Milwaukee Restaurant & Bar Coverage

The Garage and Hi Hat Lounge have closed, sale to new owners “pending”

September 1, 2026

Tuesday afternoon, just over a week after the business found itself on the receiving end of considerable social media attention in response to an apparent "no play list," owners of The Garage (1709 N. Arlington...

Milwaukee County Parks announce Labor Day hours, fall hours, final days of beer garden season

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2026

Last call! As folks in and around Milwaukee are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day this weekend, Milwaukee County Parks is preparing to close some of its beer gardens for the season. On Tuesday, Milwaukee Cou...

Sunday Sauce: Cat-sitting pays off at Sorella

Mitch DeSantis

August 30, 2026

Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area's Italian food and the places, people, and traditions that make a meal feel like home. I'm chasing how these restaurants, grocery stores, e...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Milwaukee Slugger is a pinch-hit home run

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Slugger at Pick 'n Save. It goes without saying tha...

Nadi Plates files license applications for new East Side home

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

Italian food truck and catering service Nadi Plates is gearing up to finally open an East Side home. Last week, Nadi Plates owners filed license applications with the city to open a brick-and-mortar restaura...

More than 20 West Allis bars and restaurants will take part in inaugural “Taste Of Stallis” dining week

Tyler Maas

August 24, 2026

Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands made their way to West Allis to indulge in a wide variety of delicious and decadent food and drink offerings at the Wisconsin State Fair. Even though the Milwaukee subu...

Southside Dining Week will return to, well, south side September 27 – October 3

Matt Wild

August 24, 2026

Who doesn't love a good neighborhood dining week? We already told you about the inaugural Taste Of Stallis coming to, well, West Allis November 1-7. Now, we're telling you about Southside Dining Week, returning...

Here’s how Real Chili compares to one of Cincinnati’s most iconic chili parlors

Tyler Maas

August 20, 2026

On paper, Milwaukee and Cincinnati have a lot in common. Both cities are 19th century industrial hubs situated along major water bodies. Each has a heavily Germanic population, respected breweries, and two prof...

El Impostor will bring tacos and tequila to West Allis this fall

Matt Wild

August 17, 2026

Have you been hankering for a new tacos and tequila place in West Allis? How about a tacos and tequila place in West Allis that has an elaborate backstory involving a world-traveling luchador and the culinary d...

Supermoon Beer Company has closed its taproom

Matt Wild

August 17, 2026

Bay View brewery Supermoon Beer Company, 3145 S. Howell Ave., has closed its taproom. Owners Rob and Maria Brennan announced the immediate closure via social media on Monday. They also indicated that the Superm...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Highland House has marlin and sailfish on the walls, perch and cod on the menu

Caleb Westphal

August 14, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #658, at Highland House in Mequon, Wisconsin I was expecting a marlin or sailfish to be...

Sunday Sauce: Spaghetti & Meatballs On-A-Stick at the Wisconsin State Fair

Mitch DeSantis

August 9, 2026

Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area's Italian food, the places, the people, and the traditions that make a meal feel like home. I'm chasing how these restaurants, grocery stores, ev...

Celebrate the Ice Cream Sundae in Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

August 9, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. Two Rivers, Wisconsin is a small city in M...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: All are welcome at The Neighborhood Draft

Caleb Westphal

August 7, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #657, at The Neighborhood Draft in Milwaukee, Wisconsin My wife told me I bit my lip wh...

We ate/drank all of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2026 Sporkies and Drinkies finalists

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 7, 2026

From August 6-16, the Wisconsin State Fair is once again offering oodles of entertainment, oodles of animals, oodles of questionable T-shirts, rides for folks of all ages, and much more. Oh, and food! And drink...

I went to, loved Jollibee

Tyler Maas

August 6, 2026

broadstreet.zone(191205); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Wheel & Sprocket August 3-10 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. The summer season here in the Midwest is a...

Fair-aschino Cherry Cream Puff: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

August 6, 2026

In case you missed the news, Wisconsin State Fair kicked off today and will run through Sunday, August 16. In honor of the Fair's 175th anniversary, a new flavor of the iconic (and yes, quite polarizing) Cream ...

Wisconsin Historical Society wants your “tavern tokens”

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2026

Bar chips! Drink chips! Tavern tokens! Whatever you call them, you're likely aware of these pieces of decidedly Midwestern currency that can be redeemed for free beverages at drinking establishments. As you mig...

Astrology-themed Star Bar will open on East Side August 13

Matt Wild

August 4, 2026

The stars will be out August 13 when a new astrology-themed bar, Star Bar, opens at 2011 Ivanhoe Pl. on the city's East Side. As we previously reported in June, the location is a small, roughly 700-square-fo...

Luxe serves stellar soul food on Milwaukee’s northwest side

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 30, 2026

I love a good humid summer afternoon on the north side of Milwaukee, including the drive there. It usually means I am about to experience a part of the city I don't usually get to, because my entire personal an...

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