Main & Madison Market Cafe
Restaurant Guide Category: Bakery
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Franklin’s historic first hospital was reborn as a breakfast and lunch hot spot in 2018, when co-owners and cousins Amy Richardson and Stephanie Northern opened their bakery and cafe just steps from the city’s historic courthouse. With a Brooklyn-cool staff (many are students at nearby Franklin College) but Midwestern friendliness and prices, it’s easy to see why the restaurant attracts long lines for its rotating menu of sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods.
Their roasted red pepper and gouda soup is especially satisfying; that it’s served with one of their caramelized onion and goat cheese scones turns it into a special treat. Pastries like a sharable-sized pecan sticky bun or a stuffed peanut butter cookie are a sugar crash waiting to happen, but are more than worth the ride.
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