Campus Area Restaurants and Amenities
Campus Area Restaurants and Amenities
Includes mid-range restaurants nearby that are open
during the conference. There are also many chain
restaurants along State Street if you need a quick bite.
10. Fresh Madison Market
703 University
Full-sized grocery store with nice selection
21. Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry
317 N. Frances
Good burgers, pub food, and beers
CAMPUS AREA
STATE STREET AREA
22. Himal Chuli
318 State
Delicious and affordable Nepali food
1. The Library Café and Bar
320 N. Randall
Pub food and good beers
11. Sunroom Café
638 State (upstairs)
Very popular café for breakfast and otherwise
2. QQ Express
1401 University
Chinese buffet
12. City Bar
638 State (downstairs)
Dark, affordable pub, minimum of undergrads
CAPITAL SQUARE AREA
3. Aldo’s Café
330 N. Orchard (inside Wisconsin Inst. for Discovery)
Good coffee, sandwiches, soups, salads
13. Roast Public House
558 State
Foodie sandwiches and craft beers
24. The Coopers Tavern
20 West Mifflin
Upscale Irish tavern with good food and drink
4. Union South
1308 W. Dayton
Urban Slice: cheap pizza by the slice
Badger Market: snacks, sodas, and sundries
Prairie Fire: Peet’s coffees and pastries
The Sett: pub food and good beers on the terrace
14. Fugu Asian Fusion
411 W. Gilman
The best of Madison’s Asian restaurants
25. The Old Fashioned
23 N. Pinckney
Local-sourced, high-end Wisconsin pub dining
15. Los Gemelos
244 W. Gilman
Tacos, tortas, and other Mexican fare
26. Graze
1 S. Pinckney
Nice cocktail bar and restaurant
16. Samba Brazilian Grill
240 W. Gilman
Stylish, meat-heavy Brazilian restaurant
27. Restaurant Muramoto
225 King
Very nice Japanese restaurant with excellent sushi
17. Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
468 State
28. Osteria Papavero
128 E. Wilson
Excellent Italian fine dining
5. Greenbush Bakery
1305 Regent
Best Kosher bakery around
6. The Java Den
1022 W. Johnson (lobby of Grand Central)
Best lattes on campus, pastries, pre-made sandwiches
7. Memorial Union
800 Langdon
Der Rathskellar: pub food and great beers
The Daily Scoop: ice cream made at UW campus dairy
Peet’s Coffee and Tea: good coffee and pastries
8. Library Mall
Various food carts at lunchtime
9. Walgreen’s Drugstores
311 East Campus Mall
676 State
18. Brickhouse Barbeque
408 W. Gorham
BBQ and beers
19. Riley’s Wines of the World
402 W. Gorham
Big liquor store with great selection
20. Ian’s Pizza
319 N. Frances
100 State
Good-quality pizza by the slice
23. The Fountain
122 State
Family-owned burger joint
29. Genna’s Lounge
105 W. Main
Our grad students’ favorite weekly cocktail venue
Additionally, there are many more restaurants farther
from our conference -- ask any of the Wisconsin folks
for recommendations and directions!