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Where to eat in Madison: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Madison, WI, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 59 picks in the city, of which 8 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Madison for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

Day 2: about $91 a person

Day 3: about $91 a person

About $302 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in Madison

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

• Mint Mark · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
• Public Parking Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
• The Plaza Tavern · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Wilson's Bar & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Essen Haus Restaurant and Bar · German & European · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• The Harvey House · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Greenbush Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Jordan's Big Ten Pub · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Tipsy Cow · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• The Old Fashioned · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Tornado Steak House · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Michael's Frozen Custard · Frozen Custard · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Buraka · African · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Toby's Supper Club · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Delaney's Steak Seafood Wine · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Murphy's Bar and Restaurant · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Villa Tap · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Mickey's Tavern · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Laurel Tavern · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Lombardino's Restaurant · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Gates & Brovi · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• The Great Dane Pub and Brewing Company · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Dotty Dumpling's Dowry · Chinese · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• North and South Seafood and Smokehouse · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Great Dane Pub and Brewing Company - Eastside · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Nitty Gritty · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Turn Key Supper Club · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Christy's Landing · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Quivey's Grove - Stable Grill · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Fromagination · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Lazy Oaf Lounge · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• North and South Seafood & Smokehouse · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Draft House Bar & Restaurant · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Dahmen's at Hawks Landing · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• 5th Quarter Bar & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Paddy Mac's Neighborhood Pub & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Hubbard Avenue Diner · Breakfast & Diner · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• 1847 at the Stamm House · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Craftsman Table & Tap · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Maple Tree Supper Club · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.