Guidebook for Milwaukee

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Guidebook for Milwaukee

Food Scene

The Original is located on the corner of Bradford and Bartlett, serves fine American dining. They pair cocktails with food as you would wine or beer. Their cocktails are the best, in our opinion, in the city. Dishes change with the season and you can always expect something delicious. Open for Dinner Mon-Fri and Brunch Sat-Sun. Happy Hour at 9pm ($2 Off Cocktails) $$-$$$
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The Original
2498 N Bartlett Ave
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The Original is located on the corner of Bradford and Bartlett, serves fine American dining. They pair cocktails with food as you would wine or beer. Their cocktails are the best, in our opinion, in the city. Dishes change with the season and you can always expect something delicious. Open for Dinner Mon-Fri and Brunch Sat-Sun. Happy Hour at 9pm ($2 Off Cocktails) $$-$$$
Fair Trade supermarket on one side, health conscious restaurant on the other, Beans and Barely offers a lot in the way of vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan. They also have a variety of smoothies, teas, and a deli with prepared meals. Open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner all week. $-$$
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Beans & Barley
1901 E North Ave
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Fair Trade supermarket on one side, health conscious restaurant on the other, Beans and Barely offers a lot in the way of vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan. They also have a variety of smoothies, teas, and a deli with prepared meals. Open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner all week. $-$$
This indoor market, located in Milwaukee’s Third Ward houses multiple local food and goods vendors from vegan food made from a VW bus to spice shops. You can pick up many local favorites from beer to cheeses. St. Paul’s Fish Market offers a $16.99 lobster dinner daily!
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Milwaukee Public Market
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This indoor market, located in Milwaukee’s Third Ward houses multiple local food and goods vendors from vegan food made from a VW bus to spice shops. You can pick up many local favorites from beer to cheeses. St. Paul’s Fish Market offers a $16.99 lobster dinner daily!
Milwaukee is now home to it’s first “Cat Café”. Don’t worry, if you’re allergic to cats but still like great coffee (provided by Wisconsin’s Ruby Roasters) know that not only are the cats housed in their own space, the café and the cat room do not share the same air supply so you can sip away while watching at a safe distance. S&P offers a large variety of gluten free baked goods and tapas along with vegan options. If you want to play with the cats, visits are by appointment which can be made through their website. $-$$
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Sip & Purr Cat Café
833 E Ivanhoe Pl
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Milwaukee is now home to it’s first “Cat Café”. Don’t worry, if you’re allergic to cats but still like great coffee (provided by Wisconsin’s Ruby Roasters) know that not only are the cats housed in their own space, the café and the cat room do not share the same air supply so you can sip away while watching at a safe distance. S&P offers a large variety of gluten free baked goods and tapas along with vegan options. If you want to play with the cats, visits are by appointment which can be made through their website. $-$$
A Persian restaurant off Locust and Oakland with a lunch buffet and a large dinner menu. Many options are vegetarian and gluten free. Be sure to try their rosewater lemonade if it’s available. Open Tues-Sun for lunch and dinner. $$
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Shahrazad Persian / Middle Eastern Cuisine
3133 N Oakland Ave
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A Persian restaurant off Locust and Oakland with a lunch buffet and a large dinner menu. Many options are vegetarian and gluten free. Be sure to try their rosewater lemonade if it’s available. Open Tues-Sun for lunch and dinner. $$
With three locations one being right here in Riverwest, Corazon has Mexican food with a refreshing twist. Vegan options are available including their tacos. Weekly specials and a large margarita menu. $-$$
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Café Corazón
3129 N Bremen St
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With three locations one being right here in Riverwest, Corazon has Mexican food with a refreshing twist. Vegan options are available including their tacos. Weekly specials and a large margarita menu. $-$$
Located on Murray, this Mexican restaurant is walk-up and take out only. Street tacos and “Big Ass Burritos” are the main menu. Freshly made flour tortillas and chips. Open for lunch, dinner, and late night Tues-Sat. Cash Only. $-$$
Mr. Señors
2335 N Murray Ave
Located on Murray, this Mexican restaurant is walk-up and take out only. Street tacos and “Big Ass Burritos” are the main menu. Freshly made flour tortillas and chips. Open for lunch, dinner, and late night Tues-Sat. Cash Only. $-$$
Nestled in Bayview, this restaurant has a rotating menu with small plates, cheese platters, and charcuterie. An ever-changing cocktail menu finishing off the fine dining. Open daily for dinner. $$-$$$
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Odd Duck
939 S Kinnickinnic Ave
