Guidebook for Milwaukee
Drinks & Nightlife
Very laid back, cozy bar and restaurant with great beer and wine list and tapas menu. My favorite neighborhood spot.
Allium
2101 N Prospect AveVery laid back, cozy bar and restaurant with great beer and wine list and tapas menu. My favorite neighborhood spot.
A classic Milwaukee German beer bar with authentic decor and great backdoor biergarten
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Von Trier
2235 N Farwell AveA classic Milwaukee German beer bar with authentic decor and great backdoor biergarten
Great little hole in the wall craft beer spot with bike parking and outdoor seating. Great staff and always good or interesting beers on tap.
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Draft & Vessel
4417 N Oakland AveGreat little hole in the wall craft beer spot with bike parking and outdoor seating. Great staff and always good or interesting beers on tap.
Cozy time-warp dive bar in downtown Milwaukee. One of the last remaining great old bars downtown.
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Swingin' Door Exchange
219 E Michigan StCozy time-warp dive bar in downtown Milwaukee. One of the last remaining great old bars downtown.
Beautiful panoramic views of the city from atop the city's nicest hotel. Moderately priced drinks and very comfortable decor.
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Blu
424 E Wisconsin AveBeautiful panoramic views of the city from atop the city's nicest hotel. Moderately priced drinks and very comfortable decor.
A very nice cafe in a beautifully renovated old corner store on Milwaukee's Lower East Side. A nice beer and wine list with outdoor seating.
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Pleasant Kafe and Wine Bar
1600 N Jackson StA very nice cafe in a beautifully renovated old corner store on Milwaukee's Lower East Side. A nice beer and wine list with outdoor seating.
Great American craft beer bar with an awesome outdoor seating area. There is frequently live music or records being played here.
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Sugar Maple
441 E Lincoln AveGreat American craft beer bar with an awesome outdoor seating area. There is frequently live music or records being played here.
Cozy neighborhood beer bar in Bayview. Great music - good looking people. Artistic crowd.
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Burnhearts
2599 S Logan AveCozy neighborhood beer bar in Bayview. Great music - good looking people. Artistic crowd.
As much as I hate this place I will also say that I have never had a bad time here. A fun spot to go if you're looking for vibrant nightlife in Milwaukee.
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Jack's American Pub
1323 E Brady StAs much as I hate this place I will also say that I have never had a bad time here. A fun spot to go if you're looking for vibrant nightlife in Milwaukee.
I don't particularly like the food at BelAir but the drinks are good and the restaurant is beautifully designed and has a great patio that overlooks the river. That's reason enough to go.
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BelAir Cantina
1935 N Water StI don't particularly like the food at BelAir but the drinks are good and the restaurant is beautifully designed and has a great patio that overlooks the river. That's reason enough to go.
Another strange dive bar in Downtown Milwaukee. Worth a visit largely for the atmosphere and the unpretentious crowd.
My Office
763 N Milwaukee StAnother strange dive bar in Downtown Milwaukee. Worth a visit largely for the atmosphere and the unpretentious crowd.
A nice place for happy hour if you're in Walker's Point. Beautifully renovated building with good looking staff.
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Black Sheep MKE
216 S 2nd StA nice place for happy hour if you're in Walker's Point. Beautifully renovated building with good looking staff.
Great live music venue with a cool bar. I saw TV Girl here and it was one of the better concerts I would say I have seen.
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Cactus Club
2496 S Wentworth AveGreat live music venue with a cool bar. I saw TV Girl here and it was one of the better concerts I would say I have seen.
Food Scene
Great Milwaukee style pizza spot with friendly service and cozy decor
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Zaffiro's Pizza & Bar
1724 N Farwell AveGreat Milwaukee style pizza spot with friendly service and cozy decor
Milwaukee's classic burger spot and diner. Great breakfasts and greasy cheeseburgers.
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Solly's Grille
4629 N Port Washington RdMilwaukee's classic burger spot and diner. Great breakfasts and greasy cheeseburgers.
Amazing Mexican restaurant with great drinks. Go for the the Paradilla - Mexican BBQ - an order for one will feed more than two!
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El Senorial
1901 S 31st StAmazing Mexican restaurant with great drinks. Go for the the Paradilla - Mexican BBQ - an order for one will feed more than two!
