The Slippery Noodle Inn

Indiana’s oldest bar — pouring since 1850 — and its most storied blues room. The Noodle has hosted live blues nearly every night for decades across two stages, earned national renown, and collected 175 years of history (and a few ghost stories) along the way.

Quick Facts

  • Where: 372 S Meridian St, Indianapolis (Downtown, Wholesale District)
  • Music: Blues, blues-rock
  • Live music: Live blues most nights; famous blues jam on Wednesdays
  • Website: slipperynoodle.com

What to Expect

Two stages, a full menu, and the real thing: touring blues acts, Indy’s best local players, and a Wednesday jam that’s been an institution for decades — bring your guitar and sit in. Steps from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, it’s the natural pre- and post-game stop downtown.

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