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About Me




I am a little coffeehouse in Madison, WI. I've been in business since 1995 and just love keeping the neighborhood hopping with our organic fair trade coffees, teas, sodas, and yummy vegan soups and pastries.
I feature live music every Friday and Saturday evening.
There is a new art show every month.
I'm located in the Willy St. Neighborhood on Madison's near-eastside just 1 block from the bike path and 1 block from a bus stop. Across the street is Roman Candle Pizza and just a block down in the Willy St. Co-op. We are lucky to be located in such a wonderful neighborhood.
Stop in and check out my goods! I'm open every day, including holidays.
Learn even more about me at my website.
Visit Me:
Monday thru Friday - 6:30 am till 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday - 8 am till 11 pm
    Event Calendar Mother Fool's Radio Graffiti Mural Project Directions Booking Info - Music and Art Why we don't serve fish Subscribe to our weekly event email

Soup's on!


Soups by Jennie Capellaro.
They are vegan and delicious! We're serving from late morning through around 9 pm every day.
Stop in and enjoy a cup or bowl of soup!
My friends are from:
Amherst, Appleton, Baltimore, Beaver Dam, Berlin, Beverly Hills, Black Earth, Birmingham, Bloomington, Brighton, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cambridge, Cederburg, Cesena, Chicago, Cleveland, Cocao, Covington, Dallas, Decorah, Denver, Devonia, Dortmund, Duluth, El Cerrito, Eugene, Fayetteville, Frederick, Fremont, Glasgow, Green Bay, Hartford, Holbrook, Iowa City, Juneau, Keller, Kenosha, Libertyville, Lincoln City, Linden, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Madrid, Manitowoc, Marshfield, Menasha, Menominee, Merced, Middleton, Milwaukee, Mineral Point, Minneapolis, Monona, Monticello, Moscow, Nashville, New York City, Pacific Grove, Plymoth, Portland, Oak Park, Oakland, Oregon, Redding, Richland Center, Rockford, Stockholm, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Seattle, Sheboygan, Silver Spring, Sommerville, St. Louis, Stevens Point, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Tarzana, Tuscaloosa, Tucson, Vatican City, Washington DC, West Lima, Winnipeg..

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Coffee lovers, music lovers, lover lovers, students, workers, artists, musicians, poets, soup lovers, cookie lovers, water utility workers, old people, young people, dreamers, knitters, readers, writers, candlestick makers, game-players, bakers, regulars, travelers, vegans, vegetarians, activists, trouser-loving skirt wearing freaks and everyone in-between....

My Blog

Katie Todd - Video - Live @ Mother Fools

Katie Todd - Vacate.June 26, 2009. We have Kaite's new CD for sale in the cafe and at our sister company, Uvulittle Records.
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Video: Eugene Chadbourne Live at Mother Fool's

May 29, 2009. Live concert at Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison, WI.
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:29:00 GMT

Electric use down for 2008.

Our 2008 electric usage was lower than any of the past 10 years! Here is a table that tracks our energy usage.20002001200220032004200520062007 (*)2008Total Electric37.158 MWh35.256 MWh33.467 MWh31.095...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Mother Fool's on twitter

Follow us on twitter and get "soup of the day" updates as well as other coffeehouse news. http://twitter.com/MotherFools
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 13:24:00 GMT

Staff art show this July

We will be having our first ever staff art show in July. This is open to all past and present Mother Fool's staff. Please forward this to any that you know so we can include as wide of a range of work...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Attention gardeners..

Gardeners.. While many coffeeshops now follow our lead and make their coffee grounds available for compost for gardeners, Mother Fool's is the only one with 100% organic grounds. Just bring us a bucke...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Snowdays are now Double Punch at Fool's..

We will be giving Double Punches on all official Snowdays. If the Madison School district declares a snowday we'll give 2 punches for every drink. Why? Because these are typically slow days for us and...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Kombucha Maker Profile

Our Kombucha makers, NessAlla Kombucha, had a nice profile in 77 Square. Read all about this Russian health tonic fermented tea and learn a little about the passion behind the product.Kombucha tea com...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:33:00 GMT

Mother Fool’s Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours at Mother Fool's..All normal except:Dec 24 = 9 am - 6 pmDec 25 = 9 am - 9 pmDec 31 = 6:30 am - 9 pmJan 1 = 9 am - 11 pmWe look forward to serving you every day.xoxo,mf
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:36:00 GMT

Mother Fool's Soup Widget

With our handy soup widget you can see what our current soup status is. You can add it to your home page or profile for easy access.Soup for the revolution!
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:50:00 GMT