Madison restaurants in 2025: What opened, what closed and what’s coming

Every week in the Corner Table newsletter (it’s free!), my colleague Beck Henreckson and I chart the openings and closings of restaurants, bars, cafes, food carts, fast casual chains and bakeries in Madison and beyond. 

In 2025, the city saw a generous handful of openings. We now have both Jamaican coffee (Rasta Barista, next to new wine bar Tailer Nicole) and Jamaican food (Fya Syde Kitchen). Madison got a late night Japanese spot (Izakaya Kuroyama), a Yemeni coffee shop (Qamaria Coffee Co.), and new storefronts for vegan doughnuts (Level 5) and gluten-free baked goods (Paleo Mama Bakery)...

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RSK: Although most likely not a full list, it just shows how fluid the restaurant/hospitality sector of retail is. A good niche to be in for a knowledgeable broker.