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Milwaukee is and always has been a bar town. Today, the scene is a delightful mix of cutting-edge lounges with all the big city feels to mom-and-pop taverns serving tap beers and pickled eggs.
But this week, my OnMilwaukee colleagues and I waxed nostalgic and made a list of shuttered Milwaukee bars, taverns, lounges, clubs and pubs. There are, of course, many more than those on this list – which is ranked in no particular order.
But raise a glass with us to these watering holes of yesteryear and enjoy the flood of memories that some of these forgotten spots might trigger. Or maybe we should be apologizing ahead of time for that. In any case, how many of these have you been to?
- Village Pub
- Shooters/Esoteria/Eso
- Benno's
- National Liquor Bar
- The Underground
- The Toad
- Balzac
- Whiskey Bar
- Randy’s Neighbor’s Inn
- Rock Bottom Brewery
- Up & Under on Brady
- Buddha Lounge
- Valent’s
- Eve
- Milwaukee Beer Bistro
- The Black Shamrock
- Riverwest Public House
- L.A. Freeway
- Oak & Shield Gaming Pub
- The Irish Pub
- The Avalanche
- The Brown Bottle
- G-Daddy’s BBC
- Wonder Bar
- Walker’s Point Music Hall
- Rogue’s Gallery
- Trysting Place Pub
- Milwaukee Ale House
- The Zodiac
- Zur Krone
- Satin Doll Lounge
- Morry’s On Prospect
- RC’s
- George’s Pub
- Ten Bells
- Vitucci’s
- Lee’s Luxury Lounge
- Hegarty’s Pub
- The Unicorn
- Barrel Riders
- Hotel Foster
- Circle A
- Nash’s Irish Castle
- The Monkey Bar
- The Hop Inn
- Romans' Pub
- Club 219
- Halliday’s Pub
- Cafe Voltaire / Odd Rock Cafe
- Century Hall
- The Dubliner
- Club Marilyn
- Buck Bradley’s
- Judge's Irish Pub
- Rosie’s On Water
- The Boardwalk/The Globe
- The Globe West
- The Rock Shop
- Mayfield’s
- The Sanctuary
- Club Anything
- Jabberwocky
- The Junction
- Billy’s Old Mill
- Dish
- The Attic West
- Kiko’s
- Jazz Oasis
- Blues Oasis
- Great Northern Train Bar
- The Honey Bucket
- Mantra
- Plum
- Green Tree Pub
- Brubaker’s
- Thai Joe’s
- Swittel's/Jimmy's Hi-Fi Lounge
- The Celebrity Club
- Yield
- Zim’s
- Polaris
- Horny Goat
- Cafe Melange
- Nut Hut / Kathy’s Nut Hut
- Lucky Joe’s Tiki Room
- Fannie’s
- 5th Ward Pub
- The Bomb Shelter
- Listwan’s
- Park Avenue
- Jim’s Time Out
- Dragon Lounge
- Moct
- My Office
- M's
- The Tamarack
- Have A Nice Day Cafe
- Fritz’s Pub
- Stubby’s Gastropub
- Yano’s
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
