What to order at El Tsunami Mexican Seafood

Must order
Shrimp aguachile with cucumber and a tostada de marlin.
Signature dishes
Aguachile, Tostada de marlin
Editor tip
Cash-friendly; weekend afternoons fill the small dining room.
CuisineMexican
Price$$
Neighborhoodwalkers-point
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Signature dishes: Aguachile, Tostada de marlin

Must order: Shrimp aguachile with cucumber and a tostada de marlin.

Tip: Cash-friendly; weekend afternoons fill the small dining room.

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Movida on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point is a Spanish tapas room from the Bartolotta group with paella, Iberico ham and a long sherry list since 2018.

Signature: Paella, Iberico ham

Order: Paella for two and a plate of Iberico ham with a glass of fino.

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Signature: Wisconsin trout, Hand-cut pasta

Order: Whatever pasta the kitchen is rolling that week and the trout if it's running.

Tip: The chef's bar seats six and books on Resy; ask for the front bar for the kitchen view.

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Story Hill BKC on West Bluemound Road runs a bottle shop and wine bar with small plates near American Family Field, with steak frites on the menu.

Signature: Steak frites, Wood-fired flatbread

Order: Steak frites with bordelaise and a glass from the bottle shop, opened in the room.

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Order: Paella for two and a plate of Iberico ham with a glass of fino.

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Signature: Surprise tasting menu, Tuna Fauxnaise

Order: The Surprise menu, a multi-course tasting that changes with the season and the kitchen's mood.

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Birch on East Pleasant Street on the Lower East Side cooks New American plates from a wood-fired hearth, with Wisconsin produce and Lake Michigan fish.

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Order: Whatever the hearth is roasting whole that night, plus a sourdough loaf.

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New American$$$walkers-point

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