/r/milwaukee/

r/milwaukee

156k members
r/milwaukee is a subreddit with 156k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses milwaukee, looking for, struggling, hate, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review donut shop, breweries, and pastry shop.
MKE, Cream City, Mil-town, Brew City, The Good Land.

Popular Themes in r/milwaukee

#1
Advice Requests
: "Any interesting history or personal experience with Orlandini Studios?"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Who is responsible when potholes damage my car?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Are there better options of places to re-home a pet other than whs or madacc I the Milwaukee area?"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Milwaukee County Parks is looking into ways to improve the water quality and the experience of the Veterans Park Lagoon, and it wants the public’s feedback"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/milwaukee

#1

Milwaukee

: "Milwaukee Art Museum"
279 posts
#2

Looking For

36 posts
#3

Struggling

29 posts
#4

Hate

25 posts
#5

Worst

22 posts
#6

Looking For A

22 posts
#7

Mke

: "Astrology-themed 'Star Bar' planned for section of former Crossroads Collective space"
13 posts
#8

Annoying

11 posts
#9

Music

: "Ueck!"
8 posts
#10

Tired

7 posts

Products Discussed in r/milwaukee

Donut Shop

65 reviews
#1
Grebe's
4.4 from 17 reviews
#2
Cranky Al's
4.1 from 12 reviews
#3
National Bakery
4.5 from 8 reviews

Breweries

46 reviews
#1
1840
5.0 from 5 reviews
#2
Eagle Park
5.0 from 4 reviews
#3
Amorphic
4.5 from 4 reviews

Pastry Shop

24 reviews
#1
Amaranth
5.0 from 4 reviews
#2
Rocket Baby
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Cranky Al's
5.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/milwaukee

#1
Local News
: "Alderman Alex Brower‘s proposal to replace We Energies with a publicly owned utility is about to take a major step at Milwaukee City Hall. The concept will have its first public hearing on June 24."
13 posts
#2
Brew City History
: "Bradford Beach 1980s"
8 posts
#3
Help Me!
: "Working on a game that takes place on the east side in 1994. If anyone here has any video or pics from that time and area and would be willing to share, please let me know!"
5 posts
#4
Event
: "Curry Cat Grand Opening ❤️"
5 posts
#5
HOO BOY!
: "Lake Michigan Looking Caribbean Today"
4 posts
#6
Rant❗⚡💥
: "instead of tailgating people going the speed limit and being a jerk on your morning commute, why not leave for work 5 minutes earlier?"
4 posts
#7
Big Boat Alert
: "A great night for the arrival of a classic laker. The Herbert C Jackson stopped by to deliver a small load of limestone overnight. Thanks! - LSG"
3 posts
#8
Politics
: "Milwaukee officer charged after running his girlfriend's ex through Flock 124 times in two months. Internal audit missed all 179 searches across both victims."
1 post
#9
ROAD RAGE!
: "Construction all at once"
1 post
#10
WTF IS HAPPENING
: "I love MKE and a question…"
1 post

Member Growth in r/milwaukee

Yearly
+23k members(17.1%)

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Last updated: June 14, 2026