Exclusive Company - Record Store
If record stores are an endangered species, you'd never know it by shopping the Exclusive Co. This bustling, independent Wisconsin chain has the most expansive selection in the area, stocking rows of...
View ArticleGreg Koch Band - Blues Band
Masterful guitarist Greg Koch will be the first to admit that he's not a traditional bluesman, but rather a musician who plays rock steeped in blues, jazz and other influences. After storming the local...
View ArticleNational Bakery - Paczki
Every day is Paczki Tuesday at National Bakery. It's always the right time to bite into a sugared or glazed donut loaded with prune, raspberry or raisin filling. Who cares if it's messy or fattening?...
View ArticlePeter Sciortino's - Neighborhood Bakery
The secret must lie in the original recipes for Italian breads and rolls that Peter Sciortino used when he started his Brady Street bakery more than 60 years ago. It's simply the best in town. The shop...
View ArticleOutpost Natural Foods - Natural Foods Grocery
Outpost Natural Foods has become a Milwaukee institution during its 40 years in business. Not only does it provide fresh, nutritious produce and meat (and top-notch beer, wine and snacks), but it's...
View ArticleWest Allis Cheese and Sausage - Cheese Selection
West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe is the go-to place for Wisconsin cheese. Most enticing are its amazing selections from Sartori Cheese and Carr Valley Cheese, two of the top cheese-makers in the...
View ArticleLake Park Bistro - French Restaurant / Restaurant With a View / Romantic...
The elegantly designed pavilion in Lake Park, perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, has incomparable views that no Milwaukee restaurant can match. The largely French menu lives up to the...
View ArticleAnaba Tea Room - Tea Room
On beautiful summer days, the rooftop garden of Anaba is one of the most spectacular places in town for lunch. In the cold season, Anaba withdraws to the darker comfort of the lower level of its garden...
View ArticleStreetza Pizza - Street Food Vendor
Perhaps it only makes sense that a pizza place on wheels would have more adventurous offerings than most of its stationary competitors, but where else in Milwaukee could you find a slice of pizza with...
View ArticleCafe LuLu - Sandwich
The sandwich selection at this longtime Bay View favorite is eclectic and worldly. From the East, there's a Mediterranean steak pita, an Indian chicken pita and a falafel pita. From the South, there's...
View ArticleCafe Benelux - Outdoor Dining
Café Benelux & Market is an excellent place to relax over a warm café latte in the morning or enjoy evening dinner and drinks with friends. Inspired by the European region that includes Belgium,...
View ArticleCasablanca - Middle Eastern Restaurant
In the classic Bogart film, everyone goes to Rick's. In Milwaukee, everyone who loves falafel, shish kabob, hummus and the foods of the Near East goes to Casablanca. The weekday and Sunday lunch...
View ArticleBotanas - Mexican Restaurant
One of many popular Mexican restaurants clustered in the city's Latin Quarter, with its valet parking and endless army of waiters and busboys, Botanas offers some of the best service in the city. In...
View ArticleMaxie's Southern Comfort - Louisiana/Southern Restaurant/Soul Food
Maxie's has become a gold mine on Milwaukee's West Side, a bustling place on weekends—when reservations are essential. The reason is simple: excellent Louisiana-style cooking in heaping portions served...
View ArticleBenji's Deli - Jewish/Kosher
Benji's specializes in Jewish dishes that can be hard to find anywhere else in Milwaukee. Their corned beef, long hailed as the city's finest, is their biggest claim to fame, but the menu also includes...
View ArticleDogg Haus - Hot Dog
Regardless of which topping you're craving on your hot dog, The Dogg Haus can probably accommodate you. Chili, salsa, nacho cheese and no less than five types of peppers are among the more than two...
View ArticleOakland Gyros - Greek Restaurant
The original Oakland Gyros benefited from its location near the UW-Milwaukee campus and on the same block as a popular student bar, Axel's. It's nothing fancy, but it offers generous portions of tasty...
View ArticleKopp's - Frozen Custard Stand
The notion of “best custard” is something of a misnomer—there's really no such thing as bad custard, since any dessert with such high butterfat content is bound to be delicious. Kopp's custard, though,...
View ArticleSil's - Doughnuts
Doughnuts don't come any fresher than they do at Sil's, a small drive-thru stand at the corner of North and Oakland avenues that serves up piping-hot bags of puffy, airy mini-doughnuts, coated in...
View ArticleEmperor of China - Chinese Restaurant
As perennial Shepherd Express winners, gracious owners Jimmy and Kalen Horng are running out of wall space on which to display their Best Of award plaques. The acclaim is well deserved. Careful and...
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