Milwaukee
Birch + Butcher claims to have the city's only open-fire hearth for serious searing and grilling. However it does it, we love the results. Choose from a…
Must-see restaurants in Wisconsin
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With its dark, woodsy decor, the Old Fashioned evokes a supper club, a type of retro eatery common in Wisconsin. The menu is all local specialties,…
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The book-stuffed Harbor View is a Slow Food stalwart. Staff write the changing menu on a chalkboard twice daily – once for lunch, once for dinner. Cross…
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The Radish uses quality, sustainable ingredients in its deli wares. It's located by the docks and handy for amassing snacks to take on boat tours. At…
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Milwaukee's foodies get weak in the knees when they sniff the Beard-nominated chef's ever-changing, farm-to-table dishes. Dinner is a lingering affair in…
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This eclectic bar-restaurant has a speakeasy feel and a menu with something for everyone. Choose from among delicious dim sum or wood-fired pizza or…
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You may have to wait in line at this old-timey spot with wood plank floors and red-checkered tablecloths, but that allows you to study the blackboard and…
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Every town should have a 'Cannery,' a farm-to-table restaurant serving popular regional foods with locally sourced ingredients. Green Bay's is situated in…
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The unassuming exterior hides what's, in fact, a snug but handsome dining room with a sleek bar at the center. But that's all beside the point. The thin…
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Fine dining in a relaxed neighborhood setting. The Original puts the emphasis on local ingredients and upmarket comfort foods, such as grilled lamb loin,…
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You'll need Google Maps to find this one, located amid the warren of chain hotels near I-41 and about 3 miles south of downtown Green Bay. The effort is…
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Steaks, chops, seafood, and the house ribs are on the menu here at this Milwaukee supper club that's been going strong since the 1940s. Walk into the…
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Widely considered the best steakhouse and supper club in town, with a wide variety quality meats and a menu that also spans blackened pork loin, fresh…
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Charming, old-school ice-cream parlor where you line up at the till, choose your flavor, and sit out along the sidewalk or at one of the few tables inside…
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The house restaurant of the Lismore Hotel is an excellent option for any meal, but has an especially inventive lunch menu that includes scrumptious, wood…
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This iconic steakhouse looks back with pride to its 1920s-era speakeasy roots. Today it feels more like a cozy Rat Pack throwback, with thick steaks on…
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Excellent farm-to-table breakfast and lunch spot in central New Glarus. The owners pride themselves in sourcing nearly all the menu items within a 50-mile…
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L'Etoile started doing the farm-to-table thing more than three decades ago. It's still the best in the biz, offering creative meat, fish and vegetable…
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Norse Nook hangs a sign that says, 'Pie Fixes Everything.' Try the chocolate mint, blueberry crunch or cherry cream cheese varieties, and you'll believe…
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Don't mind the scruffy exterior here deep in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward. Inside you'll find a colorful spot specializing in inventive tapas combinations that…
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Old-style speakeasy meets UK pub at the Weary Traveler. The low lighting, dark-wood decor, art-filled walls and myriad board games complement the menu of…
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The tagline of this retro-inspired downtown breakfast joint is 'we love breakfast, '80s music and John Hughes' movies,' and who are we to argue with that?…
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It's breakfast all day and all night at Short Stack. Order at the counter, then hopefully find a free table amid the cutesy, mismatched decor. Staff use…
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Green Bay's entry into the supper-club sweepstakes has been going strong since 1948. All of the steaks, chops and seafood you'd expect, served in a…
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Titletown is a charming restaurant and bar, with a comforting fireplace in winter, that occupies an old railway station. The menu has all the usual…
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This place offers an eclectic range of starters and mains, with an emphasis on colorful presentation and locally sourced ingredients. Stella's is arguably…
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Family-owned O&H has been around forever. The bakery's claim to fame is its kringle, an oval-shaped Nordic pastry with a sweet filling. O&H's kringles are…
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This hip, industrial space in the Third Ward is a butcher shop with a cafe that serves lunch and dinner. It stacks a meaty sandwich, such as the roast…
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This legendary Green Bay burger joint does its classic cheeseburgers served on a bun with a pat of butter slathered between (you read that right). The…
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Students, young families, older couples and bearded, tattooed types pile in to the rock-and-roll Comet for gravy-smothered meatloaf, mac 'n' cheese, vegan…
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Casual, family-run place close to the marina and Washington Island ferry port. Expect the usual breakfast and lunch offerings, with homemade pizza served…
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Vegans and vegetarians will love this awesome diner on trendy Williamson St. In addition to the usual breakfast fare, this place serves vegan renditions…
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Part of the Oxbow hotel next door, the Lakely carries over the hotel's boutique, detail-focused approach with a menu of classic cocktails, craft brews and…
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The name is a bit misleading: the refurbished building no longer produces cheese, but the shop carries a big stash of Wisconsin hunks, and the cozy wine…
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Madison's fleet impresses. Trucks ladling out adventurous dishes – East African, Jamaican, Indonesian, vegan – huddle at the Library Mall (aka at the foot…
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The Union Hotel & Restaurant dates from 1893, and simply walking into the main dining room takes you back in time at least a few decades. Dress up for…
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It's as if a little piece of New Orleans drifted up the Mississippi and beached itself in La Crosse's historic downtown. Cajun specialties, like blackened…
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This is widely considered to be the city's best venue for that Wisconsin classic: fried fish. Choose from perch, cod, pike, whitefish or catfish and a…
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Set in a glassy building with floor-to-ceiling windows and Capitol views, this cool-cat gastropub dishes up comfort foods such as fried chicken and…
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The German name translates loosely as the 'living room' of New Glarus and the owners here take both hospitality and the town's Swiss heritage seriously…
