By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published May 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM

All aboard Station 1846! The new cafe is located in a former automotive garage at 215 W. Bruce St. The space will also serve as an event venue and the administrative offices for City Tours MKE.

City Tours provides unique tours of the city via five-passenger electric vehicles and buses.

"Station 1846 will be the new home for City Tours MKE, allowing us to start and end the tours at a great new hospitality location," says owner Meghan Miles.

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Station 1846 will serve cocktails, mocktails, coffee, pizza, charcutiere and other appetizers. It is also available for pop-up events, corporate and private meetings, live music, art displays and more.

"Our city is much more than beer and cheese curds and we will be showcasing all of our city's great culture, from art, down to highlighting local vendors. A true Milwaukee experience," says Miles.

The opening date is tenatively set for Thursday, June 20.

"Station 1846 is the place you get the traditional midwestern hospitality all of us love along with newest trends through pop-up events and other ways that will make each time you visit a unique experience," says Miles.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.