The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee July 15-18 and is expected to draw about 50,000 people to the city, according to the organizing committee.
The main event will take place at Fiserv Forum, closing the arena and surrounding areas inside the hard security perimeter to those without proper credentials (the boundary of this area has not yet been announced ).
For those without ID cards, the question remains which bars and restaurants will be open to the general public, and which are reserved for private events and will be closed.
Six weeks after the event, only a handful of bars and restaurants in the area could confirm that they would be closed.
Some restaurant groups have plans in the works, but don’t yet have details on times and locations where private reservations could take place. This includes Trinity, Harp, Vagabond and Water Street Brewery (all owned by Matt and RC Schmidt) and the Wild Planet Hospitality Group, owners of Red Rock Saloon and McGillicuddy’s.
Other restaurants do not have private reservations, including bars and restaurants located inside the larger security zone near Fiserv Forum, such as Who’s on Third, Old German Beer Hall, Oak Barrel Public House, Local Pub and Third Street Tavern. These spaces will be open to the public if they are not inside the strict security perimeter.
But a few places have started reporting finalizing private reservations. Here is an overview of the bars and restaurants that have been and will be fully or partially closed to the public during the RNC.
This list will be updated as reservations are announced. If your bar or restaurant will be closed to the public during the RNC, please email jordyn.noennig@jrn to be added to this list.
320 E. Clybourn Street.
Co-owner Evan Hughes said Central Standard’s three-level space was fully booked Monday through Wednesday evenings during the RNC and was in negotiations for Thursday and lunch reservations.
Hughes said they are considering hosting late-night parties during the RNC that would be open to the public.
2301 S. Logan Ave.
In March, the mothership announced that it would be shut down on behalf of the RNC, in protest of what it called the “nonsense” in all of this.
The social media post said the bar could be rented out for private events “for free at very low prices”.
1044 N. King Drive, 1048 N. King Drive.
Owner Jake Dehne said his two King Street bars were booked for a private group on July 15 and 15.
The Tuesday event is for three groups of delegations to organize a private event together. As of Monday, a group is renting both spaces and may allow public access, Dehne said.
RWBs would likely remain closed on Wednesday and reopen on Thursday, according to their regular schedule. Lucky Clover would reopen to the public on Wednesday.
Turner Room
1040 N. Phillips Ave.
The restaurant on the first floor of the Milwaukee Turners building closed in April after Turning Tables Tavern decided not to renew its lease.
The restaurant will remain closed through the summer and the entire building will be rented for the duration of the RNC, according to Milwaukee Turners Executive Director Emilio De Torre.
1110 N. King Drive
Whitetail has a private reservation for all four days of the RNC, according to owner Edward DeShazer.
But the space will close to the public even earlier, on July 1, for renovations. It will reopen to the public on July 19, the Friday after the RNC.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: These Milwaukee restaurants and bars will be closed during the RNC.
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