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Colectivo Coffee Roasters

  • ★ 4.8
  • Coffee roaster
  • $$

Colectivo Coffee Roasters on North Prospect Avenue is Milwaukee's flagship roaster since 1993, with single-origin coffees, a Bay View Roastery cafe and city.

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Blue's Egg + Bakery

Order Stuffed hash browns with chorizo and lemon ricotta hotcakes

Blue's Egg + Bakery on North 76th Street in Wauwatosa is chef Joe Muench's breakfast room for stuffed hash browns and lemon ricotta hotcakes.

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Three Brothers Bar and Restaurant

Order The cheese burek, slow-baked in a layered phyllo round, and the roasted lamb when available.

Three Brothers in Bay View, a Serbian tavern in an 1897 Schlitz tied house, has run by the Radicevic family since 1956 with burek and roasted lamb leading.

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Lakefront Brewery

Order All-you-can-eat perch fish fry with the polka band on Friday night.

Lakefront Brewery on North Commerce Street, Russ Klisch's 1987 brewery, runs the city's defining Friday fish fry with a polka band and free brewery tours.

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Stone Creek Coffee

  • ★ 4.7
  • Coffee roaster
  • $$

Stone Creek Coffee on North 5th Street downtown has roasted single-origin coffees since 1993, with a Factory Cafe, 12 city locations and a long espresso.

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Shahrazad

  • ★ 4.7
  • Middle Eastern
  • $$

Shahrazad on North Oakland Avenue on the East Side serves Middle Eastern food in a long-running family-run dining room with shawarma, kebabs and mezze.

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Rocket Baby Bakery Brunch

Order Almond croissant and quiche of the day

Rocket Baby Bakery Brunch runs 07:00 to 14:00 daily in Wauwatosa: the bakery's breakfast sandwich, scratch soups and sandwiches on house-baked bread.

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DanDan Brunch

Order Pork dumplings and dan dan noodles brunch

DanDan in the Third Ward, by chefs Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, runs a Sunday dim sum brunch with pork dumplings, dan dan noodles and modern Chinese-American.

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Holler House

Holler House on West Lincoln Avenue is the oldest sanctioned bowling alley in America since 1908, with two basement lanes and a corner-bar shot-and-beer.

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Amaranth Bakery

Amaranth Bakery on West Lisbon Avenue in Washington Park bakes hand-shaped sourdough, scones and quiches in a small neighborhood bakery cafe since 2007 each.

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Honeypie Cafe

Order Buttermilk fried chicken with biscuit and a slice of daily pie

Honeypie on South Kinnickinnic in Bay View runs a Midwestern comfort menu around buttermilk fried chicken, biscuits and a daily pie since 2009.

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Sobelman's Brunch

Order Masterpiece Bloody Mary and the cheeseburger

Sobelman's Pub and Grill on West St Paul Avenue runs a Saturday and Sunday brunch with the Masterpiece Bloody Mary garnished with a brat, slider and pickled.

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Pilcrow Coffee Roasters

  • ★ 4.5
  • Coffee roaster
  • $$

Pilcrow Coffee on West Walnut Street roasts small-batch single-origin coffees and runs a counter cafe with espresso, pour-over and a tasting room.

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Wolski's Tavern

Try Beer and a bump

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.

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At Random

At Random on South Delaware Avenue in Bay View has poured tiki and dessert cocktails in a red-velvet lounge since 1964; recently revived after a brief.

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Miss Molly's Cafe

Order Eggs Benedict and pastry of the day

Miss Molly's Cafe on West Center Street in Wauwatosa runs an all-day American breakfast room with a pastry case, eggs Benedict and a long espresso list every.

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Lazy Susan

Order Wood-roasted carrots and the steamed pork buns with kimchi.

Lazy Susan on South Howell Avenue in Bay View runs a small-plates menu of wood-roasted vegetables, steamed buns and a cocktail program with an Asian pantry.

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La Merenda

Order Beef empanadas with chimichurri and patatas bravas with a glass of Spanish red.

La Merenda on East National Avenue in Walker's Point serves global tapas across Spanish, Argentine, Greek and Moroccan plates from chef Peter Sandroni.

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Kompali Taqueria

Order Birria tacos with consomme on the side and a small esquite to share.

Kompali on East Wisconsin Avenue downtown serves a Mexico City taqueria menu of birria, al pastor and esquites alongside mezcal cocktails since 2022.

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Beans and Barley

Order Veggie burrito with brown rice and the daily black-bean soup.

Beans and Barley on East North Avenue is a grocery, deli and all-day cafe with a long vegetarian menu of burritos, stir-fries and grain bowls since 1973 here.

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Sobelman's Pub and Grill

Order The Masterpiece Bloody Mary garnished with a brat, slider and pickled vegetables.

Sobelman's Pub and Grill on West St Paul Avenue serves Milwaukee's most photographed Bloody Mary with brat, slider and pickled garnish stack since 1999.

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The Vanguard

Order Buffalo chicken brat with house slaw and a Wisconsin sour off the taps.

The Vanguard on South Kinnickinnic in Bay View serves 20 house-made sausages including vegan brats, plus 30 taps of craft beer since 2014, counter-only room.

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Valentine Coffee Roasters

  • ★ 4.4
  • Coffee roaster
  • $$

Valentine Coffee Roasters on West Vliet Street in Washington Heights roasts small-batch single-origin coffees, with a cafe pouring espresso.

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Kickapoo Coffee Roasters

  • ★ 4.4
  • Coffee roaster
  • $$

Kickapoo Coffee on East Erie Street in the Third Ward is the Driftless area roaster's Milwaukee cafe with single-origin espresso, pour-over and bagged beans.

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Good City Brewing

Good City Brewing on North Farwell Avenue on the East Side is a craft brewery and gastropub with IPAs, lagers, sours and food, with three Milwaukee locations.

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Company Brewing

Company Brewing on East Center Street in Riverwest is a craft brewery, music venue and kitchen with Wisconsin sours, IPAs and a deep weekend brunch and live.

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Real Chili

Try Three-way chili

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.

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Cafe Corazon Brunch

Order Huevos motulenos and a Mexican mocha

Cafe Corazon Brunch is Milwaukee's Monday Mexican brunch on North Bremen Street, 11:00 to 15:00, with chilaquiles, migas and horchata-soaked French toast.

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