The Old Fashioned weekend brunch is a brunch spot in Madison.
The Old Fashioned on North Pinckney, the Wisconsin-tavern flagship on Capitol Square, runs a weekend brunch with cheese curds, hash and breakfast plates.
Must order: The Friday fish fry leftover hash, or the Wisconsin breakfast plate with brandy.
Address: 23 N Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mickies Dairy Bar on Monroe Street, the campus-side Wisconsin diner since 1946 across from Camp Randall, runs weekend brunch with the legendary Scrambler.
Order: The Scrambler, hash browns and a pancake side with bottomless coffee.
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: The avocado toast or the breakfast sandwich, with the daily pastry as a chaser.
