Best of Food & Drink 2026 Winners

Milwaukee Magazine's September 2026 issue rounded up the city's best rediscoveries, resets and can't-miss menu items — from a reopened Brady Street institution to the wings everyone's suddenly obsessed with. EatMilwaukee pulled the categories that matter most for a night out and tagged each winner by neighborhood.

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Source: Milwaukee Magazine, "Meet the 2026 Best of Food and Drink Winners" · Winners remain Milwaukee Magazine's own editorial picks — EatMilwaukee adds neighborhood filters. Hero photo: Downtown Milwaukee skyline in fall.

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The Winners

Nine category wins, filtered by EatMilwaukee

Filtered by EatMilwaukee, sourced from Milwaukee Magazine

All Winners Neighborhood ▾ Category: Dish / Bar / Trend Price: $ – $$$ + Add filter

Best Return of a Classic

Glorioso's

Brady Street · 1011 E. Brady St.

Best Bar Resurrection

Your Office

Downtown · 763 N. Milwaukee St.

Eat These Wings Now!

The Vanguard

Bay View · 2659 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

Glorioso's

Best Return

1011 E. Brady St. · Brady Street

The beloved Italian market and deli reopened after an October 2025 fire, bringing back the famous muffaletta that Brady Street refused to live without.

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Your Office

Bar Resurrection

763 N. Milwaukee St. · Downtown

Formerly My Office, this Downtown dive got a refresh without losing its dive-bar soul — the Best Bar Resurrection of 2026.

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The Vanguard

$14–$25

2659 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. · Bay View

Monday's Smitty Wings special ($14 for 10 or $25 for 20) earned Milwaukee Magazine's "Eat These Wings Now!" nod outright.

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