"Nuvo Readers' Best of Indianapolis 2003" Top 5 Page for this destination Indianapolis Travelogue by djramey

Best Major Local Event:
1. Indianapolis 500
2. Indiana State Fair
3. Brickyard 400

Best Summer Festival:
1. Indiana State Fair
2. Indy Jazz Fest
3. Indy Irish Fest

Best Charitable Event:
1. Race for the Cure
2. Zoobilation
3. Riley Telethon

Best Film Festival:
1. Heartland
2. Indianapolis GLBT Film Festival
3. IMA Film Series

Best Art Festival:
1. Broad Ripple Art Fair
2. Penrod
3. Talbott Street Art Fair

Best Live Theater:
1. Phoenix
2. Indiana Repertory Theatre
3. Murat

Best Art Gallary:
1. Indianapolis Art Center
2. Harrison Arts Center
3. J. Martin Gallery

Best Museum:
1. Children's Museum
2. Indianapolis Museum of Art
3. Indiana State Museum

Best New Bar/Club:
1. Ugly Monkey
2. Circle Bar
3. Talbott Street

Best Place to Hear Live Music:
1. Verizon Wireless Music Center
2. Vogue
3. Slippery Noodle

Best Place to See Local Bands:
1. Slippery Noodle
2. Patio
3. Vogue

Best Blues Bar:
1. Slippery Noodle
2. Catfish Blues
3. Jazz Kitchen

Best Country & Western Bar:
1. 8 Second Saloon
2. Stables
3. John Wayne's

Best Sports Bar:
1. Champps
2. BW-3's
3. Chumley's

Best Jazz Bar:
1. Jazz Kitchen
2. Chatterbox
3. Slippery Noodle

Best Dance Bar:
1. Vogue
2. Talbott Street
3. Have a Nice Day Cafe

Best Comedy Club:
1. Crackers
2. One-Liners
3. Funny Bone

Best Singles Bar:
1. Rock Lobster
2. Have a Nice Day Cafe
3. Ugly Monkey

Best Date Bar:
1. Nicky Blaine's
2. The Red Room
3. Jillian's

Best Dive Bar:
1. Alley Cat
2. Red Key
3. Mousetrap Bar & Grill

Best Amusement Center:
1. Jillian's
2. Great Times
3. Gameworks - Circle Centre

Beer Stand

Best Restaurant in Indy
1. St. Elmo’s Steakhouse
2. The Cheesecake Factory
3. Scholar’s Inn

Best New Non-Chain Restaurant
1. Oakley’s Bistro
2. Oh Yumm! Bistro
3. Smokey Joe’s BBQ

Best Outdoor Dining
1. Bazbeaux
2. Rick’s Café Boatyard
3. Dunaway’s

Best Chinese Restaurant
1. PF Chang’s China Bistro
2. Mark Pi’s Express
3. Forbidden City

Best German Restaurant
1. Rathskeller
2. Café Heidelberg Bakery
3. Gisela’s Kaffeekranzchen

Best Greek Restaurant
1. Santorini Greek Kitchen
2. Greek Islands
3. Hella’s Cafe

Best Indian Restaurant
1. India Garden
2. Shalimar
3. Indian Palace

Best Italian Restaurant
1. Buca Di Beppo
2. Mama Carolla’s
3. Olive Garden

Best Japanese Restaurant
1. Sakura
2.Fujiyama
3. Benihana

Best Mexican Restaurant
1. Don Pablo’s
2. Cancun
3. El Sol de Tala

Best Pizzeria
1. Bazbeaux
2. Some Guys Pizza Pasta Grill
3. Donatos

Best Seafood Restaurant
1. Red Lobster
2. New Orleans House
3. Kona Jack’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar

Best Steakhouse
1. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
2. St. Elmo’s Steakhouse
3. Outback Steakhouse

Best Bagel Shop
1. Einstein Bros Bagels
2. Panera Bread
3. Bagel Fair