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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Madison Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Buraka · Willy Street
East African stews served over white rice or spread on injera flatbread, from a Willy Street kitchen that began as a Library Mall food cart in 1992. The 2025 Best of Madison readers' poll gave it gold in the African/Caribbean category, and Cap Times has run a full restaurant review of the dining room. It is cash only.
David's Jamaican Cuisine · Monona
A long-running Jamaican kitchen that reopened in a new Monona location and took silver in the 2025 Best of Madison readers' poll's African/Caribbean category. It operates Monday through Saturday from late morning into the evening as a sit-down restaurant, alongside a secondary mobile cart that is not its main operation.