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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Isthmus, Madison Magazine, Eater, and James Beard Foundation. Updated September 2026.
L'Etoile Restaurant · Capitol Square
Odessa Piper founded this Wisconsin farm-to-table restaurant in 1976; James Beard Best Chef Midwest winner Tory Miller took over in 2005.
Fairchild · Monroe Street
Chefs Itaru Nagano and Andy Kroeger run frequently changing house-made pastas and adventurous desserts, including carrot cake with blue cheese frosting.