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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Isthmus. Updated August 2026.
Sardine · Atwood
Isthmus pick. Upscale French chic brunch with warm duck confit salad, crab cakes and powdered-sugar-flecked pastries.
Marigold Kitchen · Downtown
Isthmus pick. Duck confit hash, daily quiches and scramblers, yogurt with fresh fruit and toasted nuts.
Heritage Tavern · Downtown
Isthmus pick. Dan Fox's smoked salmon platter on a tree-trunk cross-section and lobster scramble.
Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery · East Side
Isthmus pick. Biscuits and gravy behind East High, creamy and peppery and counted among Madison's best.
Graze Restaurant · Capitol Square
Isthmus pick. Tory Miller's gastropub serving Nutella-stuffed French toast and smoky corned beef hash with local seasonal ingredients.