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Vida

4.7 (545 reviews)
Ultra High-EndNew American, Seafood
Open • 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Moderate noise
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Brooke H.

Indy's best quality restaurant by far - everything from the food to the atmosphere and experience is so detail oriented. Parking isn't amazing. We ended up valeting for $15. If you do a lap and don't find any open spots in the back, it's worth the money vs roaming up and down side streets for parking. We were seated immediately. Our waiter was super knowledgeable and professional. He explained the dishes and taste profiles for everything - food and drinks. Our menus even said Happy Birthday and my name, which was a nice personal touch. The ambience inside was super warm and cozy, but sophisticated at the same time. I had the scallops, greens salad, Ballotine chicken, and ricotta donuts. Scallops were great. They tasted fresh and came with pork belly too. The salad was the only thing of the night I didn't think was anything spectacular. It was good - just missing a wow element. The chicken Ballotine was the best chicken dish I've ever had. The chicken is cooked so perfectly, anytime I have it now I'll always consider it dry. I can't even figure out they prepared it so it came out like that. Absolutely perfect! I had seen the ricotta donuts were mentioned in almost every review and for good reason - they were soooooo good and the perfect sweet to end the meal. They also brought out a complimentary appetizer and we have no clue what it was but loved it. Everything on the menu will be good, even if you've never heard of an ingredient, just trust it. 10/10 experience and food

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Aaron M.

I just had the best meal of my life, and I am shocked to tell you that it was in Indianapolis...at Vida! We had reservations and were seated immediately. The service was impeccable. I've never felt so cared for in a restaurant! I got up to use the restroom in between courses and I came back to a new napkin. I mean, who does that?! Apparently, Vida does! The lighting was perfect. The decor was modern and chic. I hate Edison bulbs, but they somehow made theirs bearable. My partner and I ordered from the four course menu and sparkling water (we are fancy, after all). The vegetables are locally sourced from their own greenhouse as often as possible, and their menu changes regularly. That means I'll never get to have this meal again, and we all need to have a moment silence for that.

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Trent N.

Unquestionably a Michelin Star is incoming for Vida. Holy smokes easily the best restaurant I've ever been to in Indianapolis after growing up here for 22 years and then coming home for the holidays to see my parents. ORDER THE DOUGHNUTS! Thank me later! I had no idea this place even existed until Yelp sent out some best 100 restaurants in America list and Vida was on it. Yet, I grew up in Indianapolis and had never heard of it. Made a reservation online. The menu is a $95 price fix of 4 courses. I was the only person here not in a suit and tie. And all of the women were in cocktail dresses and super dressed up. I'm not one to usually underdress, but we were going to the Pacers game immediately after. Our server, Joshua K was awesome. Explained everything, and brought the food much faster like we requested as we had a game to get to. The atmosphere is so cozy with the fireplace. Up first was compliments of the chef. Some kind of potato ball. It was delicious. I had a $17 Espresso Martini and it was exactly as it should be. I like it when it comes out dark as well. The free bread here is crazy good. Definitely don't skip it. For my first course, I had beef tartare. Phenomenal. Up second, I had the buttermilk fried chicken. This is exactly how it should taste. No grease, just the great buttermilk. It seems only Midwest places get this right. Main entre I had the Black Angus Ribeye. Absolutely perfect, better than St. Elmo's, Sullivan's, Ruth's Chris or any other steakhouse around Indy. And to top it all off they have ricotta doughnuts here. OMG, I love warm melt in your mouth doughnuts. I would seriously come here just for the doughnuts. Will absolutely come back. This is the new best restaurant in Indy.

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Sherika S.

I've been wanting to visit Vida for a while now and finally got the chance during Devour! It was a true 5-star experience. The service, food, and ambiance exceeded my expectations. I went with the four-course option and was amazed by every dish. The servings are small, but I surprisingly got full. Everything was cooked perfectly. My favorites were the ribeye, which was cooked perfectly medium, as requested, and had a nice seasoned crust on the outside, and the ricotta donuts. If you like to try new things, this restaurant is a must!

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Kaley S.

Wow! One of the most incredible dining experiences I have ever had! From the personalized menu for my friend's birthday to the truly amazing ambience, everything about Vida feels intentional. The timing of the dishes was perfect (a lot of places don't consider that), the drink pairings were next level, the food will make you question every other experience you've had, and the staff are so knowledgeable and friendly. I've never heard anything negative about this place and there's a reason for that. The tasting menu was perfectly curated. Even food I don't normally eat, I found myself devouring here. While the price may give some of you pause, I can assure you there wasn't a single moment I felt the experience wasn't worth it. You'll find yourself talking about your Vida experience time and time again. I'm already dying to go back!

