Photography sourced from Saint Bibiana social media.
Brady Street's patron-saint burger joint, praised by Milwaukee Magazine, the Journal Sentinel, and OnMilwaukee. Three of Milwaukee's top food critics agree the Bibiana Burger earns its place on the city's best-burger list.
Photography sourced from Saint Bibiana social media.
Saint Bibiana opened in summer 2021 when Jeno and Lorenzo Cataldo — who also run Jo-Cats Pub and Dorsia — converted a former wine shop on Brady Street into something Milwaukee hadn't seen before: a bar built around a burger. The interior was designed to resemble a church, complete with a choir loft and altar, and the restaurant was named after Saint Bibiana — the patron saint of hangovers. From the beginning, the Bibiana Burger anchored the menu and built a following strong enough to land the restaurant in the city's best-burger conversation within its first year.
The Bibiana Burger is built around two 3-oz. patties smashed to produce a full-coverage caramelized crust, topped with American cheese, griddled onions, thick-sliced pickles, and the house Saint Sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun. Milwaukee Magazine's Ann Christenson called it 'a hot, juicy stack of meat' with 'the holy quaternity of American cheese, grilled onions, pickles and tangy special sauce on one of the better toasted, chewy sesame seed buns' in her Tour of Burgers. MJS dining critic Rachel Bernhard named it one of her new favorites in the city. The bun — often an afterthought at smash-burger spots — is a specific point of editorial praise here.
Saint Bibiana is a Brady Street bar, tavern, and late-night venue as much as a burger destination. This Smash Score reflects the Bibiana Burger specifically, not the full nightlife experience.
Whoever coined the phrase 'a hot, juicy stack of meat' was talking about this burger — two 3-ounce patties with the holy quaternity of American cheese, grilled onions, pickles and tangy special sauce on one of the better toasted, chewy sesame seed buns in my Tour of Burgers.
Dining critic Rachel Bernhard highlighted the Bibiana Burger as one of her new favorite burgers in the city — seasoned well, juicy, and stacked with the right toppings on a sesame seed bun.
One of the best burgers in Milwaukee — voted top five ever since they opened. The Bibiana Burger has absolutely perfect caramelized crusty edges.
The Bibiana Burger drips umami thanks to melting American cheese, thick-sliced dill pickles, grilled onions, and a tasty Saint Bibiana house sauce.
The Bibiana Burger delivered on all it promised — glistening caramelized burger patties cloaked in melted cheese and resting on a bed of thinly sliced griddled onion. For $13 with a bag of fries, you don't blink.
Seriously, some of the best french fries and fried pickle chips I've ever had. [But note: one reviewer flagged a billing concern over tip practices.]