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

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...

Enjoy these photos from this year’s N/A Day Madison event

Tyler Maas

January 12, 2026

The "Dry January" fun continues! On Saturday, January 10, Milwaukee Record traveled to Wisconsin’s capital city for the third annual N/A Day Madison. The event—which took place exactly one week after our fifth ...

Plans for sports bar in former Company Brewing space hit snag with Licenses Committee

Matt Wild

January 9, 2026

Back in September 2025, a six-person ownership group filed license applications with the City of Milwaukee to open a new sports bar, Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge, in the former Company Brewing space, 735 E. C...

7 reasons you should go to this weekend’s N/A Day event in Madison

Tyler Maas

January 8, 2026

You might be reading this and thinking to yourself, "Wait, didn’t Milwaukee Record already do an N/A Day event this month?" Yes, we hosted our fifth annual Milwaukee N/A Day "Dry January" beverage festival at T...

Oh yeah, Bavette La Boucherie is closing, too

Matt Wild

January 6, 2026

The tail end of 2025 was a brutal time for Milwaukee businesses. The National Cafe announced its immediate closure. Pomona Cider Co. announced its near-immediate closure. Beans & Barley announced its impend...

Relive last weekend’s N/A Day “Dry January” beverage festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 5, 2026

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record hosted the fifth annual N/A Day at The Cooperage. The 2026 Milwaukee installment of our "Dry January" Beverage Festival featured close to 30 brands sampling more than 60 non...

Mexican restaurant possibly coming to former Triple Taproom / Hacienda / BBC on East Side

Matt Wild

January 5, 2026

A vacant anchor business on Milwaukee's East Side may soon see new life. A sign taped to the mailbox of the former Triple Taproom / Hacienda / BBC space at 2018 E. North Avenue indicates Jalisco Cocina &...

Here’s Lakefront Brewery’s 2026 “Curd Of The Month” flavor forecast and that’s it

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2026

"These delicious delights can be bought in person at the Beer Hall, or online via TAKEOUT during all open hours (not available Fridays)!" January | Dill Pickle February | Cajun March | Blueberry Danish Ap...