--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/refuge-cafe-1982ce#business" name: "Refuge Cafe" listed: false status: unknown url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/refuge-cafe-1982ce record_id: 1982ce96-8296-49ad-9c49-2b6b9e188041 indexable: true --- # Refuge Cafe Cafes in Avenues West, Milwaukee. Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 1102 W Wells St, Milwaukee, 53233 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0403338&lng=-87.9261252) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Hours | Monday to Friday: 6:30 am to 7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | +1 414 210 5677 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Website | [refugecafemilwaukee.com](http://www.refugecafemilwaukee.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/4800347908](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4800347908) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | ## What the record says Refuge Cafe is on OpenStreetMap at 1102 W Wells St, Milwaukee. 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: - Route 12 and BlueLine at N 12th & Wells, a 1-minute walk (83 m) - Route 12 and BlueLine at N 12th & Kilbourn, a 2-minute walk (156 m) - Routes 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & N 12th Brt Station, a 3-minute walk (203 m) Bike share: - Bublr dock Aurora (1201 W. Kilbourn Ave.), a 2-minute walk (163 m) - Bublr dock Central Library (686 N. 8th St.), a 5-minute walk (390 m) Parking: - Metered parking on W Wells St (zone 6304), 18 m away: $1.25 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm - City of Milwaukee parking structure at 841 N James Lovell St, a 5-minute walk (372 m) Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0403338&lng=-87.9261252). 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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/refuge-cafe-1982ce/correct) - [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/refuge-cafe-1982ce/claim) - [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic - [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/refuge-cafe-1982ce/correct) ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 1102 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.04033, -87.92613 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Name | Refuge Cafe | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Opening hours | Monday to Friday: 6:30 am to 7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Osm category | amenity=cafe | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Osm id | node/4800347908 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | +1 414 210 5677 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Website | http://www.refugecafemilwaukee.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Zip | 53233 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. 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