Best BBQ in the city - would recommend taking it out and bringing it over to the lake with a case of beers.
Speed Queen Bar-B-Q
1130 W Walnut StBest BBQ in the city - would recommend taking it out and bringing it over to the lake with a case of beers.
Very fun bar in the evenings that draws a great crowd. A good brunch spot as well that is an easy walk from my apartment.
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Hi Hat on Brady
1701 N Arlington PlVery fun bar in the evenings that draws a great crowd. A good brunch spot as well that is an easy walk from my apartment.
Amazing breakfast and lunch spot at the Plaza Hotel. You will feel like you're in a Wes Anderson film. Great food and service.
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Café At The Plaza
1007 N Cass StAmazing breakfast and lunch spot at the Plaza Hotel. You will feel like you're in a Wes Anderson film. Great food and service.
Delicious soul food with a menu that changes daily - served buffet style. Great family and great food.
Daddy's Soul Food & Grille
754 N 27th StDelicious soul food with a menu that changes daily - served buffet style. Great family and great food.
Milwaukee's most diverse bar and restaurant - located in Uptown. Awesome cheeseburgers, Reuben's and a great beer list. My favorite restaurant in Milwaukee.
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McBob's Pub & Grill
4919 W North AveMilwaukee's most diverse bar and restaurant - located in Uptown. Awesome cheeseburgers, Reuben's and a great beer list. My favorite restaurant in Milwaukee.
Great Jamaican food on Friday nights. Turns into a club at night but is a very fun place to visit with strong drinks.
Jay's Uptown Cafe
5007 W Center StGreat Jamaican food on Friday nights. Turns into a club at night but is a very fun place to visit with strong drinks.
Tasty breakfasts and good coffee on Milwaukee's North Side. Lots of interesting black history and memorabilia here.
Coffee Makes You Black
2803 N Teutonia AveTasty breakfasts and good coffee on Milwaukee's North Side. Lots of interesting black history and memorabilia here.
Classic Milwaukee dive bar with delicious tacos and enchiladas. A great place to stop for lunch or dinner. They have Huevos Rancheros on Sunday which is very good.
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Conejito's Place
539 W Virginia StClassic Milwaukee dive bar with delicious tacos and enchiladas. A great place to stop for lunch or dinner. They have Huevos Rancheros on Sunday which is very good.
One of Milwaukee's best brunch spots. It's a bit expensive but there is a great rooftop bar and dining area and the food is quite good. Lots of Belgian beers sold here.
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Café Benelux
346 N BroadwayOne of Milwaukee's best brunch spots. It's a bit expensive but there is a great rooftop bar and dining area and the food is quite good. Lots of Belgian beers sold here.
Great restaurant and bar located in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. I really enjoy just about anything they make. Great atmosphere.
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LuLu Cafe
2265 S Howell AveGreat restaurant and bar located in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. I really enjoy just about anything they make. Great atmosphere.
One of the best restaurants in the city - homemade slow food that will put you in a coma. Great drinks and entrees. You have to get a slice of one of their pies after - even to-go.
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Honeypie
2569 S Kinnickinnic AveOne of the best restaurants in the city - homemade slow food that will put you in a coma. Great drinks and entrees. You have to get a slice of one of their pies after - even to-go.
Much like Honeypie in BayView - cool old renovated storefront that serves generous portions of delicious food. Good bar as well.
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Comet Cafe
1947 N Farwell AveMuch like Honeypie in BayView - cool old renovated storefront that serves generous portions of delicious food. Good bar as well.
Taqueria Aranda
1531 W Lincoln AveGreat taqueria with Milwaukee's best/most authentic tacos. Highly recommend a visit.
Delicious Pakistani restaurant with a wide array of dishes. I recommend the butter chicken. Very cool poster of Mekkah inside.
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Anmol Restaurant Milwaukee
711 W Historic Mitchell StDelicious Pakistani restaurant with a wide array of dishes. I recommend the butter chicken. Very cool poster of Mekkah inside.
Tasty Mexican bakery with good coffee and friendly staff. They serve meals as well although I haven't had them.
Lopez Bakery & Restaurant
1100 W Historic Mitchell StTasty Mexican bakery with good coffee and friendly staff. They serve meals as well although I haven't had them.
