Amara is our take on contemporary coastal Italian cuisine featuring sharable small plates and bites, hand-crafted pastas, and entrées showcasing the bounty of Madison, Wisconsin. Our wine list features cutting edge Italian and Italian-inspired artisan wines farmed by hand and made with classical methods. Our bar showcases the art of Italian drinking including aperitifs, negronis, cocktails, and espresso. It all comes together to match our decor – light, beautiful, clean, relaxed, simple, energetic, and revitalizing…
SPECIALS:
APERITIVO HAPPY HOUR
Everyday 2PM – 6PM
Up to 50% off glasses and pitchers of spritzi, aperifs, cocktails, wine and beer
SERVICE INDUSTRY MONDAYS
Monday 2PM – 6PM
25% Aperitivo Happy Hour for Service Industry and all employees who work at Hilldale!
DATE NIGHT
WEDNESDAYS 5PM-10PM
Includes a choice of any starter, order of bruschetta, a bottle of wine and any of our large pastas to share for $60. Add a scoop of gelati or sorbet topped with shaved ice and spiced syrup for just $5!
$1 donation of orders of fried baby mozzarella to a charitable cause in line with our mission.
Amara is an equal opportunity employer, with a mission to support women, Black, LGBTQ+ applicants. As an organization, we support a minimum wage of $16/hour.