Top 10 Places For Wisconsin Cheese

Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Cheese Mart has been selling the state’s most famous export from its Westown locale for over 75 years. Today, it boasts more than 200 varieties of gourmet and award-winning cheeses — from artisan farmstead Uplands Cheese Company to famous Wisconsin cheese curds — alongside gift baskets and other local eats, available to buy from its retail or online store. On the anniversary of its 70th year in business, Wisconsin Cheese Mart opened the adjoining Uber Tap Room and Cheese Bar where guests can pair wine and locally brewed beers with cheese plates, grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade mac ‘n’ cheese.

Marieke Gouda is the award-winning product of Holland’s Family Cheese. Visitors can try and buy some of the company’s acclaimed, handcrafted cheeses – including its award-winning Mature Gouda — at its on-site store and at a number of delis, stores and restaurants across the US. They can also take a guided tour of the Penterman’s complex, including its farm and facilities, to learn more about their successful cheese-making operation.

Located within the historic American Club hotel, The Immigrant Restaurant is an elegant, award-winning restaurant boasting a Wine Spectator-recognized wine list and six beautiful dining rooms, each paying homage to early Wisconsin settlers. Contemporary American cuisine with distinct European twists makes up The Immigrant Restaurant’s menu, and cheese fans can choose from a number of artisanal Wisconsin cheeses, which are also available at The American Club’s upscale adjoining lounge, The Winery Bar. Choose from over 40 individual cheese selections or a number of cheese flights like the ‘Tangled up in Blue,’ featuring blue cheeses from Carr Valley Cheese Company and Roth Käse.

The Old Fashioned is a popular downtown Madison restaurant modeled on supper clubs and taverns with a focus on local comfort food classics crafted from Wisconsin grown produce. Wisconsin cheese abounds on the restaurant’s menu from its rotating artisanal plates — featuring cheeses paired with the likes of deviled eggs, dill pickles and salami — to dishes like its popcorn-topped beer cheese soup and beer-battered, house-made cheese curds. The local theme extends to The Old Fashioned’s drinks list with plenty of Wisconsin brewed beers from the likes of Sheboygan’s 3 Sheeps Brewing and Milwaukee’s Lakefront Brewery.