If there was one breakfast I could eat for the rest of my life, it would be a Denver omelette with a mug of bottomless coffee at an old-fashioned American diner. (Fifteen years ago, I would have said a stack of chocolate chip pancakes and an ungodly amount of maple syrup.) Yes, my tastebuds have become more refined, but my love for a divey local diner has remained steadfast.
Diners are an American institution. Across the country, you’ll find servers who call you “hon” and serve the “World’s Best Coffee.” But there’s something magical about hunkering down in a Madison diner on a wintery Wisconsin morning, or escaping a hot summer day for a plate of pie.
While Madison has plenty of old-timey diners to choose from, these neighborhood spots are aways worth a visit…