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Amilinda
Mediterranean
A short, ever-changing menu of Spanish and Portuguese cooking in a cozy downtown dining room, where piri piri chicken gets finished with Wisconsin cheese without anyone apologizing for it. The chef is a James Beard Outstanding Chef semifinalist, and the kitchen takes dessert as seriously as the savory courses, which not every serious restaurant bothers to do. The kind of place where you eat things you won't find anywhere else in the city.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Midwest · Gregory León
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Midwest · Gregory León
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Gregory León
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Gregory León
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- OnMilwaukee Top picks in Metro Milwaukee
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Pork belly salad
“A pork belly salad comes with green radish and honey”
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Braised beef tongue
“braised beef tongue is topped with nora chiles and pepitas”
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Piri piri chicken
“the spicy piri piri chicken gets ‘Sconnie-ified with “Wischego” cheese.”
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Salmorejo
“Amilinda might be the only spot in town for salmorejo, an Andalusian puree of tomato and bread, and one of the few to take dessert as seriously as dinner (think chocolate and olive oil mousse).”
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