The District Tap, the northside spot that serves upscale pub dishes, is expanding to Downtown Indianapolis.

Proprietor Michael Cranfill said the restaurant and bar would move into the space most recently occupied by Broken English Taco Pub at South Meridian and Georgia streets.

The District Tap currently has a location off of 86th Street at Keystone at the Crossing. Its menu spans comfortable American-style favorites like beef short rib tacos, grilled salmon and shrimp po'boys. And, of course, its calling card is the dozens of beers on tap — 40 will be at the new Downtown location. Cranfill said he's aiming to open in July.

Aside from new signage, patrons will notice a change to the Georgia Street side of the pub. It previously didn't have an opening to the patio; now it will. Accordion-type windows will line the wall, too, making it a desirable destination during pleasant weather.

To install glass doors, The District Tap had to obtain permission from the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Committee to take out a piece of the historic limestone that was wrapped around the building, Cranfill said.

The 7,500-square-foot space at 141 S. Meridian St. will hold about 250 people. It will include darts, shuffleboard and other attributes similar to the original location.

The District Tap's northside restaurant already pulls in customers from Zionsville, Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville, Cranfill said. So Downtown and Greenwood were in the mix when the pub decided to expand.

"With the sports traffic, with convention traffic and what Downtown does to draw people in there, our best success with the real estate that was available would be offered by this corridor," Cranfill said.

Broken English closed in January after being open for a little more than a year. The Tilted Kilt was in the space prior to that.

Contact IndyStar reporter Domenica Bongiovanni at 317-444-7339 or d.bongiovanni@indystar.com. Follow her on Facebook , Instagram or Twitter: @domenicareports.

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