Buraka Restaurant

Delicious East African & Ethiopian Cuisine!

4:00pm-9:00pm Monday-Friday & 2:00pm-9:00pm Saturday- S In April of 2000, Buraka moved to State Street location.

Many of our dining guests have asked what "Buraka" means and the culture of our dishes. Here's our story...our name is that of the owner's great grandfather; a tradition in Ethiopia where family names are honored and carried on for generations. The name comes from the Oromo language and means "joy and contentment"; sentiments popularly shared among our customers! Buraka originated in Madison in 19

10/24/2023
10/06/2023
02/22/2023

We’ll be close today due to weather conditions 🙏🏽

01/26/2023

Buraka will be Close Thursday January 26, sorry for the inconvenience. we’ll be open on Friday @ 4pm 🙏🏽❤️

12/23/2022

Buraka will be Closed for holidays!
Open again on Wednesday.

Thank you & Happy holidays!

12/24/2021

Happy Holidays!
Buraka will be closed December 24th, 25th, & 26th
Open Monday December 27th
Thank you! ❤️

11/25/2021

Buraka will be Closed for Thanksgiving
Open again Saturday @ 2pm.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🙏🏽

07/05/2021

Buraka will be close on July 5th 😍

12/31/2020

Buraka will be open for New Years Eve & New Years Day!
Happy New Years!

12/24/2020

Wishing you all a Happy and a safe and Healthy New Yeas!

We’ll be Open for Xmas Eve & closed for Xmas day! Thank you🙏🏽

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11/24/2020

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11/24/2020

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you will not be with your family this Thanksgiving due to the current restrictions and would like a warm meal, Buraka will be offering, free of charge, your choice of Dorowot, Coconut curry chicken, or Misirwot
This Thursday between 1pm-2:30pm. We will serve these to the first 100 people that stop by.
Call for pickup at (608) 286-1448
Thank you for your continuing support during these challenging times, Buraka Restaurant.

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Photos from Buraka Restaurant's post 07/24/2020

Our patio is open for dine in , come through & enjoy our delicious Friday fish fry and a beautiful outdoor 😋😋

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03/27/2020

We have Friday Fish fry for Cary out 😋 😋

03/17/2020

Temporary business hours for pickup & delivery only.

Monday- Friday 4pm - 9pm
Saturday & Sunday 2pm - 9pm

Please call for your pickup order @ 608-286-1448

Be safe & we miss you!

03/04/2020

Stop in tonight for an Amaretto Stone Sour🍋

02/28/2020

Stop by and enjoy your Friday night fish fry with a Melon Ball cocktail!

02/12/2020

Stop in tonight for $5 White Russians!☕️🍸

12/26/2019

we’ve still got the holiday spirit here at Buraka, come join us for a Christmas cocktail!🎄

Photos from Buraka Restaurant's post 11/01/2019
11/01/2019

Don’t miss out! Come on in to Buraka for our Friday Fish Fry.

11/01/2019

With our new location opening, we’re looking for full and part time employees! stop by and drop off a resume for an opportunity to be apart of the Buraka family!😊

Buraka location opens at Union South 10/25/2019

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Buraka location opens at Union South Buraka, Madison's longstanding Ethiopian restaurant, has a new campus location.

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Address


1210 Williamson Street
Madison, WI
53703

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 2am
Tuesday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 10pm
Friday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

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