Best Outstanding Cafes In Milwaukee Near Me

4worldlovers: Transport yourself to the Lowlands region of Europe and kick back with a bier in hand. Milwaukee’s Third Ward meets the Lowlands of Europe—BElgium, the NEtherlands, and LUXembourg—with our unique menu and atmosphere. Dine like a European with extensive streetside seating, take in views of Milwaukee on the rooftop deck, or cozy up in our Grand Café. With a buzzing brunch scene (not to mention our award-winning Bloodies!), welcoming spaces, from-scratch menus, and an unbelievably vast bier list, we welcome you to Café Benelux.

Our from-scratch menus feature everything from regional favorites like mussels and frites to innovative sandwiches and entrees. Check out our award-winning brunch every weekend, or watch the sunset over dinner on the rooftop patio.

Our world-class bier program boasts an extensive selection of Belgian and craft brews and exclusives from Lowlands Brewing Collaborative. We are also proud (only one of nine in the country!) ambassadors of Orval, the renowned Trappist bier.

Our beverage program doesn’t stop at bier and wine! Our drink list expands to hand-crafted cocktails, award-winning bloody marys, a myriad of mimosas, coffee drinks, zero proof sippers.

We believe that life is best enjoyed with close friends, preferably with a great bier in hand. We’ve collaborated with some of the best brewers in the world to craft our own exclusive collection of biers, to do exactly that.

With a range of options for private dining and events, our unique spaces and enticing food and beverage menus are perfect for your next event. No matter what you’re planning, whether a big celebration, corporate event, or an intimate dinner, your Lux event will be memorable.

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Rochambo Coffee and Tea House has been located on the East Side of Milwaukee for over 20 years promoting community and well-being through sustainable beverages and products.

Rochambo Coffee and Tea House has been a community staple on Milwaukee's Brady Street for over 20 years. Hear what visitors have said about our popular beverages and inviting atmosphere!

"Rochambo, a great place to meet your life, your wife or your friends... To make up, break up and wake up. To talk, to think, to drink. Pretty much good for everything. Real people keeping it that way. I worked there for ten years, long enough to know there's no place quite like it. The drinks are great,bbut the peace, the people and possibilities are what make it mystic."

“The Irish Coffee at Rochambo is widely regarded as the best in town. They nail it.”

“Another neighborhood gem on Brady Street. Friendly, helpful, unhurried staff. Forget Starbucks. This is the place where you can feel part of the community”

4worldlovers: Café at the Pfister features both a full dining area available for breakfast and lunch along with a barista counter and patisserie in downtown Milwaukee. We proudly brew Starbucks coffee on the go and serve freshly baked-in-house pastries, gourmet desserts, and special treats. Start your day at Café at the Pfister and enjoy a stunning breakfast in downtown Milwaukee!

The hotel café’s barista bar is open later and proudly brewing Starbucks coffee all day long. Milwaukee’s hidden gem, the café barista area is the perfect place to hold your late afternoon meeting (with an outlet near every seat), watch the news, browse your phone, or play a board game with your family.

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After a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus we are thrilled to bring Comet back to Milwaukee! Comet is once again part of the PIE Inc gang – which includes Honeypie, Palomino, SmallPie and Honeypie Bakeshop Milwaukee and Chicago. Comet is where our restaurant group started in 2005 being our first café that we operated before opening Honeypie (our second), in 2009. It was also in 2009 that we landed ourselves on the Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” forever cementing Comet into national food history (at least in TV reruns). In 2015 we sold Comet to our then partners and focused on growing Honeypie and Palomino, opening SmallPie, and expanding the Bakeshop to Chicago. We are over the moon to have Comet back in our care.


Opened in 1995, Comet started as a small coffee shop slinging amazing sandwiches and delicious, strong coffee that you could linger over with a cigarette (it was the 90’s) – Comet has from the start been a loved third space for many. Comet operated as that tiny punk-rock café until 2005 when PIE Inc partnered and expanded Comet into the space it is now. We introduced a full bar and scratch-made diner food that we sourced locally (rare to find at the time) in addition to the classic sandwiches and coffee menu Comet started with. Comet has held a special place in so many lives in its 25+ year history – it has been a neighborhood hangout, a place for first dates and engagements, birthday celebrations, family meals, hangover cures, band meetings, business meetings, Beer School and book clubs. It has been a place for every age and welcoming to everyone.


You’ll notice a few things are different now than when you were likely last here. Some of it is on purpose, some of it is a by-product of current industry issues. We have done our best to preserve the favorite menu items from the history of Comet – while also updating a few things to match our current times. The pandemic really rocked the restaurant industry, and we still have not fully recovered. Restaurants are still struggling with supply chain issues, rising costs, and extreme staffing shortages. All of us are doing the best with what we’ve got – we are an endlessly creative industry after all – but it does mean that most restaurants are still not open 7 days a week, have eliminated services, have smaller menus, etc, etc. Our priority at PIE Inc. is to keep the integrity of our restaurants in place – from-scratch, responsibly sourced food, great service for our community, support, kindness and a good living for our talented teams. The choices we make for our operations put those values first and sometimes that means we have to take something else away to stay true to them (R.I.P cupcakes). We hope you understand! It is a privilege to operate Comet and be here to feed and care for you all once again. We promise to do our best to keep Comet a special place for another 25 years.


We can’t wait to see you! – Valeri Lucks, Founder, CEO and Managing Partner & Derek Petersen, Executive Chef and Managing Partner, PIE Inc.


We strive to be a great employer, a valuable part of our community and a fun place to work!


Comet is once again part of PIE INC. We are a small but growing company that includes Palomino, Honeypie Cafe, Honeypie Bakeshop-Milwaukee, SmallPie, and Honeypie Bakeshop-Chicago. (We originally operated Comet from 2005-2015 and we are thrilled to operate Comet once again!)

4worldlovers: The Café at the Plaza is a bustling vintage café that

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The Courtyard is nestled in the center of our red brick building. Straight out of the pages of a French travel guide, the ivy-covered courtyard offers open-air seating for both drinks and dining.

The Café’s regular hours are 7am – 2pm, serving all week long. We also now offer carry-out service featuring all your favorites!

4worldlovers: It’s why we do what we do. The world of coffee has so much to offer, and at every turn -- every day -- we are inspired, challenged, and rewarded. Where do we find these coffees? Which ones to buy? How to roast them? What about brewing? Follow along, we are eager to share the entire process.

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