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Nestled in Bayview, this restaurant has a rotating menu with small plates, cheese platters, and charcuterie. An ever-changing cocktail menu finishing off the fine dining. Open daily for dinner. $$-$$$
Tea house and coffee shop just on Brady, “Ro” is a wonderful place to get a hot drink and people watch. Don’t be surprised if someone sits down with you to chat. Known for “The Best Irish Coffee” made with their own homemade whipped cream. They have a large variety of tea (and newly added tea sodas) if coffee isn’t your jam. $
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Rochambo Coffee & Tea House
1317 E Brady St
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Tea house and coffee shop just on Brady, “Ro” is a wonderful place to get a hot drink and people watch. Don’t be surprised if someone sits down with you to chat. Known for “The Best Irish Coffee” made with their own homemade whipped cream. They have a large variety of tea (and newly added tea sodas) if coffee isn’t your jam. $
Located on Downer Ave, Stone Creek is another local chain. The location offers a kitchen as well as a coffee counter. Dining options include a very nice outdoor patio that is people as well as dog friendly. If you don’t wish to wait inside, there is a walk-up coffee counter located on the storefront for your goodies to go. $
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Stone Creek Coffee - Downer Cafe & Kitchen
2650 N Downer Ave
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Located on Downer Ave, Stone Creek is another local chain. The location offers a kitchen as well as a coffee counter. Dining options include a very nice outdoor patio that is people as well as dog friendly. If you don’t wish to wait inside, there is a walk-up coffee counter located on the storefront for your goodies to go. $
Ever popular Milwaukee restaurant chain serving up Hawaiian Poke. With a base of rice or greens, choose your protein, sauces, and toppings. Bowls available in small and large. Always fresh with gluten-free and vegetarian options. Tuna Tuesdays ($2 Off Spicy Tuna Bowl with Promo Mention) $-$$
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FreshFin Poké
1806 E North Ave
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Ever popular Milwaukee restaurant chain serving up Hawaiian Poke. With a base of rice or greens, choose your protein, sauces, and toppings. Bowls available in small and large. Always fresh with gluten-free and vegetarian options. Tuna Tuesdays ($2 Off Spicy Tuna Bowl with Promo Mention) $-$$
Our local coffee chain with many locations (closest is just a few blocks on Humboldt which also is their roastery). They roast their own beans and own their own bakery suppling their shops with the freshest ingredients. Each location is exclusively unique from former garages to an old pumping station lakeside. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. $
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Colectivo Coffee - Humboldt
2999 N Humboldt Blvd
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Our local coffee chain with many locations (closest is just a few blocks on Humboldt which also is their roastery). They roast their own beans and own their own bakery suppling their shops with the freshest ingredients. Each location is exclusively unique from former garages to an old pumping station lakeside. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. $
A swanky Italian eatery located just on Center Street. Featuring a variety of recognizable Italian eats such as bruschetta, gnocchi, and pizza. The best part? They offer many of these options as gluten free, including all their pizzas. So, if you’ve been craving for good Italian but couldn’t eat it because of restrictions, you’re in luck. Open for dinner Mon-Sat. $$-$$$
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Centro Cafe
808 E Center St
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A swanky Italian eatery located just on Center Street. Featuring a variety of recognizable Italian eats such as bruschetta, gnocchi, and pizza. The best part? They offer many of these options as gluten free, including all their pizzas. So, if you’ve been craving for good Italian but couldn’t eat it because of restrictions, you’re in luck. Open for dinner Mon-Sat. $$-$$$
Local pizza place serving up specialized pies named after the neighborhood streets. Toppings are varied including a house made white sauce, goats’ cheese, thai peanut sauce, and duck! Belly up to the full bar and grab a slice. Available with a GF crust (price includes two pizzas so get two different ones if you dare). Open for lunch and dinner Fri-Sun and dinner daily. $-$$
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Riverwest Pizza
930 E Wright St
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Local pizza place serving up specialized pies named after the neighborhood streets. Toppings are varied including a house made white sauce, goats’ cheese, thai peanut sauce, and duck! Belly up to the full bar and grab a slice. Available with a GF crust (price includes two pizzas so get two different ones if you dare). Open for lunch and dinner Fri-Sun and dinner daily. $-$$
Falafel, kofta, baklava, this take out place has a lot to offer. Food is always fresh and delicious. If you’d like to sit down, they have a few small tables for you. Check out the connected hookah lounge! Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$
Shawarma king
2713 N Bremen St
Falafel, kofta, baklava, this take out place has a lot to offer. Food is always fresh and delicious. If you’d like to sit down, they have a few small tables for you. Check out the connected hookah lounge! Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$

