Racine ★ 4.4
Racine, 30 minutes south of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, is the home of the Danish kringle: a long oval pastry with fruit or pecan filling and icing.
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Elkhart Lake ★ 4.3
Elkhart Lake, 90 minutes north of Milwaukee in the Kettle Moraine resort area, runs Lake Street Cafe with German-Wisconsin classics and a long Friday fish.
Monroe ★ 4.4
Monroe, two hours west of Milwaukee, is Wisconsin's cheese capital, with Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern serving Limburger on rye since 1931 and a deep.
Madison ★ 4.7
Madison, 90 minutes west of Milwaukee, is Wisconsin's capital and a strong food city in its own right, with the Dane County Farmers Market Saturdays around.
Lake Geneva ★ 4.5
Lake Geneva, 75 minutes southwest of Milwaukee on Geneva Lake, runs classic Wisconsin supper clubs including Gilbert's and Pier 290 with steaks.
Door County ★ 4.7
Door County, three hours north of Milwaukee on the Lake Michigan peninsula, runs traditional Wisconsin fish boils at Wilson's, the White Gull Inn.