Where to brunch in Madison: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Madison. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
12 places
Order The avocado toast or the breakfast sandwich, with the daily pastry as a chaser.
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square, the daytime breakfast-and-brunch flagship since 2001, runs an open kitchen and a fresh pastry case.
Order Steak frites brunch plate or the Belgian waffle with the house bloody Mary.
Brasserie V on Monroe Street, the Belgian-French beer hall and bistro, runs Sunday brunch with steak frites, eggs Benedict and a long bloody Mary list.
Order A signature scone and the breakfast burrito, with a side of bacon and coffee.
Lazy Jane's on Williamson Street, the Marquette scratch breakfast cafe since 1998, runs a weekend brunch with scones, omelets and breakfast burritos.
Order Eggs on sourdough toast with a kouign-amann and an espresso.
Madison Sourdough on Williamson Street, the from-scratch bakery since 2005, runs a small Saturday brunch counter alongside the laminated pastry case.
Order The Heritage burger at brunch, or the chef's egg dish of the week.
Heritage Tavern on East Mifflin off Capitol Square, Dan Fox's farm-to-table dining room since 2013, runs a weekend brunch with seasonal Wisconsin-farm plates.
Order Egg sandwich and a brandy Old Fashioned with the Sunday paper.
Genna's Lounge on West Main, the Capitol Square dive bar since the 1970s, runs a weekend brunch with egg sandwiches, biscuits and a long bloody Mary list.
Order The Friday fish fry leftover hash, or the Wisconsin breakfast plate with brandy.
The Old Fashioned on North Pinckney, the Wisconsin-tavern flagship on Capitol Square, runs a weekend brunch with cheese curds, hash and breakfast plates.
Order Blueberry pancakes with bacon and a hot turkey sandwich for the table.
Monty's Blue Plate Diner on Atwood, the Schenk-Atwood Food Fight retro diner, runs all-day breakfast and a brunch program with pancakes, omelets and pies.
Order Whatever brunch plate of the day is, plus a brunch cocktail or bottomless coffee.
Bassett Street Brunch Club on West Johnson, the Food Fight downtown brunch flagship between campus and the Capitol, runs all-day brunch with cocktails.
Order Plazaburger with a fried egg on top, or the breakfast burrito with bacon.
The Plaza Tavern on North Henry, the State Street campus bar since 1930, runs a weekend brunch with eggs-on-Plazaburger combos and a bloody Mary list.
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Order Breakfast tacos with chorizo, plus a Mexican mocha or a brunch margarita.
Tex Tubb's Taco Palace on Atwood, the east-side Tex-Mex taqueria since 2006, runs a weekend brunch with breakfast tacos, machacado and bloody Marys.
Order The Scrambler, hash browns and a pancake side with bottomless coffee.
Mickies Dairy Bar on Monroe Street, the campus-side Wisconsin diner since 1946 across from Camp Randall, runs weekend brunch with the legendary Scrambler.
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