Sam’s Tap, the small Bay View tavern that has anchored the corner at 3118 S. Chase Ave. since 2016, has gone dark and appears to have shuttered. The bar’s social accounts have not posted since November 2025, the business phone is disconnected, and neighbors say the doors have been locked since last fall. Regulars who stopped by this week found a quiet storefront where a nearly decade-long run once drew late-night crowds.
Bar quiet online and at the door
As reported by Urban Milwaukee, Sam’s Tap’s social page currently lists the business as “temporarily closed” and the listed phone number no longer connects. The neighborhood spot opened in 2016 with a focus on draft beer, wine and cocktails. The same report notes that the tavern’s liquor license is…..