7 street food places in Madison we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Madison | Street Food across every city.
Madison's street food grew up around its food carts, with the Library Mall and Henry Mall stretch near campus a longtime gathering point. Curd Girl works fried cheese curds from a cart on Henry Mall, alongside the sliders at Slide, while Banzo and Tex Tubb's Taco Palace bring falafel and tacos to the mix. Swagat and Ian's Pizza by the Slice fill out the quick-and-portable end.
Banzo ★ 4.4
2105 Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Banzo on Sherman Avenue, the falafel cart turned brick-and-mortar Israeli kitchen, runs Capitol Square Saturdays as a Dane County Farmers' Market staple.
Curd Girl ★ 4.6
210 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Curd Girl, the city's defining cheese-curd food truck, fries Wisconsin curds in beer batter, rotating Library Mall, farmers markets and breweries.
Slide ★ 4.4
210 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Slide, the Library Mall lunch slider truck since 2011, slow-roasts brisket and pork for sliders on Wisconsin pretzel buns at the downtown food cart strip.
Tex Tubb's Taco Palace ★ 4.1
2009 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Tex Tubb's Taco Palace on Atwood, the east-side Tex-Mex taqueria since 2006, runs hand-pressed tortillas, queso, brunch and a long late-afternoon happy hour.
Swagat ★ 4.0
707 N High Point Rd, Madison, WI 53717
Swagat on North High Point Road, the west-side Madison Indian restaurant, runs a long menu of chaat, samosas, curries and biryanis with a lunch buffet.
Ian's Pizza by the Slice ★ 4.6
100 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Ian's Pizza on State Street, the State Street outpost of Madison's late-night slice institution founded on Frances Street in 2001, sells mac-and-cheese pizza.
Curd Girl food truck ★ 4.5
210 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Curd Girl food truck is the madison cheese-curd food truck rotates locations daily; the website map is the only way to catch them in person.