Kohler ★ 4.7
Kohler, an hour north of Milwaukee, hosts the American Club resort with The Immigrant Restaurant tasting menu and six themed dining rooms in a Forbes Four-Star room.
More food day trips in Milwaukee
Mineral Point ★ 4.3
Mineral Point, two and a half hours west of Milwaukee, is a Cornish-immigrant village with Cornish pasties at Red Rooster Cafe and historic stone cottages.
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.
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.