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Exploring Spain through wine at Milwaukee restaurants
Orry León, co-owner of the Spanish- and Portuguese-inspired restaurant Amilinda downtown, said half of the wine drinkers at Amilinda love Spanish wines and are thrilled they're on Amilinda's menu, while the others are completely unfamiliar with them. That's where...
Milwaukee Top 30
Candles hanging from the brick walls and vintage tiles underfoot give this downtown restaurant an Old World feel, but the oversize prints and red, blue and yellow accents make it feel contemporary. Perfect, really, for chef and co-owner Gregory León’s modern dishes...
MEET THRILLIST MILWAUKEE’S BEST CHEFS OF 2016
Chef Gregory Leon has grown Amilinda from a sporadic pop-up restaurant, to a weekly pop-up restaurant, to a permanent restaurant. The demand from diners for spots at the pop-ups was so high that finding a permanent home was the only next logical step. Now diners can...
Slice of Summer
Asparagus’s flavor peaks during the summer season, and Amilinda’s asparagus pâté dish delightfully showcases the vegetable at its prime. The pâté itself, which combines fresh asparagus sourced from Wellspring’s certified… Read more
The Best New Restaurants in America
2015 was a bit of a strange year in the world of restaurants. We’ve seen pop-ups and food trucks go brick and mortar to great success. We’ve seen old bus stations and garages recreated as dining destinations. And we’ve seen the more casual siblings of highly acclaimed...
The Taste of Spain and Portugal
Amilinda Restaurant provides a welcome addition to Milwaukee’s Downtown menagerie of international restaurants with its focus on Spanish and Portuguese food and cocktails and emphasis on locally sourced ingredients. The menu changes weekly subject to which vegetables...
The Thrillist Awards: Milwaukee’s Best New Food & Drink of 2015
In 2015, Milwaukee saw a favorite pop-up get a permanent location, ice cream turn boozy, and new breweries open (obviously), but the biggest surprise for our food scene was the huge influx of flavors from around the world. From South African peanut stew to...
