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Here are drink chips we were given at The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza

February 16, 2026

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery teamed up to host "The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza" at Club Garibaldi. From 1-4 p.m., dozens of people came to the Bay View ...

Exterior of The P&B Station in Muskego, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Make tracks to The P&B Station in Muskego

Caleb Westphal

February 13, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #632, at The P&B Station in Muskego, Wisconsin. The F.J. Dreyfus Bass Bay Hotel ope...

Food/Drink Roundup: Draft & Co. at Vel R. Phillips Plaza is open, good

Matt Wild

February 11, 2026

In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Draft & Co. at Vel R. Phillips Plaza in downtown Milwaukee is open, and it's good. • Nearly two years after it was first teased, Draft & Co. b...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Eating hot dogs in bars

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: eating hot dogs in bars. Milwaukee is blessed with hundreds upon hund...

License applications filed for The Vig, a ’50s-themed sports parlor coming to The Couture

Matt Wild

February 10, 2026

Milwaukee's premier lakefront luxury apartment tower The Couture, 909 E. Michigan St., has been open for nearly two years. Sadly, it still has yet to open a publicly accessible 1950s-themed sports bar and resta...

WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili will return to Kern Center March 22

Matt Wild

February 10, 2026

It may feel like winter will never end, but—believe it or not—spring is right around the corner. Need proof? Behold the annual announcement of WMSE's Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser! The springtime shindig will ret...

The Landing in St. Francis has closed (plus other suburban opening, closing, and relocation news)

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2026

We're just over a month into 2026 and the Milwaukee area has already experienced some significant restaurant and bar closures in the new year. One local closing that failed to wind up on our radar until recentl...

Hail Seitan! Our Meatless Raffle returns to Cactus Club on March 8

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2026

The Meat Raffle is a tavern tradition that’s been around for decades. In recent years, this protein-packed pastime has become something as synonymous with Wisconsin drinking culture as pull tabs, touchdown shot...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Find fish at Mai Cafe, the restaurant at the Travelodge on Layton

Caleb Westphal

January 30, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #630, at Mai Cafe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As if -7 degrees wasn't cold enough, I check...

License applications filed for Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar in former Hacienda/BBC space on East Side

Matt Wild

January 30, 2026

Earlier this month we reported that it looked like a new Mexican restaurant, Jalisco's Cocina y Bar, was being planned for the former Triple Taproom/Hacienda/BBC space on the city's East Side. Now, license appl...

Food/Drink Roundup: Take one last look

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Beans & Barley will close January 31. Take one last look. • Please enjoy (?) this short, simple, and depressing reminder: East Side landmark Beans...

Licenses Committee approves Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge for former Company Brewing space

Matt Wild

January 28, 2026

On Tuesday, following a nearly hourlong discussion, the Milwaukee Common Council's Licenses Committee approved tavern and food dealer licenses for Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge. Diaspora is planned for the for...

Sunday Sauce: Glorioso’s is where my Milwaukee story starts

Mitch DeSantis

January 25, 2026

Welcome to "Sunday Sauce," a new monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area’s Italian food—the restaurants, the grocery stores, the events, and the small details that make a meal feel like home. I’m startin...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Ann’s Italian Restaurant does Friday fish fry with a twist

Caleb Westphal

January 23, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #629, at Ann's Italian Restaurant in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Ann's Italian Restaurant...

Urban Beets to close its last remaining location on January 31

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 22, 2026

And the hits just keep on coming. Urban Beets, the vegan cafe and juicery that first opened in Milwaukee in 2016 and later expanded to Wauwatosa and Brown Deer, announced Thursday afternoon that it will close i...

The Mothership, 1033 Omakase, more are 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists

Matt Wild

January 21, 2026

It's that time of year again: the time of year when the prestigious food-celebratin' James Beard Foundation announces the semifinalists for its annual James Beard Awards. As always, a number of Milwaukee-area r...

FreshFin will close East Side location January 31

Matt Wild

January 15, 2026

Looking for information on another impending business closure on Milwaukee's East Side? Then you've clicked on the right article! On Thursday, poke bowl restaurant FreshFin announced its East Side location, ...

Food/Drink Roundup: Two weeks and change remain to visit Beans & Barley

Matt Wild

January 14, 2026

In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Beans & Barley will close January 31. Get there while you still can. • Please enjoy (?) this short, simple, and depressing reminder: East Side lan...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Eating frozen custard even though it’s winter

Tyler Maas

January 13, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Going to get frozen custard even though it's winter. Adulthood is ...

Glorioso’s is back, sets grand reopening 80th anniversary celebration for Jan. 19 – Feb. 28

Matt Wild

January 13, 2026

In case you missed it, Glorioso's Italian Market is back! The Brady Street stalwart, 1011 E. Brady St., quietly reopened last week following months of reconstruction due to an October 2025 fire. Now, Glorioso's...