Best & Cool Bars in Waukesha

"Set on the shores of Lake Michigan, Harbor House is an upscale seafood restaurant with spectacular skyline views that serves lunch, dinner, and a classic seafood weekend brunch in an elegant setting. The spacious New England-style seafood restaurant offers a premier lakefront dining experience with an open kitchen, a three-sided bar, a raw bar that specializes in oysters, and a private dining room available for special events and parties. A seasonal outdoor patio boasts breathtaking views of the lake and offers an unparalleled alfresco dining experience of the freshest seafood flown in daily from both coasts, including lobster and oysters, prime steaks, homemade pasta, and gourmet burgers."

"A post shared by PegDeb (@pegdeb) on Aug 30, 2017 at 4:04pm PDT. If you’re looking for seafood or a classier night out, Harbor House is your place. On the lakefront with a stunning view, Harbor House focuses on seafood specialties of all kinds."

"We thoroughly enjoyed our first experience at the Harbor House. We asked several people prior to going about their thoughts on the restaurant and all said that... (414) 395-4900Order online"

"Locally sourced ingredients at Milwaukee restaurants have become more of an expectation than a unique way to set a restaurant apart. However, Chef Dave Swanson at Braise was well-ahead of the local ingredient trend and takes his dedication to connect farmers with city eaters to an entirely new level. Braise not only serves up perfectly executed cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, but he also hosts classes at Braise on how to use less commonly understood Wisconsin produce and helps connect diners with farm to city produce programs."

"Local food takes on a global view at Braise, where cooks get truly creative with seasonal fare, from fresh tomato salads during the summer months to rum glazed parsnips in the winter. Meat eaters will find options like housemade goat sausage, filipino braised pork served along with comforting sides like lemon-cardamom spaetzle. Choose from shareables and entrees or opt for one of the family style meals for two, which always features at least one vegetarian option plus a few meat-based choices priced right around the $35 mark."

"When you dine here, know that from baking bread to butchering meat, everything on the menu is hand-crafted. Chef/owner Dave Swanson is a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award's Best Chef Midwest, and his Restaurant Supported Agriculture program makes local, seasonal ingredients accessible to restaurants all over the city."

"Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery is a tavern, event center, and a gift shop located in the old Historic Pabst Brewery. Owner Jim Haertel has lovingly restored The Best Place, as well as some parts of the old brewery. For a small fee, you can take a guided tour that starts at The Best pub and takes you through the history of Pabst brewery from 1844 when Best & Company started its life right up to today."

"The brewery is no longer brewing, so while technically you’re touring what was once a brewery, it’s really more of a beer history tour. You do get to drink a free Pabst or Schlitz during the tour, and that’s enough to make up for the lack of actual brewing. The buildings and spaces are beautiful -- there’s a ton of weddings held here -- so if you’re into MKE history and architecture this is your tour."

"Best Place, which originally housed The Pabst Brewing Company’s corporate offices and an area for hospitality, includes a beer hall, gift shop, a brewery tour center, two courtyards and a coffee shop. Currently, every area of Best Place is closed except for the coffee shop, which celebrated its reopening July 3."

"Hit up one of the hot restaurants here (Odd Duck or Goodkind are two that have opened within the past few years, with farm-to-table fare and many shareable small plates). After dinner, either order drinks at At Random, a throwback cocktail lounge serving ice-cream drinks and other retro concoctions, complete with leather half-moon-shaped booths, dim lights and Sinatra’s tunes; or check out the theater. The Avalon Theater reopened along South Kinnickinnic Avenue (the neighborhood’s main drag) within the last two years, showing first-run movies in a completely refurbished—but still historic—environment. You can even order food and drinks and have them brought to your seat."

"Goodkind is one of those restaurants that just seem to do everything really well. With its neighborhood feel tucked away in Bay View, to the spacious and comfortable bar with excellent cocktails, and of course the fantastic service and food, Goodkind manages to impress on just about every count. The restaurant also happens to be a favorite with industry insiders, and not only serves up excellent dinner, but also fantastic brunch fare."

