Bistro 525

Madison, WI · Restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Madison
#96
of 617 restaurants
City Percentile
63%
rating percentile
Address
Bistro 525, 525 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 53703
Phone
(608) 251-3033
Website
www.bistro525.com
Status
Open · Closes 11 PM

Bistro 525 is a restaurant located in Madison, WI. It is one of 617 restaurants listed in Madison. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Madison city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Bistro 525

Located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown, Bistro 525 is a brand new, American restaurant serving locally inspired small plates and large plates with 12 craft beers on tap.

Hours

Friday6 AM–11 PM
Saturday6 AM–11 PM
Sunday6 AM–11 PM
Monday6 AM–11 PM
Tuesday6 AM–11 PM
Wednesday6 AM–11 PM
Thursday6 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Greg · Feb 2026

Greeted by two lovely people, and served a delicious and fresh tasting Sunrise sandwich. It has ham, egg, peppers and arugula, stuffed between what is essentially garlic bread. It was incredibly good. It came out fast and I was hungry enough that I only had one cup of coffee, but the waitress suggested taking one to go and provided me an extra to go cup! Very kind.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Shalonda Money · Oct 2025

My waitress was very nice. The bar and the ambiance was beautiful. The breakfast was great and affordable.

★★★★★ 5.0 Kevin S · Feb 2026

Very convenient, since we were staying at the hotel and didn't want to go out in the frigid cold again. Fish tacos were excellent, with shells that were just the right amount of crunch.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 simeon fyksen · Oct 2021

I would love to give this place 5 stars. It’s a really nice, modern high-class restaurant. It has a certain elegance. The waiters and staff were very nice. It’s a new place with so much potential. However I have to be realistic. The food was good. That is all I can say. Cheese curds ($10) were better than average with a good sauce. Flatbread ($14) was also good. However the ($28) steak frites were overpriced and underwhelming. It was french fries with a few ounces of steak and a dipping sauce. Together it tasted fine. The french fries were excellent. But the steak was poorly seasoned, bland, and somewhat chewy. The sauce made up for it. But I was entirely disappointed because for $28 I can find almost anything better. The menu also seemed haphazard. So many random menus thrown on. It wants

★★★★★ 5.0 Anonymous · Jan 2025

They made big renovated . It look very beautiful and love the style too. The service was very great, friendly, and quick. I order the loaf delicious hamburger I ever ate in my life. Bacon Jam burger !!!! Ah man you must try this and if you want to eat different burger. So tender, juice and mind blowing taste ! It is pricy ($24) but totally worth it. I very highly recommend. They got tv to watch game. It not far from Kohls Arena ( about 3 minutes walk). Head up: you can’t enter from side door. I thought that was odd. You must go in front of hotel enter.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Sports ✓ Breakfast ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Alcohol ✓ Beer ✓ Braille Menu

Services

RestaurantBarCafeCocktail bar

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