Dining Guide

Find Places to Eat in Lafayette-West Lafayette

We consider restaurants “casual” when dressing up (suit/dress) is not required, and dinner for 4 adults generally won’t exceed $60.00 (excluding cocktails/beer and tip). Casual restaurants that consider themselves steakhouses, or specialize in seafood, may run a little more expensive. These lists include the new “quick casual” restaurant concept, but do not include traditional “fast food” chain restaurants.

Greater Lafayette's Favorite Restaurants

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Captain Gyros (4.27 out of 5)
Rice Cafe (4.14 out of 5)
Bombay Indian Restaurant (4.13 out of 5)
Akropolis (4.05 out of 5)
Mancino’s Italian Pizza & Grinders (4.00 out of 5)
D.T. Kirby’s (4.00 out of 5)
Arni’s Market Square (4.00 out of 5)
O’Bryan’s Nine Irish Brothers (3.95 out of 5)
Kokoro Japanese Cuisine (3.91 out of 5)
Java Roaster (3.90 out of 5)

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Steak Houses

We have a few very well known steakhouses in town. These places tend to be a little spendier than your average “American Cuisine” restaurant, but who doesn’t expect that when you’re going out for a fine cut of beef? In addition to our homegrown establishments, Lafayette also sports the usual cadre of chains. Lone Star Steakhouse [...] Read more

Pizza Places

College towns generally have an abundance of pizza joints — Purdue and Lafayette-West Lafayette are no exception. We have your standard allotment of national and regional chains, but we also have a nice selection of local, family owned pizza places. If you’re new to town or just visiting campus for a bit, you should definitely [...] Read more

Mexican Restaurants

Greater Lafayette’s burgeoning Hispanic community has blessed us with several excellent restaurants that feature authentic dishes and desserts. In addition to the fantastic, authentic establishments, we also have a number of Tex-Mex and Americanized Mexican establishments. Birrieria Salazar 594 Sagamore Pkwy N, Lafayette, IN 47904; (765) 446-8572 [Read reviews or Add a review] Don Pablo’s 50 N. Creasy Lane, [...] Read more

Downtown Dining

The “Downtown Lafayette” area includes the Wabash Landing shopping center and the Levee area in West Lafayette, and from the Wabash River east to Ninth Street in Lafayette. There are a wide variety of dining options in the downtown area. From authentic French cuisine, to contemporary Asian, to Turkish, and everything in between, there is [...] Read more

Coffee Houses

Greater Lafayette has a number of traditional “coffee houses” in addition to shops and stands where you can grab a quick cup of joe to go. If you’re jonesing for a caffeine fix, never fear, you’re most likely within 5 minutes of gourmet coffee. Cafe’ Hookah 135 South Chauncey Ave, (In Chauncey Hill Mall) West Lafayette, 765-743-3636 Cafe’ Moka [...] Read more

Bars and Taverns

Does the “Bars and Taverns” page need a whole lot of explanation? I’m guessing no. West Lafayette is college town, and therefore, we have lots of bars. The east side of the Wabash isn’t exactly lacking in the tavern and brew pub department either. Whether you’re looking for a sports bar, an Irish pub, an [...] Read more