Specialty coffee shops in Milwaukee
Archiver Coffee lists 10 specialty coffee shops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, across 8 neighbourhoods, with the roaster each one pours.
Part of the Milwaukee metro. An older café culture than most of the Midwest — big neighbourhood rooms in Bay View and Riverwest, and roasters that have been at it for thirty years.
- Cafés listed
- 10
- Neighbourhoods
- Bay View, Bronzeville, East Side, Riverwest, Third Ward, Walker's Point, Washington Heights, Westown
- Roaster-owned
- 8
- Metro
- Milwaukee
Every specialty café in Milwaukee
- Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. - Bay View — 2920 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Bay View. Longtime Bay View cafe on Kinnickinnic Avenue, open daily from 7am. Pours Anodyne's Mind Tonic espresso and rotating single origins; the wood-fired pizza kitchen it ran for years has closed.
- Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. - Walker's Point Roastery — 224 W Bruce St, Walker's Point. Anodyne's certified-organic roastery and cafe in a Walker's Point warehouse, roasting since 1999. Beer, wine and canned cocktails alongside espresso, and a concert room that hosts live music and weddings.
- Canary Coffee Bar — 720 N Old World 3rd St, Westown. Independent downtown coffee bar on Old World Third Street, open since 2019. A small, design-forward room serving espresso drinks, drip and pastries to Westown office workers and Fiserv Forum crowds.
- Colectivo Coffee - Humboldt Blvd. — 2999 N Humboldt Blvd, Riverwest. Colectivo's headquarters and roastery, where two vintage Probat machines roast in view of the cafe. Riverwest's big communal room, with all-day breakfast, seasonal menus and award-winning design.
- Colectivo Coffee - Third Ward — 223 E St Paul Ave, Third Ward. Open-air corner cafe across from the Milwaukee Public Market, with communal seating and bike racks. Serves Colectivo's full espresso and drip lineup daily from 6:30am, plus Troubadour Bakery pastries.
- Pilcrow Coffee — 416 W Walnut St, Bronzeville. Ryan Hoban's roastery and tasting room, moved from its first Bronzeville storefront to West Walnut Street. Light-leaning single origins from Ethiopia, Kenya and Colombia plus the Storyteller house blend and canned cold brew.
- Rochambo Coffee & Tea House — 1317 E Brady St, East Side. Family-owned Brady Street coffee and tea house open since 1995, known for fair-trade and organic sourcing, a deep loose-leaf tea list, late hours and a well-worn, artsy Milwaukee atmosphere.
- Stone Creek Coffee - The Factory — 422 N 5th St, Westown. The Factory is Stone Creek's downtown roastery, headquarters and flagship cafe, where beans are roasted six days a week. Espresso bar, pour-over service and full retail bean selection in a converted warehouse.
- Valentine Coffee Co. - Third Ward — 189 N Milwaukee St, Third Ward. Third Ward cafe on North Milwaukee Street, open from 6am on weekdays. A compact espresso-forward bar serving Valentine's own roasts to Historic Third Ward commuters, gallery-goers and nearby office workers.
- Valentine Coffee Co. - Vliet Street — 5918 W Vliet St, Washington Heights. Valentine's roastery and original cafe, on Vliet Street since 2012. Small-batch roasting happens on site; the tasting room pours Bering Sea Blend, Espresso Dolce and rotating traceable single origins.