Food & Drink Places
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Food
You can't really go wrong with a lot of the food places in Madison, having said that, here's a few local favourites.
Nearby Chamberlin Hall - For Lunch
- Aldos Cafe
- Close for coffee, a bunch of food options.
- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N Orchard St, Madison
- Saigon Sandwiches
- They are not always there when they say they are, but when they are there, they are excellent.
- 257-299 N Charter St, Madison
- The Library Cafe and Bar
- Decent pub food
- 320 N Randall Ave, Madison
- Butterbird
- Fried chicken
- 1134 Regent St, Madison
- Memorial Union Madison
- A few different food options - sandwiches, pizza, burgers. Importantly, ice cream
- 800 Langdon St, Madison
- Food Trucks
- A Madison staple, varies depending on the day, but generally very good.
- State St & Fitch Ct, Madison
Places for Dinner
- The Old Fashioned
- Excellent midwest bar food
- 23 N Pinckney St #1, Madison
- Lucille Madison
- Pizza, thin crust and steel pan
- 101 King St, Madison
- Himul Chuli
- Really good Nepali food, though very small place.
- 318 State St, Madison
- Ian's Pizza
- Have you ever thought "this pizza needs more carbs"? Try the Mac N Cheese pizza!
- 100 State St, Madison
- Lao Laan Xang
- Laotian food, a little further out on the east side
- 2098 Atwood Ave, Madison
- Feast
- Dumpling and Tea House
- 904 Williamson St, Madison
- Camp Trippalindee
- A kind-of-secret burger place. Top floor of the Graduate Hotel, if you can grab seats outside it has great views of the Capitol.
- 601 Langdon St, Madison
- Tipsy Cow
- Classic bar food
- 102 King St, Madison
- Sardine
- French restaurant, :money_with_wings:
- 617 Williamson St, Madison
Good Bars, etc.
- Memorial Union - 800 Langdon St, Madison
- A Madison institution. If there is one place you should go, it is here. Sit by the lake on The Chairs, and enjoy your drink of choice.
- Sweet Home Wisconsin - 910 Regent St, Madison
- Nice beer garden in the back
- Young Blood Beer Company - 112 King St, Madison
- Vintage Brewing Company - 803 E Washington Ave, Madison
- The Great Dane - 123 E Doty St, Madison
- Working Draft - 1129 E Wilson St, Madison
- The Biergarten at Olbrich Park - 3527 Atwood Ave, Madison
- Giant Jones Brewing Company - 931 East Main Street (entrance on Brearly St)
- Old Sugar Distillery - 931 E Main St #8, Madison
Other Gems
You are in the dairy state, you should have ice cream (diet allowing)!
- Babcock Ice cream - 1605 Linden Dr, Madison
- Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. - 468 State St, Madison
- Michaels Frozen Custard - 3826 Atwood Ave, Madison
- Greenbush Bakery is excellent for donuts - 1402 Regent St, Madison
There may not be time during the week, but if you are staying for a few extra days, here are some breakfast places.
- Madison Sourdough
- Mostly breakfast, some lunch, Since I stopped living in Madison I have dreams about this place. Pricy.
- 916 Williamson St, Madison
- Jet Room Restaurant
- Breakfast/brunch. Fine food, but right at the airport, so you get to see planes take off and land.
- 3606 Corben Ct, Madison
