Specialty coffee shops in Madison
Archiver Coffee lists 10 specialty coffee shops in Madison, Wisconsin, across 8 neighbourhoods, with the roaster each one pours.
Part of the Madison metro. A small city with an outsized roasting reputation, anchored by competition-grade sourcing and a cooperative streak that runs back to the nineties.
- Cafés listed
- 10
- Neighbourhoods
- Atwood, Capitol Square, East Side, King Street, Monroe Street, South Madison, Tenney-Lapham, Willy Street
- Roaster-owned
- 4
- Metro
- Madison
Every specialty café in Madison
- Ancora Cafe + Bakery King Street — 107 King St, King Street. Ancora's downtown flagship has anchored King Street for more than twenty-five years, pouring the roaster's own fair trade blends alongside house-made pastries, breakfast and lunch a block off the Square.
- Bloom Bake Shop — 1851 Monroe St, Monroe Street. Monroe Street bakery that has served Just Coffee for close to a decade, pairing the co-op's organic roasts with scratch pastries, laminated doughs, cakes and a small sit-down cafe counter.
- Bradbury's Coffee — 127 N Hamilton St, Capitol Square. Small espresso and crepe bar just off the Capitol Square, anchored by Ruby Coffee with guest lots from Phil & Sebastian, Ritual and Sweet Bloom. Pour overs are brewed on Kalita.
- Broken Board Coffee — 2358 E Springs Dr, East Side. Coffee bar tucked inside an east-side skateboard shop on Springs Drive, rotating bags and brews from Wonderstate, Rusty Dog and Misfit. Espresso and drip in a low-key skate setting.
- Cafe Domestique — 1408 Williamson St, Willy Street. Cycling-themed Willy Street cafe and bike shop pouring a rotating multi-roaster list that has included Intelligentsia, Ruby, Onyx Coffee Lab and Square Mile. Now operates three Madison locations.
- Finca Coffee — 2500 Rimrock Rd #105, South Madison. South Madison cafe on Rimrock Road with direct ties to Salvadoran farms, pouring JBC-roasted beans alongside El Salvador's 4 Monkeys, plus a full kitchen and Latin American breakfast.
- Johnson Public House — 908 E Johnson St, Tenney-Lapham. Tenney-Lapham corner shop from the owners of Kin-Kin, pouring its house roast alongside rotating guests such as Intelligentsia and Blueprint. Long-running multi-roaster bar with a deep neighborhood following.
- Ledger Coffee Roasters — 3241 Garver Green Suite 140, Atwood. Roastery cafe in the restored Garver Feed Mill, serving espresso and pour over from its own light-roasted single origins plus pastries. A second Winnebago Street location is in the works.
- Madison Sourdough — 916 Williamson St, Willy Street. Willy Street bakery and patisserie whose espresso bar runs on JBC beans, offering espresso, drip and pour over next to naturally leavened breads, viennoiserie and a full breakfast menu.
- Wonderstate Coffee Madison — 27 W Main St, Capitol Square. Capitol Square cafe for the Viroqua roaster, pouring espresso, batch brew and pour over from its solar-roasted organic lineup. Sits on West Main a block from the Wisconsin State Capitol.