The pedestrian spine from Capitol Square to UW Madison campus. Ian's Pizza by the slice, Colectivo Coffee, Plaza Tavern's Plazaburger, late-night student eats and the Cento and Marigold Kitchen anchors at the Square end.
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Order The Plazaburger with the secret sauce, plus a side of fried cheese curds.
The Plaza Tavern on North Henry, a block off State Street between the Capitol and UW Madison, is home to the secret-sauce Plazaburger since 1964.
Order A slice of the mac and cheese pizza and whichever weekly experimental slice the kitchen is testing.
Ian's Pizza on State Street, the Madison pizza-by-the-slice operator at the foot of State Street, runs the famed mac and cheese pizza late into the night.
Order A Melting Pot burger with hand-cut onion rings on the side.
Dotty Dumpling's Dowry on North Frances, downtown Madison's burger institution founded by Jeff Stanley, runs a long burger menu with cheese-curd toppings.
Order A house-made gyro plate with a Greek salad on the side.
Parthenon Gyros on State Street, Wisconsin's first gyro restaurant since 1972, serves house-made gyros and Greek plates with a rooftop patio for outdoors.
Order A couscous stew or falafel plate with Arabic tea.
Mediterranean Cafe on State Street, the family-owned Mediterranean and Middle Eastern counter near campus, serves couscous, falafel and kebabs to students.
Order A bowl of potato or ground beef pel'meni with butter, sour cream and curry powder on top.
Paul's Pel'meni on West Gilman just off State Street, near campus, serves Russian dumplings in a counter-service room with two choices: potato or ground beef.
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