Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Bryant's Pink Squirrel
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge on South 9th Street in Lincoln Village has poured no-menu cocktails since 1938 with dealer's-choice service and signature pink.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Milwaukee for grown-ups.
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At Random
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Tiki and dessert cocktails
At Random on South Delaware Avenue in Bay View has poured tiki and dessert cocktails in a red-velvet lounge since 1964; recently revived after a brief.
Boone and Crockett
- ★ 4.6
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin Old Fashioned
Boone and Crockett on South Water Street in Walker's Point is a craft cocktail bar with a deep brandy Old Fashioned program, vegan snacks and a small natural.
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Holler House
- ★ 4.5
- Dive bar with bowling
- $$$
Drink Beer and shot
Holler House on West Lincoln Avenue is the oldest sanctioned bowling alley in America since 1908, with two basement lanes and a corner-bar shot-and-beer.
Wolski's Tavern
- ★ 4.5
- Neighborhood tavern
- $$$
Drink Beer and a bump
Wolski's Tavern on North Pulaski Street has been a Lower East Side corner tavern since 1908, with the city's most famous I Closed Wolski's bumper sticker.
Hi Hat Lounge
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Brandy Old Fashioned
Hi Hat Lounge on North Arlington Place on the Lower East Side is a classic Milwaukee cocktail lounge with a tin ceiling, brandy Old Fashioneds and Garage Bar.
Burnhearts
- ★ 4.5
- Craft cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin Old Fashioned
Burnhearts on South Logan Avenue in Bay View is a 2007 Milwaukee corner tavern with a curated cocktail list and murals on the building's gambling-den past.
The Jazz Estate
- ★ 4.5
- Jazz bar
- $$$
Drink Negroni
The Jazz Estate on North Murray Avenue on the East Side has hosted nightly live jazz since 1977, with a tin-ceilinged room, a long cocktail list and table.
Safe House
- ★ 4.3
- Themed cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink International Exports
Safe House on North Front Street downtown is a spy-themed bar since 1966 with password entry, hidden doors and a long cocktail list aimed at out-of-town.
Foundation Tiki Bar
- ★ 4.5
- Tiki bar
- $$$
Drink Foundation Zombie
Foundation Tiki Bar on North Bremen Street in Riverwest is a small tiki-themed neighborhood lounge with rum drinks, mai tais and a no-cellphone policy.
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Roman's Pub
- ★ 4.4
- Beer bar
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin craft beer flight
Roman's Pub on South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View is a beer bar with over 100 craft taps, no food and a long Belgian and Wisconsin sour selection.
Thurman's 15
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink House Manhattan
Thurman's 15 on North Arlington Place on the East Side is a small cocktail lounge with a vintage feel, dealer's-choice service and a strong Manhattan and Old.
Riverwest Filling Station
- ★ 4.4
- Neighborhood tavern
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin craft beer
Riverwest Filling Station on East Keefe Avenue in Riverwest is a neighborhood tavern in a former gas station, with late-night sandwiches, craft beer.
Mothership
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Mezcal cocktails
Mothership on South Howell Avenue in Bay View is a cocktail bar from the Boone and Crockett team with a mezcal-forward list and a small snack menu open late.
Blackbird Bar
- ★ 4.3
- Neighborhood tavern
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin beer pour
Blackbird Bar on South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View is a small punk-leaning neighborhood tavern with whiskey, draft beer and a corner-bar atmosphere late.
Von Trier
- ★ 4.3
- Bavarian beer garden
- $$$
Drink German lager
Von Trier on North Farwell Avenue on the East Side has been a Bavarian-style beer hall and garden since 1978, with imported lagers, schnitzel and a tiled.
Lucky Joe's Tiki Room
- ★ 4.2
- Tiki bar
- $$$
Drink Tropical rum cocktail
Lucky Joe's Tiki Room on North Milwaukee Street in the Third Ward is a tiki-themed cocktail bar with rum drinks, mai tais and a covered patio open weekend.
Explorers Club Tiki Bar
- ★ 4.4
- Tiki bar
- $$$
Drink Mai tai
Explorers Club Tiki Bar on North Bremen Street in Riverwest is a small tiki-themed corner bar with classic rum cocktails, mai tais and zombies on weekend.
Y-Not III
- ★ 4.3
- Neighborhood tavern
- $$$
Drink Brandy Old Fashioned
Y-Not III on East Lyon Street on the Lower East Side is a Brady Street-adjacent neighborhood tavern with strong Old Fashioneds, a deep beer list and bar food.
Broken Bat Brewing Company
- ★ 4.3
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin lager
Broken Bat Brewing on East Pittsburgh Avenue in Walker's Point is a baseball-themed brewery taproom with Wisconsin lager rotation and a food truck lineup.
Old German Beer Hall
- ★ 4.2
- Beer hall
- $$$
Drink Hofbrau Original liter
Old German Beer Hall on Old World Third Street downtown serves Hofbrau liter steins, giant pretzels and Bavarian schnitzel in a stein-lined hall.
Champion's Sports Pub
- ★ 4.0
- Sports bar
- $$$
Drink Wisconsin craft beer
Champion's Sports Pub on North Bartlett Avenue on the East Side is a neighborhood sports bar with Wisconsin craft beer, bar food and weekend Brewers game.
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