Colectivo Coffee on Prospect ★ 4.4
Colectivo on North Prospect Avenue is the East Side flagship of the Milwaukee roaster, with single-origin drip, espresso and breakfast pastries in a former.
Signature drink: Drip coffee, single origins
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Milwaukee lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Stone Creek Coffee Downer Cafe and Kitchen ★ 4.4
Stone Creek Coffee on North Downer Avenue serves single-origin espresso, drip and a scratch breakfast and lunch kitchen at the Milwaukee roaster's Northpoint cafe.
Signature drink: Espresso, single origins
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Walker's Point ★ 4.5
Anodyne Coffee Roasting on West Bruce Street in Walker's Point is the Milwaukee roaster's flagship with espresso, pour-over and a live music room next door.
Signature drink: Espresso, pour-over
Valentine Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Valentine Coffee Roasters on West Vliet Street in Washington Heights is a specialty roaster and cafe with strong espresso, drip and a small breakfast case.
Signature drink: Espresso, drip
Cafe Corazon Riverwest ★ 4.4
Cafe Corazon on North Bremen Street in Riverwest is a Mexican cafe with brunch tacos, mole and horchata served all day in a tin-ceilinged corner room.
Signature drink: Mexican mocha, horchata
Cafe Centraal cafe ★ 4.2
Cafe Centraal on South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View opens for coffee and breakfast pastries before the Belgian dining room turns to mussels and frites.
Signature drink: Belgian coffee
Rochambo Coffee and Tea House ★ 4.2
Rochambo on East Brady Street in the Lower East Side runs a long-standing coffee and tea house with espresso, hand-selected loose-leaf teas and late hours.
Signature drink: Loose-leaf tea, espresso
Stone Creek Coffee Factory Cafe ★ 4.4
Stone Creek Coffee Factory Cafe on North 5th Street downtown is the roaster's headquarters with single-origin espresso, drip and view of the roasting line.
Signature drink: Espresso, drip
Cranky Al's Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.4
Cranky Al's on West North Avenue in Wauwatosa is a long-running bakery, donut counter and cafe with espresso, drip and Saturday Old Fashioned donuts since.
Signature drink: Drip coffee, espresso
Stone Creek Coffee Grand Cru Bayshore ★ 4.3
Stone Creek Coffee's Grand Cru cafe in Bayshore on North Bayshore Drive is a tasting-room concept with rotating single-origin coffees and bagged retail.
Signature drink: Espresso, drip
Colectivo Coffee Third Ward ★ 4.3
Colectivo Coffee in the Third Ward on North Milwaukee Street runs a daytime espresso and drip cafe alongside a small Public Market-adjacent pastry case here.
Signature drink: Espresso, drip
Lion's Tooth ★ 4.4
Lion's Tooth on South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View is a bookshop and small zine venue that pours drip and espresso alongside the comics and small-press case.
Signature drink: Drip, espresso
Kickapoo Coffee Roasters Walker's Point ★ 4.4
Kickapoo Coffee on East Erie Street in Walker's Point is the Driftless area roaster's Milwaukee cafe, with single-origin espresso and pour-over in a brick.
Signature drink: Espresso, pour-over
Cafe Hollander Brookfield ★ 4.2
Cafe Hollander Brookfield on West Bluemound Road runs the Lowlands Group's western suburban Belgian cafe, with breakfast pastries, Belgian coffee and brunch.
Signature drink: Belgian coffee, breakfast