Andrew K.

We spent the night in the city driving through and this was our only dinner, which looking back I cannot imagine not having had dinner here as it really took us by surprise. It was start to finish such an incredibly delightful experience. The true highlight was the service. Everyone was so personable and friendly. Our waiter told us a personalized story each time he visited our table in a way that really seemed to be an effort to connect with us. The food itself was astounding. We opted for the 4 course menu and they split everything for us so that we could essentially order two of everything and eat it on our own plates. Despite this, the plating was phenomenal. It was all great. Started with the amuse bouche of chicken croquette which was one of the better versions of this I've had. Beef tartare was perfectly seasoned and the crispiness of the toast complemented it well. The grilled octopus truly made me wonder why no one else is using romesco sauce-this was one of the best sauces I've ever had. We were so full by the time the ricotta doughnuts came around but this is such an inspired and unique dish that I know would have been great by itself. Do not skip this place if you're in the area.

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Mallory S.

Vida is a Michelin restaurant that does not actually have any Michelin stars.... yet. But as other reviewers have written, it deserves at least one. The snobs at Michelin must not have made their way over to Indiana yet, otherwise, Vida would have gotten one by now! Nonetheless, Vida is the nicest restaurant in Indianapolis and is more than worthy of its many awards over the last decade in business. Here's my thoughts on the greatest restaurant I've been to in recent memory. My party of 6 were seated in a semi-private room for an incredible dinner planned by my future brother-in-law, who is local to Indy. Our main servers were Olivia and Isaiah. A few more would come by to assist over the 3 hour dinner. We were offered still or sparkling water (I chose sparkling) and then the six of us chose to order from the 4 course menu versus the tasting menu. The four course meal costs $95 a person (more if you want wine pairings). About 10 minutes later, a non-course amuse bouche of a zucchini fritter was delivered and we were told to eat it with our hands. It was an amazing first bite and great preview into what was to come. The actual first course and drinks took another 10 minutes to arrive, during which I checked out the restaurant itself. First of all, the bathroom looks and smells amazing. 10/10 for cleanliness! The interior is classy and expensive and I could watch the chefs work for hours. I think I grabbed a photo of the head chef of Vida... nice! Our private room was next to the red wine cellar - it was fascinating watching staff come in and out to grab a bottle of wine for another table. My drink was a seasonal cocktail with two types of gin and browned butter. The initial smell of my drink gave off whiskey vibes. I did not end up finishing my drink. I hated my boyfriends cocktail, which was incredibly smokey, but he liked it. At this time, we ordered a bottle of red wine for the table from a woman owned winery. It was very dry. VERY dry! Then the first course arrived. I chose the octopus. Very lemony. My favorite dish of the night and a top 10 first bite of all time experience. If you're curious (as all 6 people at my table were), the plates came from Robert Gordon pottery and the silverware was from Varick Moon. Classy! I went down a rabbit hole checking out their websites of products online. Unbelievably expensive! Imho, the time between courses was too long. I'm sure this is normal at fancy places but it could have just been a smidge quicker overall. Next, the bread came out at the same time as the 2nd course. The bread today was garlic foccacia and a peach apple bread with whipped butter. Both were unbelievably delicious and well baked and moist and buttery and omg, I wanna buy a dozen loaves! The peach apple bread reminded me to the fruit breads my grandma used to make. I took my sweet time eating these little carb-y delights. My second course was foie gras. I got a stinky shoe taste and smell but others said they got a mushroom umami taste. I only just liked it. It was my least favorite of the night. The brioche underneath it was salty but still yummy and fluffy and oh so buttery! The third course was a ribeye with turnip and mushrooms and mashed potato with leek. This was a good choice but I also enjoyed trying my boyfriend's lamb shanks. They were very fatty and buttery, in a good way! He said the lamb was his favorite dish of the night. We were full at that point but around the 2 and a half hour mark, the fourth and final course, the dessert, arrived. I chose the lemon cake and my boyfriends got the iconic ricotta donuts. His donuts were outstanding! My lemom cake reminded me of the sliced loaves you get at Starbucks. I should have ignored my plan to get completely different course choices than my boyfriend and gotten those amazing, life-changing donuts! So buttery and crisp but also pillow-y with maple syrup sugariness drenched throughout! I wish I could have ordered a dozen to go. My boyfriend and I will never forget our divine dinner at Vida last night and dream of coming back again soon. 9.5/10 experience!

