Mickey's Bait Shop ★ 4.1
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.
Signature drink: Cheap tap beer and a brandy shot
Food: No kitchen
What to order at Settle Down Tavern
- Signature drink
- Wisconsin brandy Old Fashioned with a high-end pour
TypeSupper club cocktail bar
HoursWed-Sun 16:00-23:00, closed Monday and Tuesday
Signature drinkWisconsin brandy Old Fashioned with a high-end pour
Food program: New American supper club menu
Location
Address: 117 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703
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High Noon Saloon ★ 4.4
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 ★ 4.2
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 ★ 4.2
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 ★ 4.1
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 ★ 4.4
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