Foundation

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Foundation began as a punk bar, and around 2004 began a conversion into a punk tiki bar at the prompting of manager Don Nelson. Today the bar has left its punk roots behind, and has completed the metamorphosis into a beloved and completely punk-free tiki bar. It is chock full of tikis, many carved by local tiki artist Lake Tiki. The menu is full of traditional and modern tropical drinks, served in tiki mugs.

In 2017, a fully tikified vacation rental was added above Foundation, the Captain's Quarters.

Details

Type

Bar

Phone

+1 414-374-2587

Address

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Gallery

5 Tiki Mugs

Foundation Bar Rum Barrel Mug Light Brown

Foundation Bar Rum Barrel Mug Bone

Foundation Bar Rum Barrel Mug Blue

Foundation Bar Rum Barrel Mug Bluish Green

Foundation Bar Double Old Fashioned Glass

27 Visits

The Tiki Barber – 3 Aug 2022

My first time at Foundation was quite a while ago..I would say it was in 2004/05. It was definitely memorable but I was a young parent with small children at that time in my life and we barely went out. They were rare date nights... fast forward to now and I'm fully immersed in Tiki and Foundation is a clear and obvious choice for my favorite Milwaukee Tiki Bar. It's always great to catch the Exotics on a random Thursday night. Performing live in the bar