Cafe Madison

1100 Madison Ave, Albany
(518) 935-1094

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Raspberry Oatmeal Pancakes
Banana Fofana French Toast
Corned Beef Hash Breakfast
Florentine Eggs Benedict
Home Fries and Toast
Buttermilk Pancakes
Grilled Cheese Beni
Breakfast Burritos
Chicken & Waffles
Breakfast Burger

Menu

Weekend Spec.
Tater Tot Beni Bowl
Two poached eggs, crumbled bacon and sausage served over tater tots covered in cheddar cheese Hollandaise.
Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast
Strawberry puree, fresh strawberries and sweetened cream cheese stuffed between two slices of our Cinnamon Swirl French Toast, topped with powdered sugar, served with maple butter and pure maple syrup.
Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
Lemon and ricotta blended into our buttermilk pancakes, topped with a blueberry compote, lemon zest and powdered sugar.
Summer Avocado Toast
Avocado smash, lemon juice, sea salt, black pepper, chili flakes, and roasted tomatoes on toasted wheat berry bread, served with two eggs any style, topped with arugula.

Eggs & Stuff
2 Eggs & Toast
Two eggs any style served with two slices of one of our housemade breads.
Basic Breakfast
Two eggs any style served with choice of meat, toast and homefries.
Breakfast Sandwich*
Served with your choice of bread. Eggs any style, cheese, choice of meat and homefries.
California Avocado Burrito
Two eggs, tomato, onions, bacon, avocado, refried beans, pepper jack cheese, salsa, sour cream, home fries.
Eggs Benedict
English muffin layered with grilled tomatoes, spinach and poached eggs. Topped with a ricotta herb hollandaise and served with home fries.
Eggs Burrito
Two scrambled eggs rolled in a tortilla with refried beans, cheddar cheese, and salsa. Served with home fries and sour cream.
Hash Breakfast
Corned beef hash topped with two eggs any style with a house-made cheese sauce. Served with toast and home fries.
Super Breakfast
The Basic with two buttermilk pancakes.
The Madison Plate
Croissant dipped in french toast batter. Your choice of meat & eggs, and topped with cheese sauce. Served with home fries
Two + Two
Two eggs any style and two buttermilk pancakes. Upgrade your pancakes.

Sweet Treats
Belgian Waffle
Served with Real maple syrup.
French Toast
Three slices of our house-made cinnamon swirl bread, soaked in a seasoned cinnamon egg batter and grilled.
Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast
Strawberry puree, fresh strawberries and sweetened cream cheese stuffed between two slices of our Cinnamon Swirl French Toast, topped with powdered sugar, served with maple butter and pure maple syrup.
French Toast Stacker
Three slices of cinnamon swirl bread, layered with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and ham. Served with maple butter, cinnamon maple raisin syrup and homefries.

Short Stack
Buttermilk Pancakes 2
Add blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries, apples & walnuts or bananas.
Oatmeal Pancakes 2
Lightly spiced oatmeal buttermilk pancakes. Served with real maple syrup. Try them with raspberries, blueberries or chocolate chips!
French Toast-short stack
Two slices of our house-made cinnamon swirl bread, soaked in a seasoned cinnamon egg batter and grilled.

Tall Stack
Buttermilk Pancakes 3
Add blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries, apples & walnuts or bananas.
Oatmeal Pancakes 3
Lightly spiced oatmeal buttermilk pancakes. Served with real maple syrup. Try them with raspberries, blueberries or chocolate chips!

Single
Buttermilk Single
Add blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries, apples & walnuts or bananas.
Oatmeal Single
Lightly spiced oatmeal buttermilk pancakes. Served with real maple syrup. Try them with raspberries, blueberries or chocolate chips!

Omelettes
Basic Omelette
Choose any three items: mushrooms, caramelized onions, spinach, green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, pesto, bacon, turkey bacon, ham, sausage, cheddar, Swiss, feta, mozzarella.
Mediterranean Omelette
Spinach, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and feta cheese. Topped with chimichurri.
Bayou Omelette
Chorizo sausage, black beans, corn, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese.
California Avocado Omelette
Avocado, bacon, tomato, onion, and pepper jack cheese.
Farmhouse Omelette
Irish bacon, potato, onion, tomato, cheddar.
Caprese Omelette
Roasted tomatoes, grilled red onions, spinach, fresh basil, and mozzarella. Finished with a balsamic drizzle.

