Used Boats Milwaukee

Lee Matz Creative Director / Photojournalist Milwaukee Business Journal

Outdoor dinner is an ever growing nationwide trend for restaurants.

Despite having summer time diminishing into autumn, it is still worth noting the town’s crown possessions: its waterways.

The waterways of Milwaukee were a traditional opportunity for direct business. Recently they will have offered way to leisure activities, with cruises and lake dining because so many well-known.

Not everyone has a vessel like they are doing an automobile. But the development of kayak, canoe and pontoon ship rentals, with chartered excursions, tends to make accessibility the Milwaukee River more practical and inexpensive.

Cutting right through the heart of downtown, the two-miles of lake walk runs over the Milwaukee River with access to a few of the city's top restaurants, brewpubs, shops and nightlife. These places are typical with a kayak’s paddle distance for lunch or dinner.

While since the Yacht Blast occasion for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in July, I was reminded exactly how various my residence town seems from the water. There is an entire water tradition that enjoys dining by-boat. Ship owner Kate Hill of Heartland Suggestions analysis Inc. told me that so far as she knew “there had been no formal boating chart of eateries across the Milwaukee River. We find places from exploration and also by word-of-mouth off their motorboat proprietors.”

That discussion was the inspiration in making that. To avoid any gray area in what restaurant locations qualify, this is actually the criteria always compile the choice:

Restaurants must:

1. be located directly over the river inside the downtown area

2. have actually outside dinner

3. have actually direct boat dock use of the food area

4. don't have any road or buffer between your lake and dining location

Riverfront Restaurants(in an effort from north to south across the Milwaukee River)

A. Lakefront Brewery, Inc., 1872 N.Commerce St.

B. The Harp Irish Pub, 113 E. Juneau Ave.

C. Molly Cool's Seafood Tavern, 1110 N. Old-world third St.

D. Buckhead Saloon, 1044 N. Old-world third St.

E. Port of Call Bistro & Beer outdoors, 106 W. Wells St.

F. Very cheap Restaurant & Brewery, 740 N. Plankinton Ave.

G. John Hawks Pub, 100 W. Wisconsin Ave.

H. Liquid Buffalo Restaurant, 249 N. Liquid St.

We. Milwaukee Ale House, 233 N. Liquid St.

J. Rustico, 223 N. Water St.

K. Wine Maniacs In The River, 106 W. Seeboth St.

L. Screaming Tuna, 106 W. Seeboth St.

M. Riverfront Pizzeria Club & Grill, 509 E. Erie St.

N. Milwaukee Sail Loft, 649 E. Erie St.

O. Barnacle Bud’s, 1955 S. Hilbert St.

P. Horny Goat Hideaway, 2011 S. Very First St.

Q. Twisted Fisherman Crab Shack, 1200 W. Canal St.

There are three docks along the Milwaukee River that solution Milwaukee’s lake cruises and local rental craft. These function from might until September, or later depending upon the weather.

All restaurants listed may be accessed by automobile or by foot. So even in the event sailing just isn't an alternative, dining along the Milwaukee lake is still an event for anyone to savor.