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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/bodega-85491d#business"
name: "BODEGA"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/bodega-85491d
record_id: 85491d5b-44de-40ed-8a85-3e8294687379
indexable: true
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# BODEGA

Restaurant in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 628 N Water St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0381262434991&lng=-87.9086672857052) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1900 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1986 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Higbee's MKE LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: April 21, 2026; Food Dealer - Restaurant: April 21, 2026; Class B Tavern License: April 21, 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 - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 13 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

BODEGA is a restaurant at 628 N Water St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued April 21, 2026, a food dealer restaurant license issued April 21, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued April 21, 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 1900, mixed commercial building, 3 stories. In a National Register district since 1986.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1900 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 14,400 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $927,300 \(land $355,500, building $571,800\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial: National Register district, listed 1986 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial: City historic district, designated 1987 | 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:

- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Wisconsin, on the block (24 m)
- Routes 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & Water Brt Station, a 1-minute walk (64 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Plankinton, a 3-minute walk (206 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Water & Wisconsin (222 E. Wisconsin Avenue), a 1-minute walk (65 m)
- Bublr dock Veolia (600 N. Plankinton Avenue), a 2-minute walk (198 m)
- Bublr dock 411 East Wisconsin (411 East Wisconsin Avenue), a 3-minute walk (279 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Water St (zone 2694), 27 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 535 N Milwaukee St, a 2-minute walk (198 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0381262434991&lng=-87.9086672857052).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), 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.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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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 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 | 628 N Water ST | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 628 N Water ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 628 N Water ST | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $927,300 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 14,400 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 225 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 225 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 13 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03813, -87.90867 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03813, -87.90867 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03813, -87.90867 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial, City designation, 1987 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Higbee's MKE LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Higbee's MKE LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Higbee's MKE LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-20 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-20 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-20 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-04-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-04-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-04-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345705 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345706 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345707 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 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 type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | 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 |
| Name | BODEGA | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BODEGA | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BODEGA | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 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 | 3920676000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920676000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920676000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1900 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: 85491d5b-44de-40ed-8a85-3e8294687379

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## For agents

BODEGA \(restaurant in Juneau Town, Milwaukee\) is at 628 N Water St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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