Drinks & Nightlife

Always a good jazz scene, they're owned by the famed and local Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, so you can bet you can enjoy a nice drink with the music. Check out their website for daily shows. Expect a cover on the weekends. $$
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The Jazz Estate
2423 N Murray Ave
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Always a good jazz scene, they're owned by the famed and local Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, so you can bet you can enjoy a nice drink with the music. Check out their website for daily shows. Expect a cover on the weekends. $$
An Irish pub on Murray, they offer classic cocktails and pints with a cozy atmosphere. Live Irish music can be found in the enclosed garden during summer or on their top floor complete with casks lining the ceiling in the winter. $
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Paddy's Irish Pub
2339 N Murray Ave
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An Irish pub on Murray, they offer classic cocktails and pints with a cozy atmosphere. Live Irish music can be found in the enclosed garden during summer or on their top floor complete with casks lining the ceiling in the winter. $
Instead of throwing darts, you throw hatchets at wooden targets. What could possibly go wrong? A newer addition to the city, you can reserve your lane on their site. $$
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AXE MKE
1924 E Kenilworth Pl
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Instead of throwing darts, you throw hatchets at wooden targets. What could possibly go wrong? A newer addition to the city, you can reserve your lane on their site. $$
Like minigolf? Well we have one that's indoors! Bring your friends and set up your course, just located under Beans and Barley. $$
Nine Below
1905 E North Ave
Like minigolf? Well we have one that's indoors! Bring your friends and set up your course, just located under Beans and Barley. $$
These neighborhood brewery features a large outdoor patio, passing food trucks, and even allows dogs! They also are proud to provide "The Worst Brewery Tour".
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Black Husky Brewing
909 E Locust St
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These neighborhood brewery features a large outdoor patio, passing food trucks, and even allows dogs! They also are proud to provide "The Worst Brewery Tour".
One of the busier breweries in the city, Lakefront actually doesn't sit on the lake, but on the banks of the Milwaukee river. See the tour, have a bite to eat, or grab a pint along the river. $-$$
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Lakefront Brewery
1872 N Commerce St
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One of the busier breweries in the city, Lakefront actually doesn't sit on the lake, but on the banks of the Milwaukee river. See the tour, have a bite to eat, or grab a pint along the river. $-$$
Old German beer hall located on the corner of Farwell and North. Von Trier serves up German beers, familiar cocktails, and spirits. Saved by the local community from becoming another trendy cocktail bar, we’re helping ensure a lucrative future as a Milwaukee relic. $
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Von Trier
2235 N Farwell Ave
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Old German beer hall located on the corner of Farwell and North. Von Trier serves up German beers, familiar cocktails, and spirits. Saved by the local community from becoming another trendy cocktail bar, we’re helping ensure a lucrative future as a Milwaukee relic. $
Tiki-Bar located in the neighborhood. Enjoy this very atmospheric watering hole complete with puffer fish lights, Hawaiian music, and aquarium. Recommend the Volcano Bowl, a giant drink with various liquors lit on fire. For two or more people (or yourself, it’s ok, you can walk from here). $$
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The Foundation Bar
2718 N Bremen St
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Tiki-Bar located in the neighborhood. Enjoy this very atmospheric watering hole complete with puffer fish lights, Hawaiian music, and aquarium. Recommend the Volcano Bowl, a giant drink with various liquors lit on fire. For two or more people (or yourself, it’s ok, you can walk from here). $$
No menu? No problem! One of the oldest establishments in the city, Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge is a prohibition era bar located on Milwaukee’s South Side. There is no cocktail menu to choose your drinks from, but this doesn’t mean you can’t get your favorites. The helpful bartenders are there to take your tastes and turn them into familiar drinks or new favorites should you choose. $$
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Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
1579 S 9th St
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No menu? No problem! One of the oldest establishments in the city, Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge is a prohibition era bar located on Milwaukee’s South Side. There is no cocktail menu to choose your drinks from, but this doesn’t mean you can’t get your favorites. The helpful bartenders are there to take your tastes and turn them into familiar drinks or new favorites should you choose. $$
A brewpub located on Farwell, they offer food featuring their very own crafted beers. Recently they've partnered with the new Milwaukee Bucks arena to build a huge downtown venue and taproom. $-$$
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Good City Brewing
2108 N Farwell Ave
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A brewpub located on Farwell, they offer food featuring their very own crafted beers. Recently they've partnered with the new Milwaukee Bucks arena to build a huge downtown venue and taproom. $-$$
