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The Record · Madison, WI · Fine Dining

Fine Dining in Madison, WI, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Editorial picks

Top 5 Fine Dining in Madison

Top Tier EditorialSourcesIsthmusMadison Magazine

  1. 1

    L'Etoile Restaurant

    Capitol Square

    Isthmus standard-bearer — Odessa Piper's 1976 birthplace of Wisconsin farm-to-table; James Beard Best Chef Midwest winner Tory Miller took over in 2005.

  2. 2

    Heritage Tavern

    Downtown

    Isthmus pick — chef Dan Fox's elegant locavore pub that goes 'from snacks to fine dining without a hitch'; multi-year James Beard semifinalist.

  3. 3

    Fairchild

    Monroe Street

    Isthmus review — chefs Itaru Nagano and Andy Kroeger (L'Etoile alums) run frequently-changing house-made pastas and adventurous desserts like carrot cake with blue cheese frosting.

  4. 4

    Graze Restaurant

    Capitol Square

    Isthmus pick — Tory Miller's gastropub sibling to L'Etoile, 'quickly ascended the ranks of Madison's most interesting places to eat' with local sourcing and an Capitol Square view.

  5. 5

    Tornado Steak House

    Downtown

    Isthmus pick and Madison Magazine featured — downtown supper-club steakhouse with top-notch steaks, pork tenderloin, venison, rabbit and seafood in a classic white-tablecloth room.

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