Mel's
Public Speakeasy
Hours & Location
110 S Delaware St,
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 550-2500
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday - Saturday
5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Expertly Crafted Cocktails
After an evening out or dining at Commission Row, enjoy an after-dinner drink in the adjoining speakeasy below. Mel’s speakeasy offers a wide selection of wine, cocktails, and spirits.
Menus
Food
Main
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Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds & Waffle Chips
$10French Onion Dip
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Oysters*
Mignonette · Cocktail Sauce · Lemon
Half Dozen $24
Dozen $48
gluten free
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Hamachi Crudo*
$24Grapefruit · White Ponzu · Yuzu Mayo
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Mussel Conserva
$15Chili Marinated · Lemon · Fennel Salad · Calabrian Chili · Cereal Bread Crisp
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Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
$26Cocktail Sauce · Lemon
gluten free
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Bone Marrow Brûlée
$23Pickled Onion-Parsley Salad · Sel Gris · Baguette
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Cauliflower Steak
$27Eggplant Purée · Pickled Fresno & Red Onion · Spiced Pepita · Chimichurri
gluten free, vegetarian
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Wagyu Beef Carpaccio*
$45Shaved Truffle · Rosemary · Watercress · Fried Caper · Pickled Shallot · Cereal Bread Crisp · Truffle Mushroom Vinaigrette
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Mel's Smash Burger*
$18New School American Cheese · Garlic Aioli · Grilled Onion Jam · French Fries · Hawaiian Bun
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6oz Creekstone Farms Steak Frites*
$26Skirt Steak · Frites · Cognac-Green Peppercorn Sauce · Garlic Aioli
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A-5 Japanese Wagyu*
2oz $58
4oz $115
gluten free
Curated Caviar Service
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Curated Caviar Service
One Ounce Serving · Yukon Blini · Gaufrette Potato · Chive · Egg White · Yolk Pudding · Crème Fraîche · Caper · Pickled Shallot
Regiis Ova Golden* $145
Regiis Ova Ossetra* $102
Sides
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Asparagus & Béarnaise
$15Crispy paprika-garlic crumb
vegetarian
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Charred Broccolini
$14gluten free, vegetarian
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Creamed Spinach
$14vegetarian
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French Onion Mac-N-Cheese
$18 -
French Fries
$12Garlic aioli
vegetarian
vegan
vegetarian
gluten-free
*Consuming raw or undercooked foods can increase the risk of food-borne illness.
Beverages
Download PDFMartinis
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Mel's Martini
$16aria portland dry gin · antica torino vermouth · orange bitters
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House Gibson
$17olive oil fat-washed st. george terroir gin · trincheri dry vermouth · saline
Ways to Order
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Churchill / Desert
no vermouth
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Bone Dry
whisper of vermouth
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Dry
half ounce vermouth
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Wet
one and a half ounce vermouth
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50/50
one and a half ounce gin or vodka · one and a half ounce vermouth
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Perfect
half ounce dry vermouth · half ounce sweet vermouth
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Reverse
two ounces vermouth · one ounce spirit
Cocktails
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Dad Joke
$16wheatley vodka ∙ aquavit · sherry cream ∙ roasted garlic · jalapeño · hot honey
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Attention to Detail
$16calvados ∙ midori · lemon ∙ demerara ∙ salt
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Hey, U Wanna Special?
$16tequila ∙ cocchi americano · campari · lemon · strawberry · sugar · bitters
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A Chipmunk Stole My Car*
$16cachaca ∙ pineapple liqueur · house pandan-pistachio orgeat · lime · coconut-cardamom air
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He Goes by Todd*
$18coconut infused pisco ∙ banana liqueur ∙ basil ∙ lime ∙ lemon ∙ aquafaba
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Trad Man
$18uncle nearest "1884" bourbon ∙ new riff rye · averna · cherry · vanilla · lime · mint
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Sorry for Cussing
$16bahnez mezcal ∙ gentian liqueur · guava · coconut rum · acidified pineapple · sugar · bitters
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Dumbwaiters, Am I Right?
