The Top 10 Restaurants In Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana, or Valpo as it’s called by the locals, is a growing city that hasn’t lost its small-town feel. Visit the downtown area to find an array of entertainment options, including unique boutique shopping, museums, and restaurants. The restaurants in Valparaiso are plentiful and diverse – read about the best place to find farm-to-table freshness, classic French dishes, Spanish tapas, craft beer, and much more in the list below.
1. Stacks Bar & Grill
Bar, American, Beer, Pub Grub
Burgerhaus
This small restaurant chain specializes in gourmet hamburgers paired with great selections of craft beer, and it has three locations in Indiana. Burgerhaus calls itself a neo-European pub, and diners have raved about the warm, welcoming atmosphere. The finest cuts of premium beef are used to create the juicy patties for Burgerhaus’ 11 unique burgers. Visitors are fond of The Aussie, a patty topped with thick-cut, applewood-smoked bacon, American cheese, and a fried egg, and The Santiago, which is topped with Chipotle Monterey, avocado, tomato, chipotle mayo, and fried jalapeños. Aside from burgers, the menu features excellent appetizers like seared tuna or fried pickles, salads, specialty entrées, and milkshakes. Plus, any beef patty can be replaced with a black bean burger, portabello mushroom, grilled chicken breast, or ground turkey patty.
Burgerhaus, 3304 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN, USA, +1 219 286 3296
2. Industrial Revolution Eatery & Grille
Restaurant, American, Beer, Vegetarian
3. Valley Kitchen & Bar
Bar, Restaurant, American
4. Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery
Bakery, Bar, Pizzeria, Restaurant, Italian, Vegetarian
5. Bon Femme
Cafe, Restaurant, American, Contemporary
Restaurant don Quijote
Enjoy the rich flavors of authentic Spanish cuisine at Restaurant don Quijote. The proprietors and chefs Carlos Rivero and Elena Jambrina are both Spanish natives. The menu includes traditional dishes like grilled shellfish, swordfish steaks, skewered pork, Castilian-style roast lamb, two different styles of paella (both customer favorites), and 25 tapas-style dishes. The restaurant also has a store that sells imported Spanish goods so that you can attempt to remake your favorites at home.
Restaurant don Quijote, 119 E Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN, USA, +1 219 462 7976
6. Meditrina Market Café
Cafe, Market, Restaurant, Mediterranean, Wine
Kelsey’s Steak House
Kelsey’s Steak House has served excellent steaks and seafood for more than 20 years. For an appetizer, try the chef’s special clam strips, flash fried and served with bistro sauce. If you can’t get enough seafood, follow with fresh sea bass rubbed with Cajun seasoning or the blackened, bourbon-glazed wild Atlantic salmon. The menu also has plenty of ‘turf’ options, like tender baby back ribs smothered in homemade barbecue sauce or bourbon sauce, parmesan-crusted filet mignon, or porterhouse pork chops grilled and marinated with molasses, peppercorn, garlic, and cilantro. This award-winning restaurant has a comfortable and inviting atmosphere and well-trained staff.
Kelsey’s Steak House, 1905 Morthland Dr., Valparaiso, IN, USA, +1 219 465 4022
Main + Lincoln
Main + Lincoln is a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant and bar located in downtown Valpo. Open for dinner Monday through Saturday, the restaurant is situated in a turn-of-the-century building that brings character and warmth to your dining experience. The menu incorporates dishes from the many influencing ethnic traditions in American cuisine. The appetizer selection is vast, with options like crispy buttermilk Vidalia onion rings to fresh oysters. From the small and carefully curated menu of entrées, try the seared Maine scallops, served with braised sweet-and-sour mushrooms, carrot puree, and scallions, or the ‘bronze-die spaghetti puntenesca,’ made with kalamata olives, cerignolo olives, capers, extra virgin olive oil, and pecorino. The extensive list of beer features selections from around the world. Traditional cocktails and a carefully crafted wine list are also available.
Main + Lincoln, 210 E Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN, USA, +1 219 510 5548
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