7 Foodie-Recommended Restaurants in Sheboygan, WI
Sheboygan, WI, is full of restaurants that are serving up some pretty mouthwatering dishes – and visitors and residents can’t get enough.
Take it from local baker Laura Andrews, who opened Sunday Dough, a doughnut shop, just two blocks from the waterfront in Sheboygan’s King Park neighborhood in late 2022. Not two years later, the spot often sells out before noon, and Andrews opened a second location in Port Washington in June 2023.
Despite her time-consuming roles as a baker and small-business owner, Andrews still makes time to enjoy her hometown eateries. Here are seven of her favorite restaurants in Sheboygan, WI, along with a handy price guide ($=under 10, $$=$11-$20, $$$=over $20 per entree) to help diners plan the perfect meal out.
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1. BoMallies, $$$
Andrews loves the variety at this local eatery.
“It’s really nice in that it has a lot of different cuisines, and the cocktails are really great,” she says. “You get everything in one package.”
Her favorite dish is the Spanish potato bravas, while her father-in-law loves the Thai green curry, but BoMallies’ menu is truly international. It offers birria tacos, bulgogi pork, cioppino and more. Thanks to a recent renovation, plenty of bar seating and bold, graphic art from local artists, the interior echoes the menu’s eclectic vibe.
“If there are seats at the bar, that’s where we’re going to sit, so we can watch them making the cocktails,” Andrews says. “It adds to the experience.”
2. Tochi Ramen, $$
“Whenever we have friends or family in town, we always take them there,” Andrews says of this downtown ramen joint. “It’s dark and moody. That part feels like a little small Japanese restaurant.”
This Sheboygan, WI, restaurant’s menu is concise, offering eight different ramen dishes (“I’ve tried three or four different ramen, and every one is really good.”) as well as a handful of appetizers, including one that has transcended one of Andrews’ strong food dislikes.
“My favorite dish is the spicy miso deviled eggs, and I do not eat deviled eggs,” she says. “My husband made me order them once, and now, I order them as soon as we sit down.”
3. Vene’s Pancake House, $$
“It’s not a fancy place at all,” says Andrews of the year-old breakfast-and-lunch joint. “It’s a diner. You’re going to go in and feel comfortable.”
The kitchen turns out phenomenal buttermilk pancakes in variations like Hawaiian (pineapple), peanut butter (Reese’s Pieces and whipped cream) and bacon (bacon) as well as much, much more. Try the chorizo chilaquiles, Spanish rice breakfast (pilaf served with your choice of meat – chicken, steak, gyros, ham, bacon, sausage, etc. – two eggs and toast) or Monte Cristo sandwich for lunch.
4. Field to Fork, $$
This neighborhood cafe is part of a local restaurant group that includes the very Italian Il Ritrovo and Trattoria Stefano as well as Stefano’s Slo-Food Market.
Field to Fork, says Andrews, is “a little less fancy. That’s where I would go for brunch.”
The spot, which is open until 3 p.m. six days a week, offers breakfast standards like quiche, eggs Benedict, hash and French toast, all made with ingredients from local farmers.
Andrews particularly loves the spot’s sandwich selection, which includes a cauliflower melt, grilled chicken sandwich and both beef and veggie burgers.
5. Blast Soft Serve and Chester’s Drive-In, $
Blast Soft Serve is a summer favorite that appeals to Andrews for its community vibe. The line to order ice cream (and there’s always a line) leads to a walk-up window in a converted two-story home in the city’s historic district, and customers enjoy their frozen treats al fresco from April through October.
“It’s a fun atmosphere because everyone’s outside,” says Andrews, who consistently orders the Dole whip.
It’s affordable and easy to bring the whole family for treats.
In 2024, Chester’s Drive-In, a burger joint in nearby Plymouth, opened a food truck on the property, selling equally affordable burgers, steak or pork tenderette sandwiches, hot dogs and bratwurst.
6. Tommy’s Bar & Grill, $$
“Sheboygan has a very high number of bars per capita,” Andrews says. “There are a lot of great dive bars, and it’s really well-known for Friday fish fries.”
Her pick for the end-of-the-week tradition is Tommy’s, where she opts for fried cod. Her father-in-law orders perch or walleye (“That’s a very polarizing thing,” she says of the city’s fish fry culture. “You have the fish you like, and you go where they have it.”)
This Sheboygan, WI, restaurant has a bar atmosphere, she says. “It’s definitely for the locals, but it is excellent.”
7. Der Sheboygan Biergarten, $
Another seasonal gathering spot is the city’s beer garden, which launched in May 2019. From Friday through Sunday until the end of September, the outdoor riverfront spot serves giant beers (steins come in half or full liters – that’s nearly 17 and 35 ounces, respectively), pretzels and charcuterie boards.
“It’s a very cool beer garden on the river in a park where my dad used to play softball,” Andrews says. “They don’t have a ton of food, but they have very classic German beers. You get a big pretzel and big beers and sit at a picnic table and eat.”