Teresa L.

This was nothing particular just a January date night to start the year off right with a new place. What a great choice!!!! Rainy spring night but it's January and we arrived a little early because we weren't sure about the parking situation but luckily we found one just up the street not too bad. I imagine on a much busier time it's definitely a little more difficult. We don't like to be late. The moment we walked in we were greeted by staff and the ambiance of even just walking in we just knew this would be an amazing experience and we were very excited to get our date night started. We were sat down by Jillian (I hope I remembered her name) and she was very nice and even took my jacket to hang. We started off with whiskey on the rocks and an espresso martini but winter edition. Such beautiful presentation. Whiskey is whiskey to me and my bf enjoyed the cube and it had an etched V on it, very beautifully done. My martini was delicious and the secret ingredient gave it a little extra depth. I definitely am glad i chose that. Tim was our waiter. Such a lovely very polite human. I absolutely enjoyed that if we had a question or even a quick comment about how spectacular things were he was very pleasant to converse with. We decided on the tasting menu. We would have done the wine pairing but my love has to be at work at 4am so we will save it for our anniversary in October...we had already decided we were coming back even before our 7 course meal. I don't even know where to begin when it comes to the tasting but from beginning to end it was such a delicious delight. I love the presentation of everything. The sauces, the au jus, the purées, the garnishes, the variety of flavors and textures. I can't even begin to describe it all because we both just enjoyed each one in its own unique and beautiful way. (That's why I had to take pictures of it all) Last but not least, the dessert was such an array of sweet savory candy tasting donuts (slightly warm) just placed ever so lightly upon this delicious caramel ice cream, bacon bits, and crunchy candy like bits...I don't even know exactly but the flavors were very surprising and quite tasty. We definitely had a wonderful evening. This truly was a great kick off to our monthly date nights. I want to add that the entire staff was ever so genuinely kind, and very attentive. I wish I could have gotten their names everyone we talked to in between our tastings were so kind. Louis was the only name I got because we both spoke Spanish. As we left, the staff in the kitchen did thank us for coming in and I'm so glad it's so open because we were able to make sure they knew how much we really enjoyed our dining experience and I must say that kitchen is absolutely beautiful! The friendliness and beautiful smiling faces just added that extra warmth and touch to our already wonderful experience. Thank you again! I think everyone should take a look into dining at Vida. It's definitely spectacular. Cannot wait to celebrate our anniversary here later this year.

Sarah F.

I am familiar with many of the Cunningham restaurants but had not been to this one yet, however we were celebrating a graduation and this was the place that was picked and visited. They treated us so well! With personalized menus and well tailored small talk, hats off to them. I had a delicious tzatziki martini, that was surprisingly savory and drinkable! I had the maple duck for my main course that was Melt in your mouth savory and so so delicious! We had a great amuse booche, and great Bread that was both sweet and then savory, I loved having that choice, all around great time, and I would go back to try more awesome food!

Kaylin G.

A one of a kind experience. I always wanted to do a tasting menu and this was everything I dreamed of. This restaurant is one of a kind, open kitchen, beautiful warm ambiance, a herb wall in the kitchen, everything was so awe inspiring. We did the chefs tasting menu for our anniversary dinner, and our server recommended doing the regular wine pairing and the reserve to get more wines to taste. Everything was explained in extreme detail from the wine, its history, why it was paired with the dish, and even the company's history. The service was top tier. The food was phenomenal. Honestly, no notes. This place was amazing.

Brooke S.

We went for an early valentines dinner and oh my goodness it was so good and unique. The ambience was warm and inviting but centered around you and your needs- if that makes sense. We ended up going with the 4 course meal, and everything was exquisite and tasted wonderful. Unfortunately, I forgot our waitresses name, but she was super attentive, nice and very helpful. While the food was amazing. I can only give it four stars because of the portions in relation to price, but that won't stop me from coming back.

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Great food service and ambience. Went there on valentines night and had a wonderful experience! Highly recommend!

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How much time should one budget if opting for the four course dinner menu?

I would say two hours should be fine.if it's four our more people. 90 minutes if it's only two.

Is there outdoor seating?

Hi Danielle, Yes we have outdoor seating that is first come first serve weather permitting.

Are reservations required?

Reservations are always recommended, but never required. Your wait time will be much improved if you have a reservation.

What is the dress code at Vida?

Most people do dress up a bit.

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