In a Third Ward basement you'll find Broken Bat. This brewery came back from disaster (a pipe flooded the space with hot steam not long after their first year anniversary), to deliver great baseball themed brews. If you love the game, you'll love this place. $
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Broken Bat Brewery
135 E Pittsburgh Ave
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In a Third Ward basement you'll find Broken Bat. This brewery came back from disaster (a pipe flooded the space with hot steam not long after their first year anniversary), to deliver great baseball themed brews. If you love the game, you'll love this place. $
An arcade bar located just on Brady, Up-Down offers drinks while you challenge your friends, grab a drink, and re-live the nostalgia of your quarter days.
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Up-Down MKE
615 E Brady St
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An arcade bar located just on Brady, Up-Down offers drinks while you challenge your friends, grab a drink, and re-live the nostalgia of your quarter days.
Gamer bar 42 Lounge and Board Game Barristers teamed up and created the Oak and Shield, a place where you can play Mario Kart with friends, play some Cards Against Humanity, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! Enjoy their signature gamer themed cocktails while you play! $$
Oak & Shield Gaming Pub
600 E Ogden Ave
Gamer bar 42 Lounge and Board Game Barristers teamed up and created the Oak and Shield, a place where you can play Mario Kart with friends, play some Cards Against Humanity, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! Enjoy their signature gamer themed cocktails while you play! $$
A traditional English pub located in Shorewood, they offer pints and chips with the best of them. Stay for the friendly conversation.
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Three Lions Pub
4515 N Oakland Ave
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A traditional English pub located in Shorewood, they offer pints and chips with the best of them. Stay for the friendly conversation.
Another of our homey English Pubs, offering food and drink. Enjoy the view of the Milwaukee River from their deck patio while it lasts (until the next apartment goes up) and play a game of Connect Four or Jenga. $-$$
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Red Lion Pub
1850 N Water St
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Another of our homey English Pubs, offering food and drink. Enjoy the view of the Milwaukee River from their deck patio while it lasts (until the next apartment goes up) and play a game of Connect Four or Jenga. $-$$
Another neighborhood bar, Willie’s is just around the corner on Dousman. Featuring $1.50 tacos on Wednesdays while supplies lasts and a juke box that earns you 25 plays for $5, you can torture the clientele with your music choices while enjoying a cheap dinner. Always a selection of local and favorite brews on tap. Play Jeopardy with the locals on any given night with the televisions provided. $
Gee Willickers
2578 N Dousman St
Another neighborhood bar, Willie’s is just around the corner on Dousman. Featuring $1.50 tacos on Wednesdays while supplies lasts and a juke box that earns you 25 plays for $5, you can torture the clientele with your music choices while enjoying a cheap dinner. Always a selection of local and favorite brews on tap. Play Jeopardy with the locals on any given night with the televisions provided. $
So, you probably noticed the establishment across the street. The Gig is hands down, the cheapest drinks in the city. On Wednesdays you can score rail drinks for $1.50. That is not a typo. Pair that with Willie’s $1.50 taco night and you have a perfect Wednesday in Riverwest. Live Blue Grass Jam every Sunday from 1-4pm with various acts throughout the week. $
The Gig
1132 E Wright St
So, you probably noticed the establishment across the street. The Gig is hands down, the cheapest drinks in the city. On Wednesdays you can score rail drinks for $1.50. That is not a typo. Pair that with Willie’s $1.50 taco night and you have a perfect Wednesday in Riverwest. Live Blue Grass Jam every Sunday from 1-4pm with various acts throughout the week. $
Did the name catch your attention? This little bar, just over 500sqft, still manages to squeeze in a pool table. Don’t expect any fancy drafts here, with no room for taps everything is bottled or canned. If you’re lucky, they may have the mixers to make a cocktail. Don’t expect anything fancy here, this is a true Wisconsin right around the corner. $ CASH ONLY
Squirrel Cage
2402 N Dousman St
Did the name catch your attention? This little bar, just over 500sqft, still manages to squeeze in a pool table. Don’t expect any fancy drafts here, with no room for taps everything is bottled or canned. If you’re lucky, they may have the mixers to make a cocktail. Don’t expect anything fancy here, this is a true Wisconsin right around the corner. $ CASH ONLY
Falcon Bowl is part bar, with a secret. There’s a bowling alley, yes you read that right, a six-lane bowling alley in the basement of this unassuming building. Enjoy a beer and a round of open bowling on Wednesdays. The rest of the week dedicates its lanes to local leagues and it’s first come, first serve. Fourth oldest alley still operating in the country. $
Falcon Bowl
801 E Clarke St
Falcon Bowl is part bar, with a secret. There’s a bowling alley, yes you read that right, a six-lane bowling alley in the basement of this unassuming building. Enjoy a beer and a round of open bowling on Wednesdays. The rest of the week dedicates its lanes to local leagues and it’s first come, first serve. Fourth oldest alley still operating in the country. $

