The SafeHouse Restaurant was established in 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Filled wall-to-wall with spy memorabilia collected by the founder/owner, David J. Baldwin.
According to Rachael Ray, in a September 2003 episode of her $40 a Day series, "You would have to be a CIA agent to figure this place out in one trip." In its February 2011 issue, Wired included SafeHouse on its list of is "The Planet's Hippest Hangouts".
The Restaurant is connected to Newsroom Pub,
On June 16, 2015, David Baldwin retired, selling the SafeHouse to the Marcus Corporation.
In April 2017, Marcus Corporation opened a second location, in Chicago, Illinois.