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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Isthmus and The Cap Times. Updated August 2026.
Marie's Soul Food · Monroe Street / Vilas
A short menu done properly on Monroe Street: four meats, ham, fried chicken, baked chicken, and ribs, alongside five sides that include baked macaroni and cheese, dressing, and collard greens. A corn muffin and a drink round out the plate. The format stays simple rather than trying to cover every regional dish at once.
Sista's Chicken & Fish · South Park Street
A South Park Street kitchen that grew from a food cart into a brick-and-mortar in 2026. The Cap Times' Natalie Yahr found Southern classics finding a following there, calling the hush puppies a worthy side and the gumbo a meal in itself, and the paper's 2026 coverage still knows it for chicken wings, catfish, perch and gumbo. Order the gumbo.