Casino gambling, strippers with unadorned areolas and Theatair X (those holes between the video booths are for ventilation damn it, it gets stuffy in there) might be the best known reasons for venturing into Southern Indiana. But New Albany is getting hip. Sure, traveling there can still be arduous, what with the rickety bridges, rising river waters and the locals (called Indians) inundating guests with boasts about their superior collegiate basketball team. But these eight downtown New Albany restaurants demand a visit. [H/T for the Left Right Bank perspective to Tabitha H., Tony S. and Roger B. (full disclosure: Mr. B owns a restaurant mentioned herein, but its quality guaranteed inclusion even before he was asked to share his insight)]

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