Guidebook for Milwaukee

James
Guidebook for Milwaukee

Food Scene

Munich-style Hofbräuhaus. Now known as the Bavarian Bierhaus. Delicious German food and micro-brews! Fun for the whole family! Oktoberfest takes place at the adjacent Heidelberg Park every weekend in September.
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Bavarian Bierhaus
700 W Lexington Blvd
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Munich-style Hofbräuhaus. Now known as the Bavarian Bierhaus. Delicious German food and micro-brews! Fun for the whole family! Oktoberfest takes place at the adjacent Heidelberg Park every weekend in September.
Outdoor beer garden just like in Germany, right next to the Milwaukee River. Beautiful sunsets and live German beer hall music weekends.
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Estabrook Beer Garden
4600 Estabrook Parkway
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Outdoor beer garden just like in Germany, right next to the Milwaukee River. Beautiful sunsets and live German beer hall music weekends.
Located on Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. I prefer Colectivo, located in Bayshore Town Center and also in neighboring Shorewood. Colectivo is a Milwaukee based coffee purveyor.
Starbucks
383 W Brown Deer Rd
Located on Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. I prefer Colectivo, located in Bayshore Town Center and also in neighboring Shorewood. Colectivo is a Milwaukee based coffee purveyor.
If you've never experienced a Friday night fish fry in Wisconsin, I recommend this one. It is excellent and the beer is good too! Brewery tours are also available.
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Nhà máy bia Lakefront
1872 N Commerce St
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If you've never experienced a Friday night fish fry in Wisconsin, I recommend this one. It is excellent and the beer is good too! Brewery tours are also available.
Great little Italian restaurant in neighboring Riverwest, a bohemian, eclectic neighborhood of Milwaukee.
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Nessun Dorma
2778 N Weil St
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Great little Italian restaurant in neighboring Riverwest, a bohemian, eclectic neighborhood of Milwaukee.
If you've never had frozen custard before, you need to try this at least once! Different flavors made everyday. The burgers are great, but my favorite sandwich is the buffalo chicken.
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Kopp's Frozen Custard
5373 N Port Washington Rd
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If you've never had frozen custard before, you need to try this at least once! Different flavors made everyday. The burgers are great, but my favorite sandwich is the buffalo chicken.
City Market in Whitefish Bay is a great place for a delicious breakfast. It's right across the street from Sendik's Food Market too!
The City Market Café & Bakehouse
527 E Silver Spring Dr
City Market in Whitefish Bay is a great place for a delicious breakfast. It's right across the street from Sendik's Food Market too!
Trendy Eastside neighborhood health food store and restaurant. Dinner here and a movie at the historic Oriental Theatre just around the corner.
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Beans & Barley
1901 E North Ave
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Trendy Eastside neighborhood health food store and restaurant. Dinner here and a movie at the historic Oriental Theatre just around the corner.
Great little "hole-in-the-wall" Mexican restaurant in eclectic Riverwest neighborhood.
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Café Corazón
3129 N Bremen St
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Great little "hole-in-the-wall" Mexican restaurant in eclectic Riverwest neighborhood.
Great local coffee purveyor right next to Bruegger's Bagels in Whitefish Bay.
Stone Creek Coffee - Whitefish Bay
527 E Silver Spring Dr
Great local coffee purveyor right next to Bruegger's Bagels in Whitefish Bay.
Yes, it looks like a shack from the outside, so that is what you'll find if you go there, BUT don't let the appearance of the building put you off. Go try the BBQ inside! It's delicious!
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Smoke Shack
332 N Milwaukee St
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Yes, it looks like a shack from the outside, so that is what you'll find if you go there, BUT don't let the appearance of the building put you off. Go try the BBQ inside! It's delicious!
Hungry for an authentic German schnitzel? Then Jack Pandl's is the place. Cozy covered outdoor patio awaits. A 15 minute walk from my house.
Jack Pandl's Whitefish Bay Inn
1319 East Henry Clay Street
Hungry for an authentic German schnitzel? Then Jack Pandl's is the place. Cozy covered outdoor patio awaits. A 15 minute walk from my house.
Great diner-type breakfast menu. Recommended by my recent British guests.
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Solly's Grille
4629 N Port Washington Rd
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Great diner-type breakfast menu. Recommended by my recent British guests.

Shopping

Shopping, restaurants, cineplex, bars (Bar Louie's outdoor roof patio is cool), Sprecher Brewery restaurant, outdoor concerts in the summer.
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Bayshore
5800 N Bayshore Dr
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Shopping, restaurants, cineplex, bars (Bar Louie's outdoor roof patio is cool), Sprecher Brewery restaurant, outdoor concerts in the summer.

Everything Else

Great to walk to in the morning to see the sunrise! There is also a small beach. This is also a good spot to watch the Air and Water Show.
Big Bay Park
5000 N Lake Dr
Great to walk to in the morning to see the sunrise! There is also a small beach. This is also a good spot to watch the Air and Water Show.
The beach here is bigger than at Big Bay Park and more crowded, but nice.
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Atwater Park
4000 N Lake Dr
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The beach here is bigger than at Big Bay Park and more crowded, but nice.
This is the biggest public beach in Milwaukee. I like the cabanas that serve food and drinks. Tons of UWM students frequent this popular beach and so do a lot of families.
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Bradford Beach
2400 N Lincoln Memorial Dr
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This is the biggest public beach in Milwaukee. I like the cabanas that serve food and drinks. Tons of UWM students frequent this popular beach and so do a lot of families.
If you like sailboats, you will see them here. There is a sailing center where you can take sailing lessons if you want also!
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McKinley Marina Roundhouse
1750 N Lincoln Memorial Dr
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If you like sailboats, you will see them here. There is a sailing center where you can take sailing lessons if you want also!
There are several daily trains that take you to Union Station in downtown Chicago. Make it a day trip!
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Milwaukee Intermodal Station
433 W St Paul Ave
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There are several daily trains that take you to Union Station in downtown Chicago. Make it a day trip!
About 20 miles from my house. 20 - 25 minute, $45 cab fare. Much less expensive Greenline Bus will bring you within 3 blocks of my house, but will take about an hour. Bus fare is $2.25.
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Sân bay quốc tế General Mitchell
5300 S Howell Ave
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About 20 miles from my house. 20 - 25 minute, $45 cab fare. Much less expensive Greenline Bus will bring you within 3 blocks of my house, but will take about an hour. Bus fare is $2.25.

