Lupi &Â Iris
Fine dining restaurant ¡ Juneau Town ¡
French & Italian Riviera inspired fine dining with wood-fired mains
French & Italian Riviera inspired fine dining with wood-fired mains
"Fifteen years after claiming James Beardâs Best Chef Midwest award for his work at Lake Park Bistro, Adam Siegel helped lead Lupi & Iris to a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant in 2023. But he doesnât rest on his laurels at these high-style downtown digs. The restaurant plays host to an ever-expanding roster of special events â wine classes, black truffle dinners, high tea, âdemo and dineâ nights when chefs reveal their secrets â but dinner menus inspired by the French and Italian Riviera remain the kitchenâs focus. The goat cheese tart with smoked trout, wood-grilled octopus salad with Romesco, cavatelli, wood oven-roasted veal chop with anchovy-garlic and olive oil potatoes, and orange olive oil cake are some players that might give Lupi & Iris a run as perhaps the new leader of Milwaukee fine dining. Know before you go: Outstanding happy hour and lunch prix-fixe specials make the restaurant more accessible than it seems." - Todd Lazarski
"The best way to experience Lupi & Iris, a fancy Mediterranean place downtown, is the Menu dâAffaire for weekday lunch, a two- or three-course meal where the pulpo a la parilla and whatever fish theyâre serving really shine. The restaurant opened in 2022 on the ground floor of a glossy apartment building and everything about this place screams glitzy: there are huge walls of windows and more ornate light fixtures than we can count. Save this spot for when you want to impress out-of-towners or need a big-deal meal to celebrate something, and ask for a table on the perimeter of the restaurant so you can take the whole thing in." - kristine hansen
"The best way to experience Lupi & Iris, a fancy Mediterranean place downtown, is the Menu dâAffaire for weekday lunch, a two- or three-course meal where the pulpo a la parilla and whatever fish theyâre serving really shine. The restaurant opened in 2022 on the ground floor of a glossy apartment building and everything about this place screams glitzy: there are huge walls of windows and more ornate light fixtures than we can count. Save this spot for when you want to impress out-of-towners or need a big-deal meal to celebrate something, and ask for a table on the perimeter of the restaurant so you can take the whole thing in." - Kristine Hansen
"Led by chefs with James Beard recognition, this restaurant represents the cityâs high-end dining scene with refined, creative cuisine that helped put the city on the national map." - Eater Staff
"In Milwaukee, Lupi & Iris received a rare Best New Restaurant nomination; its chef Adam Siegel is a previous winner of Best Chef, Midwest and began his career at the shuttered Chicago icon Spiaggia." - Naomi Waxman
