--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d#business" name: "Canela Cafe" listed: false status: open url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d record_id: 12db7db5-8a87-42a0-ba01-59692c8fc448 indexable: true --- # Canela Cafe Restaurant in Murray Hill, Milwaukee. Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 2621 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0665816500741&lng=-87.8784514970955) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | CANELA CAFE LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: September 1, 2026; Class B Tavern License: September 1, 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 | ## What the record says Canela Cafe is a restaurant at 2621 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant 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 1913, mixed commercial building, 1 story. | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Floor area | 10,310 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Assessed value, 2026 | $2,533,800 \(land $164,700, building $2,369,100\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Historic district | North Downer Avenue Commercial: City historic district, designated 2001 | 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 21 and 30 at Downer & Belleview, on the block (50 m) - Routes 21 and 30 at Downer & Newberry, a 4-minute walk (282 m) - Routes 21 and 30 at Downer & Bradford, a 4-minute walk (315 m) Bike share: - Bublr dock Downer & Park Place (2605 E. Park Place), a 1-minute walk (96 m) - Bublr dock Webster & Downer (2526 East Webster Place), a 2-minute walk (176 m) Parking: - Metered parking on N Downer Ave (zone 8034), 23 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0665816500741&lng=-87.8784514970955). 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. ## What you can do here - [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d/correct) - [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/submit?record=canela-cafe-12db7d) - [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic - [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d/correct) ## Sources and record Datasets: - [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\) - [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\) - [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\) - [City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\) - [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 | 2621 N Downer Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Address | 2621 N Downer Av | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Assessed value | $2,533,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Building area | 10,310 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 | | Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.06658, -87.87845 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.06658, -87.87845 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Historic district | North Downer Avenue Commercial, City designation, 2001 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | CANELA CAFE LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | CANELA CAFE LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | CANELA CAFE LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 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 | | 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 | | License number | 351090 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 351048 | 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 | | Name | Canela Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | Canela Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | CANELA CAFE LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel historic | Locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 3190305000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 3190305000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Personal property account | 99401244 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 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 | | Year built | 1913 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02. Record id: 12db7db5-8a87-42a0-ba01-59692c8fc448 Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d.json). ## For agents Canela Cafe \(restaurant in Murray Hill, Milwaukee\) is at 2621 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\). JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canela-cafe-12db7d.json Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"canela-cafe-12db7d"}; get_record {"id":"12db7db5-8a87-42a0-ba01-59692c8fc448"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0665816500741","lng":"-87.8784514970955"}. JSON form keys: entity, facts, sources, actions; the earlier keys record, page_url, canonical_url, indexable, rendered_at, jsonld stay beside them. Suggest a change with suggest.