A Fresh, Fast and Delicious Downtown Café

Enjoy a wide selection of coffee, specialty drinks and bakery alongside tasty soups, sandwiches, salads and wraps.

E. Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee WI

HOURS

Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION

600 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

(414) 224-6594
or (844) 600-EAST(3278)

Focusing on locally sourced ingredients, the café offers coffee from multiple roasters, bakery and premium-quality meats and cheeses from vendors around the state. Join us for breakfast or lunch, or order for quick and convenient pick-up online or by calling 414-224-6594.

Special

Get 10% off your purchase at 600 EAST Café when you take a picture with the Giannis Mural, post it on Instagram or Facebook and tag @600eastcafe in the photo!

Just show your photo to café staff within 24 hours of posting to receive a discount. Limit one per person.

The café

The café building is home to more than 100 years of Milwaukee history, seen in its architecture with restored brick walls and wooden rafters. Its quiet, relaxed atmosphere is an ideal space to bring your laptop to work. You might even find some inspiration in its storied past.

PROUDLY SERVING THESE WISCONSIN BRANDS

The walk-up window at 600 EAST Café is so convenient.

Dan Nelson - CEO, Nelson Schmidt Inc

Need a space to work or meet?

600 EAST Business Center is an ideal space for working and meeting in the heart of the central business district. Offering private offices, conference rooms and the perfect space for your next networking event.

Giannis Mural

The Milwaukee Bucks are larger than life downtown. We take that literally. Local artist Mauricio Ramirez painted a three-story mural of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on the east side of our building. Check it out and while you are here and grab a coffee or lunch from the cafe!

Over 100 Years of History

You’ll find as much history in the building’s construction as you will in its past tenants. Built of functional Douglas fir timber, Chicago pink brick and hand-forged steel beams, the building was once home to the Milwaukee Gas Light Company, Spencerian Business College and even the Great Circus Parade.

1912

The 600 EAST building was designed by renowned local architects Schnetzky & Sons for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company and built in 1912.

1929

By 1929, the Milwaukee Gas Light Company had outgrown the space and built a much larger building next door at 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, now known as the Gas Light Building.

1931

In 1931, the upper two stories of the building became the home of the Spencerian Business College, one of the first business schools in the nation.

1951

By 1951, the Spencerian Business College had moved out and was replaced by several tenants, including the Ambition Shoe Repair Shop and Lyon Drug Company.

1988

Many small businesses would call the building home between 1951 and 2006, including Ben Barkin, founder of the Great Circus Parade, in 1988. Barkin’s public relations firm occupied parts of the building, while the lower level housed the Great Circus Parade’s Big Toppe Shoppe.

2006

In 2006, Dan Nelson purchased the building and immediately began the renovation process. Preserving the building’s historic architecture was crucial, and an emphasis was placed on restoring the brick walls and wooden rafters. In May 2014, the 600 EAST Café & Business Center opened to the public.