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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/cafe-benelux-00466e#business"
name: "Cafe Benelux"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/cafe-benelux-00466e
record_id: 00466e53-bc82-4799-b561-190ea53a5351
indexable: true
---

# Cafe Benelux

Restaurant in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 346 N Broadway, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0348898014608&lng=-87.9069655038701) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 7:00 am to 11:00 am; Friday: 7:00 am to midnight; Saturday: 8:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 501 2500 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [cafebenelux.com](https://cafebenelux.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Belgian, American | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1937 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1984 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Benelux Third Ward, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: April 21, 2026; Class B Tavern License: April 21, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [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 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/53160747](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/53160747) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Cafe Benelux is a restaurant at 346 N Broadway, Milwaukee. It holds 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 1937, restaurant, 1 story. In a National Register district since 1984.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1937 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Restaurant | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 6,084 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,069,600 \(land $252,000, building $817,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward: National Register district, listed 1984 | 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 and GreenLine at Water & St Paul, a 2-minute walk (145 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at Water & Chicago, a 4-minute walk (313 m)
- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Wisconsin, a 5-minute walk (384 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Broadway & St Paul (400 N Broadway), on the block (48 m)
- Bublr dock Jefferson & Clybourn (505 North Jefferson Street), a 3-minute walk (240 m)
- Bublr dock Plankinton & St Paul (351 North Plankinton Avenue), a 5-minute walk (371 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E St Paul Ave (zone 3035), 22 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 3-minute walk (244 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0348898014608&lng=-87.9069655038701).

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

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/cafe-benelux-00466e/correct)
- [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/cafe-benelux-00466e/claim)
- [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic
- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/cafe-benelux-00466e/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [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 personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor
- [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
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [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)
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied
- [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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 346 N Broadway | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 346 N Broadway | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 346 N Broadway | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,069,600 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 6,084 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 455 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Belgian, American | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03489, -87.90697 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03489, -87.90697 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward, National Register, 1984 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm; Friday: 7:00 am to midnight | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Benelux Third Ward, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Benelux Third Ward, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BENELUX THIRD WARD LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-05-02 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-05-02 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor 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 | 345815 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345751 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor 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 | 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 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Cafe Benelux | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Cafe Benelux | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | CAFE BENELUX & MARKET | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Thursday: 7:00 am to 11:00 am; Friday: 7:00 am to midnight; Saturday: 8:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=restaurant | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/53160747 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3921023000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3921023000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93100617 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 501 2500 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 501-2500 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2021 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://cafebenelux.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair | Yes | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1937 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53202 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: 00466e53-bc82-4799-b561-190ea53a5351

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## For agents

Cafe Benelux \(restaurant in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee\) is at 346 N Broadway, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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