Madison lists 1,317 places in this guide, 936 of them restaurants. Cafes number 137, bars 169 and quick service spots 58. Bars (160), coffee shops and cafes (147) and sandwiches and delis (87) are the top categories among the places listed.
The guide puts Madison's density at 46.2 places per ten thousand residents, above the 41.8 median across all cities.
971 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (24), Starbucks (17), McDonald's (9) and Milio's Sandwiches (7).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Madison ranks #66 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Madison by cuisine
Bars in Madison
- Bar · 3801 Mineral Point Rd
- Food and drink · Breweries · 3527 Atwood Ave
- Bar · 1968 Atwood Ave
- Bar · 701 E Washington Ave
- Restaurant · 1201 Williamson St
- Bar · Chain · 240 East Towne Mall East Towne Mall
Coffee shops and cafes in Madison
- Cafe · Chain · 434 Gammon Pl
- Cafe · Chain · 675 S Whitney Way
- Cafe · Chain · 7402 Mineral Point Rd
- Cafe · 320 N Randall Ave
- Cafe · 494 Commerce Dr
- Cafe · 2013 N Sherman Ave
Sandwiches and delis in Madison
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 462 Commerce Dr
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 222 W Washington Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1 N Park St
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 231 North St
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 4606 Verona Rd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 7349 Mineral Point Rd
Mexican in Madison
- Restaurant · Mexican · 558 State St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 15 N Broom St
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4628 E Washington Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 2933 N Sherman Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 640 W Washington Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 7436 Mineral Point Rd
Pizza in Madison
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 319 N Frances St
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 520 S. Park St. Dane
- Restaurant · Pizza · 912 E Johnson St
- Restaurant · Pizza · 1805 Monroe St
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 5003 University Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 6644 Mineral Point Rd
Bakeries and donuts in Madison
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 7414 Mineral Point Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 462 State St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 650 State Street
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1402 Williamson St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1851 Monroe St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1920 Fordem Ave
Own a restaurant in Madison?
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Place data from the Overture Maps Foundation (overturemaps.org), which includes data from Meta, Microsoft and Foursquare, used under the CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licenses. Restaurants open, close and move; check with the restaurant before you go. Data refreshed 2026-10-11.