Guidebook for Milwaukee
Food Scene
This is a good spot to grab some dark, strong coffee, pick up your favorite zine, or find out what shows are coming up in the area.
18 locals recommend
Fuel Cafe Center Street
818 E Center StThis is a good spot to grab some dark, strong coffee, pick up your favorite zine, or find out what shows are coming up in the area.
This is an excellent restaurant that also doubles as a micro-brewery and a show space after the kitchen closes. Wonderful food with great ambiance.
37 locals recommend
Company Brewing
735 E Center StThis is an excellent restaurant that also doubles as a micro-brewery and a show space after the kitchen closes. Wonderful food with great ambiance.
This is our Co-Op grocery store/cafe. If you're looking for locally sourced, vegan, vegetarian, and/or ethical food, this is the spot. The small cafe inside has some great home-made items and great coffee.
27 locals recommend
Riverwest Co-Op
733 E Clarke StThis is our Co-Op grocery store/cafe. If you're looking for locally sourced, vegan, vegetarian, and/or ethical food, this is the spot. The small cafe inside has some great home-made items and great coffee.
Centro Cafe
808 E Center StUpscale fine Italian dining with a great ambience
Riverwest Pizza
930 E Wright StThey make some pretty great pizza here.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of my personal favorite places to hang. You will very likely run into me here, or even possibly see my band play. There's usually a show going on here almost every night. Also, I designed the logo!
6 locals recommend
High Dive
701 E Center StOne of my personal favorite places to hang. You will very likely run into me here, or even possibly see my band play. There's usually a show going on here almost every night. Also, I designed the logo!
This is a great little Tiki spot. They have THE BEST Mai Tai in town. If you're looking for a place where you can talk to your friends and actually be able to hear each other enough to have an actual conversation, this is the best spot you'll find.
39 locals recommend
The Foundation Bar
2718 N Bremen StThis is a great little Tiki spot. They have THE BEST Mai Tai in town. If you're looking for a place where you can talk to your friends and actually be able to hear each other enough to have an actual conversation, this is the best spot you'll find.
A cool bar run as a Co-Op. They also have great shows there and fun karaoke on Monday nights.
Riverwest Public House Cooperative
815 E Locust StA cool bar run as a Co-Op. They also have great shows there and fun karaoke on Monday nights.
This a great nightclub and live music venue, featuring 80's & 90's music every Friday night.
18 locals recommend
Mad Planet
533 E Center StThis a great nightclub and live music venue, featuring 80's & 90's music every Friday night.
Shopping
Fischberger's Variety is a gift shop masquerading as an old time variety store, selling gifts and craft supplies.
14 locals recommend
Fischberger's Variety
2445 N Holton StFischberger's Variety is a gift shop masquerading as an old time variety store, selling gifts and craft supplies.
Sightseeing
One of the best views of the MKE skyline is from the top of this park.
10 locals recommend
Kilbourn Reservoir Park
2230 N Bremen StOne of the best views of the MKE skyline is from the top of this park.
Parks & Nature
This is trail has great views of the river. It used to be the railway road that all of the Milwaukee breweries used to distribute their beer to the rest of the world. The original beer main vein.
Beerline Trail
Beerline TrailThis is trail has great views of the river. It used to be the railway road that all of the Milwaukee breweries used to distribute their beer to the rest of the world. The original beer main vein.