Real Chili ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Three-way chili
Where to eat in Milwaukee after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
Ian's Pizza on Wells ★ 4.2
Ian's Pizza on Juneau Avenue downtown serves the city's late-night slices, with mac and cheese, steak and fries and a rotating roster of weird toppings until.
Try: Mac and cheese slice
George Webb ★ 4.0
George Webb on West North Avenue runs 24 hours since 1948, with cheeseburgers, hash browns, and a famous free-burger promise on Brewers winning streaks each.
Try: Hash browns and cheeseburger
Wolski's Tavern ★ 4.5
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.
Try: Beer and a bump
AJ Bombers Late Night ★ 4.3
AJ Bombers on North Water Street downtown runs a late-night kitchen Thursday through Saturday with the Barrie Burger, sliders and basket of fries until 02:00.
Try: Barrie Burger
Riverwest Filling Station ★ 4.4
Riverwest Filling Station on East Keefe Avenue in Riverwest is a neighborhood tavern in a former gas station, with late-night sandwiches and craft beer until.
Try: Late-night sandwich
Comet Cafe Late ★ 4.2
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.
Try: Vegan mac and cheese
Burnhearts Late Night ★ 4.5
Burnhearts on South Logan Avenue in Bay View is a craft cocktail and natural wine bar with rotating pet-nats, draft beer and a late-night kitchen on weekend.
Try: Late-night bar snacks
The Vanguard Late Kitchen ★ 4.4
The Vanguard on South Kinnickinnic in Bay View serves 20 house-made sausages including vegan brats, plus 30 taps of craft beer with late-night kitchen.
Try: House-made sausage
This Is It Late ★ 4.4
This Is It on East Wells Street downtown has been an LGBTQ neighborhood bar since 1968, the oldest gay bar in Wisconsin, with brandy Old Fashioneds.
Try: Old Fashioned
Guanajuato Tacos Late ★ 4.3
Guanajuato Tacos on West Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Village serves Mexican tacos with carnitas, lengua and tripe at a small counter for late-night taqueria.
Try: Carnitas tacos