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 The restaurant's exterior at night, 2024 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | May 8, 2023 |
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| Head chef | Sean Day |
| Food type | Italian |
| Street address | 350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 150 |
| City | Indianapolis |
| State | Indiana |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 46204 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°46′21″N86°09′11″W / 39.7724°N 86.1530°W |
| Website | vicinoindy |
Vicino is an Italian restaurant in Indianapolis, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The Italian restaurant and cocktail lounge Vicino operates on Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. [1] The interior has blue crushed velvet seating as well as accents of gold and green. [2]
The menu includes pastas, wood-fired pizzas (including a smoked salmon variety), [3] gnocchi with chicken and pesto, [4] a strip steak, [5] and veal osso bucco. [6] The shrimp pasta has bucatini, butter, cherry tomatoes, garlic, kale, lemon, parmesan, seafood stock, shallots, and white wine. [7] The watermelon salad has almonds, arugula, feta, mint, and watermelon. [3] Lunch options include paninis and other sandwiches. [5] A smash burger is available during happy hour, [5] which also features drink specials. [8]
Vicino serves cocktails as well as wines from California, France, and Italy. [5]
Vicino was opened by Chris Burton and Gus Vazquez, who also own The Oakmont. [9] [10] It opened on May 8, 2023, [6] in the space that previously housed Hedge Row. [3] Upon opening, Vicino was the first full-service Italian restaurant to operate on Massachusetts Avenue in over a decade. [11]
Sean Day is the executive chef. [12] [13]
Vicino was included in Indianapolis Monthly 's 2023 list of the 25 best restaurants, [14] as well as the magazine's 2024 list of best restaurants. [5] Eater 's 2024 list of the 38 "essential" Indianapolis restaurants says, "The modern Italian Vicino takes a 21st-century approach to trattoria specialties." [2]