Delicious Thai BBQ - about the best in the city. I highly recommend a visit out here for fried squid and some Chang.
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Thai Bar-B-Que Restaurant
3417 W National AveDelicious Thai BBQ - about the best in the city. I highly recommend a visit out here for fried squid and some Chang.
Pretty tasty Puerto Rican food in a fast food style atmosphere. I recommend the pork Jibarito - very tasty sandwich. A good place to go before a baseball game.
Shalom Puerto Rican Restaurant
3500 W National AvePretty tasty Puerto Rican food in a fast food style atmosphere. I recommend the pork Jibarito - very tasty sandwich. A good place to go before a baseball game.
Milwaukee's best deli. A German Jewish deli that has been around forever it seems. Has remained an institution and destination throughout the years. Great food and nice staff.
Jake's Deli North
1634 W North AveMilwaukee's best deli. A German Jewish deli that has been around forever it seems. Has remained an institution and destination throughout the years. Great food and nice staff.
Great Greek diner with tasty Greek dinners or traditional greasy breakfasts. Highly recommended and affordable - will cure any hangover.
Mykonos Gyro & Cafe
1014 N Van Buren StGreat Greek diner with tasty Greek dinners or traditional greasy breakfasts. Highly recommended and affordable - will cure any hangover.
Great family pizza restaurant by UWM. In my opinion Milwaukee's best pizza. Thin crust, sweet sauce, great toppings.
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Ian's Pizza MKE North Ave
2035 East North AvenueGreat family pizza restaurant by UWM. In my opinion Milwaukee's best pizza. Thin crust, sweet sauce, great toppings.
Very tasty Persian cuisine with good lunch options. I highly recommend a visit for the lunch buffet.
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Shahrazad Persian / Middle Eastern Cuisine
3133 N Oakland AveVery tasty Persian cuisine with good lunch options. I highly recommend a visit for the lunch buffet.
The best Indian food on the East Side of Milwaukee. Very tasty and with a cool decor. They have a great lunch buffet for just $10.
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Maharaja
1550 N Farwell AveThe best Indian food on the East Side of Milwaukee. Very tasty and with a cool decor. They have a great lunch buffet for just $10.
Very tasty hole in the wall with authentic Somali food. Although it's a strange restaurant you can get a large meal for less than $8.
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Blue Star Cafe
1619 N Farwell AveVery tasty hole in the wall with authentic Somali food. Although it's a strange restaurant you can get a large meal for less than $8.
Mediocre Mexican restaurant nearby the apartment. Great drinks though and a fun place for margaritas after a walk in the park. Milwaukee's underage drinking nexus.
Jalisco's on North
2207 East North AvenueMediocre Mexican restaurant nearby the apartment. Great drinks though and a fun place for margaritas after a walk in the park. Milwaukee's underage drinking nexus.
Very tasty Bahn Mi in an unassuming storefront in Westown. Order the jalapeno's on a bahn mi and you will begin sweating shortly.
Xankia
222 W Wells StVery tasty Bahn Mi in an unassuming storefront in Westown. Order the jalapeno's on a bahn mi and you will begin sweating shortly.
A bit pricey but delicious burgers and pulled pork sandwiches. Kind of a mainstream spot but well worth a visit for lunch if you're in the Third Ward.
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Stack'd Burger Bar
170 S 1st StA bit pricey but delicious burgers and pulled pork sandwiches. Kind of a mainstream spot but well worth a visit for lunch if you're in the Third Ward.
Tasty Spanish Tapas with $2 Estrella's at happy hour. Good sangria as well - much like a 100montaditos
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Movida
524 S 2nd StTasty Spanish Tapas with $2 Estrella's at happy hour. Good sangria as well - much like a 100montaditos
An upscale eatery in Walker's Point with a delicious menu. A bit more expensive but a great date spot and they have a nice rooftop patio.
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Braise Restaurant & Culinary School
1101 S 2nd StAn upscale eatery in Walker's Point with a delicious menu. A bit more expensive but a great date spot and they have a nice rooftop patio.
Much like Comet and Honeypie - great slow food and a good beer list. Would recommend for dinner or lunch.
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Palomino Bar
2491 S Superior StMuch like Comet and Honeypie - great slow food and a good beer list. Would recommend for dinner or lunch.
