- Neighborhood
- Lower East SideMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 1836 N Pulaski St, Milwaukee, WI 53202Places nearCanon
- Hours
- Phone
- (414) 276-8130Canon
- Website
- wolskis.comCanon
- Legal name
- OCTOPUS, LTDCity license
- Current license term from
- Public Entertainment Premises License: June 23, 2026; Class B Tavern License: June 23, 2026City license
- Licenses in force
- City license
- Identifiers
- OpenStreetMap
- Hours: Monday 2 pm to 2 am; Tuesday 2 pm to 2 am; Wednesday 2 pm to 2 am; Thursday 2 pm to 2 am; Friday 2 pm to 2:30 am; Saturday noon to 2:30 am; Sunday noon to 2 am, checked 2026-11-02 on the business's website.
- Phone (414) 276-8130, checked 2026-11-02 on the business's website.
- Open since 1908, checked 2026-11-02 on the business's website.
- City of Milwaukee license: Class B Tavern License, active, checked 2026-11-02 [1].
Why it belongs
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Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Route 14 at Humboldt & Kane, a 2-minute walk (162 m)
- GreenLine at Brady & Arlington, a 3-minute walk (254 m)
- Route 14 at Humboldt & Brady, a 3-minute walk (265 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Humboldt & Land (1036 East Land Place), a 2-minute walk (152 m)
- Bublr dock Brady & Humboldt (1114 East Brady Street), a 3-minute walk (263 m)
- Bublr dock Tannery Row (1850 North Water Street), a 5-minute walk (375 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on N Arlington Pl (zone 7239), 232 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most taverns and bars?
Kilbourn Town has the most taverns and bars of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 48 taverns and bars.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most bars per resident?
The Historic Third Ward has the most bars for its size in the City of Milwaukee, 16.5 per 1,000 residents.
Discussions about this
No open topic about Wolski's Tavern yet.
Sources and record
Datasets
- Little Milwaukee canonCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
- City of Milwaukee business licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee liquor licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee personal property tax rollPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- Places lane classifier answersmodel answers about public facts
- Photos from a business's own websitefacts stated by the business (hours, phone, founding year, zip); no text copied
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Data sources: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor; © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every fact (47)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Wolski's Tavern | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 1836 N Pulaski St, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Map point | 43.05518, -87.89628 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Category | taverns-and-bars | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Kind | place | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Phone | (414) 276-8130 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Website | https://www.wolskis.com/ | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 2:00 pm to 2:00 am; Friday: 2:00 pm to 2:30 am; Saturday: noon to 2:30 am; Sunday: noon to 2:00 am | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Founded | 1908 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Ownership | Family-owned bar inconspicuously located on Milwaukee's lower east side. | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 1836 N Pulaski St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Address | 1836 N Pulaski St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Address | 1836 N Pulaski St | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Capacity | 80 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Founded | 1908 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Map point | 43.05518, -87.89628 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Map point | 43.05518, -87.89628 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 2:00 pm to 2:00 am; Friday: 2:00 pm to 2:30 am; Saturday: noon to 2:30 am; Sunday: noon to 2:00 am | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Legal name | OCTOPUS, LTD | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Legal name | OCTOPUS, LTD | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Legal name | OCTOPUS, LTD | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Expires | 2027-06-30 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-06-30 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-06-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-06-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License number | 348438 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License number | 348343 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License (PEP) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License type | Class B Tavern License (BTAVN) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Name | WOLSKI'S TAVERN | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Name | WOLSKI'S TAVERN | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Name | WOLSKI'S TAVERN | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Opening hours | Monday to Thursday: 2:00 pm to 2:00 am; Friday: 2:00 pm to 2:30 am; Saturday: noon to 2:30 am; Sunday: noon to 2:00 am | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/471643467 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Personal property account | 87137100 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Phone | +1 414 276 8130 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Phone | (414) 276-8130 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Website | https://www.wolskis.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Zip | 53202 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website |
Verified
Last verified 2026-11-02.
For agents
Wolski's Tavern (taverns and bars in Lower East Side, Milwaukee) is at 1836 N Pulaski St, Milwaukee, WI 53202. It is a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).