NORTH SUBURBAN
INCLUDES Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville
3UP Rooftop Lounge
COCKTAIL BAR Don’t come here looking for the high-end steaks of its downstairs neighbor, Anthony’s Chophouse. This sexy perch three stories above downtown Carmel has a menu as minimal as its square footage and a brief but smart cocktail list. Order a charcuterie board or the burger sliders with crisp Parmesan fries. Or lean into a shared plate of steak-topped nachos with your Smoke & Cider–sipping date. The true draw of 3UP is its heated east-facing deck, a sleek hangout overlooking the sidewalks and Monon Trail crossing. 201 W. Main St., Carmel, 317-740-0930, 3uprooftop.com
1933 Lounge
STEAK AND COCKTAILS This clubby cocktail lounge offers a younger, sexier take on fine-dining institution St. Elmo Steak House. The twist here is that the black-vested servers deliver Oysters Rockefeller and 45-day dry-aged ribeyes to diners tucked into noir-lit corners where no one can see their faces melt into a brief ugly-cry at that first bite of incendiary shrimp cocktail. The Yard at Fishers District, 317-758-1933, 1933lounge.com/fishers
Anthony’s Chophouse
The interior of this swanky heavy hitt er along Carmel’s Main Street has the
