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Water Street
Stretching along the Milwaukee River, aptly named Water Street draws a preponderance of
Marquette students and lots of downtown business types; you want rowdy, then come here.
Nightlifevariesfromabrewpubtosportsbarsanddanceclubs.The Water Street Brewery
(1101 N. Water St., 414/272-1195, www.waterstreetbrewery.com , food served 11am-9pm
Mon.-Sat., $5-15) is Milwaukee's original brewpub. These folks also run what is likely
the newest “hot” spot in the neighborhood, the Trinity Three Irish Pubs (125 E. Juneau
Ave, 414/278-7033, http://trinitythreeirishpubs.com ) : classic pubs by day, one of the three
is a dance club by night. Raucous as all get out, and the institution here, is Rosie's Water
Works (1111 N. Water St., 414/274-7213, http://rosiesonwater.com ) .
Walker's Point
Moreandmoreshops,boutiques,andrestaurantsaremovingintotheWalker'sPointneigh-
borhood by the month. Nightspots here vary from a pub with a sand volleyball court out-
side to a Teutonic watering hole, dark sippers' pubs, and a whole lot more. Walker's Point
is also the home of Milwaukee's oldest LGBT dance club, La Cage (801 S. 2nd St., 414/
672-7988, http://lacagemke.com ) ; it's the largest in Wisconsin.
North Jefferson Street
Bar-restaurantssuchas Elsa's on Park (833N.JeffersonSt.,414/765-0615), Louise's (801
N. Jefferson St., 414/273-4224), and others, all in the same area, have given North Jeffer-
son Street and environs the feel of a subdued scene, all in the ritzy section of town full of
boutiques, galleries, and the like. The yin to Water Street's noisy yang.
Beer Halls and Taverns
The folks at Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall (1920 S. 37th St., 414/837-6552,
www.beer-hall.com ) certainly have big shoes to fill, seeing as their place was the home of
legendaryMilwaukeepolkameisterArtAltenberg,whofordecadesranthisclubtopreserve
live polka music. Many nights his heritage still lives on here (though it might be roots rock
or alt country); guaranteed, every Wednesday night is traditional polka music. It's the real
deal, and it's a hoot!
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