Outdoor dining overlooking Lake Monona at this Madison institution. Italian dishes are the heart of the menu. Can't go wrong with the classic Italian meats "Garibaldi" sub, lovable Porta salad, pasta dishes and thin-crust pizza. $6-$19.
Paisan's
Closed Permanently
131 W. Wilson St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
131 W. Wilson St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
11 am-10 pm Sun.-Thurs., 11 am-11 pm Fri.-Sat.
Restaurant
Italian, Kid Friendly, Pizza, Sandwiches
Wheelchair Access
Dinner, Lunch, Take-Out
Moderate
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My 10 favorite Madison restaurant dishes
It may seem difficult, given the growing tide of new restaurants in Madison, to choose a top 10 list of favorite dishes. But when I started to think about this list I found it wasn't really hard at all. That's because a favorite dish is more than simply good eating.
Mar 29, 2012
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Spectacular salads
The art of the salad is underappreciated. All too often, salads are just the quiet supplement to steak or fish or pasta. In Wisconsin, a lingering supper club mentality that views fish or steak as the "real food" means that the salad norm is a wedge of iceberg lettuce with a glob of dressing and a black olive. Salad is reduced to a condiment. But although we live in Wisconsin, we also live in Madison - historically, friend to the vegan, the vegetarian and the slow-food movement. The greens at the Farmers' Market on the Square come from a large network of independent and often organic farms, and the best restaurants harvest these and return them to us in excellent salads. Madison's top salads prove to be delightfully rich - and surprisingly sophisticated.
Apr 23, 2008
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The pizza remains the same
In fact, the menu has been left virtually untouched, and for fans of Paisan's intrepid, weird take on Italian food that will come as a relief. For me, the relief is that the pizzas are as good as ever, and good enough to rate among the best in town.
Nov 2, 2006
