Capitol Square dive bar Sunday brunch$10-15Sat 10:00-14:00, Sun 10:00-14:00Walk-in only
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: Egg sandwich and a brandy Old Fashioned with the Sunday paper.
Wisconsin tavern weekend brunch$13-20Sat 10:00-14:00, Sun 10:00-14:00OpenTable
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: The Friday fish fry leftover hash, or the Wisconsin breakfast plate with brandy.
Atwood diner all-day breakfast and brunch$10-16Mon-Fri 07:00 to 21:00, Sat-Sun 07:00 to 21:00Walk-in only
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: Blueberry pancakes with bacon and a hot turkey sandwich for the table.
Downtown all-day brunch with cocktails$13-19Mon-Fri 07:00 to 14:00, Sat-Sun 08:00 to 14:00Tock
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: Whatever brunch plate of the day is, plus a brunch cocktail or bottomless coffee.
Campus dive Saturday brunch$8-13Sat 11:00-14:00Walk-in only
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.
Order: Plazaburger with a fried egg on top, or the breakfast burrito with bacon.
East-side Tex-Mex brunch with breakfast tacos$10-16Sat-Sun 10:00 to 14:00Walk-in only
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: Breakfast tacos with chorizo, plus a Mexican mocha or a brunch margarita.