Overview
Bluebeard is a restaurant and bar located in the historic Holy Rosary neighborhood on the southeast edge of downtown Indianapolis. Tom and Eddie Battista created a unique, food-focused experience. The menu offers contemporary American cuisine featuring the best local produce and meat that our farms have to offer. The space, a renovated 1924 factory warehouse, features a family dining room, a bar room, a courtyard and a private dining room. Our operation also includes a wholesale bakery, Amelia's, to provide Indianapolis with high quality, hearth-baked bread made in the Italian tradition.
Former Chef Abbi Merriss was named a James Beard semifinalist 2016-2020, and 2023. Current Executive Chef Alan Sternberg was a semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2016 and 2018. Bluebeard was a semifinalist for Best New Restaurant in 2013 and is a James Beard finalist for Outstanding Hospitality in 2025.