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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345#business"
name: "Laughing Tap"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345
record_id: a46345b0-c700-4e21-adf0-24320a415f28
indexable: true
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# Laughing Tap

Tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 761 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0403249494014&lng=-87.9057364715647) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [laughingtap.com](https://laughingtap.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Milwaukee Comedy LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: March 26, 2026; Class B Tavern License: March 26, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/13863551325](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/13863551325) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Laughing Tap is a tavern at 761 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued March 26, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued March 26, 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)

## Getting there

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

Bus:

- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Jackson, a 2-minute walk (188 m)
- Routes 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & Jackson Brt Station, a 3-minute walk (238 m)
- Routes 30 and 33 at Van Buren & Wells, a 3-minute walk (249 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Cathedral Square (801 N. Jackson Street), a 2-minute walk (166 m)
- Bublr dock 411 East Wisconsin (411 East Wisconsin Avenue), a 2-minute walk (181 m)
- Bublr dock MSOE Library (498 East Kilbourn Avenue), a 3-minute walk (263 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Jefferson St (zone 469), 17 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 5-minute walk (370 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0403249494014&lng=-87.9057364715647).

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/laughing-tap-a46345/correct)
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- [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic
- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [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 local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 761 N Jefferson St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 761 N Jefferson St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | {"land":408000,"year":2026,"total":1919300,"improvements":1511300} | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 15360 | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | {"code":"9999","label":"Mixed commercial building","city\_text":"COMMERCIAL MIXED USE"} | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04032, -87.90574 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04032, -87.90574 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | {"ref":"191824","name":"Jefferson Street","year":2020,"register":"local","designated\_on":"2020-06-13"} | Other source | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | {"ref":"86002325","name":"East Side Commercial","year":1986,"register":"national","designated\_on":"1986-09-23"} | Other source | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Milwaukee Comedy LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Milwaukee Comedy LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-03-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-03-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-03-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-03-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345157 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345158 | 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 liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Laughing Tap | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Laughing Tap | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=theatre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/13863551325 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | {"code":"1","text":"On the National Register and locally designated","local":true,"national":true} | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920817000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920817000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 2 | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://laughingtap.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair | Yes | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1925 | Other source | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: a46345b0-c700-4e21-adf0-24320a415f28

Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/laughing-tap-a46345.json).

## For agents

Laughing Tap \(tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee\) is at 761 N Jefferson St, 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/laughing-tap-a46345.json

Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"laughing-tap-a46345"}; get_record {"id":"a46345b0-c700-4e21-adf0-24320a415f28"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0403249494014","lng":"-87.9057364715647"}.

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