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Albuquerque / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Rated 27 / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

MARY & TITO’S CAFE – Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 16, 2018December 20, 2018 - 81 Comments.

Old-timers whose opinions I respect consistently rate Mary & Tito’s as Albuquerque’s best restaurant for New Mexican food, a restaurant …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Lindy’s Diner – Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 9, 2017October 13, 2018 - 10 Comments.

“Get your kicks on Route 66” is the mantra of nostalgic motorists who have lobbied for generations to preserve the …

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Albuquerque / Breakfast / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Duran’s Central Pharmacy – Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 25, 2017July 8, 2018 - 16 Comments.

In an early episode of the Andy Griffith Show, while contemplating a job offer in South America, Andy tried to …

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Burgers / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011 / Rated 23 / San Antonio / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

The Owl Cafe & Bar – San Antonio, New Mexico

April 7, 2017October 14, 2018 - 27 Comments.

7 March 2017: Over the past five years, the Owl Cafe in San Antonio, New Mexico has been the most …

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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Casa de Benavidez – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 3, 2017July 8, 2018 - 27 Comments.

There are restaurants throughout the Duke City that have seemingly always been “there.” They’re as much a part of the …

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Albuquerque / Breakfast / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Steak

Western View Diner & Steakhouse – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 3, 2016January 19, 2019 - 11 Comments.

Since the 1930s, neon signage has been a prominent and vital part of Route 66 as it meanders through Albuquerque. …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

K&I Diner – Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 12, 2016July 14, 2018 - 27 Comments.

In 1960, Albuquerque’s population reached 201,189, more than doubling the city’s tally from the 1950 census. The start of a …

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Albuquerque / Dog Friendly / Food Network Eats New Mexico / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / The Secret Life Of / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

El Pinto – Albuquerque, New Mexico

October 18, 2015July 15, 2018 - 53 Comments.

For almost any other restaurant in New Mexico (or anywhere else for that matter), 2015 would be considered a banner …

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Albuquerque / Barbecue / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Mr. Powdrell’s Barbecue House – Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 9, 2014July 15, 2018 - 15 Comments.

If you believe in forever Where baby backs are never bland If there’s a barbecue heaven Well you know Mr. …

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American / Madrid / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011

The Mine Shaft Tavern – Madrid, New Mexico

September 10, 2014July 15, 2018 - 6 Comments.

“You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. St. Peter, don’t you …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

El Comedor De Anayas – Moriarty, New Mexico

August 30, 2014July 15, 2018 - 4 Comments.

For years, one of the Land of Enchantment’s most renowned launching pads for political campaigns and careers has been Moriarty’s …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

La Posta De Mesilla – Mesilla, New Mexico

July 6, 2013July 17, 2018 - 5 Comments.

If only walls could talk, you’d want the adobe brick walls at La Posta (The Inn) to recount their impressions …

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Bert’s Burger Bowl – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)

August 28, 2012July 17, 2018 - 4 Comments.

The tee shirts worn by a nattily attired and enthusiastic wait staff at Bert’s Burger Bowl say it all: “Since …

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Burgers / Closed in 2013 / Food Network Eats New Mexico / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011 / Rated 26 / Santa Fe / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

Bobcat Bite – Santa Fe, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 11, 2012July 17, 2018 - 27 Comments.

Update:  In a twist of cruel irony, the Travel Channel’s May 13th airing of the Burger Land program celebrating the …

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Food Network Eats New Mexico / New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Rated 23 / The Secret Life Of

Restaurante Rancho De Chimayo – Chimayo, New Mexico

June 11, 2012July 17, 2018 - 14 Comments.

The humble Northern New Mexico village of Chimayo has a reputation far and wide as a place in which miracles …

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Albuquerque / Hot Dogs / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Sandwich

Dog House Drive In – Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 7, 2012July 17, 2018 - 36 Comments.

Culinary history is in dispute as to the origin of the term “hot dog” to describe frankfurters, a cooked sausage …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011

El Farolito – El Rito, New Mexico

July 16, 2011July 18, 2018 - 8 Comments.

The most contentious seasonal difference of opinion between Northern and Southern New Mexico residents isn’t whether Chimayo produces better chile …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Santa Fe / Travel Channel Eats New Mexico

Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen – Santa Fe, New Mexico

July 4, 2011July 19, 2018 - 12 Comments.

