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Before 1993 the basement was the Cellar Bar, owned by Gino Baldarotta, an early craft-beer bar<ref name="mc-2024-08-03-workmens-club" />. Alberici ran the Greenbush Bar for 31 years, with Gretchen Hils as co-owner<ref name="ct-2024-12-18-pO36">Haase, N. (2024, December 18). "Reopened Regent Street icon Greenbush Bar embraces nostalgia." ''The Capital Times''. p. O36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1150668262/ 1150668262].</ref>, and closed it on Saturday, June 15, 2024<ref name="mc-2024-06-19-greenbush-sold" />. | Before 1993 the basement was the Cellar Bar, owned by Gino Baldarotta, an early craft-beer bar<ref name="mc-2024-08-03-workmens-club" />. Alberici ran the Greenbush Bar for 31 years, with Gretchen Hils as co-owner<ref name="ct-2024-12-18-pO36">Haase, N. (2024, December 18). "Reopened Regent Street icon Greenbush Bar embraces nostalgia." ''The Capital Times''. p. O36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1150668262/ 1150668262].</ref>, and closed it on Saturday, June 15, 2024<ref name="mc-2024-06-19-greenbush-sold" />. | ||
During the COVID-19 pandemic the bar closed from March to early August 2020, then sold pizza by curbside pickup only, Wednesday to Saturday; the basement was too small and hard to ventilate for dine-in<ref name="mc-2021-04-02-greenbush">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, April 2). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_22280779-fcd4-5ee5-af6c-1ed05d5af8f1.html "Curbside review: Greenbush Bar will win you with Sicilian salad, antipasto, pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. | |||
The buyer was Sam Brown, son of [[Roger Brown]] of [[Rocky Rococo]], who also owns Fabiola's Spaghetti House & Deli and Leopold's Books Bar Caffe a few blocks down Regent Street. His managing partner is Adam Benedetto. Brown promised to keep the name, the pizza and its Wisconsin cheese<ref name="mc-2024-06-19-greenbush-sold" />, and the bar reopened on August 14, 2024<ref name="mc-2024-08-03-workmens-club" />. | The buyer was Sam Brown, son of [[Roger Brown]] of [[Rocky Rococo]], who also owns Fabiola's Spaghetti House & Deli and Leopold's Books Bar Caffe a few blocks down Regent Street. His managing partner is Adam Benedetto. Brown promised to keep the name, the pizza and its Wisconsin cheese<ref name="mc-2024-06-19-greenbush-sold" />, and the bar reopened on August 14, 2024<ref name="mc-2024-08-03-workmens-club" />. | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* [[914 Regent Street|914 Regent St.]] (1993 to present; closed June 15 to August 14, 2024). | * [[914 Regent Street|914 Regent St.]] (1993 to present; closed March to August 2020 and June 15 to August 14, 2024). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 03:49, 21 October 2026
The Greenbush Bar is a basement bar and pizza restaurant at 914 Regent St., under the Italian Workmen's Club. Anna Alberici opened it in 1993, and it became known for its cracker-thin pizza, made with her sauce recipe[1], and for Christmas lights that stay up all year[2].
History
Before 1993 the basement was the Cellar Bar, owned by Gino Baldarotta, an early craft-beer bar[2]. Alberici ran the Greenbush Bar for 31 years, with Gretchen Hils as co-owner[3], and closed it on Saturday, June 15, 2024[1].
During the COVID-19 pandemic the bar closed from March to early August 2020, then sold pizza by curbside pickup only, Wednesday to Saturday; the basement was too small and hard to ventilate for dine-in[4].
The buyer was Sam Brown, son of Roger Brown of Rocky Rococo, who also owns Fabiola's Spaghetti House & Deli and Leopold's Books Bar Caffe a few blocks down Regent Street. His managing partner is Adam Benedetto. Brown promised to keep the name, the pizza and its Wisconsin cheese[1], and the bar reopened on August 14, 2024[2].
Pizza
- Thin, crisp, cracker-style crust[1]. After the reopening the pizzas were 16 inches, with mozzarella and fresh basil: three house specialties, or build your own[3].
- The new owner planned to serve pizza until midnight from Thursday to Saturday[1].
Trivia
- The Italian Workmen's Club, founded in 1912, put up the building in 1922; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2024[2].
- Alberici also ran The Wild Iris Cafe on Regent Street from 1990 to 2001[1].
Locations
- 914 Regent St. (1993 to present; closed March to August 2020 and June 15 to August 14, 2024).
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kalk Derby, S. (2024, June 19). "Greenbush Bar in Madison being sold after 30 years." madison.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Adams, B. (2024, August 3). "Historic Greenbush neighborhood building gets national recognition." madison.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haase, N. (2024, December 18). "Reopened Regent Street icon Greenbush Bar embraces nostalgia." The Capital Times. p. O36. Newspapers.com image 1150668262.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2021, April 2). "Curbside review: Greenbush Bar will win you with Sicilian salad, antipasto, pizza." madison.com.
