Guidebook for Madison

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Guidebook for Madison

Food Scene

Great bakery with delicious Kringle, donuts, and coffee. Grab a sweet treat to snack on.
6 locals recommend
Lane's Bakery & Coffee
2304 S Park St
6 locals recommend
Great bakery with delicious Kringle, donuts, and coffee. Grab a sweet treat to snack on.
Excellent Mexican food with a fun atmosphere!
19 locals recommend
Taqueria Guadalajara
1033 S Park St
19 locals recommend
Excellent Mexican food with a fun atmosphere!
Nice, close gastro pub on the water. Lots of beers on tap.
13 locals recommend
Waypoint Public House
320 W Broadway
13 locals recommend
Nice, close gastro pub on the water. Lots of beers on tap.
Great unique pizzas, bar, and improv comedy on the weekends in hip neighborhood.
41 locals recommend
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. - Madison East
2916 Atwood Ave
41 locals recommend
Great unique pizzas, bar, and improv comedy on the weekends in hip neighborhood.
Great French food. Oysters, mussels and fries. On the pricy side. Can sit outside by the lake during non peak times. Nice bar too, and the bar menu is cheaper.
46 locals recommend
Sardine
617 Williamson St
46 locals recommend
Great French food. Oysters, mussels and fries. On the pricy side. Can sit outside by the lake during non peak times. Nice bar too, and the bar menu is cheaper.
Vegan food in yoga studio. Very good, and very healthy! Very beautiful space! Or just go for tea and peace!
Surya Cafe
5500 E Cheryl Pkwy
Vegan food in yoga studio. Very good, and very healthy! Very beautiful space! Or just go for tea and peace!
Thai food!
11 locals recommend
Sa-Bai Thong Thai Cuisine
2840 University Ave
11 locals recommend
Thai food!
Amazing farm to table restaurant/bar with great cocktails. Right off the square. Pricy.
21 locals recommend
Heritage Tavern
131 E Mifflin St
21 locals recommend
Amazing farm to table restaurant/bar with great cocktails. Right off the square. Pricy.
10 locals recommend
Forage Kitchen
665 State St
10 locals recommend
Finca Coffee
2500 Rimrock Rd

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice chill, cozy gastro pub in cool neighborhood. Sometimes has live music.
37 locals recommend
Alchemy
1980 Atwood Ave
37 locals recommend
Nice chill, cozy gastro pub in cool neighborhood. Sometimes has live music.
Cozy tavern-feel bar with great food.
61 locals recommend
Weary Traveler Freehouse
1201 Williamson St
61 locals recommend
Cozy tavern-feel bar with great food.
Belgian gastro pub with great beer list and very good food. Frites are super tasty. Good soups. Very cozy, pretty atmosphere.
31 locals recommend
Brasserie V
1923 Monroe St
31 locals recommend
Belgian gastro pub with great beer list and very good food. Frites are super tasty. Good soups. Very cozy, pretty atmosphere.
Fun late night dancing. Great Asian fusion food too!
11 locals recommend
Tavernakaya
27 E Main St
11 locals recommend
Fun late night dancing. Great Asian fusion food too!
It’s close and has a nice ambiance. No food menu but can cook up a good frozen pizza.
Delta Beer Lab
167 E Badger Rd
It’s close and has a nice ambiance. No food menu but can cook up a good frozen pizza.

Sightseeing

Sit by the lake and have a beer and a brat in the UW campus. Frequently has free live music.
122 locals recommend
Memorial Union Terrace
800 Langdon St
122 locals recommend
Sit by the lake and have a beer and a brat in the UW campus. Frequently has free live music.
It's beautiful! You can walk right in!
141 locals recommend
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St
141 locals recommend
It's beautiful! You can walk right in!
Fun, trendy hipster neighborhood. Many grad students, good drinks and food.
16 locals recommend
Williamson Street
Williamson Street
16 locals recommend
Fun, trendy hipster neighborhood. Many grad students, good drinks and food.
Convention center designed by famous local architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
58 locals recommend
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
1 John Nolen Dr
58 locals recommend
Convention center designed by famous local architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Parks & Nature

One of Madison's top tourist destinations. Beautiful indoor and out gardens! Beer garden across the street on the lake.
138 locals recommend
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Ave
138 locals recommend
One of Madison's top tourist destinations. Beautiful indoor and out gardens! Beer garden across the street on the lake.
Hike along the lake through Oak trees and prairie!
Lake Farm Park Boat Launch
4286 Libby Rd
Hike along the lake through Oak trees and prairie!
Beautiful hiking trail right in the city! Nice view of the capitol and Monona Terrace across the lake.
15 locals recommend
Olin Park
1156 Olin-Turville Ct
15 locals recommend
Beautiful hiking trail right in the city! Nice view of the capitol and Monona Terrace across the lake.
Pretty hiking by a lake. Climb up a bluff and see 1800s German single-family chapel .
11 locals recommend
Indian Lake County Park
8183 WI-19
11 locals recommend
Pretty hiking by a lake. Climb up a bluff and see 1800s German single-family chapel .
Nice nearby boardwalk over wetlands.
9 locals recommend
Capital Springs State Park & Recreation Area
9 locals recommend
Nice nearby boardwalk over wetlands.

Essentials

You know... sometimes you just have to go to Walmart.
6 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
2151 Royal Ave
6 locals recommend
You know... sometimes you just have to go to Walmart.
Walgreens Pharmacy has things like toothpaste, batteries, etc. Little things you might need.
30 locals recommend
Walgreens
3700 University Ave
30 locals recommend
Walgreens Pharmacy has things like toothpaste, batteries, etc. Little things you might need.
Metro Market
6540 Monona Drive
9 locals recommend
Copps
1312 S Park St
9 locals recommend

Getting Around

You can get anywhere from the South Transfer Point. Use the Metro Transit website to map your ride. Route 16 goes right by my place and goes to the South Transfer Point.
South Transfer Point station
2430 S Park St
You can get anywhere from the South Transfer Point. Use the Metro Transit website to map your ride. Route 16 goes right by my place and goes to the South Transfer Point.

Shopping

Fun shopping and eating on mostly-pedestrian street. Connects campus to capitol square. Fun bars, geared more toward undergrad crowd.
111 locals recommend
State Street
State Street
111 locals recommend
Fun shopping and eating on mostly-pedestrian street. Connects campus to capitol square. Fun bars, geared more toward undergrad crowd.
Closest mall.
48 locals recommend
West Towne Mall
66 W Towne Mall
48 locals recommend
Closest mall.