Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Safe House

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts

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Tucked away in a lackluster Milwaukee alleyway you will find "International Exports Ltd." Enter through the nondescript door, only to find yourself at yet another door where (depending on what day and what time you visit) you will be asked a password.

Should you fail to know the password (as do most people) then you are asked to perform a ridiculous dance, which only after being let in through the secret bookcase door do you realize is being broadcast live to all the patrons of the restaurant.

The Safe House, opened in 1966, has long been an institution in Milwaukee and while is undoubtedly something of a tourist trap, and serves fairly average food, it is also a delightful way to spend a silly spy themed evening.

Among the spy themed features of the bar are blackjack games where winners get free drinks, two way mirrors, a peep hole with a surprise, a series of tubes running throughout the building which will mix your martini for you, and even a place where for a small fee one can rise up from the floor in a "Hail to the Chief" throne well the presidential song plays.

  • Hours
    Restaurant Hours Lunch: Monday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m. BAR HOURS Sunday Dining 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday - Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to Close Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
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  • Address
    779 N. Front Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States
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downtown, in the shadow of Milwaukee's City Hall, near the intersection of north Water and east Wells Street. Behind the stately office of International Exports Ltd
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