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Exterior of Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare in Walker's Point

Food/Drink Roundup: It looks like Ruta’s is moving to West Allis

May 6, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: a new West Allis home for Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare! • It's only been a few days since the always-great, always-delicious Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare c...

Raise a glass at these 7 Milwaukee beer festivals

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); Milwaukee is known and widely celebrated for two very specific things: festivals and beer. Sometimes the city's two most famous and beloved attributes come together in the form of a f...

State Fair’s 2026 Sporkies and Drinkies: Bayou Crunch Cup, Color-Changing Swamp Juice, more

Matt Wild

April 28, 2026

It's only April, but the Wisconsin State Fair (August 6-16) is already in a mood. How can we tell? Because today, the State Fair announced its Sporkies and Drinkies finalists for 2026. That's an early announcem...

Sunday Sauce: Dinner at San Giorgio, drinks with Oak City Amaretto at 17th Ward

Mitch DeSantis

April 26, 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 ...

Your 2026 Turner Hall Tiki Takedown winners are…

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2026

Sunday, a few hundred folks put on their finest Hawaiian shirt, donned some colorful leis, and made their way to the Turner Hall Tiki Takedown. The sixth installment of the beloved beverage-based event brought ...

Exterior of On The Edge Bar & Grill in Greenfield, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Swim some laps, get the fisherman platter at On The Edge Bar & Grill

Caleb Westphal

April 24, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #642, at On The Edge Bar & Grill in Greenfield, Wisconsin. Of course there's an ath...

Food/Drink Roundup: PufferFish, 3rd St. Market Hall nab national nods

Matt Wild

April 22, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: national recognition for PufferFish and 3rd St. Market Hall! • In case you missed it, the Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee (and the Midwest in...

Of course we tried Crafty Cow’s “viral” Chicken Caesar Wrap

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2026

Crafty Cow likes to keep things interesting. Since opening its first location in Oconomowoc in 2014, the regional restaurant chain—which also has locations in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa—evolved from its initial "j...

Dispatches from our 4.20-mile THC crawl

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 20, 2026

In recent years, THC-based beverages have become all the rage. These hemp-derived drinks are a nice alternative to alcohol, and they offer consumers a decidedly different sensation. As is the case with booze, w...

Ruta’s Fresh Indian Fare will close Walker’s Point location April 30

Matt Wild

April 17, 2026

Walker's Point is losing a terrific restaurant. On Friday, the always delicious Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare announced that it will be closing its Walker's Point location at 207 W. Freshwater Way. The restaurant...

Michelin comes to Milwaukee. I have thoughts both dark and light

Kyle Johnson Cherek

April 16, 2026

This op-ed by Kyle Johnson Cherek originally appeared as a social media post. Michelin comes to Milwaukee and five other Great Lakes cities. I have thoughts. Just as national attention to Milwaukee’s culinar...

South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 16

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2026

Spring has truly sprung. The weather is showing signs of being okay, Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Dr.) i...

Diaspora MKE will celebrate grand opening in former Company Brewing space April 14

Matt Wild

April 13, 2026

When we last checked in with Diaspora MKE, the oft-discussed/oft-delayed sports bar and lounge set to take over the former Company Brewing space at 735 E. Center St. in Riverwest was all systems go. But then, a...

Exterior of Matty's Bar & Grille in New Berlin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Discover perch perfection at Matty’s Bar & Grille in New Berlin

Caleb Westphal

April 10, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #640, at Matty's Bar & Grille in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Meriwether Lewis, William C...

Soban brings fast-casual Korean concept to downtown Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2026

Last October, Ouzo Cafe (776 N. Milwaukee St.) closed its doors after 21 years in business. The Greek restaurant's departure after more than two decades on bustling Milwaukee Ave. left a sizable hole in the dow...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items

Tyler Maas

April 9, 2026

Our friends at The Vanguard aren’t afraid to shake things up from time to time. Now a few months removed from temporarily transforming into a sports bar concept called “Whooterz” for a Halloween pop-up and a su...

Wioletta’s Polish Kitchen to close

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2026

UPDATE (4/25/2026): Wioletta's Polish Kitchen will have its final night of service Saturday, April 25. No reservations will be accepted. ••• Following just over six months in a former Applebee's in Oak Creek,...

Public Brewing Company in Kenosha is closed

Public Brewing Company in Kenosha has closed

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

Kenosha's Public Brewing Company has closed. "PUBLIC BREWING COMPANY HAS CLOSED," reads a pop-up on the brewery's website. "Thank you to our staff and customers for years of support and dedication." The s...

Exterior of AXE MKE in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AXE MKE will close on East Side, be folded into Walker’s Point NorthSouth Club

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

After eight years in business, East Side axe-throwing bar AXE MKE, 1924 E. Kenilworth Pl., is getting, well, the axe. Sort of. On Monday, Milwaukee "activity bar" group Bars & Recreation announced that i...

Bay View’s Gather Bakehouse will close April 12

Matt Wild

April 6, 2026

After roughly two years in business, Bay View bakery Gather Bakehouse, 1100 E. Oklahoma Ave., is closing its doors for good. As first reported by OnMilwaukee and later announced on Gather's social media acco...