Milwaukee restaurant and bar news you might have missed last month

Jessica Rodriguez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Updated Wed, February 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM UTC

2 min read

From openings to closings to other announcements, here's the Milwaukee restaurant and bar news you may have missed in January:

How Wisconsin breweries are surviving a maturing market

Eagle Park Brewing Co. co-owner Jake Schinker works on the canning line at the brewery in Muskego on June 30, 2020.

People are drinking less alcohol, and breweries are feeling it. How are some breweries "swimming in beer," while others seem to struggle to survive and ultimately close?

Reporter Jordyn Noennig dives into how the local beer market is evolving. Read here to learn how.

Milwaukee restaurant and bar openings and announcements

From East Side to Clarke Square, here are six new bars and restaurants opening in Milwaukee .
Bacchus is celebrating it 20th anniversary with return of a la carte dining, champagne dinner.
New Starbucks opens on Milwaukee's east side.
Teen 'n' Out, 1950 W. Hampton Ave., will open in February.
Maider Kitchen Restaurant , a new Hmong restaurant, is opening at 6318 N. 76th St.
Jr's Treats Snack Bar is the newest addition to Water Street, offering mini-pancakes, Mexican street corn, ice cream and other snacks.
Forage Kitchen opened in the Milwaukee Public Market.
Amaranth Bakery & Café , 3329 W. Lisbon Ave., made Yelp's "Top 50 soup spots to warm you up according to Elites."
Burmese restaurant Ni Burmese opened at the KinetiK apartments, 2160 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Baya Bar Wisconsin will open at the former Kwench Juice Cafe location at 2220 N. Prospect Ave. this winter.
Favorites Restaurant & Lounge is slated to ope n this spring at the corner of North 18th Street and West Fond du Lac Avenue

Milwaukee restaurant and bar closings

Promises bar in Walker's Point has closed after two years .
Littleport Brewing Co. has closed — it hopes temporarily,
Third Coast Gourmet , a deli in The Renaissance Building, 309 N. Water St., closed .
Latin American restaurant Sabor Tropical will move from its Bay View location.
Vegan restaurant On the Bus in the Milwaukee Public Market closed .
Pizza Hut in Bay View closed.

8 Wisconsin chefs, 2 bars among semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards

Chefs, restaurants and restaurateurs from Milwaukee and Madison have been named semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards in four categories. Read more here.

Hungry? These were our dining critic's best bites in January

If you're missing The Tandem restaurant, you can find its fried chicken sandwich, appropriately called That Tandem Sandwich, at Kinship Cafe.

"That" Tandem sandwich and a single piece of nigiri. Here's what our dining critic enjoyed most last month .

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