Another great Milwaukee Pizzaria - located in the basement of an old VFW hall. I highly recommend for great square pizza and old school atmosphere.
Little DeMarinis Pizza
2860 S Kinnickinnic AveAnother great Milwaukee Pizzaria - located in the basement of an old VFW hall. I highly recommend for great square pizza and old school atmosphere.
Very tasty Mexican restaurant in BayView. Great enchiladas and pretty good drinks.
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Guanajuato Mexican Restaurant
2317 S Howell AveVery tasty Mexican restaurant in BayView. Great enchiladas and pretty good drinks.
Sightseeing
Milwaukee's beautiful art museum sits in a prominent place along the lakefront. Two phases designed by Eero Saarinen and Santiago Calatrava - it is a must visit.
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متحف ميلووكي للفنون
700 N Art Museum DrMilwaukee's beautiful art museum sits in a prominent place along the lakefront. Two phases designed by Eero Saarinen and Santiago Calatrava - it is a must visit.
Frederick Law Olmsted designed park that hugs Milwaukee's lakefront that is defined by beautiful old trees, arched bridges and a fun golf course.
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ليك بارك
2975 N Lake Park RdFrederick Law Olmsted designed park that hugs Milwaukee's lakefront that is defined by beautiful old trees, arched bridges and a fun golf course.
Milwaukee's most prominent lakefront beach - a great place to do people-watching, secretly drink and swim in lukewarm piss water.
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McKinley Beach
Milwaukee's most prominent lakefront beach - a great place to do people-watching, secretly drink and swim in lukewarm piss water.
Milwaukee's clean beach - this is where I recommend you swim if you come to town and want to hit the lake. Located in beautiful Shorewood. Be sure to see the Jaume Plensa sculpture.
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حديقة أتواتر
4000 N Lake DrMilwaukee's clean beach - this is where I recommend you swim if you come to town and want to hit the lake. Located in beautiful Shorewood. Be sure to see the Jaume Plensa sculpture.
Another Frederick Law Olmsted beauty from the grand old days of Milwaukee. A beautiful and now renovated park with an Urban Ecology Center location and a beautiful lagoon with ducks!
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Washington Park
Another Frederick Law Olmsted beauty from the grand old days of Milwaukee. A beautiful and now renovated park with an Urban Ecology Center location and a beautiful lagoon with ducks!
One of Milwaukee's most impressive church's - even if you're not religious it's worth a look. I would also recommend a walk around Marquette's campus - very pretty school.
Church of Gesu
1145 W Wisconsin AveOne of Milwaukee's most impressive church's - even if you're not religious it's worth a look. I would also recommend a walk around Marquette's campus - very pretty school.
Milwaukee's magnificent city hall - once the tallest building west of New York before the industrial era consumed the plains. Beautiful Flemish architecture.
Milwaukee City Hall
200 E Wells StMilwaukee's magnificent city hall - once the tallest building west of New York before the industrial era consumed the plains. Beautiful Flemish architecture.
Marquette University's campus art museum - an impressive space that frequently has good and intriguing exhibits.
Haggerty Museum of Art
1234 W Tory Hill StMarquette University's campus art museum - an impressive space that frequently has good and intriguing exhibits.
Milwaukee's time warp of a public museum. Imagine a 1970s PBS special on other cultures turned into physical form.
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متحف ميلووكي العام
800 W Wells StMilwaukee's time warp of a public museum. Imagine a 1970s PBS special on other cultures turned into physical form.
Milwaukee's Grand Central Library has seen better days but the building is beautiful and in the process of restoration.
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Milwaukee Public Library
814 W Wisconsin AveMilwaukee's Grand Central Library has seen better days but the building is beautiful and in the process of restoration.
Everything Else
Milwaukee's Central marketplace - a convenient place to stop for lunch if you're around downtown.
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Milwaukee Public Market
Milwaukee's Central marketplace - a convenient place to stop for lunch if you're around downtown.
Milwaukee's train and bus station - a useful reference when determining how to get to my apartment if this is your mode of transportation.
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Milwaukee Intermodal Station
433 W St Paul AveMilwaukee's train and bus station - a useful reference when determining how to get to my apartment if this is your mode of transportation.