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# Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery

Tavern in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 915 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0455220185556&lng=-87.9234858317839) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1880 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 2003 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Best Place at Pabst LTD | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: September 1, 2026; Food Dealer Retail: September 1, 2026; Class B Tavern License: September 1, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Food Dealer Retail](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-retail), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 20 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery is a tavern at 915 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued September 1, 2026, a food dealer retail license issued September 1, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued September 1, 2026; the City lists the licenses as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1880, tavern, 1 story. In a National Register district since 2003.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1880 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Tavern | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 30,078 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,916,600 \(land $459,000, building $1,457,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Pabst Brewing Company Brewery Complex: National Register district, listed 2003 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Pabst Brewing Company: City historic district, designated 1985 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Route 31 at Highland & N 9th, a 2-minute walk (141 m)
- Route 31 at Highland & N 10th, a 2-minute walk (149 m)
- Route 33 at Winnebago & N 9th, a 2-minute walk (180 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Brewery District (925 W. Juneau Avenue), on the block (35 m)
- Bublr dock Employ Milwaukee (1322 North 8th Street), a 4-minute walk (303 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N 9th St (zone 12085), 44 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 1215 N 5th St, a 6-minute walk (460 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0455220185556&lng=-87.9234858317839).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 3, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 3, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 3, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 3, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee loading zone permits](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/5): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 915 W Juneau AV | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 915 W Juneau AV | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 915 W Juneau AV | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 915 W Juneau AV | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,916,600 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 30,078 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Tavern, land use code 5813 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 868 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 20 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04552, -87.92349 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04552, -87.92349 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04552, -87.92349 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04552, -87.92349 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Pabst Brewing Company, City designation, 1985 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Pabst Brewing Company Brewery Complex, National Register, 2003 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Best Place at Pabst LTD | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Best Place at Pabst LTD | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Best Place at Pabst LTD | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Best Place at Pabst LTD | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2028-08-31 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-08-03 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351111 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351008 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351044 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 350192 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer Retail \(FOOD\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Loading Zone Permit \(LZ\) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3910751000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3910751000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3910751000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3910751000 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1880 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-04.

Record id: 84fc4358-0108-46ac-9202-8d1406a93ef2

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## For agents

Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery \(tavern in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee\) is at 915 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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