Best Nightlife 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."

"Milwaukee Brat House downtown is one of the city’s most popular choices for lunch. With its central location, abundant seating, and great menu items, the Brat House is great for a lunch filled with Milwaukee favorites, like grilled sausages, cheese curds, and burgers."

"Perhaps the most quintessentially Milwaukee restaurant in the city, the Brat House serves many variations of—you guessed it—bratwurst, along with other American pub cuisine. Outdoor seating: Yes. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m."

"Walkers PointDark bar known for gin and Old FashionedsA less-hipster version of some of the bars in Bay View, Tin Widow is dark, cozy, and intimate, thanks to numerous candles and a lounge-like area at the back. Gin is the spirit of choice here, and they probably have more types than any other bar in Milwaukee. Get your favorite gin mixed in a Negroni..."

"The five-year-old bakery and restaurant sources most of its ingredients from around the state to craft brunch-time favorites like scallops Benedict: poached eggs on an English muffin with seared scallops, lemon hollandaise, sunflower sprouts and country bacon. Be sure to follow up any meal with one of Honeypie’s 33 varieties of pies, including Rocky Road, Cheddar Bacon Apple, Bourbon Walnut Pecan, Chocolate Chip Cheesecake and Lemon Icebox, all of which are homemade."

"When HoneyPie Cafe reopened for the first time for in-person dining, it was in May at its new home down the street, on its patio. It's larger than the old patio but still feels cozy. Diners walk through the restaurant (the dining room was in progress in spring) and past the pastry case full of pie and past shelves of pie-making books and kitchen tools for sale."

"This cozy cafe serves up delicious home cooking and, of course, a wide selection of cupcakes and pies. The wait for Sunday brunch can be long, but if you come in the summer you might snag a spot on the semi-secret patio out back."

"Anchoring the lively Brady Street bar scene, where this Italian-immigrant neighborhood attracts lots of nightlife fans, Nomad World Pub is a known spot for watching soccer games. Another bar of the same name (and the same owner) opened in Madison, but this one is the original. Seating is limited but there is a lot of room to stand in this historic tavern—including outdoor seating with great people-watching opportunities when the weather is warm outside."

"Brady StreetSpacious soccer bar patio with on-point specialsIt's a lot easier to pretend like it's 80 degrees and sunny when you're surrounded by the neon colors and tropical plants of Nomad's back patio. The space is larger than the pub inside and features its own bar and a few TVs that will always play soccer before anything else, plus beach parties and DJs on weekends. Grab a burger from the little stand and wash it down with a boozy slushie."

"Carnevor is Milwaukee’s hippest steakhouse, but it’s not getting by on looks alone. The wine list is a dazzling 700-plus bottles, and the steaks (butchered and aged in the SURG group’s own shop) are superior. Of course, you’ll pay for that excellent steak — up to $161 for a 6-ounce imported Japanese Wagyu filet."

"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"

"Jackie’s Cafe serves incredible Asian food items from hot bowls of khao phoon noodles, pad see ew, freshly made dessert, and rice cakes. They have a special buffet menu and catering services. Also, they have a quick option which contains a lunch box of entrees with rice of your choice, from fried rice to sticky rice."

"Koi Japanese Cuisine is proud to offer and the surrounding communities the freshest Sushi and Hibachi and the most humble of efforts to complement their fantastic menu selections. They wish to offer the friendliest and most attentive service. Their restaurant is known for its variety in taste and fresh ingredients with a kind atmosphere and excellent service."

"Over in Town of Lake, check out KOI Japanese Cuisine, which has earned four stars out of 173 reviews on Yelp. You can find the sushi bar and Japanese spot at 552 W."

"We ordered the Steak Fried Rice a second time because we liked it the first time. This time the meat was full of grizzle and most of it had to be thrown ..."

"The 22-acre park includes a 1.7-mile trail that connects to the Hank Aaron and Oak Leaf state trails; a watercraft beach area with access for canoes, paddleboats and kayaks; fishing areas and 20 boat slips for vessels up to 60 feet in length with overnight boat camping available. A bridge connects the north end of the park to the Summerfest grounds and an extension of the land near the American Family Insurance Amphitheater connects the south end."

"As Milwaukee’s only state park, Lakeshore State Park was inaugurated only within the last decade. You can find it in downtown Milwaukee, right behind Discovery World and the Summerfest grounds. Paved walkways are large enough for cyclists and dog-walkers alike and easily connect to the lakefront’s pedestrian walkways immediately north of the Milwaukee Art Museum."

"Milwaukee is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. This provides plenty of space for outdoor summer activities, from sailing and swimming to beach volleyball at Bradford Beach near downtown. If you just want a taste of the lake, stroll through the loop inside Lakeshore State Park."

"There’s a reason why Milwaukee is called the City of Festivals. With family-friendly fests throughout the summer, there’s always something fun to do in Milwaukee. Many people may flock to Milwaukee for the world’s largest music festival, Summerfest, but families should make it a point to visit the wide variety of family-friendly fests."

"The Lynden Sculpture Garden is the former home of Harry and Peg Bradley. In May 2010, they opened their doors to the public, permitting everyone to enjoy the tranquility and beauty for which these 40 acres of woodlands have become famous. The lovely lakeside park is studded with intriguing sculptures, while the inside galleries hold contemporary exhibits that contain thought-provoking paintings and other works on paper."

"If sculpture art is more your thing, head to Lynden Sculpture Garden, which is about the same drive as to Hales Corners, and still in the city of Milwaukee, near where I-43 meets West Brown Deer Road. Its 40 acres are open year-round and filled with ponds, sculpture art and rotating exhibits, a grand place to work off all the food you ate earlier in Walker’s Point."

"The experience of monumental sculptures in nature is great for families. Weekly "art drop-in" sessions introduce kids 6-11 to a new artmaking technique."