In 1712, the provincial governor for the kingdom of New Mexico decreed that henceforth, an annual reenactment of Diego De …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Rated 23

Pete’s Cafe – Belen, New Mexico

April 1, 2011July 19, 2018 - 14 Comments.

Located along the braided routes of the historic Camino Real (the Royal Road) which skirts the Rio Grande, Belen remains …

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New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Rated 26

Chope’s – La Mesa, New Mexico

February 19, 2011July 19, 2018 - 5 Comments.

During our inaugural visit several years ago, we ran into a former Las Cruces resident now living in the nation’s …

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Announcements / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Introducing The New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

November 21, 2010July 19, 2018 - 3 Comments.

Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who posited the theory of natural selection concluded that “the fittest win out at the …

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American / Breakfast / Los Ranchos de Albuquerque / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

El Camino Dining Room – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 12, 2010July 19, 2018 - 7 Comments.

Many of us who predate, however slightly, the explosion of institutionalized fast food retain a fondness for the remaining independent …

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Albuquerque / Closed in 2014 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Charlie’s Front Door – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

July 31, 2010September 1, 2018 - 12 Comments.

For almost four and a half decades, Charlie Elias, an avuncular septuagenarian with the energy of a teenager,  has greeted …

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Burgers / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011

Circle T Burgers – Belen, New Mexico

July 5, 2010July 19, 2018 - 10 Comments.

The year was 1958.  The average American wage-owner’s income was $4,650 per year.  A Ford automobile cost between $1,967 and …

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American / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Los Ojos – Jemez Springs, New Mexico

July 6, 2009July 22, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Shortly after the Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman had the occasion to conduct an inspection trip of frontier outposts …

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Food Network Eats New Mexico / New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Rated 24 / Santa Fe

The Shed – Santa Fe, New Mexico

May 18, 2009July 22, 2018 - 18 Comments.

In the culinary world, the name James Beard is revered perhaps above all others. Considered the “Dean of American Cookery,” …

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Burgers / Closed in 2018 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009 / New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2011 / Rated 23 / San Antonio

Buckhorn Tavern – San Antonio, New Mexico (CLOSED)

February 13, 2009December 14, 2018 - 54 Comments.

Dusk is falling on the western town at the very edge of the parched plains.  Fewer than a dozen buildings …

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Bode’s General Merchandise Deli & Bakery – Abiquiu, New Mexico

January 3, 2009July 22, 2018 - 4 Comments.

Mention food and convenience store in the same sentence and the first thing likely to come to mind is one …

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Albuquerque / Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

El Modelo – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 26, 2008July 22, 2018 - 13 Comments.

Growing up in the 60s in a bucolic village in Northern New Mexico, we had no idea about such things …

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American / Breakfast / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

El Rancho – Gallup, New Mexico

September 7, 2007December 23, 2018 - 4 Comments.

In the 1930s and 1940s, sometimes considered the halcyon days of Western movies, the Four Corners region was the site …

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Fine Dining / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Taos County

Sabroso – Arroyo Seco, New Mexico

May 11, 2007July 22, 2018 - 2 Comments.

We’ve all heard the expressions from a jack to a king, from a moth to a butterfly, from a lump …

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Albuquerque / American / Breakfast / Closed in 2017 / Gone But Not Forgotten / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

Murphy’s Mule Barn – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)

January 6, 2007July 22, 2018 - 18 Comments.

A mule is an animal with long funny ears he kicks up at anything he hears His back is brawny …

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Española / New Mexican / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

El Paragua – Española, New Mexico

May 17, 2006July 23, 2018 - 7 Comments.

“If small businesses are the backbone of American commerce, then the good old-fashioned lemonade stand is the spinal cord.”  That …

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Albuquerque / New Mexican / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail

La Placita Dining Rooms – Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 20, 2005January 19, 2019 - 3 Comments.

For convenience, if not for fiery New Mexico authenticity, you can’t beat La Placita, a yawning restaurant housed in the …

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New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Steak

Texas Reds – Red River, New Mexico

September 24, 2004July 23, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Note: On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004 Texas Reds burnt to the ground, but like a Phoenix, it has been rebuilt, …

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Breakfast / New Mexico / New Mexico Culinary Treasures Trail / Santa Fe / Southwestern

Plaza Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico

July 20, 2004July 23, 2018 - 2 Comments.

Just as with people, a city is best defined by its heart. For Santa Fe, that would be its historic …

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