$16planteray dark rum ∙ pedro ximenez sherry ∙ oat milk ∙ cold brew ∙ demerara sugar
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'Cers in 7** Milk Punch
$18dark rum · overproof rum · campari orange · pineapple · lemon · lime · tajin
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Cops: On Ice
$18lemon-thyme infused tanqueray no. 10 ∙ heirloom genepy liqueur · antica torino sweet vermouth · thyme aromatics · bitters
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We Were Promised Hip-Hop
$16hamilton demerara rum ∙ appleton estate 8yr rum · apricot liqueur · madeira · blackberry · lemon
Highballs
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Vodka Citrus
$14tito's handmade vodka · house-made lemon-lime soda
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Gin & Tonic
$14lemongrass infused roku gin · house-made tonic
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Classic
$14suntory "toki" japanese whisky · lemon · soda
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The Stunt Man
$18compoveda reposado · grapefruit juice · agave · lime · grapefruit soda
Indiana
Bottles & Cans
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Zombie Dust
$103 Floyds Brewing, Munster, IN
Pale Ale · 6.5% -
Sunlight Cream Ale
$9Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN
Cream Ale · 5.3% -
El Gato
$8Centerpoint Brewing Company, Indianapolis, IN
Mexican Lager · 4.2% -
Trash Panda
$11Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN
Vanilla Latte-Inspired Blonde Ale · 5.3% -
Deduction
$9Taxman Brewing Co., Bargersville, IN
Belgian Dubbel · 8%
More Bottles and Cans
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Stella Artois
$9 -
Guinness
$10 -
Miller High Life
$8 -
Michelob Ultra
$8 -
Stiegl-Radler
$10 -
Athletic "Free Wave" N/A Hazy IPA
$8 -
Athletic "Upside Dawn" N/A Golden Ale
$8
Wine
Sparkling
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Scarpetta Prosecco
2022, Veneto, IT
By the Glass $14
Bottle $55
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Argyle Brut Rosé
2020, Willamette Valley, OR
By the Glass $17
Bottle $67
White
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Kloof Street Chenin Blanc
2020, Swartland, SA
By the Glass $15
Bottle $59
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Sandy Cove Sauvignon Blanc
2023, Marlborough, New Zealand
By the Glass $14
Bottle $55
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Trig Point Chardonnay
2020, Russian River Valley, CA
By the Glass $17
Bottle $67
Rosé
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Matthiasson
2023, California
By the Glass $18
Bottle $71
Red
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Kracher Zweigelt Trocken
2018, Burgenland, AU
By the Glass $15
Bottle $59
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Boyer de Bar Pinot Noir “Les Rives d’Estang”
2021, Herault Valley, FR
By the Glass $17
Bottle $67
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Hedges Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2020, Red Mountain, WA
By the Glass $17
Bottle $67
Spirit Free
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Cheers, Not Cheers
$10giffard aperitif · vanilla · cherry · lime · soda
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Heard That Chef*
$10spiritless kentucky spiced · giffard aperitif · orgeat · lemon
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An Afternoon Cheeky
$10house cold brew · oat milk · demerara
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Core Memories*
$10seedlip spice 94 · orgeat · passion fruit · lemon
Low-ABV
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You Should Get a DJ
$15pineapple-sage infused white port · tonic
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Thaaaat's a Moving Screen
$15plum wine · vermouth blanco · black pepper · thyme · soda
*Contains nuts
**Contains dairy
Steak, Chops & Raw Bar
Downtown Elegance with Culinary Artistry
Commission Row located right above Mel's Speakeasy offers guests the highest quality steaks, raw bar, and seafood artfully curated by our culinary team. The menu is created as a culinary crossroad intended to delight the palate with each and every dish. Our cuisine showcases seasonal ingredients along with a wine and spirits menu expertly paired
Visit Commission RowThe Story Behind Commission Row
The Indianapolis Wholesale District has a rich history that helped establish Indianapolis as a national crossroads of trade. This evolution, which began in 1863, took Indianapolis from a small town to a large city and opened trade channels with buyers and sellers across the nation. During that time, South Delaware Street became known as “Commission Row”, a place where farmers could sell their goods through resellers that would charge a “commission” for the service. Transportation and Commerce created a hub of activity during this time period. This area thrived until The Great Depression when it quickly became an area devastated by the economics of the time. With decades of development, the Wholesale District has become more of a “Social District” where sports, arts, dining, and entertainment all are intertwined
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