Shopping

Woman owned, artist driven, this shop offers mostly local Milwaukee/Wisconsin artist. Items range from clothing, to decor, to personal care. You're bound to find something you love!
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The Waxwing
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Woman owned, artist driven, this shop offers mostly local Milwaukee/Wisconsin artist. Items range from clothing, to decor, to personal care. You're bound to find something you love!
Locally owned and featuring Scandinavian designs and decor.
Olson House
4326 N Oakland Ave
Locally owned and featuring Scandinavian designs and decor.
Three stories of some great finds. If you like to collect or just browse, grab a cup of coffee and cookie while you dig through the past!
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Antiques On Pierce
1512 W Pierce St
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Three stories of some great finds. If you like to collect or just browse, grab a cup of coffee and cookie while you dig through the past!
Out local bookstore, come on in and take a browse. Explore our local section full of Wisconsin authors or delve into Milwaukee history. With an attached Starbucks, sip while you read.
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Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave
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Out local bookstore, come on in and take a browse. Explore our local section full of Wisconsin authors or delve into Milwaukee history. With an attached Starbucks, sip while you read.

Arts & Culture

A beautiful Italian villa turned over to the city and used as a museum. Features include a courtyard and a sweeping garden down to the lake.
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Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
2220 N Terrace Ave
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A beautiful Italian villa turned over to the city and used as a museum. Features include a courtyard and a sweeping garden down to the lake.
Designed to look like a ship sailing into Lake Michigan, the museum features special events and galleries varying from Monet to Frank Lloyd Wright. First Thursday of every month offers free admission. General Admission is $19.
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Museo de Arte de Milwaukee
700 N Art Museum Dr
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Designed to look like a ship sailing into Lake Michigan, the museum features special events and galleries varying from Monet to Frank Lloyd Wright. First Thursday of every month offers free admission. General Admission is $19.
The Marcus Center is located in downtown Milwaukee. Symphonies to Broadway shows can be seen center stage.
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Marcus Performing Arts Center
929 N Water St
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The Marcus Center is located in downtown Milwaukee. Symphonies to Broadway shows can be seen center stage.

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
2305 N Prospect Ave
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Local store includes a large beer/wine/liquor selection, but the real treat is the deli at the back.
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Koppa's Fulbeli Deli
1940 N Farwell Ave
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Local store includes a large beer/wine/liquor selection, but the real treat is the deli at the back.
Local grocery chain, located two blocks away on Humboldt and North.
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Pick 'n Save
605 E Lyon St
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Local grocery chain, located two blocks away on Humboldt and North.
Locally run grocer, the co-op offers fresh local produce and many gluten free and vegan options as well as bulk grains and spices. It also has a café attached with health-conscious fare. Enjoy a seitan sammie at a sidewalk table on a nice day. $-$$
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Riverwest Co-Op
733 E Clarke St
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Locally run grocer, the co-op offers fresh local produce and many gluten free and vegan options as well as bulk grains and spices. It also has a café attached with health-conscious fare. Enjoy a seitan sammie at a sidewalk table on a nice day. $-$$

