My favorite new place in Madison to meet people for work or to catch up with friends is Barriques downtown location. You might not know it from the outside but it is such a beautiful place. There are two floors of seating and a lot of fun stuff to look at plus they have amazing food and great coffee. There is even outdoor seating now that the temperature is warming up. I recommend any of the Barriques locations (the Market, Coffee Trader or Wine Cave) but the downtown setting is in my opinion the most fun.