Here’s your edible version of CliffsNotes:

• Check out Bub’s Burgers and Ice Cream: Perfect for the famished masses who dare to match their appetite with the famous 1-pound “Big Ugly” burger. If you finish it, you even get your victorious mugshot on their wall.
• Head to Woody’s Library Restaurant: Yep, you read it right! An actual library turned into a restaurant. In the event you forgot to bring your reading glasses, their faultless mishmash of American and international dishes will be a feast in itself.
• Visit The Pint Room: Sick of fancy, tiny beer mugs? Dive into the Pint Room with an assortment of craft beers that can quench a camel’s thirst. And don’t worry, their burgers don’t feel left out either, they’re equally amazing.
• Experience Muldoon’s: An Irish Pub smack-dab in the heart of Indiana – it doesn’t get any better! Stop in for a pint, stay for the fish & chips, and leave with an experience of their warm Emerald Isle hospitality.
• Stop by Anthony’s Chophouse: If you’re thinking of spoiling yourself with a steak dinner at a swanky place, Anthony’s Chophouse has got you covered. This visit might make you forget, for a moment, that you’re in Carmel and not the heart of Manhattan.

More Choices Galore:

• Fork + Ale House: This gastropub offers some finger-licking American classics. Wash down the gourmet grub with their craft beers and you’ll be belting out an ode to the culinary gods.
• Mudbugs Cajun Cafe: With authentic Louisiana dishes that are as spicy as a Nicholas Sparks novel, this joint is your one-way ticket to The Big Easy without leaving Carmel.
• Matt the Miller’s Tavern: With velvet rope swankiness and upscale yet approachable dishes, you’ll be surrounded by locals and newcomers alike. So yeah, pretty much like the UN of gastropubs.
• Zeke’s Hot Chicken & Wings: If you’re all about that spicy life, this place will make you feel like you just bungee jumped right into the pit of hot wings. Go ahead, feel the burn!
• Making Waves Poke: For those days when you’re in the mood for a Hawaiian getaway but are stuck in the Midwest – their delectable poke bowls play the part of the tropical comfort food you need.

Here’s my saucy take:

There’s really no need to pack a brown bag lunch in Carmel anymore, right? Between high-end chophouses, craft beer havens, gastropubs that could make Gordon Ramsay blush, and a good ole’ fashioned, heart-stopping, one-pounder of a burger joint – America’s Midwest isn’t so middle-of-the-road in the dining department anymore. The international flair doesn’t hurt either, from Irish pubs and Cajun cafes to Hawaiian poke restaurants, Carmel’s food scene isn’t just competing – it’s devouring. Pack an appetite and wear forgiving pants – it’s time to eat your way through Carmel, Indiana like a true local!

Original article: https://www.redfin.com/blog/must-try-restaurants-in-carmel-in/