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MERCHANT IS NOW ACCEPTING LIMITED RESERVATIONS FOR INDOOR DINING & OUTDOOR LOUNGING!
RESERVE A TABLE (INDOOR CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO 25%) Masks are required for entry. New! Merchant has installed a new iWave HVAC filtration system proven to kill the COVID-19 virus.
RESERVE AN OUTDOOR FIRE PIT! (Warm up with us outside! Full cocktail list available)
HAPPY HOUR, DINNER TU-SU 3P-10P // WEEKEND BRUNCH SA-SU 9A -2P // LATE NIGHT FR-SA 10P-12A
PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SERVICE SUNDAY, 1/17

Grab your friends and family and join us in Downtown Madison!
Come dine with us safely (socially-distanced dining room at 25% occupancy, HVAC air filtration system, stringent COVID-19 protocols), reserve a fire pit on our Streatery for a round of Madison's best cocktails, or try us at home as our dinner and brunch menus are available for curbside pickup and delivery. Plus, we have some exciting new menus available for pickup and delivery only including our Family Meal Menu with platters to go for 2-10 people. Cheap Date Night is now available on-premise and at home Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays!
WELCOME TO MERCHANT
Merchant is an industrial-chic craft cocktail bar and restaurant located in the historic First Settlement District of Madison, a neighborhood steeped in history, quality, authenticity, style, and entertainment. A Madison icon, Merchant has become a stage for showcasing some of the best culinary and bartending talent in the city.
Executive Chef Andrew Vogel and his team of talented chefs have prepared a menu that champions the best seasonal produce and artisanal ingredients from around Madison from staples like fried Wisconsin cheese curds and local cheese and charcuterie boards, to regularly changing salads, small plates, sandwiches, steaks, and chops.
OUR MENUS
Looking to pick up an order to-go? Ordering a cocktail kit? Our curbside valet service is contactless and seamless. Order online HERE.
Available onsite, curbside or delivery. Follow us on Facebook where a different CDN menu is posted each week!
THE MERCHANT BAR
Merchant is Madison’s original craft cocktail bar steeped in history, ingredients, and classic bar method. Our bartending team utilizes quality spirits, bottled sodas, fresh-squeezed juices and syrups, specialty ice, and fresh herbs. This is all in pursuit of creating a well-crafted cocktail—strikingly cold, balanced, fresh, comforting, and delicious.
We serve best-of local craft beers, wine from estate grown vineyards with organic and biodynamic farming practices. Andrea Hillsey of Square Wine Co. assists with wine pairing's on our dinner menu. CHEERS!