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Check out the best specialty grocery and butcher shops that Milwaukee offers.Milwaukee has some of the best small ethnic shops that produce amazing products.Many great places for homemade sausage.
Lori L: They make all their own sausage.They are known for their smoked and fresh sausage. They also make blood sausages if you are into that type of thing. They have limited hours and only take cash/checks.
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 72 tips and reviews
Lori L: I recommend everything there! High on the list are their frozen pasta, italian sausage, aricini, and artichoke fritters. You can get lunch to go which is worthwhile.
400 N Water St (at E St. Paul Ave.), Milwaukee, WI
Market · Juneau Town · 227 tips and reviews
Lori L: There is a great variety of Wisconsin products and to-go items at this market. Check out the cheese store for a great variety of obscure cheeses. St Paul Fish is great for the lobster dinner.
1441 E Russell Ave (at S Wentworth Ave), Milwaukee, WI
Grocery Store · Bay View · 43 tips and reviews
Lori L: This place is a throwback to days gone by. Wood floors, old school butchers...they are known for their italian sausage. While waiting have a beer at the bar in back.
Grocery Store · Walker's Point · 20 tips and reviews
Lori L: You know it is good when everyone around you speaks Spanish. There is a great variety of Latino foods and also a small restaurant in the store.
Lori L: They have limited hours so call ahead. This is a small butcher shop that boasts some of the best fresh polish sausage. Before holidays you need to pre-order or they won't have any available.
Lori L: I have friends from China and they LOVE this place. They have everything which means some weird things like pig uterus to a whole freezer case of dumplings. A definite place to check out!
Lori L: They were the first Indian grocery store in Milwaukee. They even have their own brand on some product. Try the samosas for a take home snack. You can find everything Indian here.
Food and Beverage Retail · Kilbourn Town · 12 tips and reviews
Lori L: Julia Child used to buy her spices here. Susan Spicer from Bayona in NOLA is a current customer. If they don't have the spice then it probably doesn't exist. Check out the himalayan salt blocks.
Lori L: If you need pita this is the place. They have the best pita in the entire city. You can actually buy pita that is still warm. This is also a great stop for Middle Eastern groceries.
Lori L: If you are cooking a Mediterranean meal this is the place to stock up. They have a great variety of products and provide help to the novice trying to cook Greek food.
Lori L: They have the most amazing selection of produce I have ever seen. Plus they have a tortilla factory making fresh corn and flour. They have a great meat selection with a wide variety of items.
Mexican Restaurant · Morgandale · 2 tips and reviews
Lori L: The best kept secret are their homemade tamales. Get there early because they sell out quick. A dozen tamales is around $8 so they are great for a party. Try both types and visit the lunch counter!