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Ancora Cafe + Bakery

4.2 (17 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Jill C.

Breakfast sandwiches are great, lots of flavor and high quality ingredients. Gave free pup cups to my dogs!

Lemon pastry and coconut cream ice cold brew
David I.

It astounds me that this is not a 5 star establishment. It's one of the best places I've visited on my honeymoon! The staff are so kind, the atmosphere in the cafe is so light! Tons of windows and pretty plants and places to sit. The food was incredible! I got a bagel egg and cheese and a lemon pastry. Both were FANTASTIC!!! The coffee is a coconut cream cold brew for me and it was also FANTASTIC!!!!! Just so good. They make their own syrup!!! I'm so devastated they don't have a location back in my city but I'm so glad I got to try this place!! Even their bathroom was stunning.

Rosemary vanilla white mocha
Ellena K.

Loving the new location! It's small but great to have a coffee and breakfast spot in the area. Same selection of Ancora specialty drinks, pastries, and food. Staff were super friendly too! We had the avocado toast (my favorite avocado toast ever), an iced latte, and the rosemary vanilla white mocha. The mocha was so good! I liked that the rosemary was not very strong. We found parking on a side street, but there was surface level parking behind the building off Monona Drive. There was also a drive though which could be really convenient! Overall, everything lived up to Ancora's reputation

Seasonal menu
Lexi G.

Incredible. The vanilla cold brew with orange cream cold foam/orange zest is totally dreamy. I wish I could have this every single morning. Please make it a staple menu item!

Bacon & egg biscuit
keegan s.

Pleasantly surprised by Ancora! I love going to get my matcha/coffee from places with a drive thru, so I can bring my pup. When I found out that this location had one, I had to check it out. The service was great & the person who greeted me at the window was helpful. I got the miso caramel iced matcha with coconut cold foam & it was 10/10, I've tried matcha from many places & this is definitely the best so far. The cold foam was also realllly good. My egg and bacon biscuit was super tasty. Would recommend to anyone!!!

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Great food and service - one of the cozier places I ate at while in Madison. Lots of space.

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Not good chai. I asked for extra chai and skim milk. Tastes like milk that may be a little dated. Not a chai taste at all. Just milk.

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