Burgers & Sandwiches
BLT
Bacon, lettuce and tomato with mayonnaise on your choice of toast. Served with french fries and a pickle.
Breakfast Burger
Topped with bacon, american, a fried egg stuffed in between french toast. Served with home fries and pure maple syrup.
Breakfast Sandwich*
Served with your choice of bread. Eggs any style, cheese, choice of meat and homefries.
California Chicken
Marinated grilled chicken, roasted red peppers, spinach, red onion, avocado, pesto, and feta. Served on brioche bun.
Madison Burger
Prime rib burger served on a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Reuben
Corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut with Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Served with French fries.
Ultimate BLT
Bacon, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, cheddar, red onion and mayonnaise.

Salads
Cafe Salad
Mixed greens, poached pear, Gorgonzola cheese, spiced pecans, Gorgonzola aioli, sweetened apple cider vinaigrette.

Granola & Oats
Fresh Fruit Parfait
Layers of fresh strawberries and blueberries, granola and yogurt with whipped cream.
Granola
Local Gatherers Bee's Knees. Served with milk.

Breakfast Sides
Avocado Side
Bacon Crispy Side
Bacon Side
Berry Compote Side
Cheese Sauce Side
Chorizo Side
French Fries Side
Fresh Fruit Cup Side
Guac Side
Ham Side
Hash Side
Hollandaise Sauce Side
Home Fries Side
Irish Bacon Side
One Egg Side
Pure Maple Syrup Side
Salsa Side
Sausage Side
Seitan Chorizo Side
Seitan Maple Side
Sour Cream Side
Toast
Turkey Bacon Side
Turkey Sausage Side
Two Eggs Side

Vegan
Vegan TLT (CJ)
Smoked Tofu, roasted tomato, lettuce, pesto, white toast, side homefries.
Vegan Crispy Buffalo Sandwich
Crispy seitan patty tossed in our house-made vegan buffalo sauce, topped with vegan ranch dressing. Served on a vegan roll with lettuce, tomato, and onion. Served with french fries.
Vegan French Toast
Vegan white bread dipped in our batter (almond milk, banana purée, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla) and grilled golden. Served with smart balance butter & pure maple syrup.
Vegan Loaded Breakfast Burrito
Vegetarian refried beans, tofu crumbles, ground seitan chorizo, Bayou mix (black beans, corn, green pepper, red onions) and Daiya cheddar cheese. Served with home fries.

Vegan Sides
Maple Seitan Sausage
Seitan Chorizo Sausage

Kids
Two Mini Pancakes
Little Buddy Basic
Super Slugger
French Toast Sticks

House-Made Bread
Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
Dill Onion Loaf
Irish Soda Bread Loaf

Retail
Coffee 1 Lbs Decaf
Coffee 1 Lbs Regular
Coffee Mug

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Recent Reviews

I really truly love it here, have been coming for many years and never had a bad meal. Honestly, I’m here to just express my extreme disappointment in whoever decided to change the hash breakfast :’) This may seem stupid, but you literally had the best corn beef hash in America and I actually want to cry over whatever this new skillet thing is. Please consider changing it back?????! On another note, Jada is amazing and handled a weekday lunch rush like a boss!!!! Shoutout...
February 2026
Café Madison is an iconic spot that gets talked about a lot. I found the place really cute, the coffee was good, and their pancakes were excellent.

Unfortunately, the brunch itself was a real disappointment for me. The potatoes were bland and fried, and none of the savory brunch options I tried were enjoyable. The only things I truly liked were the pancakes and the coffee.
January 2026
We were visiting Albany and stopped in for brunch. We sat at the bar, the bartender was friendly, he recommended the french toast special, it was AMAZING, so good that we bought one to go. The music and atmosphere were also great! Would come back and do it again!!
January 2026

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Cafe Madison

1100 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208
(518) 935-1094