Renovated Centraal Sets Opening Date​

BAY VIEW, WI -- Bay View's Centraal Grand Café and Tappery—formerly Café Centraal—will officially open after extensive renovations on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Guests familiar with the original Café Centraal will notice quite a change when walking through the main entrance, which has been relocated to the corner of Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues. The interior has been divided into two distinct spaces, with the Tappery occupying the front of the restaurant and a brighter café space in the rear. Both feature dramatic updates including new booths, lighting, tables and seating, as well as an updated sound system.

How to go

Centraal Grand Café & Tappery is open from 8 a.m.–10 p.m. daily, and to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Brunch is served from 8–11 a.m. weekdays, and 8 a.m.– 3 p.m. on weekends.

Centraal is reopening with an expanded kitchen, a redesigned bar, and a dramatic visual update throughout the space. The number of draught lines has tripled from 23 to 70 with the introduction of a new beverage program called The Tappery, which offers over 70 unique beverages all on tap ranging from bier to wine, coffee to craft soda, cocktails to cider, and more.

Perhaps the biggest change to the menu is the addition of weekday brunch from 8–11 a.m. While Centraal has always offered its popular brunch on weekends, the café expanded its offering after noticing a lack of full-service, weekday breakfast options in the neighborhood. As well as an updated brunch menu, an integrated Modbar espresso machine has been added as part of the new café space.

“We’re excited to share the new Centraal with Bay View and the rest of Milwaukee,” said Dan Herwig, director of brand and marketing at Lowlands Group. “The neighborhood continues to grow and we think this refreshed space will really add to the energy of the neighborhood.”

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