Parks & Nature

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame, Lake Park sits atop the bluff above Bradford Beach. Home to paved paths, wooded trails, North Point Lighthouse (tours available for $8), lawn bowling, and the Lake Park Bistro.
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Lake Park
2975 N Lake Park Rd
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Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame, Lake Park sits atop the bluff above Bradford Beach. Home to paved paths, wooded trails, North Point Lighthouse (tours available for $8), lawn bowling, and the Lake Park Bistro.
Hidden away from the bustle of the city, this park can be accessed by either the Oakleaf Trail or by their parking lot. Features a very lovely beer garden where you can bring your own food to go along with your pint.
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Hubbard Park Lodge
3565 N Morris Blvd
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Hidden away from the bustle of the city, this park can be accessed by either the Oakleaf Trail or by their parking lot. Features a very lovely beer garden where you can bring your own food to go along with your pint.
During the warmer months, a short walk to the lake will get you to Bradford Beach where you can enjoy a beer or cocktail at one of the cabana bars located on the sand, play volleyball, or take a swim.
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Bradford Beach
2400 N Lincoln Memorial Dr
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During the warmer months, a short walk to the lake will get you to Bradford Beach where you can enjoy a beer or cocktail at one of the cabana bars located on the sand, play volleyball, or take a swim.
A favorite among bikes, runners, walkers, and skaters, this trail offers more than 100 miles of pathway and will take you North through Shorewood or South, past Lake Michigan into Milwaukee’s Third Ward. You can access the path across the street beside Chubby's Cheese-steaks.
Oak Leaf Trail
Oak Leaf Trail
A favorite among bikes, runners, walkers, and skaters, this trail offers more than 100 miles of pathway and will take you North through Shorewood or South, past Lake Michigan into Milwaukee’s Third Ward. You can access the path across the street beside Chubby's Cheese-steaks.
Right on Lake Michigan, this park features outdoor family movies during the summer, a kite shop, and concessions. You can also, for a fee, rent kayaks, canoes, and paddleboats to enjoy some time out on the water.
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Veterans Park
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Right on Lake Michigan, this park features outdoor family movies during the summer, a kite shop, and concessions. You can also, for a fee, rent kayaks, canoes, and paddleboats to enjoy some time out on the water.
Buffering the west side of the Milwaukee River, this park offers access to river trials on the west bank. This park houses a pavilion, playground, and for the hotter months a splash pad. If you have time, check on the stone staircase that once led up to the bathhouse that shouldered the river in the 1900s.
Gordon Park
2828 N Humboldt Blvd
Buffering the west side of the Milwaukee River, this park offers access to river trials on the west bank. This park houses a pavilion, playground, and for the hotter months a splash pad. If you have time, check on the stone staircase that once led up to the bathhouse that shouldered the river in the 1900s.
This park borders the east bank of the Milwaukee River and offers trails, sporting fields, a dog park, and a beer garden! Reached easily from the Oakleaf Trail if you’re looking to walk or bike.
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Estabrook Park
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This park borders the east bank of the Milwaukee River and offers trails, sporting fields, a dog park, and a beer garden! Reached easily from the Oakleaf Trail if you’re looking to walk or bike.
