Batch Bakehouse ★ 4.5
Batch Bakehouse on Williamson Street, opened in 2009 in a converted Trachte building and at the corner since 2013, runs predawn scratch breads and pastry.
Worth the queue: Morning bun
Greenbush Bakery is a bakery in Madison.
Greenbush Bakery on Regent Street, the city's only certified kosher dairy bakery since 1998, sells over 50 daily donut varieties near Camp Randall Stadium.
Address: 1402 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715
Batch Bakehouse on Williamson Street, opened in 2009 in a converted Trachte building and at the corner since 2013, runs predawn scratch breads and pastry.
Worth the queue: Morning bun
Bloom Bake Shop on Monroe Street, the women-owned bakery and cafe that moved from Middleton, runs scratch breads with strong vegan and gluten-free programs.
Worth the queue: Vegan and gluten-free cake doughnut
ORIGIN Breads on East Main, the Marquette-neighborhood bakery using regionally grown stone-milled organic grain, hand-makes long-fermented sourdough breads.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery on Williamson Street, the Marquette neighborhood breakfast and bakery since 1998, runs scratch scones and pastry alongside brunch.
Worth the queue: Signature scone
Bagels Forever on University Avenue, the long-running west-side Madison bagel bakery, hand-rolls and boils New York-style bagels and supplies cafes citywide.
Worth the queue: Sesame bagel with lox
Clasen's European Bakery on Donna Drive in Middleton, the family-run European-style bakery serving Madison, bakes kringle, tortes and laminated pastry.
Worth the queue: Almond kringle