Genna's Lounge is a bar in Madison.
Genna's Lounge on West Main, the dim Capitol Square dive next to the Orpheum since the 1970s, runs cheap brandy Old Fashioneds and free popcorn on a long bar.
Food program: No kitchen, free popcorn
Address: 105 W Main St, Madison, WI 53703
The Plaza Tavern on North Henry, the State Street campus bar that opened in 1930, runs cheap beer pitchers and the legendary Plazaburger under the neon clock.
Signature drink: Beer pitcher and a Plazaburger
Food: Plazaburger, fries, bar food
The Old Fashioned on North Pinckney, the Wisconsin-tavern flagship on Capitol Square, pours hundreds of Wisconsin beers and the brandy Old Fashioned standard.
Signature drink: Brandy Old Fashioned sweet, the city's standard
Food: Wisconsin supper club menu, fish fry, cheese curds
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin off Capitol Square is the city's craft-beer-and-Wisconsin-pub flagship with a fish fry, sausages and serious tap list.
Signature drink: Wisconsin craft beer with a fish fry
Food: Gastropub menu, mussels, sausages, fish fry
Mickey's Tavern on Williamson Street, the east-side music and pinball bar, is a Marquette neighborhood institution with a strong burger menu and late kitchen.
Signature drink: Wisconsin tap beer and a cheap shot
Food: Burgers, sandwiches, kitchen until late
Maduro Cigar Bar on King Street off Capitol Square, the second-floor cocktail lounge and cigar room, runs classic cocktails and a hand-rolled humidor.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails with a cigar pairing
Food: Bar snacks
Gib's Bar on Williamson Street, the small craft-cocktail bar in a converted Marquette house with couches and an upstairs lounge, runs classic cocktails.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned, Negroni and classic cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
