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.
What to order at Mader's Restaurant
- Must order
- The sauerbraten with potato dumpling and the schnitzel a la Holstein.
- Signature dishes
- Sauerbraten, Wiener schnitzel
- Editor tip
- Lunch is the value play; the steins on the wall include over 200 vintage German pieces.
Signature dishes: Sauerbraten, Wiener schnitzel
Must order: The sauerbraten with potato dumpling and the schnitzel a la Holstein.
Tip: Lunch is the value play; the steins on the wall include over 200 vintage German pieces.
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Location
Address: 1041 N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Also in downtown
Carnevor Steakhouse ★ 4.5
Carnevor on North Milwaukee Street is a modern downtown steakhouse serving dry-aged Allen Brothers cuts and Japanese Wagyu, with a cocktail bar at the front.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Wagyu tasting
Order: Dry-aged ribeye for two and creamed spinach; a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting down to dinner.
Tip: Bar runs late on weekends; reservations on OpenTable a week out for the dining room.
Five O'Clock Steakhouse ★ 4.4
Five O'Clock Steakhouse on West State Street has been a Wisconsin supper club since 1948, with bone-in steaks broiled at 1700 degrees and a relish tray.
Signature: Bone-in ribeye, Brandy Old Fashioned
Order: Bone-in ribeye and the relish tray; a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar first.
Tip: Friday and Saturday book a week out on OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins from 16:00.
Lupi and Iris ★ 4.6
Lupi and Iris on North Van Buren Street is Adam Siegel's Mediterranean room with views of the lakefront, wood-fired pizzas and Provencal seafood plates.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Charcoal-grilled fish
Order: Charcoal-grilled whole fish for two and the wood-fired focaccia to start.
Tip: Patio seats face the Calatrava; book sunset on OpenTable two weeks out summer.
More restaurants in Milwaukee
Goodkind ★ 4.5
Goodkind on South Wentworth Avenue in Bay View is a small-plates kitchen with cocktails and whole-hog charcuterie since 2014, no reservations taken.
Signature: Crispy potatoes, Whole hog charcuterie
Order: The crispy potatoes with herb aioli and a charcuterie plate from the daily butcher list.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at 17:00 or 21:30 for the best chance at the bar.
Odd Duck ★ 4.5
Odd Duck on South Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View runs a rotating small-plates menu pulling Korean, Indian, Mexican and Italian influences across one dinner.
Signature: Roasted carrots, Pork belly
Order: The roasted carrots with seeds and yoghurt and whichever pork belly preparation is up.
Tip: Sister room and bottle shop The Vanguard sausage bar across the street if Odd Duck is booked.
Carnevor Steakhouse ★ 4.5
Carnevor on North Milwaukee Street is a modern downtown steakhouse serving dry-aged Allen Brothers cuts and Japanese Wagyu, with a cocktail bar at the front.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Wagyu tasting
Order: Dry-aged ribeye for two and creamed spinach; a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting down to dinner.
Tip: Bar runs late on weekends; reservations on OpenTable a week out for the dining room.
Five O'Clock Steakhouse ★ 4.4
Five O'Clock Steakhouse on West State Street has been a Wisconsin supper club since 1948, with bone-in steaks broiled at 1700 degrees and a relish tray.
Signature: Bone-in ribeye, Brandy Old Fashioned
Order: Bone-in ribeye and the relish tray; a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar first.
Tip: Friday and Saturday book a week out on OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins from 16:00.
Lupi and Iris ★ 4.6
Lupi and Iris on North Van Buren Street is Adam Siegel's Mediterranean room with views of the lakefront, wood-fired pizzas and Provencal seafood plates.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Charcoal-grilled fish
Order: Charcoal-grilled whole fish for two and the wood-fired focaccia to start.
Tip: Patio seats face the Calatrava; book sunset on OpenTable two weeks out summer.
Onesto ★ 4.4
Onesto on North Broadway in the Third Ward runs an Italian menu of hand-rolled pastas, wood-fired pizzas and natural-wine pours, opened by the Cibo team.
Signature: Hand-rolled pasta, Wood-fired pizza
Order: Whichever pasta is being rolled in the open kitchen and the Margherita off the wood oven.
Tip: Sister room Cibo nearby; both share the same pasta program and chef.