Where to Eat in Madison, Wisconsin

"Sean Pharr opened Mint Mark in the former Mermaid Cafe space on Madison’s east side — widely regarded as the cool side of town and yes I live on the east side, what of it — in 2017, immediately establishing it in the hierarchy of hip small plate spots in town. Pharr’s eclectic New American energy brushes up now and then against classic French technique; watch what he does with terrines. Mint Mark will close in early May 2024 to reopen later this summer in the Standard building on East Washington Avenue, with Madison’s nascent public market and a Starbucks as neighbors — from one mermaid cafe to another, as it were." - Kyle Nabilcy