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# Bugsy's Back Alley Speakeasy

Taverns and bars in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hours | Thursday and Friday: 5:00 pm to 2:00 am; Saturday: 7:00 pm to 2:30 am | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 221 6565 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [bugsysmke.com](https://www.bugsysmke.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/1312423927](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1312423927) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Bugsy's Back Alley Speakeasy is on OpenStreetMap. 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)

## 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 and GreenLine at Water & Chicago, a 1-minute walk (67 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at Water & St Paul, a 2-minute walk (198 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Erie & Menomonee (252 E. Menomonee St.), a 2-minute walk (162 m)
- Bublr dock Broadway & St Paul (400 N Broadway), a 3-minute walk (273 m)
- Bublr dock Plankinton & St Paul (351 North Plankinton Avenue), a 4-minute walk (290 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Chicago St (zone 3244), 37 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 6-minute walk (488 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0329044&lng=-87.9086043).

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.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/bugsy-s-back-alley-speakeasy-7c40ff/correct)
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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Map point | 43.03290, -87.90860 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Bugsy's Back Alley Speakeasy | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Thursday and Friday: 5:00 pm to 2:00 am; Saturday: 7:00 pm to 2:30 am | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/1312423927 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 221 6565 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.bugsysmke.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: 7c40ffa9-a605-48db-a6e5-fdf08e1686a0

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## For agents

Bugsy's Back Alley Speakeasy: taverns and bars in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/bugsy-s-back-alley-speakeasy-7c40ff.json

Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"bugsy-s-back-alley-speakeasy-7c40ff"}; get_record {"id":"7c40ffa9-a605-48db-a6e5-fdf08e1686a0"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0329044","lng":"-87.9086043"}.

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