Milwaukee's Night Is the Historic Third Ward and Brady Street

Milwaukee's Night Is the Historic Third Ward and Brady Street

Third Ward south of downtown has the Water Street bar corridor reshaped — The Trocadero runs until late, Stubby's Gastrogrub has the beer program, and the waterfront patios in summer run past 1 AM. Brady Street in the East Side is the indie-neighborhood version with Hi-Hat Lounge, The Up-Down, Roman Coin.

For live music, Turner Hall Ballroom books touring indie and rock; The Pabst Theater and Riverside Theater are the larger rooms. Bay View south of downtown has become the newer bar neighborhood — Bryant's Cocktail Lounge is the 1938 institution.

Wisconsin runs 2 AM last call with bar-closing extensions on weekends. Bars still pour free shots for regulars in places — it's a real Milwaukee tradition.