Milwaukee: Brady Street Lunch Food Tour
Taste your way through Brady Street on a guided food tour in Milwaukee. Try Italian specialties, Mexican street food, local beer, and more across 5 to 6 stops.
16 new american places in Milwaukee we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Milwaukee | New American across every city.
Contemporary fine dining in Milwaukee starts with Sanford on North Jackson Street, which has anchored the scene since 1989 and runs a tasting menu under chef Justin Aprahamian. Around it, Birch cooks from a wood-fired hearth on the Lower East Side, Morel works Wisconsin farms in Walker's Point, and Goodkind keeps a no-reservations small-plates room in Bay View. Hotel dining rooms like Bacchus and Mason Street Grill carry the higher-priced end downtown.
Sanford ★ 4.9
east-side · 1547 N Jackson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Sanford on North Jackson Street has anchored Milwaukee fine dining since 1989, with a tasting menu chef Justin Aprahamian has run since 2012.
Birch ★ 4.7
east-side · 459 E Pleasant St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Birch on East Pleasant Street on the Lower East Side cooks New American plates from a wood-fired hearth, with Wisconsin produce and Lake Michigan fish.
Morel ★ 4.5
walkers-point · 430 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Morel on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point runs a small-plates menu off Wisconsin farms with hand-cut pasta and Lake Michigan fish on the line.
Goodkind ★ 4.5
bay-view · 2457 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Goodkind on South Wentworth Avenue in Bay View is a small-plates kitchen with cocktails and whole-hog charcuterie since 2014, no reservations taken.
Smyth ★ 4.3
walkers-point · 207 E Buffalo St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Smyth on East Buffalo Street in the Third Ward serves a New American menu with hand-cut pastas and seasonal Wisconsin produce in a brick-walled corner room.
Blue Jacket ★ 4.3
bay-view · 135 E National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Blue Jacket on East National Avenue in Walker's Point is a nautical-themed gastropub with a strong burger, Friday fish fry and a long cocktail program here.
Kil@Wat ★ 4.2
downtown · 139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Kil@Wat inside the Saint Kate Arts Hotel on East Kilbourn Avenue runs an all-day American gastropub menu with Wisconsin cheese curds, burgers and craft.
Bacchus ★ 4.6
925 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Bacchus on East Wells Street is the Bartolotta Group's downtown room with a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence wine list and a modern American menu.
Rumpus Room ★ 4.3
1030 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Rumpus Room on North Water Street downtown, a Bartolotta Group gastropub, runs a contemporary American menu with bar food and a long whiskey list.
Mason Street Grill ★ 4.3
425 E Mason St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Mason Street Grill inside the Pfister Hotel on East Mason Street runs a contemporary American steakhouse menu with USDA Prime cuts and Wisconsin trout.
ARC Milwaukee ★ 4.3
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
ARC at Saint Kate Arts Hotel on East Kilbourn downtown runs a contemporary American menu with cocktails by James Edwards and a gallery-style dining room.
Real Chili ★ 4.4
419 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Real Chili on East Wells Street runs late Thursday through Saturday until 02:30 with three-way chili, beans and onions over spaghetti, plus grated cheese.
Wolski's Tavern ★ 4.5
1836 N Pulaski St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
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.
Comet Cafe Late ★ 4.2
1947 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Comet Cafe on North Farwell Avenue runs a late-night kitchen Thursday through Saturday until 02:30, with vegan mac and cheese, meatloaf and a long beer list.
Real Chili ★ 4.4
419 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Real Chili on East Wells Street has served Milwaukee three-way chili since 1931, with beans and onions over spaghetti, cinnamon-spiced meat sauce and grated.
Leon's Frozen Custard ★ 4.6
3131 S 27th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215
Leon's Frozen Custard on South 27th Street has served Milwaukee frozen custard since Leon Schneider opened in 1942, with chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan.
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