A lovely lake view comes at Coast (931 E. Wisconsin Ave., 414/727-5555, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. daily, 5–9 p.m. daily, $8–20), offering absolutely superb vistas of the Milwaukee Art Museum [1]’s new Calatrava addition and Lake Michigan. Pan-American in scope, the creative foods here are superbly made but, as with the comfortably designed interiors, unpretentious.
On the river and closer to the Historic Third Ward [2] is the new and superb Riverwalk Bistro (223 N. Water St., 414/272-4200, lunch/dinner daily except Mon., from $7)—world cuisine on a riparian patio.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/wisconsin/milwaukee/sights/downtown/milwaukee-art-museum
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/wisconsin/milwaukee/sights/downtown/historic-third-ward-and-riverwalk