Milwaukee Restaurants Offer Special Deals for Downtown Dining Week

Milwaukee’s 20th Downtown Dining Week, organized by Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21, will take place from May 28 to June 4, offering special lunch menus priced between $15 and $25 and dinner menus at $35, $45, or $55 per person. The event features 34 participating restaurants, including locations in the Third Ward and Lower East Side, with nearly all being independently owned. Each multi-course menu highlights selections from the restaurant’s regular offerings and includes a stated retail meal value to show diners their savings.

Looking for a fun excuse to dine Downtown? Milwaukee’s 20th Downtown Dining Week, organized by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21, just might be it. For the annual celebration of Milwaukee’s Downtown restaurant scene, restaurants will offer special deals from Thursday, May 28 through Thursday, June 4. During this eight-day stretch, special lunch menus will be priced between $15-$25 per person and dinner menus will be $35, $45 or $55 per person. Spanning two or three courses with limited selections – including appetizers, main courses and desserts – each Downtown Dining Week menu highlights selections from the restaurant’s regular menu. Each menu includes a “retail meal value,” so you know exactly how much you’re saving. The participating restaurants aren’t solely in Downtown proper: you’ll also find a few in the Third Ward and on the Lower East Side. Of the 34 restaurants, nearly all are independently owned and operated, while a few – such as The Capital Grille and Tupelo Honey – are chains. You can find each restaurant’s full Downtown Dining Week menu online. It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year This year’s Downtown Dining Week restaurants are: - Avli - Bacchus - Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria - The Café at the Pfister - The Capital Grille - Carson’s - The Conroy Modern Supper Club - Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen - Doc’s Smokehouse - The Edison - Electric Lime - Elsa’s on the Park - The Explorium Brewpub - Flourchild - Il Cervo - JoSa on the River - The Knick - Mader’s - Merriment Social - Milwaukee ChopHouse - Milwaukee Sail Loft - Oak Barrel Public House - Onesto - Rodizio Grill - Smoke Shack - The Social American Tavern - The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails - Third Coast Provisions - Tre Rivali - Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar - Vagabond - Ward’s House of Prime - Who’s on Third - The Yard at the Iron Horse Hotel Nine of these restaurants will offer a $15 lunch menu: Café at the Pfister, Doc’s Smokehouse, Elsa’s on the Park, The Explorium Brewpub, The Knick, The Social American Tavern, Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar, Vagabond and Who’s on Third. The Café at the Pfister will feature a smashburger slider, deviled eggs or gazpacho as the starter; followed by buttermilk fried chicken, Mediterranean chicken salad or a turkey avocado wrap; then a choice of either chocolate cake or carrot cake for dessert. Another longtime Milwaukee restaurant, Elsa’s at the Park, will let you choose from four lunch entrees a half-pound pork chop on a roll, double-smashed burger, spicy meat-loaded pizza or half-pound cheeseburger followed by either an ice-cream sundae or chocolate mousse. Dinner menus are also in abundance, including places that would normally cost much more than $35-$55, such as at Bacchus. The Bartolotta Restaurant will offer three selections in each of its three courses, including pork bolognese, soy-glazed salmon and molten chocolate cake. Similarly, Milwaukee ChopHouse’s Downtown Dining Week dinner menu is a surf-and-turf delight – choose from six-ounce filet, sea bass or shrimp gnocchi for the main course. For meat-free diners, there are plenty of vegetarian options. The same is true for gluten-free options, which are noted on menus.