"Milwaukee’s founding fathers were Germans, and Mader’s does the city’s culinary heritage justice. The downtown restaurant looks like a chalet with barrel-vaulted ceilings and stained-glass windows, and you should probably drink some beer out of glass boots while you’re here. Stick to the German food like a skinless pork shank with apple demi-glaze and sides of red potatoes, cabbage, and sauerkraut that’s been on the menu since 1902 (and happens to be Packers’ legendary coach Vince Lombardi’s favorite). After dinner, go to Knights Bar on the first floor and drink an Old Fashioned." - kristine hansen