Your 2024 Best of Milwaukee Readers’ Choice Winners

New Restaurant

★ Heirloom MKE

★ Uncle Wolfie’s Dinner Diner

★ Il Cervo 

Bakery

★ Rocket Baby

★ Peter Sciortino Bakery

★ Breadsmith

Barbecue

★ Smoke Shack

★ Sweet Smoke BBQ

★ Speed Queen BBQ

Food Truck  

★ Tots On The Street

★ Chucho’s Red Tacos

★ Las Virellas

Cocktails

★ At Random

★ Boone & Crockett

★ Bryant’s

Summery Beer  

★ Third Space Happy Place

★ Enlightened Cream City Brix

★ Component Rose’s Sour

Food/Drink Event

★ A La Carte at the Zoo

★ WMSE Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

★ Empty Bowls

Neighborhood Bar

★ The Bubbler

★ Ray & Dot’s Tap

★ Jamo’s

Fine Dining

★ Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro

★ Lupi & Iris

★ Sanford Restaurant

Vegetarian/Vegan

★ Beans & Barley

★ Twisted Plants

★ Café Manna

Burgers

★ Oscar’s Pub & Grill

★ Crafty Cow

★ Nite Owl

Patio Dining

★ Café Benelux

★ Harbor House

★ The Bridgewater Modern Grill

Brewery Taproom

★ Lakefront Brewery

★ Ope! Brewing

★ Lion’s Tail Brewing

Bar Patio

★ Barnacle Bud’s

★ The Outsider

★ Central Standard Crafthouse

Bottle Shop

★ Ray’s Wine & Spirits

★ Discount Liquor

★ Otto’s Wine & Spirits

Coffee

★ Colectivo

★ Valentine

★ Anodyne

Breakfast

★ Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern

★ Blue’s Egg

★ Café at the Plaza

Asian

★ DanDan

★ Momo Mee

★ India Garden

Mexican

★ Café Corazón

★ BelAir Cantina

★ Guadalajara Restaurant

Pizza

★ Flour Girl & Flame

★ Zaffiro’s

★ Balistreri’s

Ice Cream/Frozen Custard

★ Kopp’s

★ Leon’s

★ Purple Door

Grocery Store

★ Sendik’s Food Market (red bag)

★ El Rey Foods

★ Woodman’s Market

Bar Food

★ Camino

★ Elsa’s on the Park

★ Cloud Red

Local Muscian/Band

★ Trapper Schoepp

★ Buffalo Nichols

★ Brett Newski

Moviegoing Experience  

★ The Oriental Theatre

★ Marcus Movie Tavern

★ Avalon Atmospheric Theater

Arts/Entertainment Event

★ Milwaukee Film Festival

★ Lakefront Festival of Art

★ Gallery Night MKE

Day Trip Destination

★ Cedarburg

★ Sheboygan

★ West Bend

Sports Media Personality

★ LeRoy Butler

★ Bill Schroeder

★ Marques Johnson

Hiking

★ Seven Bridges

★ Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

★ Retzer Nature Center

Cover Band

★ Cherry Pie

★ Failure to Launch

★ Rhythm Kings 

Staycation Hotel

★ Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel

★ The Pfister

★ The Iron Horse

Park

★South Shore Park

★ Lake Park

★ Lakeshore State Park

Ethnic Festival

★ Irish Fest

★ German Fest

★ Festa Italiana

Local Weather Team

★ TMJ4

★ WISN

★ Fox6

Music Club

★ Cactus Club

★ Shank Hall

★ X-Ray Arcade

Museum

★ Milwaukee Art Museum

★ Milwaukee Public Museum

★ Discovery World 

Indoor Play Place

★ The Little Village Play Cafe

★ We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym

★ Bug & Goose Play Cafe

Neighborhood Festival

★ Tosa Fest

★ Brady Street Festival

★ Bay View Bash

Public Golf Course

★ Brown Deer Park

★ Whitnall Park

★ New Berlin Hills

Hair Salon

★ Freya Salon

★ Knick Salon and Spa

★ The Collective

Mani/Pedi

★ Nail Bar Milwaukee

★ Nula La Nail Studio

★ The Nail Bar

Travel Agency

★ JLJ Travel

★ Fox World Travel

★ Lake Country Travel

Financial Planning

★ IAG

★ Northwestern Mutual

★ Baird

Landscaper

★ David J Frank

★ Breezy Hill Nursery

★ LandCrafters

Furniture Store

★ BILTRITE Furniture – Leather – Mattresses

★ Steinhafels

★ Penny Mustard

Shoes

★ Stan’s Fit for Your Feet

★ Performance Running Outfitters

★ Rogan’s Shoes

Gift Store

★ MOD GEN

★ Sendik’s Home

★ Historic Milwaukee

Pet Supply

★ Bark N Scratch Outpost

★ Pet World

★ The Fish Factory

Barbershop

★ The Nobleman

★ Stag Barbershop

★ Gee’s Clippers

Aesthetician  

★ Illume

★ High Brow

★ SKN BAR RX

Auto Detailer

★ Metro Car Wash

★ Detail Doctors

★ Reflections Auto Detailing

Home Builder

★ Stepping Stone Homes

★ Tim O’Brien Homes

★ Belman Homes

Interior Decorator

★ Warren Barnett

★ Amy Carman Design

★ Fringe

Women’s Clothing

★ Faye’s

★ The District Row

★ Pink Moon Bay

Jeweler

★ Paloma Wilder

★ Kesslers Diamond Center

★ Powers Jewelry

Bike Shop

★ Wheel & Sprocket

★ Erik’s

★ DreamBikes

Spa

★ Urbaine Oasis

★ Neroli Salon & Spa

★ WELL Spa + Salon at the Pfister

Gyms and Fitness

★ Wisconsin Athletic Club

★ Vita Fitness & Physical Therapy

★ Milwaukee Athletic Club

Veterinarian

★ Shorewood Animal Hospital

★ Lakeside Animal Hospital

★ Greenfield Veterinary 

Home Remodeler

★ Kowalske Kitchen & Bath

★ Refined Renovations

★ Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource

Home Goods Store

★ GoodLand Home & Goods

★ Ebb & Flow Design Co.

★ The Home Market

Men’s Clothing

★ MODA3

★ Harleys Co.

★ Milworks 

Florist

★ 414loral

★ The Flower Lady

★ Sendik’s Floral

Kid-Focused Store

★ Winkie’s Toys and Variety

★ Ruckus & Glee

★ American Science & Surplus

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