Mickey's Bait Shop ★ 4.1
Mickey's Bait Shop on Williamson Street, the Marquette dive and Mickey's Tavern sibling, runs cheap drinks and live music on weekends until 02:00.
Try: Cheap tap beer, no kitchen
Gib's Bar is a late-night spot in Madison.
Gib's Bar on Williamson Street, the converted-house Marquette cocktail bar with sofas and an upstairs lounge, runs classic cocktails until 02:00 weekends.
Address: 1380 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
Mickey's Bait Shop on Williamson Street, the Marquette dive and Mickey's Tavern sibling, runs cheap drinks and live music on weekends until 02:00.
Try: Cheap tap beer, no kitchen
Maduro Cigar Bar on King Street off Capitol Square, the second-floor cocktail lounge and cigar room, runs cocktails and cigars until 02:00 on weekends.
Try: Classic cocktails with a hand-rolled humidor
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin off Capitol Square, the craft-beer-and-Wisconsin-pub flagship, runs a kitchen until 23:00 on Fri-Sat with a fish fry.
Try: Gastropub menu, fish fry and Wisconsin tap beer
Ian's Pizza on State Street, the State Street outpost of Madison's late-night slice counter founded on Frances Street in 2001, sells mac-and-cheese pizza and rotating creations until 03:30 on weekend nights.
Try: Mac and cheese pizza by the slice
Paul's Pel'meni on West Gilman, the late-night Russian dumpling counter near campus since 2009, sells a single dish of pelmeni with butter and sour cream.
Try: Russian pelmeni with butter, curry and sour cream
Greenbush Bakery on Regent Street, the only certified kosher dairy bakery in Madison since 1998, sells donuts and pastries until 23:00 most nights.
Try: Fresh kosher dairy donuts straight from the fryer