"If you want to watch multiple games at one time this is a very good place for it. They have about 15 to 20 TVs and a couple of nice big screens."

"This club makes Milwaukee Nightlife feel like you just teleported into a new dimension where there is only fun. The happy hours are amazing with places for bowling and pool tables. They have awesome DJs and good waiters."

"Gesu Church is a Jesuit parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1975. Although the church is not affiliated with Marquette University, through a 1991 partnership, it ministers to the downtown campus of Marquette and surrounding neighborhood."

"Today a part of National Register of Historic Places, the Church of the Gesu was founded in 1869 by English speaking Irish Catholics in the region. The church showcases French- Gothic styled architecture and is one of the churches which has stood the test of time. Even today, people love how the place can belong to the past and present equally."

"When you have a historic building built in 1882 that has survived 2 fires, has hosted thousands of musical performances and hundreds of weddings over its lifetime, it becomes a Milwaukee landmark that any couple is lucky to get married in. Creative on-location photos of Turner Hall Ballroom by Front Room Photography."

"Built in 1883, Turner Hall (Turnverein Milwaukee) is a National Historic Landmark and the last vestige of 19th century German Milwaukee that is still devoted to its original purpose. In addition to the ongoing gymnastics program, the Turner Hall ballroom is a popular concert venue."

"Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is an awesome mansion on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. When the person died who built it, he dedicated the mansion to the city. Since then, it has served as a decorative arts museum with fantastic gardens leading down toward the lake, in addition to being a popular spot for weddings."

"Overlooking Lake Michigan, the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is a popular Milwaukee arts destination housed in an Italian Renaissance-style villa. Designed and built by architect David Adler in 1923, the villa originally served as the residence of Lloyd Smith of the A.O. Smith Corporation and his family."

"The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum creates opportunities for residents and visitors to experience history, culture and the arts, by offering vibrant exhibitions and performances in the grand yet intimate setting of the Lloyd Smith family’s lakefront Renaissance villa and garden."

"This ambitious Sherman Park operation is a true phoenix, having risen from the ashes of a bank building damaged by fire during a protest in the neighborhood following a fatal police shooting in 2016. The multipurpose community collective bills itself as a “model for healing” and “strives to provide a high-quality space for small businesses-of-color offering diverse foods, wellness services and cultural activities.” Since opening its doors, the emporium has been host to art and film exhibits, and today houses nearly 30 independent businesses that offer everything from yoga to jewelry to counseling. Among the food offerings, you can find very excellent pizza, spring rolls, gourmet popcorn, coffee, local favorite Purple Door ice cream, and, coming soon, Brooklyn-based wings slinger Buffalo Boss."

"Part social movement, part cultural hub, the Phoenix remains the beating heart of the Sherman Park neighborhood, even in curbside or carry-out form. After the civil unrest following a fatal police shooting in 2016, community leaders transformed a damaged BMO Harris Bank building into this sprawling collective of small businesses, many of them owned by people of color. Since then, it’s been host to a Cory Booker presidential campaign rally and nominated for a State Farm Building Blocks Award."

"A post shared by Delectable Food & Hospitality™ (@delectablefoodandhospitality) on Dec 17, 2018 at 6:56am PST. Midtown Center is a lively commercial area in Milwaukee. Within the area, there is a children’s hospital that occupies 21,000 square feet (1,951 sq m) and a 10,600-square-foot (985 sq m) fully built food section that is fitted with comfortable seating."

"At this shopping center, you can find numerous local and national merchants. It can be accessed through several entryways alongside Capitol Drive and from every point of the metro area. If you walk around the shopping center, you will find that it is surrounded by densely populated residential neighborhoods."

"Ann’s offers not only yummy classic Italian food, but a patio with shade for the hot days and heaters for the cool ones."