Food Scene
One of my favorite restaurants in Madison, with great views of the Capitol. Go for a drink, snacks, or a full dinner.
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Graze
1 S Pinckney StOne of my favorite restaurants in Madison, with great views of the Capitol. Go for a drink, snacks, or a full dinner.
French-style restaurant with good seafood. A nice place if you are looking for a slightly more sophisticated, upscale spot.
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Sardine
617 Williamson StFrench-style restaurant with good seafood. A nice place if you are looking for a slightly more sophisticated, upscale spot.
One of my favorites. Huge selection of terrific Southeast Asian-style foods. Great soups, curries, etc. Can get very busy, so call for reservation or get takeout.
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Hạ Long Bay Restaurant
1353 Williamson StOne of my favorites. Huge selection of terrific Southeast Asian-style foods. Great soups, curries, etc. Can get very busy, so call for reservation or get takeout.
Great Southwestern style food and margaritas. They have a great happy hour deal on food and drinks.
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Eldorado Grill
744 Williamson StGreat Southwestern style food and margaritas. They have a great happy hour deal on food and drinks.
Right around the corner--a (very) small and trendy storefront restaurant that serves locally butchered meats and other local products. Interesting cocktails. Gets very busy for dinner. Go early.
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Forequarter
Right around the corner--a (very) small and trendy storefront restaurant that serves locally butchered meats and other local products. Interesting cocktails. Gets very busy for dinner. Go early.
I have never been, but this is regarded at the best restaurant in town. Expensive. Graze, a gastropub next door, is run by the same chef.
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L'Etoile
1 S Pinckney StI have never been, but this is regarded at the best restaurant in town. Expensive. Graze, a gastropub next door, is run by the same chef.
Great margaritas. Terrific selection of tacos.
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Tex Tubb's Taco Palace
2009 Atwood AveGreat margaritas. Terrific selection of tacos.
Drinks & Nightlife
Over 50 Wisconsin beers on tap and classic Wisconsin fare. Inexpensive, but very good food. Great for lunch or dinner.
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The Old Fashioned
23 N Pinckney StOver 50 Wisconsin beers on tap and classic Wisconsin fare. Inexpensive, but very good food. Great for lunch or dinner.
The local dive bar, if you are so inclined. Great juke box.
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The Caribou Tavern
703 E Johnson StThe local dive bar, if you are so inclined. Great juke box.
A brewpub, with several locations in Wisconsin. The beer is good, as are burgers. Has a large bar area with pool, TVs, etc.
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The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
123 E Doty StA brewpub, with several locations in Wisconsin. The beer is good, as are burgers. Has a large bar area with pool, TVs, etc.
Food inspired by British pub fare, but more sophisticated. Has extensive selection of scotch and whiskey, and micro-brews. Very good food in my opinion.
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The Coopers Tavern
20 W Mifflin StFood inspired by British pub fare, but more sophisticated. Has extensive selection of scotch and whiskey, and micro-brews. Very good food in my opinion.
A small-batch nanobrewery in the trendy Atwood neighborhood.
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One Barrel Brewing Company
2001 Atwood AveA small-batch nanobrewery in the trendy Atwood neighborhood.
Everything Else
A small distillery with a tasting room open Thurs-Sat, 4 to 10 pm. Good place for an afternoon cocktail or a pre-dinner drink. They have some fun cocktails on site.
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Old Sugar Distillery
931 E Main StA small distillery with a tasting room open Thurs-Sat, 4 to 10 pm. Good place for an afternoon cocktail or a pre-dinner drink. They have some fun cocktails on site.
If the weather is warm and you have never been to Madison, you must get a beer on the terrace on the South Shore of Lake Mendota.
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I-Memorial Union Terrace
800 Langdon StIf the weather is warm and you have never been to Madison, you must get a beer on the terrace on the South Shore of Lake Mendota.
Some people come to town simply for this event on Saturdays in the summer. Grab a coffee and walk around the square. Open mid-April to mid-October.
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Dane County Farmers Market
2 Martin Luther King Jr BlvdSome people come to town simply for this event on Saturdays in the summer. Grab a coffee and walk around the square. Open mid-April to mid-October.
Capital City Trail
Capital City TrailGreat for running, biking, or walking. Goes for miles.