Brunch in Milwaukee, WI

Walk any neighborhood on a Saturday morning and you will see the universal signs: a small crowd outside the door, baristas pulling shots through the window, the smell of bacon and butter on the breeze.

Bratwurst skillets, beer cheese, and lakeside brunch on Lake Michigan. Across Milwaukee, brunch takes on a flavor and pace that you simply can't find in another city. The directory currently lists 68 brunch-friendly restaurants in the Milwaukee, WI area, ranging from neighborhood diners and coffee bars to ambitious bistros that build elaborate weekend menus around seasonal ingredients.

What you order at brunch in Milwaukee is shaped by what's grown nearby, who has cooked here for generations, and what newcomers have brought to the table. Locals here treat brunch as a small celebration: a way to mark the end of a long week, catch up with friends, or simply slow down and enjoy a meal that doesn't have to end on schedule.

Below you'll find a full alphabetical directory of brunch restaurants in Milwaukee, with addresses, phone numbers, opening hours, and notes from the editorial team and local contributors. Use the cuisine breakdown to find a category that fits your morning — whether you want a classic American diner experience, a French pastry-and-coffee morning, a Mexican-style breakfast burrito, or a vegetarian-forward menu.

Each restaurant page includes more detail about the room, the menu, and what regulars recommend ordering. New listings are added every week, and corrections from local readers are always welcome — see the Submit page if you'd like to contribute.

By cuisine in Milwaukee

• Cafe — 32 spots
• new_american — 11 spots
• American — 11 spots
• Coffee Shop — 6 spots
• Breakfast — 4 spots
• Mexican — 2 spots
• Brunch — 2 spots
• Italian — 1 spots

Full directory: 68 brunch restaurants in Milwaukee

• 2Mesa Mexican Eatery

  4110 West Martin Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53208

  Mexican · Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-19:30

• 600 EAST Café

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-16:00

• 8th Note Coffee House

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe

• Alderaan Coffee

  1560 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa-Su 07:00-18:00

• Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company

  400 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-20:00; Sa 07:00-19:00; Su 07:30-18:00

• Axolotl Café

  3001 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207

  Mexican · Breakfast · Brunch · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30; Sa-Su 07:00-15:00

• Bacchus

  Milwaukee, WI

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Th 17:30-21:00; Fr 17:30-22:00; Sa 17:00-22:00

• Beerline Cafe

  2076 North Commerce Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212

  American · Hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07:00-19:00

• Birch

  459 East Pleasant Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 17:00-22:00

• Bistro 333

  Milwaukee, WI

  new_american · Italian · Hours: Mo-Th 06:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 06:30-23:00

• Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria

  249 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-22:00

• Brew Bayou

  Milwaukee, WI

  Coffee Shop

• Brewed Cafe

  1208 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: 06:30-21:00

• Brunch

  Milwaukee, WI

  Breakfast · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-15:00

• Buck Bradley's Saloon & Eatery

  1019 North Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53203

  American · Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-02:00; Sa-Su 09:00-02:00

• Buckley's Restaurant & Bar

  801 North Cass Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa-Su 10:00-24:00

• Café at the Plaza

  Milwaukee, WI

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Tu 07:00-14:00; We-Su 07:00-18:00; Dec 25 off

• Canary Coffee Bar

  Milwaukee, WI

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa-Su 08:00-21:00

• City.Net Jazz Café

  306 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-16:00; Sa 07:00-14:00

• Coffee & Bagels

  Milwaukee, WI

  sandwich · Hours: Mo-We,Fr 05:00-18:00; Th 06:00-13:00; Sa-Su 06:00-18:00

• Coffeetails

  1506 North Van Buren Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: 06:00-11:00

• Colectivo

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-17:00

• Colectivo Coffee

  223 East Saint Paul Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-18:00

• Comet Café

  1947 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-02:00; Fr 10:00-02:30; Sa 09:00-02:30; Su 09:00-02:00

• Davian's Schlitz Park Café

  1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

  American · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00

• Davians at 411 East Wisconsin

  Milwaukee, WI

  American · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30

• Discourse Coffee Workshop

  158 South Barclay Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-18:00

• DK Express by Bartolotta’s

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr,Su 10:00-15:00; Sa 10:00-16:00

• Drift

  Milwaukee, WI

  new_zealand · Hours: Mo-Fr 16:30-10:00,10:30-13:00; Sa-Su 10:00-13:00

• Dryhootch Coffeehouse

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Th 08:30-17:00; Fr 08:30-20:00; Sa 08:30-13:00

• East End Wine Bar

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Tu-Th,Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; Fr 10:00-19:00; Dec 24 10:00-14:00; Jan 01 10:00-19:00

• East Town Kitchen & Bar

  323 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: 06:30-01:00

• Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

  1001 North Astor Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Su 06:00-17:00

• Grace Place Coffee

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-13:00

• Grind

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00

• Hangout MKE Café & Lounge Company

  1819 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa-Su 08:00-23:00

• Hemp World CBD Cafe

  2225 North Humboldt Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53212

  Cafe

• Hi-Fi Cafe

  2640 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207

  Cafe

• Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-13:00

• Java Corner Cafe

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:30

• Lunda Room

  Milwaukee, WI

  American

• Lux Domes

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe

• Mason Street Grill

  425 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  American · Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 17:00-21:00

• Merriment Social

  240 East Pittsburgh Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204

  new_american · Hours: Mo closed; Tu-Sa 17:30-22:00; Su 10:00-15:00

• Mi Casa Su Cafe

  1835 North Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 11:00-15:00

• Plaza View Café

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00

• Refuge Cafe

  1102 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00

• Roast Coffee Company

  2132 East Locust Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211

  Coffee Shop

• Rochambo Coffee & Tea House

  1317 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-24:00; Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00

• Sababa Cafe & Catering

  391 East State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00

• Starbucks

  509 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-19:00; Su 06:00-14:00

• Stone Creek Café

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe

• Sweet Diner

  239 East Chicago Street, Milwaukee, WI

  Brunch · Hours: 06:00-16:00

• Swingin' Door Exchange

  219 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-02:00; Fr 11:00-02:30; Sa 10:00-02:30; Su 10:00-02:00

• Tess

  2499 North Bartlett Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211

  new_american · Hours: Tu-Th,Su 17:00-21:00;Fr-Sa 17:00-22:00;PH closed

• The Brown Bottle

  221 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212

  American · Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-15:00

• The Coffee Bean

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-12:30; Sa 07:30-12:30; Su off

• The Deep Groove

  1200 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Cafe

• The Denemark Lounge

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00

• The Diplomat

  815 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  new_american · Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00,16:00-22:00; Sa 16:00-22:00

• The Gasthaus

  Milwaukee, WI

  American

• Toast Milwaukee

  231 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204

  Breakfast · Hours: Mo, Th-Fr 08:00-14:00; Sa-Su 08:00-16:00

• Twisted Plants

  1233 East Brady Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  American · burger · Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su-Mo off

• Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern

  Milwaukee, WI

  Breakfast · Hours: Mo-Th 08:00-14:00; Fr 08:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00; Su 08:00-15:00

• Union Sports Annex

  West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233

  American

• Vendetta Coffee Bar

  2266 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207

  Coffee Shop · Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-16:00

• Water Street Brewery

  1101 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

  American · Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-24:00

• Windhover Coffee

  Milwaukee, WI

  Cafe