Fort Wayne travel guide

Usually vegetarian/specialty food is really expensive. Loving Café is the exception. This place specializes in vegan cuisine and serves it up for about $5 an entrée. If you’re apprehensive to vegan food I say just try it. You’ll be amazed at how good these cooks are at making fake meat. My fave is the Earth Friendly Salad. It’s vegan chicken strips, carrot, cucumber, and organic greens served with their house ginger dressing. It’s delicious, filling, and actually makes you feel good afterward.

I like this place cause it’s a classy, simple, and dark. There’s something about the atmosphere here that makes it: a nice hodgepodge of hipsters and regular folks with a goth-y vibe. The booths are big, ideal for lounging, and the bar is long, wooden, and old fashioned. Don’t go here if you’re in a hurry. While the staff is pretty relaxed, the service definitely takes some time. On the weekend it’s especially packed with regulars, so if you’re into that sort of atmosphere it’s a good time.

Great punk rock-themed, dive-bar in Fort Wayne. The bar’s stocked with good liquor and PBR flows on tap. And if you’re already thinking “pretentious hipster-cove,” stop. The Brass Rail is just a good, dirty meeting place for likeminded people who love music. Great indie bands like the Thee Oh Sees travel through here all the time so it holds an extra special space in my heart. The drinks are stiff, the jukebox is banging, and the bartenders are on top of their game.

One word, breakfast. The eggs benedict that they served here for breakfast was to die for! The hosts here were great, very accommodating and as I mentioned, great cooks. The rooms are priced well at about $90 to $100 a night. It’s right next to the St. Joseph Hospital (why we were in Fort Wayne in the first place) as well as lots of other attractions. This includes theaters, galleries, the zoo, the conservatory, and the convention center.

The FWMA showcases more than 1,300 pieces of artwork that focus on 19th and 18th century art. There are a lot of opportunities, like hands-on exhibits and classes, for kids here. They are currently in the process of adding an additional 10,000-square feet of gallery space that will serve as a spot for a café, museum shop, and wifi-enabled lounge. Closed Mondays, but there’s free admission every Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5 to 9 pm. Otherwise admission for adults is $5, students $3.