I.d. Bar & Restaurant
415 Genesee St.
At this jewel-toned, industrial-chic eatery, open since 2016 at the Delafiield Hotel, executive chef Joe Heppe whips up true farm-to-table dishes like Wisconsin summer thyme flatbread topped with Roth cheese and local mushrooms. Cocktails – sporting fun and sassy names (such as “A Sazerac, eh?”) – are worth a sip.
The Barn Owl
727 N. Genesee St
Score aromatic love letters to Wisconsin, such as an old-fashioned-scented candle (yep, like the cocktail) from Lake Effect Co., or South Street Soapworks’ beer soap. Greeting cards you won’t find anywhere else and cozy, patterned cardigans round out the stock.
Milwaukee Street Traders
523 Milwaukee St.
Four rooms at this coffee shop – where the sign behind the barista reads “Peace Love Coffee” – are filled with Tiffany-style chandeliers, Persian rugs, library tables, cushy sofas and wooden booths. And there’s far more than muffins and morning rolls on the menu.
Sally’s Sweet Shoppe Too
810 Genesee St.
You can find creatively flavored cupcakes – like Very Vanilla and Salted Caramel Pretzel – between the sky blue and bubble-gum-pink walls of this from-scratch bakery. Frosted cut-out cookies change with the seasons (pumpkins in fall, snowmen in winter).
Element Style Boutique
708 N. Genesee St.
Kick back on a plush mustard-yellow sofa at Lake Country’s version of Anthropologie while admiring plant-based dish soap and hand-painted dishes, or shop for flowy tops and wide-leg pants in fun prints.
Rickety Robin Antiques
703 Milwaukee St.
Delafield’s oldest antiques shop, which opened in 1978, is chock full of vintage treasures. Every item in the pretty blue house is procured by owners Julie and John Platz. Scoop up finds such as Red Wing pottery or a diamond-studded antique wristwatch.
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