For 20 years Shepherd Express readers have been the city´s most vigilant scouts of the bar and club scene. The best Bloody Mary, the slickest bowling lanes, even the best place to sneak a cigarette: Our readers will guide you through the dark territory of Milwaukee´s nightlife without a scratch. Unless, of course, you like a few scratches with your cocktail.
Accommodation for Smokers:Tonic Tavern
Bang for Your Buck Bar: Landmark Lanes
Bar Food: Club Garibaldi
Beer Selection: Cafe Centraal
Brewery Tour: Great
Lakes Distillery
Cocktail Lounge: Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
Open Mic Night: Linneman's Riverwest
Inn
Reader's Picks
Accommodation for Smokers
Potawatomi Bingo Casino
1721 W. Canal St.
800-729-7244
paysbig.com
Runners-up:
Horny Goat Hideaway
Mad Planet
Bang for Your Buck Bar
Mulligans Irish Pub & Grill
8933 S. 27th St., Franklin
414-304-0300
www.mulliganson27th.com
Runners-up:
Duke's on Water
Y-Not II
Bar Food
Palomino
2491 S. Superior St.
414-747-1007
www.myspace.com/palominobar
Runners-up:
Hooligan's
Sobelman's
Bar for Quiet Conversation
Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Ave.
414-481-2393
www.mysugarmaple.com
Runners-up:
Balzac
Bryant's
Cocktail Lounge
Bar to be Seen In
Elsa's on the Park
833 N. Jefferson St.
414-765-0615
www.elsas.com
Runners-up:
Horny Goat Hideaway
Hi Hat
Lounge
Bartender
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202 W. Wisconsin Ave.
414-270-1988
Runners-up:
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Beer Selection
Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Ave.
414-481-2393
www.mysugarmaple.com
Runners-up:
Cafe Hollander
The Bomb
Shelter
Bloody Mary
The Wicked Hop
345 N. Broadway
414-223-0345
www.thewickedhop.com
Runners-up:
Trocadero
Sobelman's
Bowling Alley
Landmark Lanes
2220 N. Farwell Ave.
414-278-8770
www.landmarklanes.com
Runners-up:
Bay View Bowl
Falcon Bowl
Brewery Tour
Lakefront Brewery
1872 N. Commerce St.
414-372-8800
www.lakefrontbrewery.com
Runners-up:
Sprecher Brewing Company
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Cocktail Lounge
At Random
2501 S. Delaware Ave.
414-481-8030
Runners-up:
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
Hi Hat
Lounge
Comedy Club
ComedySportz
420 S. First St.
414-272-8888
www.comedysportzmilwaukee.com
Runners-up:
Comedy Cafe
Giggles
Comedy Pub
Dance Club
Mad Planet
533 E. Center St.
414-263-4555
www.mad-planet.net
Runners-up:
La Cage
Apartment 720
Happy Hour
Kiku
202 W. Wisconsin Ave.
414-270-1988
Runners-up:
Bar Louie
Mulligans
Irish Pub & Grill
Irish Pub
County Clare
1234 N. Astor St.
414-272-5273
www.countyclare-inn.com
Runners-up:
Mo's Irish Pub
Brocach
Irish Pub
Jazz Club
Jazz Estate
2423 N. Murray Ave.
414-964-9923
www.jazzestate.com
Runners-up:
Caroline's
ARJ's Jazz
& Blues Club
Karaoke Bar
Lucille's Rockin' Pianos
1110 N. Old World Third St.
414-225-0304
www.lucillesrocks.com
Runners-up:
The New Yorker
Vitucci's
Live Music Venue
Pabst Theater
144 E. Wells St.
414-286-3663
www.pabsttheater.org
Runners-up:
Turner Hall Ballroom
Riverside Theater
Margarita
La Fuente
625 S. Fifth St.
414-271-8595
www.ilovelafuente.com
Runners-up:
Cempazuchi
Botanas
Martini
Jo-Jo's Martini Lounge
418 N. Mayfair Road
414-475-5656
jojosmartinilounge.com
Runners-up:
Hi Hat Lounge
Eddie
Martini's
New Nightclub Opened Since November 2009
Crisp
1323 E. Brady St.
414-727-4217
crispmilwaukee.com
Runners-up:
Angelo's Cafe Vino
BarNone
Open Mic Night
Up & Under
1216 E. Brady St.
414-276-2677
Runners-up:
Linneman's
Miramar
Theatre
Pool Hall
Landmark Lanes
2220 N. Farwell Ave.
414-278-8770
www.landmarklanes.com
Runners-up:
Romine's High Pockets
BBC
Rock Club
Cactus Club
2496 S. Wentworth Ave.
414-897-0663
www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com
Runners-up:
The Rave
BBC
Romantic Bar
At Random
2501 S. Delaware Ave.
414-481-8030
Runners-up:
Blu at the Pfister
Bryant's
Cocktail Lounge
Strip Club
Silk Exotic
11400 W. Silver Spring Road
414-462-7455
www.silkexotic.com
Runners-up:
Crazy Horse
On The
Border
Wine Selection at a Bar
Balzac
1716 N. Arlington Place
414-755-0099
balzacwinebar.com
Runners-up:
Vino 100
Indulge Wine Bar
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