Inner suburb west of Milwaukee around the Menomonee River. Blue's Egg on State Street, Rocket Baby Bakery, Anodyne Coffee Bar and Cafe Hollander Wauwatosa run the Tosa Village strip.
Pizzeria Piccola on West State Street in Wauwatosa, a Bartolotta Group room, runs Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas with Caputo flour and San Marzano tomatoes.
Signature: Margherita pizza, Wood-fired calzone
Order: A Margherita off the wood oven and a side Caesar salad.
Tip: Lunch walk-ins easy; dinner reservations on OpenTable for the dining room.
Kopp's Frozen Custard on North Port Washington Road, founded by Elsa Kopp in 1950, serves jumbo cheeseburgers and a daily-changing custard flavour today.
Signature: Jumbo cheeseburger, Daily flavour custard
Order: A Jumbo cheeseburger and a small of the flavour of the day with a chocolate cone.
Tip: Lines move fast; counter only and three locations across the Milwaukee suburbs.
Cafe Hollander on State Street in Wauwatosa Village is a Lowlands Group Belgian cafe with frites, croque madame and a long Belgian beer list since 2009 open.
Signature: Belgian frites, Croque madame
Order: Croque madame with Belgian frites and Andalouse sauce.
Tip: Brunch is bottomless mimosas on weekends; the patio fills mid-afternoon in warm weather.
Blue's Egg on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is a breakfast room from chef Joe Muench, with stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes drawing big queues.
Signature: Stuffed hash browns, Lemon ricotta hotcakes
Order: Stuffed hash browns with chorizo and a lemon ricotta hotcakes side.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 09:00 weekends or expect a 45-minute wait.
Miss Molly's Cafe on West Center Street in Wauwatosa runs an all-day American breakfast room with a pastry case, eggs Benedict and a long espresso list daily.
Signature: Pastry of the day, Eggs Benedict
Order: Pastry of the day with an espresso and the classic eggs Benedict.
Tip: Brunch is bottomless mimosa; reservations on OpenTable for parties of four or more.