Mickey's Bait Shop is a bar in Madison.
Mickey's Bait Shop on Williamson Street, the Marquette dive and Mickey's Tavern sibling, runs cheap drinks and weekend live music near Willy Street.
Food program: No kitchen
Address: 1004 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
High Noon Saloon on East Washington, the city's flagship Americana and indie live-music room since 2004, runs nightly shows and a bar program until late.
Signature drink: Wisconsin tap beer with a show
Food: Bar food, sandwiches
Ohio Tavern on Ohio Avenue, the east-side Wisconsin neighborhood tavern, is a longtime local with bar pizza, Friday fish fry and brandy Old Fashioneds.
Signature drink: Brandy Old Fashioned and a tap beer
Food: Bar pizza, Friday fish fry
State Street Brats on State Street, the campus bar since 1953, runs Wisconsin red and white brats and Spotted Cow taps for game-day Badger crowds.
Signature drink: Red brat with a Spotted Cow
Food: Red and white Wisconsin brats, burgers, cheese curds
The Rigby Pub and Grill on East Main just off Capitol Square is Madison's British-pub bar with a long European tap list, whisky bottles and fish and chips.
Signature drink: Imported European tap beer and whisky list
Food: British pub menu, fish and chips, burgers
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.
Signature drink: Wisconsin brandy Old Fashioned
Food: No kitchen, free popcorn
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
