Warsaw, yet here it stands. Guests enjoy homemade eats that are inspired by worldly cuisine. Check it out at 108 E Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580, and learn more here.
- Traders Point Creamery
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Facebook/Traders Point Creamery This wonderful organic dairy farm specializes in cheeses, yogurts, and milks, and it includes a store and a restaurant called The Loft. Guests enjoy brunch favorites like biscuits and gravy, grits, French toast, omelettes, and burgers. Try all this and more at 9101 Moore Rd., Zionsville, IN 46077.
- Tolon
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Facebook/Tolon This is another one of those unexpected restaurants that we just can’t believe is in this state. Bringing the farm-to-table concept to northeast Indiana, this excellent eatery serves hearty dishes like burgers, seafood, steaks, and salads. It has been in business since 2015 and is located at 614 S Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.
- The Kitchen Table
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Google/Chef Bonardee This fabulous local diner has been in business since 1952 as the food is so good, locals don’t care that its located in the same building as a car service station. Guests enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner items like tenderloins, omelets, French toast, meatloaf, steak, and more. Find it at 15315 Lima Rd., Huntertown, IN 46748, and learn more here.
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Facebook/Batar
In business since 1998, this hidden restaurant has a cafe, bakery, and retail shop. You’d never expect to find this quirky little place hidden in the woods of Jackson County, yet here it stands amongst the pines and oaks. Menu items include pasta, chicken, wraps, soups, salads, and sandwiches. Get more information about this underrated restaurant here, and find it at 12649 East U.S. 50, Seymour, IN 47274.
Facebook/Boone Co Jail Restaurant & Bar
Set in an old jail built in 1938, this historic dining spot offers an unforgettable experience you’d never expect to find here. Enjoy your meal and then take a tour of the old prison cells at 104 W Washington St., Lebanon, IN 46052. Learn more about this eatery here.
Facebook/Millgrove Country Mart, LLC
This all-in-one quick stop has a store, gas pumps, and an entire restaurant that you’d never expect to find in the back of this service station. It is a family-owned business that serves classic American eats like burgers, tacos, and seafood, as well as a plethora of homemade desserts. Find it at 300 Hardware Rd., Quincy, IN 47456.
Google/Tom Westerhof
Facebook/Rua
You’d never expect to find a chic restaurant like this in the moderate Midwest town of Warsaw, yet here it stands. Guests enjoy homemade eats that are inspired by worldly cuisine. Check it out at 108 E Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580, and learn more here.
Facebook/Traders Point Creamery
This wonderful organic dairy farm specializes in cheeses, yogurts, and milks, and it includes a store and a restaurant called The Loft. Guests enjoy brunch favorites like biscuits and gravy, grits, French toast, omelettes, and burgers. Try all this and more at 9101 Moore Rd., Zionsville, IN 46077.
Facebook/Tolon
This is another one of those unexpected restaurants that we just can’t believe is in this state. Bringing the farm-to-table concept to northeast Indiana, this excellent eatery serves hearty dishes like burgers, seafood, steaks, and salads. It has been in business since 2015 and is located at 614 S Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.
Google/Bill Brown
Google/Chef Bonardee
This fabulous local diner has been in business since 1952 as the food is so good, locals don’t care that its located in the same building as a car service station. Guests enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner items like tenderloins, omelets, French toast, meatloaf, steak, and more. Find it at 15315 Lima Rd., Huntertown, IN 46748, and learn more here.
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