Madison's bakery scene runs from naturally leavened bread to late-night donuts, with a strong cluster along Williamson Street. Madison Sourdough on Willy Street and ORIGIN Breads on East Main work the slow-fermentation end, while Batch Bakehouse and Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery anchor the neighborhood pastry trade. Greenbush Bakery on Regent Street keeps the city in donuts well after dark.
Bakeries in Madison
12 bakery places in Madison we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Madison · Bakery across every city.
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Madison Sourdough
- ★ 4.7
- $
Order MSCo Baguette
Madison Sourdough on Williamson Street, the from-scratch bakery and patisserie since 2005, hand-shapes naturally leavened breads with Wisconsin-grown grain.
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Greenbush Bakery
- ★ 4.6
- $
Order Sour cream old-fashioned donut
Greenbush Bakery on Regent Street, the city's only certified kosher dairy bakery since 1998, sells over 50 daily donut varieties near Camp Randall Stadium.
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Batch Bakehouse
- ★ 4.5
- $
Order Morning bun
Batch Bakehouse on Williamson Street, opened in 2009 in a converted Trachte building and at the corner since 2013, runs predawn scratch breads and pastry.
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Bloom Bake Shop
- ★ 4.5
- $
Order Vegan and gluten-free cake doughnut
Bloom Bake Shop on Monroe Street, the women-owned bakery and cafe that moved from Middleton, runs scratch breads with strong vegan and gluten-free programs.
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ORIGIN Breads
- ★ 4.5
- $
Order Country sourdough loaf
ORIGIN Breads on East Main, the Marquette-neighborhood bakery using regionally grown stone-milled organic grain, hand-makes long-fermented sourdough breads.
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Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- $
Order Signature scone
Lazy Jane's Cafe and Bakery on Williamson Street, the Marquette neighborhood breakfast and bakery since 1998, runs scratch scones and pastry alongside brunch.
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Bagels Forever
- ★ 4.2
- $
Order Sesame bagel with lox
Bagels Forever on University Avenue, the long-running west-side Madison bagel bakery, hand-rolls and boils New York-style bagels and supplies cafes citywide.
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Clasen's European Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- $
Order Almond kringle
Clasen's European Bakery on Donna Drive in Middleton, the family-run European-style bakery serving Madison, bakes kringle, tortes and laminated pastry.
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Marigold Kitchen
- ★ 4.4
- $
Order Pastry of the day
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square, the daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001, runs a fresh-baked pastry case alongside meals.
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Greenbush Bakery
- ★ 4.6
- $$
Try Fresh kosher dairy donuts straight from the fryer
Greenbush Bakery on Regent Street, the only certified kosher dairy bakery in Madison since 1998, sells donuts and pastries until 23:00 most nights.
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Greenbush Bakery late-night donuts
- ★ 4.7
- $$
Greenbush Bakery late-night donuts in Madison: bakery room.
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Madison Sourdough Saturday brunch
- ★ 4.5
- $$
Madison Sourdough on Williamson Street sets up a small Saturday egg-on-toast and laminated-pastry brunch counter most Madison residents don't realize exists.