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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Madison Magazine and Isthmus. Updated August 2026.
Casetta Kitchen and Counter · Downtown
A downtown counter that took gold in the 2025 readers' poll for the sandwich category. It runs a compact, rotating lineup rather than a huge printed menu, leaning on quality ingredients over sheer variety. The counter format keeps turnaround fast for a downtown lunch crowd.
Alimentari · Monroe Street
An Italian specialty market and sandwich counter from the team behind A Pig in a Fur Coat, now on Monroe Street after its original Brearly Street building was torn down for redevelopment. It took silver in the 2025 readers' poll for sandwiches. Seating is limited or absent, since the format leans toward a market and carryout counter rather than a dining room.
Dinotto · Downtown / First Settlement
Italian sandwiches just off the Capitol Square, singled out by the Cap Times' 2025 year end list of the dishes its writers most enjoyed that year for a stacked muffaletta. The shop opened in 2025 and quickly built a following among downtown lunch regulars looking for something more composed than a standard deli sandwich.
Casa Zaragoza · South Park Street
A South Park Street kitchen whose torta cubana stacks breaded chicken and steak with chorizo scrambled eggs, avocado, and beans between bread. It opened in 2025 and was also named among the Cap Times' favorite dishes eaten in Madison that year. The torta is massive enough to split between two people at lunch.