L'Etoile ★ 4.9
L'Etoile on Capitol Square, opened by Odessa Piper in 1976 and run by James Beard winner Tory Miller since 2005, is Madison's seminal farm-to-table flagship.
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Graze ★ 4.6
Graze on Capitol Square, Tory Miller's American gastropub next door to L'Etoile since 2010, sources about 80 percent of its food locally with Capitol views.
Heritage Tavern ★ 4.7
Heritage Tavern on East Mifflin, Dan Fox's farm-to-table dining room a block off Capitol Square since 2013, anchors Madison's chef-driven new-American tier.
Mint Mark ★ 4.6
Mint Mark on East Washington, the produce-forward small-plates room with an open kitchen, runs fine-dining brunch and dinner from Wisconsin farm produce.
Sardine ★ 4.5
Sardine on Williamson Street, the long-running French bistro in the historic Machinery Row building on Lake Monona, runs steak frites and moules-frites.
Cento ★ 4.6
Cento on West Mifflin, the Food Fight group's downtown Italian flagship under chef Michael Pruett, runs handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and a chef's table.
Lombardino's ★ 4.5
Lombardino's on University Avenue, the west-side Italian fine-dining room reborn under Michael Banas in 2000, runs hand-cut pasta and wood-fired veal.
Tornado Steak House ★ 4.6
Tornado Steak House on South Hamilton, Madison's traditional supper club tier a block off Capitol Square, runs aged steaks and the Friday fish fry every week.
Lucille ★ 4.5
Lucille on King Street, in a historic bank on Capitol Square, runs wood-fired pizza, a Wisco-Detroit pan pizza and Pan-Latin small plates from one kitchen.
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Editor picks in Madison include L'Etoile, Graze, Heritage Tavern, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.