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==History== | ==History== | ||
By a 2018 brunch feature the cash-only bar had been open 14 years | Natt Spil celebrated its tenth anniversary on March 23, 2014, so it opened in March 2004. Co-owner Prentice Berge "often gets up at 2 a.m. to make the pizza dough"<ref name="mc-2014-03-17-natt-spil-10th">Kalk Derby, S. (2014, March 17). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/food_and_cooking/article_17ee6a51-55b9-588b-b8f7-f0d6e3d9c2b8.html "Restaurant News: Natt Spil celebrates its 10th anniversary Sunday."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In 2011 the Capital Times listed it with "No phone number": on Monday nights a 10-inch wood-fired pizza and a pitcher of beer cost $16, and there were five house pies, among them the Nattspil Sausage<ref name="ct-2011-04-07-p14">(2011, April 7). Today's Special: Natt Spil, 211 King St., "No phone number"; Monday pizza and pitcher $16. ''The Capital Times''. p. 14. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522525121/ 522525121].</ref>. | ||
By a 2018 brunch feature the cash-only bar had been open 14 years next to the downtown Great Dane. It was co-owned by general manager Matthew Stebbins, chef David Oliver and the brothers Prentice and Christopher Berge. Even the name has more than one spelling: the Facebook page says "Nattspil" and the LLC is Natt Spiel, Inc., which the owners thought fit the place<ref name="ct-2018-05-30-pO28">(2018, May 30). Natt Spil brunch feature: ownership, the name, and 14 years on King Street. ''The Capital Times''. p. O28. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/508043548/ 508043548].</ref>. In 2018 Stebbins and Allysa Sweeney bought the Brothers Three bar<ref name="ct-2018-11-07-pO23">(2018, November 7). Brothers Three sold to Matt Stebbins and Allysa Sweeney; Natt Spil and Lucille connections. ''The Capital Times''. p. O23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/508042842/ 508042842].</ref>. | |||
In August 2020 Natt Spil expanded into space on the east side of its building. The formerly cash-only restaurant began taking credit cards and orders online and by phone, and stayed open until 11 p.m. every day<ref name="ct-2020-08-12-pO17" />. During the pandemic it tried an online soup-and-sandwich brand for two months<ref name="mc-2021-05-06-online-brands">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, May 6). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_e53ed79d-6040-5bdb-9a73-d771b720ff3a.html "Online brands help the bottom line for some Madison-area restaurants."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; its co-owner then was Prentice Berge<ref name="mc-2021-05-06-online-brands" />. | In August 2020 Natt Spil expanded into space on the east side of its building. The formerly cash-only restaurant began taking credit cards and orders online and by phone, and stayed open until 11 p.m. every day<ref name="ct-2020-08-12-pO17" />. During the pandemic it tried an online soup-and-sandwich brand for two months<ref name="mc-2021-05-06-online-brands">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, May 6). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_e53ed79d-6040-5bdb-9a73-d771b720ff3a.html "Online brands help the bottom line for some Madison-area restaurants."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; its co-owner then was Prentice Berge<ref name="mc-2021-05-06-online-brands" />. | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* 211 King St. | * 211 King St. (March 2004 to present)<ref name="mc-2014-03-17-natt-spil-10th" />. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 21 October 2026
Natt Spil (also written Nattspil) is a late-night restaurant and bar at 211 King St., downtown, called "Madison's favorite Chinese Norwegian pizza disco" by The Capital Times. It is a late-night stop for three cup chicken and thin-crust pizzas[1].
History
Natt Spil celebrated its tenth anniversary on March 23, 2014, so it opened in March 2004. Co-owner Prentice Berge "often gets up at 2 a.m. to make the pizza dough"[2]. In 2011 the Capital Times listed it with "No phone number": on Monday nights a 10-inch wood-fired pizza and a pitcher of beer cost $16, and there were five house pies, among them the Nattspil Sausage[3].
By a 2018 brunch feature the cash-only bar had been open 14 years next to the downtown Great Dane. It was co-owned by general manager Matthew Stebbins, chef David Oliver and the brothers Prentice and Christopher Berge. Even the name has more than one spelling: the Facebook page says "Nattspil" and the LLC is Natt Spiel, Inc., which the owners thought fit the place[4]. In 2018 Stebbins and Allysa Sweeney bought the Brothers Three bar[5].
In August 2020 Natt Spil expanded into space on the east side of its building. The formerly cash-only restaurant began taking credit cards and orders online and by phone, and stayed open until 11 p.m. every day[1]. During the pandemic it tried an online soup-and-sandwich brand for two months[6]; its co-owner then was Prentice Berge[6].
Trivia
- The artist Stefan Matioc drew the doodles on Natt Spil's pizza boxes before his murals went up around Madison[7].
Locations
- 211 King St. (March 2004 to present)[2].
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christians, L. (2020, August 12). "Patio pleasures." The Capital Times. p. O17. Newspapers.com image 675459135.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2014, March 17). "Restaurant News: Natt Spil celebrates its 10th anniversary Sunday." madison.com.
- ↑ (2011, April 7). Today's Special: Natt Spil, 211 King St., "No phone number"; Monday pizza and pitcher $16. The Capital Times. p. 14. Newspapers.com image 522525121.
- ↑ (2018, May 30). Natt Spil brunch feature: ownership, the name, and 14 years on King Street. The Capital Times. p. O28. Newspapers.com image 508043548.
- ↑ (2018, November 7). Brothers Three sold to Matt Stebbins and Allysa Sweeney; Natt Spil and Lucille connections. The Capital Times. p. O23. Newspapers.com image 508042842.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2021, May 6). "Online brands help the bottom line for some Madison-area restaurants." madison.com.
- ↑ (2018, November 7). Artist Stefan Matioc profile: from Natt Spil pizza boxes to murals. The Capital Times. p. O31. Newspapers.com image 508042827.