Arts & Culture

With a history dating back to 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Collection includes nearly 25,000 works from antiquity to the present, encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, decorative arts, etc...
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Bảo tàng Mỹ thuật Milwaukee
700 N Art Museum Dr
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With a history dating back to 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Collection includes nearly 25,000 works from antiquity to the present, encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, decorative arts, etc...
Great place to learn about the Great Lakes! Tickets are sold here for a 2 hour day sailing trip on the Denis Sullivan Tall Ship! Don't forget to see the amazing aquatic life at Reiman Aquarium!
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Discovery World
500 N Harbor Dr
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Great place to learn about the Great Lakes! Tickets are sold here for a 2 hour day sailing trip on the Denis Sullivan Tall Ship! Don't forget to see the amazing aquatic life at Reiman Aquarium!
This is where the Summerfest music festival and the ethnic festivals take place. Festa Italiana in July is one of my favorites, followed by German Fest, also in July. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Suffa!
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Henry Maier Festival Park
200 N Harbor Dr
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This is where the Summerfest music festival and the ethnic festivals take place. Festa Italiana in July is one of my favorites, followed by German Fest, also in July. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Suffa!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great second floor roof patio. Located in Bayshore Town Center across from Colectivo Coffee.
Bar Louie - Bayshore Town Center
5750 N Bayshore Dr
Great second floor roof patio. Located in Bayshore Town Center across from Colectivo Coffee.
Sports bar and restaurant with adjacent Upper Crust pizza joint. A 5 minute walk from my house.
Aliota's Pub & Grill
261 East Hampton Road
Sports bar and restaurant with adjacent Upper Crust pizza joint. A 5 minute walk from my house.
This spy themed bar is famous and a fun place for locals as well as out-of-town visitors. Password required upon entering.
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SafeHouse
779 N Front St
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This spy themed bar is famous and a fun place for locals as well as out-of-town visitors. Password required upon entering.

Essentials

You can walk here in 15 minutes from my house. This is a great grocery store with lots of fresh produce, most of which is organic.
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Sendik's Food Market
2195 1st Ave
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You can walk here in 15 minutes from my house. This is a great grocery store with lots of fresh produce, most of which is organic.
It's Trader Joe's, what more can be said! Located in Bayshore Town Center.
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Trader Joe's
12665 W Bluemound Rd
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It's Trader Joe's, what more can be said! Located in Bayshore Town Center.
Locally-owned cooperative. Organic, GMO-free, Fair Trade, Local.
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Outpost Natural Foods - Milwaukee
100 E Capitol Dr
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Locally-owned cooperative. Organic, GMO-free, Fair Trade, Local.

Sightseeing

Kayaking on the Milwaukee River is a fun way to see the city from the water!
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Milwaukee Kayak Company
318 S Water St
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Kayaking on the Milwaukee River is a fun way to see the city from the water!
Learn about Milwaukee's German beer barons by taking the history tour (no brewery tour - Pabst is closed) A statue of Captain Frederick Pabst is in the courtyard. Beer sampling in the great room.
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Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery
917 W Juneau Ave
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Learn about Milwaukee's German beer barons by taking the history tour (no brewery tour - Pabst is closed) A statue of Captain Frederick Pabst is in the courtyard. Beer sampling in the great room.
This is where you'll find the 3 Mitchell Domes. Transport yourself to a tropical, desert and themed dome getaway.
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Vườn thực vật Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes)
524 S Layton Blvd
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This is where you'll find the 3 Mitchell Domes. Transport yourself to a tropical, desert and themed dome getaway.
This is one of the few remaining mansions that lined both sides of Wisconsin Ave (all of the others were torn down). Special Christmas decorated interior during the holidays.
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The Pabst Mansion
2000 W Wisconsin Ave
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This is one of the few remaining mansions that lined both sides of Wisconsin Ave (all of the others were torn down). Special Christmas decorated interior during the holidays.
The Basilica of St. Josaphat, 620 W. Lincoln Ave., is one of Milwaukee’s most visible landmarks and its story dates back to 1800s. Started by Father Wilhelm Grutza in 1896. Basilica status: 1929.
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Nhà thờ Chính tòa St. Josaphat
2333 S 6th St
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The Basilica of St. Josaphat, 620 W. Lincoln Ave., is one of Milwaukee’s most visible landmarks and its story dates back to 1800s. Started by Father Wilhelm Grutza in 1896. Basilica status: 1929.
More than 450 motorcycles and artifacts, dating back to Serial Number One, the oldest known Harley-Davidson® motorcycle is on display. Iconic and worth a visit while in Milwaukee.
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Bảo tàng Harley-Davidson
400 W Canal St
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More than 450 motorcycles and artifacts, dating back to Serial Number One, the oldest known Harley-Davidson® motorcycle is on display. Iconic and worth a visit while in Milwaukee.