Coquette Cafe

Coquette Cafe serves up authentic bistro fare in warm, casual surroundings. Coquette is the kind of place where guests can pop in any time of day for everything from French Onion Soup and Flatbread Pizza to Crisp Provincal Roast Chicken. Whether it's cozying up to the bar for a glass of provincial French wine or exclusively brewed French ale, or having dinner or a small banquet in one of its...

Co-owners Nick Burki and Chris Hatleli serve up bistro fare in relaxed surroundings inside an historic building that mimics a Parisian café. French staples dominate the menu, including classics like French onion soup with melted Gruyère, baked Burgundy snails in garlic-parsley butter, coq au vin and bacon-wrapped veal meatloaf. Desserts are no less indulgent; try the meringue snow eggs with...

Fans find "Paris in Milwaukee" at this "authentic"-style Third Ward French bistro turning out "deliciously simple" fare plus some "imaginative" preparations; if a few find the decor a "bit faded", most agree that the "understated", "first-rate" service and "value" tabs more than compensate, concluding, it's "definitely a place to return."

Authentic bistro fare in warm. Casual surroundings.

Nestled in the Landmark Building in The Historic Third Ward, Coquette Cafe serves up authentic bistro fare in warm, casual surroundings. Coquette is the kind of place where guests can pop in any time of day for everything from French Onion Soup and Flatbread Pizza to Crisp Provincal Roast Chicken. Whether it's cozying up to the bar for a glass of provincial French wine or exclusively brewed...