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Best bar in Walker's Point, 2007: The Social
Long live The Social.  
By Julie Lawrence RSS Feed
OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer

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Published Nov. 22, 2007 at 5:06 a.m.
Tags: walker's point, fifth ward, the social, kevin slone, moct, alterra

The votes are in and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best: Eat & Drink, 2007. The results of this readers' poll, including an editors' pick, are available in this series of articles that run all month long in the Bars and Clubs section of OnMilwaukee.com.

Walker's Point is a small neighborhood but it's certainly seeing more than its fair share of development attention lately.

With all the new condos also come new restaurants and new bars like MOCT, V Bar and The Room, which is connected to Boom, 625 S. 2nd St. Some people have even given the area a new name -- The Fifth Ward -- which alludes to its ultra trendy neighborhood to the north, The Third Ward.

But before south of Downtown was the new place to be, The Social made its home there. A Walker's Point veteran, The Social first opened at 434 N. 2nd St. in 2000. In 2004 owner Kevin Sloane relocated it to the hot little intersection of 1st Street and Pittsburgh Avenue, next door to Alterra Coffee Roasters.

The current location is almost 3,000 sq. ft. -- twice the size of the old location -- and has tons of seating, a larger bar area and a private room for parties or large groups. With a warm, lively atmosphere, it remains a great place to get dinner and drinks before heading out for the night.

OnMilwaukee.com's editor's choice: MOCT

Runners-up:
2. Slim McGinn's
3. Steny's
4. MOCT
5. The Monkey Bar
6. Fat Daddy's
7. Timers (now The General's)
8. The Bottle
9. Walker's Pint
10. The Room
11. Fifth Ward Pub & Grille
12. Caroline's
13. Tony's
14. Shaker's
15. V Bar



More Information ...
The Social
170 S. 1st St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 270-0438
http://www.the-social.com

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Chavo414 VBAR IS OPEN, I was their on Friday and had a GREAT time. VBAR is actually more ...
mputhoff13 It is called the Fifth Ward because that is the name of the area back when wards ...
barhopper26 It's so funny to see that the "best bar" in Walker's Point really isn't a bar. ...
jaltoro VBAR is OPEN!!... DJ Rock Dee spins tonite, FRIDAY
MILWIRISH word on the street is that V BAR is closed!!