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Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ will film at Von Trier tonight, Crafty Cow on Wednesday

October 15, 2018

The love affair between Milwaukee and food/travel shows continues. Following in the august tradition of the Travel Channel visiting Sobelman's Pub & Grill and Comet, Spike TV dooming the old Y-Not III and C...

Von Trier sets 40th anniversary party for July 22

Matt Wild

July 16, 2018

If you haven't stopped by Von Trier lately, change that. (You remember what happens when you don't stop by.) The longtime East Side bar is still its charming, German-themed self, but it's also a wee bit brighte...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Von Trier remains the same, yet somehow better than ever

Matt Wild

March 28, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Von Trier’s grand re-opening party is Thursday and it involves complimentary beer and food

Matt Wild

February 13, 2018

The story so far: Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, a...

Let’s ask the Uecker 8-Ball about Von Trier’s plans to remain a German bar and restaurant

Matt Wild

November 6, 2017

Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, and demanded the Si...

Well, it looks like the whole “save Von Trier” thing actually worked

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

Remember when it was announced that beloved German-themed bar Von Trier would be closing and reopening as an "upscale cocktail lounge"? Remember when everyone got really mad about that idea? Remember when the "...

There’s already a petition to keep Von Trier the way it is

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

Less than six hours after news dropped that venerable East Side bar Von Trier will soon ditch its German theme and transform into an "upscale midcentury cocktail lounge," there's already a petition asking Von T...

Von Trier will close, re-open as an “upscale cocktail lounge”

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

It's been, oh, 30 seconds since yet another seismic change hit the North Avenue bar district on Milwaukee's East Side. And while today's news isn't the complete shuttering of a longtime staple (R.I.P. Hotel Fos...

Celebrate the return (and restoration) of Von Trier’s Colnik chandelier

Matt Wild

June 4, 2015

Nestled in the broiling bro-dom of North Avenue is Von Trier, a longtime East Side German-themed bar that boasts an agreeably dim, rustic, and foosball-less ambience. It’s the place you go when you’re too old f...

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