Moran's Pub

Moran's Pub We're an award-winning, family-owned Irish sports pub that has been located in the City of South Milwaukee since 1995. They married in 1949 and had children.
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Our Irish, South Milwaukee and soccer roots run deep. We opened in 1995, and more than 25 years later three generations of Morans are involved in the pub. And our historic building, recently renovated, tells its own unique story. Our story begins with James’ grandfather, Jim, a World War II veteran from Belfast, and grandmother, Christine, from Dublin. One of them was Jim Moran, James’ dad. Jim gr

ew up in Birmingham, England, and after a refrigeration apprenticeship moved to the U.S., where he opened the doors of Moran’s Pub with his wife Joan in 1995. James followed his dad and stepmother to the U.S. in 1996 at the age of 20, attending and playing soccer for MSOE and the Croatian Eagles Soccer Club. He also launched the Milwaukee Soccer Development Group in 2012 to support growth of the game with underprivileged kids in his adopted city. In 2015, James started working at the pub, and he bought it two years later. Soon after, James’ rebranded it as a destination for sports fans of all kinds. Today, Moran’s has something for everyone, from soccer matches to pool leagues, and has grown to be more than a gameday decision. It is a beloved community space for friends, families, and neighbors of the South Milwaukee community and beyond. Want to learn more? We like how our story is told in this article https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/hidden-gem-morans-pub-south-milwaukee

Our family history comes to life at the pub, with family photos on the wall and a Moran likely behind the bar. (James works most nights, and a third generation of Morans, Emma, James’ daughter, is also a bartender.) This OnMilwaukee story tells the history of our building best, as it transformed from a real estate office to a bakery, confectionary, ice cream parlor and lunch room to a pool hall to a restaurant and cafe. Go-go dancers danced here at one point, before it was known as the Bee Hive Tavern, the Country Inn, and Ed and Dean’s. Article link: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/morans-pub-renovations

Our $250,000 pandemic renovation brought the building’s history front and center, as we reclaimed its large front windows, beautiful tin ceiling and Cream City brick. We also added new floors, a new roof in the back room, new electrical, exterior brick restoration, new interior colors, new lights and new fans. The bar was sanded, stained and varnished to resemble the building’s look from the 1920s. Local artisans made our one-of-a-kind tables and chairs. The most striking upgrade came with the facade, finished in 2022.

EagleEye DroneWorks, LLC will be on the Ave tomorrow! 😁⚽️🏆📺🍻
07/01/2026

EagleEye DroneWorks, LLC will be on the Ave tomorrow!
😁⚽️🏆📺🍻

06/30/2026
06/30/2026

If we don't get the ☎️ then you will see us on Wednesday 1st, July at the Team 🇺🇸 block party in South Milwaukee 🌎

We start at 4 PM and the US kick-off at 7 PM!

It’s Tuesday, and Norway have just snuck past Ivory Coast in Game 1 🏆Up next: France vs. Sweden @ 4 PM and Mexico vs. Ec...
06/30/2026

It’s Tuesday, and Norway have just snuck past Ivory Coast in Game 1 🏆

Up next: France vs. Sweden @ 4 PM and Mexico vs. Ecuador @ 8 PM!

That 🇲🇽 match is the big one tonight, so consider this your official warning: the pub may get loud, emotional, and possibly involve someone being added to the wall.

Speaking of which…
If anyone knows the fella we framed after the first Mexico game, let him know we’ve got a few drinks waiting for him at Moran’s. 🍻👍⚽️

Well... this is a bit embarrassing.The organizers of Milwaukee's Okayest World Cup Block Party have somehow been named b...
06/30/2026

Well... this is a bit embarrassing.

The organizers of Milwaukee's Okayest World Cup Block Party have somehow been named by Milwaukee Magazine as the best thing to do this week in the Milwaukee area. 🇺🇸⚽🏆📺

We're just as confused as you are.

First, USA TODAY somehow put us on its list of the Top 5 Soccer Bars in the United States.

Now Milwaukee Magazine goes and does this.

At this rate, people are going to start expecting something quite special...

So grab a lawn chair, throw on your red, white and blue, and come see if the "Okayest" World Cup Block Party can somehow live up to all this completely unreasonable publicity.

See you Wednesday in South Milwaukee! 🇺🇸🍻

*Thanks to Chris Drosner for mentioning our South Milwaukee Team USA Watch Party ❤️🥲

Catch the World Cup matches, try a smashburger and more this week.

Unlucky Japan 😭
06/29/2026

Unlucky Japan 😭

Monday's matches! 12 PM: Brazil - Japan3:30: Germany - Paraguay8 PM: Netherlands - MoroccoPatrick & James bringing all t...
06/29/2026

Monday's matches!

12 PM: Brazil - Japan

3:30: Germany - Paraguay

8 PM: Netherlands - Morocco

Patrick & James bringing all the matches to you today!

⚽️🏆📺🍺😍

* Block Party on Wednesday starts at 4 PM!

06/29/2026

Address

912 Milwaukee Avenue
South Milwaukee, WI
53172

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 11:30pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11:30pm
Thursday 4pm - 11:30pm
Friday 3pm - 2:30am
Saturday 3pm - 2:30am
Sunday 10am - 8pm

Telephone

+14149020148

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