We'll always have Milwaukee

August 14, 2011 7:48 AM

The Hubs and I are driving to Milwaukee today to watch the Brewer's game at 1pm. I'm told it will be done by 4:30. After that we want to hang out in Milwaukee a bit and have dinner before driving back to Chicago. Neither of us know all that much about Milwaukee besides where the baseball stadium is. I would like to do something even mildly interesting and/or unique and/or tasty. What would YOU do?
posted by bleep to Travel & Transportation around Milwaukee, WI (12 answers total)

What sort of thing are you interested in? Some places I like are La Merenda (although it can be difficult to get a table). Honey Pie, more relaxed and cheaper but still good food. Lulu's in the same area is also good, sort of very nice bar food.

Alternatively you could check out Brady Street, there are some interesting shops and a lot of restaurants to pick from.
posted by sulaine at 8:07 AM on August 14, 2011

Response by poster: I'm interested in whatever is good! Honey Pie looks good as does Brady Street!
posted by bleep at 8:18 AM on August 14, 2011

Seconding the recommendation for La Merenda, although you'll definitely want to get reservations to see if there's a table.
posted by philosophygeek at 8:21 AM on August 14, 2011

Seconding Brady St. Lots of restaurants to choose from, and there are a couple of great little coffee shops if you feel like you need a pick me up before the drive home.
posted by SugarAndSass at 8:34 AM on August 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

Have some frozen custard!
posted by spinifex23 at 9:30 AM on August 14, 2011

AJ Bomber's has pretty tasty burgers.
posted by Adamsmasher at 10:01 AM on August 14, 2011

The Harley Davidson is suprisingly fun and interesting, even to this non-motorcycle non-car person! From there you can walk to the Third Ward for good restaurants and boutique browsing.
posted by Kololo at 12:06 PM on August 14, 2011

The Safe House is a restaurant themed as the place spies hang out during their time off. It is discreetly hidden behind International Exports Ltd. at 779 Front Street.
posted by carmicha at 1:04 PM on August 14, 2011

Yikes, i meant the Harley Davidson Museum
posted by Kololo at 4:27 PM on August 14, 2011

As I post this, the game is already over, but for reference, I quite enjoyed the Miller Brewery tour. Has free samples at the end!
posted by Metro Gnome at 7:51 PM on August 14, 2011

What did you end up doing?
posted by drezdn at 6:22 AM on August 17, 2011

Response by poster: We went to Safe House, but they were booked for dinner. All the other suggestions in here seemed too far because at that point we were too tired to navigate, so we wound up eating at nearby Rock Bottom Brewery. It was all pretty meh.
posted by bleep at 2:26 PM on August 17, 2011