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What to order at The Old Fashioned
- Must order
- Fried Wisconsin cheese curds with a brandy Old Fashioned, plus the Friday fish fry if it's a Friday.
- Signature dishes
- Fried Wisconsin cheese curds, Friday fish fry
- Editor tip
- Walk-in is reliable any night except Friday; book through OpenTable for Friday fish fry to skip the long wait.
Signature dishes: Fried Wisconsin cheese curds, Friday fish fry
Must order: Fried Wisconsin cheese curds with a brandy Old Fashioned, plus the Friday fish fry if it's a Friday.
Tip: Walk-in is reliable any night except Friday; book through OpenTable for Friday fish fry to skip the long wait.
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Location
Address: 23 N Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703
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The Coopers Tavern ★ 4.4
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin, Food Fight's eleventh restaurant since 2010, sits at the top of State Street with 28 taps a block off Capitol Square.
Signature: Wisconsin beer flight, Charcuterie board
Order: A Wisconsin beer flight off the rotating taps plus a Belgian-leaning charcuterie board.
Tip: The 28 taps focus on Local and Belgian brews; Saturday and Sunday brunch runs 10:00-14:30.
Settle Down Tavern ★ 4.4
Settle Down Tavern on South Pinckney, in the First Settlement District a block off Capitol Square, runs a tight tavern menu and a strong cocktail program.
Signature: Settle Down burger, Old Fashioned
Order: The Settle Down burger and one of the rotating Old Fashioned variations on the cocktail menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays; weeknight 16:00 happy hour is reliably the easiest seat.
Marigold Kitchen ★ 4.5
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
Signature: Breakfast hash, Pastries
Order: A breakfast hash with the house pastry of the day and an espresso drink.
Tip: Weekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Lucille ★ 4.5
Lucille on King Street, in a historic bank on Capitol Square, runs wood-fired pizza, a Wisco-Detroit cheddar pan pizza and Pan-Latin small plates.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Detroit-style pan pizza
Order: A wood-fired pie or the Wisco-Detroit cheddar-crusted pan pizza, plus a Pan-Latin small plate.
Tip: Late-night menu runs 22:00-01:00 Friday and Saturday; 14:00-17:00 happy hour daily.
More restaurants in Madison
The Coopers Tavern ★ 4.4
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin, Food Fight's eleventh restaurant since 2010, sits at the top of State Street with 28 taps a block off Capitol Square.
Signature: Wisconsin beer flight, Charcuterie board
Order: A Wisconsin beer flight off the rotating taps plus a Belgian-leaning charcuterie board.
Tip: The 28 taps focus on Local and Belgian brews; Saturday and Sunday brunch runs 10:00-14:30.
Settle Down Tavern ★ 4.4
Settle Down Tavern on South Pinckney, in the First Settlement District a block off Capitol Square, runs a tight tavern menu and a strong cocktail program.
Signature: Settle Down burger, Old Fashioned
Order: The Settle Down burger and one of the rotating Old Fashioned variations on the cocktail menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays; weeknight 16:00 happy hour is reliably the easiest seat.
Marigold Kitchen ★ 4.5
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
Signature: Breakfast hash, Pastries
Order: A breakfast hash with the house pastry of the day and an espresso drink.
Tip: Weekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Sardine ★ 4.5
Sardine on Williamson Street, the French bistro inside the historic Machinery Row building on Lake Monona, runs steak frites and moules-frites lakeside.
Signature: Steak frites, Moules-frites
Order: Steak frites or moules-frites with a glass of the house white.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00-14:00; reserve via OpenTable for the lakefront window seats.
Lucille ★ 4.5
Lucille on King Street, in a historic bank on Capitol Square, runs wood-fired pizza, a Wisco-Detroit cheddar pan pizza and Pan-Latin small plates.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Detroit-style pan pizza
Order: A wood-fired pie or the Wisco-Detroit cheddar-crusted pan pizza, plus a Pan-Latin small plate.
Tip: Late-night menu runs 22:00-01:00 Friday and Saturday; 14:00-17:00 happy hour daily.
Ahan ★ 4.5
Ahan on Williamson Street, the Brown-Soukaseume family's Asian-inspired room, brings Laotian and Southeast-Asian dishes to the Willy Street corridor.
Signature: Laotian curry, Spring rolls
Order: A Laotian curry preparation, plus the spring rolls and a rotating special.
Tip: Reservations via the operator's site; takeout runs faster than dine-in at peak weekend hours.