Milwaukee Restaurant & Bar Coverage

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

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...

Neon sign outside Mama Mia's in West Allis, Wisconsin

Sunday Sauce: Mama Mia’s serves up history, chicken parm, serious garlic bread

Mitch DeSantis

July 26, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Secret Stadium Sauce

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Secret Stadium Sauce. They say necessity is the mother of inventi...

Here are the 40 in-state breweries taking part in Wisconsin IPA Fest

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2026

Summer in the Milwaukee area is a time for beer, a time for festivals, and yes…a time for beer festivals. On Saturday, August 1, Third Space Brewing will give hop-heads a reason to rejoice when the Milwaukee br...

Axolotl Café: ‘I can’t tell you how excited it made me when I tasted something that reminded me of home’

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 20, 2026

It was a cold, dry December night at Wiggle Room when I DJ'd a Metal Monday, super excited about the original Agent Orange by Sodom I had recently picked up. Pedro was coming by, former owner of Rockotlan on Fo...

Exterior of Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Settle in for polka music, bubbles, fish at Hubbard Park Lodge

Caleb Westphal

July 17, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #654, at Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Signs on each side of the tunnel t...

The Soup Market to close all locations in “another week or week and a half”

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2026

Soup's off—or at least it will be before the end of the month—at The Soup Market. After 22 years in operation, the beloved Milwaukee soup purveyor has made the difficult decision to close all three of its locat...

The Vanguard debuts 7 new menu items

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2026

The twisted culinary minds at The Vanguard aren’t afraid to shake things up every now and then. Now a few months removed from introducing six new spring/early summer menu offerings, the Bay View bar and sausage...

Sunday Sauce: Calzones, crooners, and Campari at Festa Italiana

Mitch DeSantis

July 12, 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, events,...

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