Marigold Kitchen ★ 4.4
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square, the daytime breakfast flagship since 2001, serves espresso and pastries with scratch breakfasts.
Signature drink: Pour-over coffee with a daily pastry
Lakeside St Coffee House is a cafe in Madison.
Lakeside St Coffee House on West Lakeside, the south-side cafe overlooking Lake Monona, runs breakfast sandwiches, local coffee and partner pastries.
Address: 402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square, the daytime breakfast flagship since 2001, serves espresso and pastries with scratch breakfasts.
Signature drink: Pour-over coffee with a daily pastry
Barriques on South Park, the long-running Madison cafe-and-wine-bar from 1998, serves house-roasted espresso, sandwiches and pastries on a daytime menu.
Signature drink: House espresso with a Wisconsin cheese plate
Cafe Domestique on Williamson Street, the bicycle-themed Marquette cafe, serves Intelligentsia espresso drinks with Batch Bakehouse pastries from next door.
Signature drink: Intelligentsia espresso with a Batch Bakehouse pastry
Wonderstate Coffee on West Main, the Capitol Square cafe of the Viroqua-roasted specialty company since 2005, serves pour-over and espresso menus daily.
Signature drink: Pour-over of the Viroqua-roasted single origin
Indie Coffee on Regent Street, the Vilas-neighborhood cafe near Camp Randall Stadium, serves specialty espresso and pour-over alongside a daily brunch menu.
Signature drink: Pour-over coffee with brunch eggs
Michelangelo's Coffee House on State Street, the long-running independent campus-and-Capitol cafe, serves espresso and house-baked goods to a study crowd.
Signature drink: House espresso and house-baked muffins