Food/Drink

Brewed City: Hawthorne Coffee Roasters

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Lazy Susan will permanently close April 8

After exactly nine years in business, popular Bay View restaurant Lazy Susan (2378 S. Howell Ave.) will close its doors for good on April 8. Chef and owner A.J. Dixon made the announcement on social media and v...

Pho Spot MKE coming soon to 3rd St. Market Hall

The bustling 3rd St. Market Hall—a.k.a. the wildly successful food hall located on the first floor of the old Shops of Grand Avenue, 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—will soon be even more bustling. According to licens...

Upper East Bar set to reopen under new ownership

East Side corner bar Upper East Bar (1732 E. North Ave.) has been closed for a few months, but that may soon change. License applications filed with the city indicate a new ownership group called Premier Clo...

The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2022

Besides the limited-in-scope physical exams I had prior to getting jobs in 2015 and 2021, I haven't had a physical in about 20 years. I'm 36 and have eaten fried fish every Friday for nine years. It was time to...

Anatomy of a Wisconsin Snack Table

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