Dining suggestions

Professionals at Landaas & Company are licensed to provide financial advice. But often we’re asked where to get a bite to eat within walking distance of our downtown Milwaukee offices.

Feel free to ask us while you’re visiting, but in case you want to plan ahead, here are some suggestions:

Café Calatrava

Contemporary cuisine served along Lake Michigan in the signature structure of the Milwaukee Art Museum

700 N. Art Museum Drive

Café at the Pfister

Casual dining featuring soups, sandwiches and café items in a sumptuous, grand old hotel

Located in the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.

For other suggestions, peruse the Top 30 rated by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel dining critic Carol Deptolla.

Cubanitas Restaurant

A thoroughly Cuban restaurant

728 N. Milwaukee St.

Mason Street Grill

Classic American with wood-grilled burgers, wood-fired pizzas, seafood and more

Located in the Pfister Hotel, 425 E. Mason St.

Pastiche at the Metro

With an emphasis on natural, seasonal ingredients, the lunch menu includes soups, salads and baguette sandwiches

Located in the Hotel Metro, 411 E. Mason St.

Sake Tumi

Contemporary Japanese and Korean restaurant featuring a full sushi bar

714 N. Milwaukee St.

The Soup House

Clever, savory soups, with vegetarian and vegan choices, served weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., cash only

324 E. Michigan St.

Swingin’ Door Exchange

Daily specials range from hotdogs to crab dinners, with an array of salads and sandwiches in between

Located in the landmark Grain Exchange Building, 219 E. Michigan St.

Zarletti

Traditional fare based on the northern regions of Italy

740 Milwaukee St.

Please click here to see the online dining guide of Milwaukee’s East Town Association.

For Milwaukee-area restaurant recommendations from the visitor guide Key Milwaukee, please click here.

(initially posted Jan. 24, 2012; updated Oct. 2013; Aug. 2015; June 2016; April 2017)

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