Across North Ave from one another, this pair of parks overlook the Milwaukee River and downtown. Arguably the best view of the city if you’re looking for a scenic picnic.
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Kilbourn Reservoir Park
2230 N Bremen St
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Across North Ave from one another, this pair of parks overlook the Milwaukee River and downtown. Arguably the best view of the city if you’re looking for a scenic picnic.
Hidden away in the Milwaukee River Valley, this park used to be home to a resort. Although nothing remains of where Chicago residents spent their summers of rest and relaxation, this space is perfect for a serene walk.
Pleasant Valley Park
Hidden away in the Milwaukee River Valley, this park used to be home to a resort. Although nothing remains of where Chicago residents spent their summers of rest and relaxation, this space is perfect for a serene walk.
A large, fenced in block provides plenty of space for your pup and the local bar, Riverwest Tavern, offers free biscuits and full water bowls for your furry friend.
Rover West Dog Park
3243 N Weil St
A large, fenced in block provides plenty of space for your pup and the local bar, Riverwest Tavern, offers free biscuits and full water bowls for your furry friend.

Entertainment & Activities

This old theater sits in the heart of Downer Ave. Featuring two screens, catch a flick after grabbing a bite at one of the nearby restaurants.
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Landmark Downer Theatre
2589 N Downer Ave
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This old theater sits in the heart of Downer Ave. Featuring two screens, catch a flick after grabbing a bite at one of the nearby restaurants.
A local art house theater and the only one with an East Indian theme, this venue recently celebrated 90 years of operation. If you have time, catch a movie on one of their three screens and enjoy a drink from their concessions stand. They're also known for the longest consecutive showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, shown at midnight on the second Saturday of every month.
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Oriental Theater
2230 N Farwell Ave
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A local art house theater and the only one with an East Indian theme, this venue recently celebrated 90 years of operation. If you have time, catch a movie on one of their three screens and enjoy a drink from their concessions stand. They're also known for the longest consecutive showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, shown at midnight on the second Saturday of every month.
Home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park has a retractable roof so there is never a rain-out. Grab one of the many bar shuttles to the stadium and avoid the parking fees. Enjoy a Johnsonville brat and some Bratchos (kettle chips with ground pork on them).
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Miller Park
1 Brewers Way
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Home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park has a retractable roof so there is never a rain-out. Grab one of the many bar shuttles to the stadium and avoid the parking fees. Enjoy a Johnsonville brat and some Bratchos (kettle chips with ground pork on them).
Milwaukee Bucks moved in the fall of 2018 from the BMO Harris Center to this shining new stadium. Located just next to the Milwaukee River, Fiserv promises great things to come!
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Milwaukee Bucks moved in the fall of 2018 from the BMO Harris Center to this shining new stadium. Located just next to the Milwaukee River, Fiserv promises great things to come!