What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 1pm Wednesday 8am - 11:30am Thursday 8am - 11:30am 4pm - 8pm Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 1pm Sunday 8am - 1pm

The Little Village Play Cafe, 6505 W North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI (2026)

The cafe serves a full espresso bar menu as well as beer, wine and local baked goods. A small boutique features children' A small boutique features children's toys, gifts, apparel and decor. Available for private party rentals.

08/22/2026

📣 calling all local makers & small businesses! 📣

we just opened up a handful more spots for our september & october gather & grow markets. 🥳 now's your chance to get in on the excitement.

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCVKvoAZ7bXqkbZSQdkmbj4UAYiUKXZ1uDz8Ew66jbhRuWxw/viewform
MORE INFO HERE: https://thelittlevillageplaycafe.com/blogs/village-news/gather-grow-makers-market-vendor-applications-are-open

& a tiny confession - i know i'm not supposed to pick faves.... but our fall markets are at the top of my list 🍂 there's just something about a crisp sunday morning on the patio with an apple cider in hand & live music in the background.

& if you're not a maker, puhleeeeeeze do us a favor & SEND THIS POST to your favorite local biz or that friend who makes the coolest stuff. that's how we've found so many of our vendors. i guess it takes a village to find the coolest makers in mke, so thank you! 💛

wondering what it's like to be a vendor? here's what some of our vendor pals to say:

"super organized & the other vendors were amazing. good vibes all around!" — jenni,
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"the LV team was incredibly organized and made every step of participating in the market a great experience. Customers showed up ready to shop!" - rose, .woodshop
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"high quality, hand selected vendors created a curated market experience for families. 10/10 would recommend!" - carly & joe,
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"we could feel the heartbeat of the neighborhood during Gather + Grow. we exceeded our hourly sales goal, so i'm very happy with that." - katie,
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market dates are sunday, sept. 13 + sunday, oct 11. you can join for just one OR both.

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCVKvoAZ7bXqkbZSQdkmbj4UAYiUKXZ1uDz8Ew66jbhRuWxw/viewform

08/11/2026

i could fill a coffee cup with all the happy tears i cried over this. 💕

Mandi Miller surprised me with this custom cross stitched little village piece, & not just any piece. she stitched it onto one of the very first tote bags we ever made. one of the first things we ever put out into the world.

gahh. here come the water works again. 🥹🥹🥹

i keep staring at it and there's a metaphor here that's on the tip of my tongue & i can't quite land on it, but it's in there somewhere. my words are just a little jumbly (mom brain)

it's something about how the most meaningful things are almost always made by somebody's hands & somebody's time. something about thread. how one on its own is nothing, but pull enough of them thru the same cloth & suddenly there's a whole picture.🧵

which is sort of exactly what's happened here at little village. friendships stitched between strangers. support handed to people you just met. grace given freely. an unspoken agreement that we're all just doing our best & figuring it out as we go.

it's nothing fancy. it's not perfect. it's not sparkly or lavish or some newfound idea.

it's just showing up. it's just caring. it's just doing what you can with what you have, & teaching your kids to do the same.

this space is magic, ofc. ✨ but the people who fill it? the families, the regulars, the ones who you bump into at the park. i'm at a loss for words. it's simply the best.

so yes. my cup runneth over. with happy tears & gratitude, for this beautiful thoughtful thing & for everything it reminds me of. everything it represents.

next time you're grabbing a drink at the cafe bar, take a peek at this beaut. & think about the threads you're stitching. how it all comes together. & what thread you might be in somebody else's stitched together life.

thank you forever Mandi Miller. i'm so grateful & so inspired. 💕

xo, abi

08/07/2026

millennial parents know. 🙃

08/06/2026

thank you Kelda Roys for coming by for an extra special storytime this morning. ✨

& the sweetest full circle moment, one of our former baristas & tosa east grad Maddie Stencel is one of kelda's campaign staff members. so proud!

i know i sound like a broken record, but watching our team members go on to do really big & amazing things makes my heart so happy!

a big thanks to our storytime hosts Kim Storey & Liz Heimerl-Rolland 💕 & special guests Amanda Saso - Wauwatosa Alderperson - District 4 David Sanchez for Assembly & ☀️

& just in case you needed a reminder... we have a big election coming up next tuesday, august 11! don't forget to get out & vote! ✅✅✅

07/26/2026

confession: thursdays at little village are my favorite. the vibes are just right. ✨

here's how we do thursdays on north ave 👇

☕ 8-11:30am | member open play
thinking about becoming a member? consider this your invite. come see what the fun's all about (no pressure, all play).

🌱 12-2pm | story sprouts class
a drop-off class for K4-1st graders. first class is free & lunch is included!

🎉 4-8pm | patiopalooza
food trucks, happy hour, smoke bubbles, outside bar & kids activities galore. on deck this week: Cocina Filipina + Pete's Pops + Clare Rogers + Lotza + + Facepainting414

consider this your official invite (yes, you!) 🌸

07/16/2026

patiopalooza update: we're taking tonight's party indoors

this smoke is no joke. we are moving all the fun inside to our purified, blissfully air conditioned play space in east tosa.

tonight, 4-8pm:

🍻 happy hour: $6 taps & $11 charcuterie boards
🌈 open play: free for members, $12 for 1 hour or $15 for 90 min (psst, reserve ahead & save $1)
😋 Pete's Pops pop-up

come hang out, take a breath of fresh, purified air & let the kiddos get the wiggles out.

patio plans resume next week with MiniStackedMKE

here's the rest of the summer line-up:

July 23 - MiniStackedMKE
July 30 - Cocina Filipina Fare 🌺
Aug. 6 - Heirloom Mke
Aug. 13 - Cocina Filipina Fare 🌺
Aug. 20 - MiniStackedMKE
Aug. 27 - Cocina Filipina Fare 🌺
Sep. 3 - Heirloom Mke
Sep. 10 - MiniStackedMKE
Sep. 17 - Cocina Filipina Fare 🌺
Sep. 24 - Cocina Filipina Fare 🌺
Oct. 1 - Heirloom Mke
Nov 5. - Heirloom Mke

Address

6505 W North Avenue
Wauwatosa, WI
53213

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 1pm
Wednesday	8am - 11:30am
Thursday	8am - 11:30am
	4pm - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 1pm
Sunday	8am - 1pm

Telephone

+14143095700

Website

https://thelittlevillageplaycafe.com/

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