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Until April 8th we’re offering a full coffee menu and pastries.
Our Menu changes weekly so please take this as an example of what to expect.
Our drink menu features NA drinks, Beers, Spirits, and wines from France’s Loire Valley. (These rotate regularly too)
WINES*
by the glass** and bottle
WHITE / ROSE
Cote Mas Rose Aurore - 9 gls / btl 45
from the sun drenched Languedoc, red berries, bright citrus, with Syrah, Mouvedre and Grenache.
Muscadet - 11 gls / btl 44
high acidity with great minerality
excellent with sardines and caviar, 100% melon de bourgogne
ORANGE
SoHU Orange - 13 gls / btl 52
lemon drop, orange blossom, Croatian
75% Grasevina, 25% Pinot Blanc
RED
Bourgueil - 12 gls / btl 48
cherry, raspberry, plumbs, 100% cabernet franc
Touraine Red- 12 gls / btl 48
bright ripe exploding fruit, 100% gamay
Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries
Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries
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Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries
Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries
*
Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries Raclette - Coffee - Tins of Fish - Wine - Beer - Spirits - Absenthe - Pastries *
Wednesday— Saturday
10am — 10pm
Sunday
10am -2pm
Location
1602 Gilson St
Madison, Wisconsin
53715
Contact
Adam@friendsapplaud.com
(718) 501.4306
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Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 83 venues in Madison, WI and could score 17 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
See the week▾
| Sunday | 10am – 2pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | Not listed |
| Wednesday | Not listed |
| Thursday | Not listed |
| Friday | Not listed |
| Saturday | Not listed |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Page carried 2 separate day/time blocks; the highest-scoring one was used. Days not named in it are 'unknown', not 'closed'.
Hours checked Aug 31, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Coverage
- City Cast Madison: Best New Restaurants tracker restaurant guide entry: Friends Applaud ↗
City Cast Madison: Best New Restaurants tracker
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