185 tracked keywords, 1,180,680 searches a month, $750K in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Milwaukee metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 185 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $8.19 for “mekong cafe milwaukee”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 673,000 | $0.50 | 9 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 60,500 | $0.48 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 60,500 | $1.84 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 60,500 | $0.31 | 0 | transactional |
| cafe benelux milwaukee | 27,100 | $0.28 | 0 | commercial |
| restaurants milwaukee | 14,800 | $0.77 | 20 | commercial |
| best mke restaurants | 12,100 | $0.73 | 26 | commercial |
| cafe corazon bay view | 12,100 | $2.33 | 6 | commercial |
| barber shop near me | 12,100 | $0.92 | 23 | transactional |
| 5 o clock steakhouse milwaukee | 9,900 | $0.31 | 14 | commercial |
| downtown mke restaurants | 8,100 | $0.87 | 29 | commercial |
| comet cafe milwaukee | 8,100 | $0.21 | 0 | commercial |
| mason grill milwaukee | 8,100 | $0.17 | 20 | branded |
| italian restaurants milwaukee | 6,600 | $0.76 | 30 | commercial |
| brunch mke | 6,600 | $0.75 | 8 | branded |
| third ward dining | 6,600 | $0.96 | 6 | branded |
| food milwaukee | 5,400 | $0.63 | 19 | branded |
| cafe at the plaza milwaukee | 5,400 | $0.14 | 0 | commercial |
| restaurants in bayview milwaukee | 5,400 | $0.27 | 11 | commercial |
| restaurants west allis | 5,400 | $0.73 | 0 | commercial |
| lake bistro milwaukee | 4,400 | $0.65 | 15 | branded |
| breakfast food milwaukee | 4,400 | $0.39 | 15 | branded |
| lakefront bistro milwaukee | 4,400 | $0.38 | 5 | branded |
| point burger bar milwaukee | 4,400 | $0.50 | 0 | commercial |
| bars in milwaukee | 3,600 | $0.48 | 5 | commercial |
| blue egg restaurant milwaukee | 3,600 | $0.46 | 0 | commercial |
| coffee shops in milwaukee | 3,600 | $0.43 | 0 | commercial |
| daddy's soul food milwaukee | 3,600 | $2.99 | 7 | branded |
| dan dan restaurant milwaukee | 3,600 | $1.93 | 7 | commercial |
| good pizza milwaukee | 2,900 | $0.75 | 1 | commercial |
| food places in milwaukee | 2,900 | $0.52 | 20 | branded |
| bartolotta restaurants milwaukee | 2,900 | $0.13 | 13 | commercial |
| best burger in milwaukee | 2,900 | $0.40 | 3 | branded |
| oscars burgers milwaukee | 2,900 | $5.36 | 1 | branded |
| waterfront deli milwaukee | 2,900 | $0.09 | 0 | branded |
| bay view milwaukee restaurants | 2,400 | $0.58 | 21 | commercial |
| mexican restaurant in milwaukee | 2,400 | $1.71 | 8 | commercial |
| milwaukee sushi | 2,400 | $0.61 | 7 | branded |
| morel restaurant milwaukee | 2,400 | $2.41 | 0 | commercial |
| sanford restaurant milwaukee | 2,400 | — | 3 | commercial |
| chinese food milwaukee | 1,900 | $1.02 | 0 | branded |
| jackson grill milwaukee | 1,900 | — | 0 | branded |
| best brunch milwaukee | 1,900 | $0.51 | 8 | branded |
| restaurants greendale wi | 1,900 | $0.39 | 11 | commercial |
| shorewood restaurants milwaukee | 1,900 | $0.44 | 4 | commercial |
| breweries milwaukee | 1,600 | $0.59 | 27 | informational |
| nice restaurants milwaukee | 1,600 | $0.90 | 29 | commercial |
| fine dining milwaukee | 1,600 | $0.88 | 31 | branded |
| new restaurants milwaukee | 1,600 | $1.09 | 8 | commercial |
| best food in milwaukee | 1,600 | $0.47 | 0 | branded |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Milwaukee.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Milwaukee metro — 8 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse Milwaukee | 4.8 | 12,439 | ✓ |
| SafeHouse | 4.3 | 4,279 | ✓ |
| Harbor House by Bartolotta | 4.6 | 3,656 | ✓ |
| Mader's Restaurant | 4.4 | 3,621 | ✓ |
| Pizza Shuttle | 4.2 | 3,414 | ✓ |
| St. Paul Fish Company | Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee | 4.6 | 3,019 | ✓ |
| Up-Down MKE | 4.6 | 2,926 | ✓ |
| The Wicked Hop | 4.4 | 2,778 | ✓ |
| Swingin' Door Exchange | 4.7 | 2,628 | ✓ |
| Smoke Shack | 4.3 | 2,616 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Milwaukee already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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