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THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO FIVE GREAT MIDWESTERN FOOD CITIES

1 Indianapolis

Drive time 3.5 hours

Excuse to go A revamp of the Design Gallery, the country’s largest collection of modern design objects (inside Newfields, the city’s art museum–slash–sprawling park), gets unveiled July 27.

Local expert Abbi Merriss, chef of New American fave Bluebeard

BREAKFAST

Love Handle

▸ This well-loved hangout brings an artisanal sensibility to hearty diner fare with house-smoked meats and locally roasted coffee. “The biscuits and gravy are really stick-to-your-guts,” Merriss says. 877 Massachusetts Ave.

LUNCH

Turchetti’s Salumeria

▸ The butcher shop–meets–deli in

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