2G’s Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In May, 2018, Yelp published its listing of the 50 best restaurants in Albuquerque. Only three of them came from…
Abuelita’s New Mexican Kitchen – Bernalillo and Albuquerque, New Mexico
Abuelita–perhaps no word in the vernacular of Spanish Northern New Mexico evokes such veneration, reverence and, for those of us…
Monica’s El Portal – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“It feels so true when I’m with you I’m free A place I go that feels like home to me…
Albuquerque
Closed in 2019
Dog Friendly
Gone But Not Forgotten
Mexican
New Mexican
New Mexico
Rated 24
Sophia’s – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Exterior signage for Dennis Apodaca’s new restaurant venture sports the name of the previous tenant, a short-lived eatery named MIXX.…
Albuquerque
Breakfast
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
Food Network Eats New Mexico
New Mexican
Rated 23
Travel Channel Eats New Mexico
Cecilia’s Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pasqual Baylon’s devotion to the Mass and the Holy Eucharist was so fervent that even when assigned kitchen duty, he…
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
Over the years, perhaps no restaurant across the Land of Enchantment has garnered as much recognition from the national media…
Ana’s Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Several ominous scenarios went through my mind when Ana told me, “I’m sorry. We don’t accept credit cards.” Would I…
Duke City Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In the 1970s and 1980s, Reese’s Peanut Butter cups commercials consisted of a series of vignettes. Each vignette depicted the collision…
Albuquerque
Brunch
Closed in 2019
Dog Friendly
Gone But Not Forgotten
Mexican
New Mexican
New Mexico
Cantina Nueva – Garduños – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Garduños just can’t seem to keep up with the Joneses, at least in terms of familial propagation. The 2010 United…
Mac’s La Sierra – Albuquerque, New Mexico
But the Lights of Albuquerque, will soon be shining bright, Like a diamond in the desert, like a beacon in…
Red Ball Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
From Red Ball Cafe’s Facebook Page (28 December 2021): It is with extreme sadness and difficulty to announce the Red…
Cafe 6855 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The cover page of the May 20, 2013 edition of Time Magazine depicts a twenty-something woman sprawled on the floor…
Rollin’ On In Food Truck – Albuquerque, New Mexico
While their brick-and-mortar counterparts can afford to have multi-page menus to please a wide variety of palates, mobile food kitchens…
Copper Canyon Cafe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“The Copper Canyon of northern Mexico–a place so huge and desolate that even today there are still some native people…
Tortilla Flats – Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Beans are a warm cloak against economic cold.” ~John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat In his 1935 novel Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck…
Milly’s Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Until rather recently, if there was a wide diversity of opinion about Albuquerque’s restaurant scene, it wasn’t widely shared. Albuquerque’s…
Little Anita’s New Mexican Food – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My friend Scott Pacheco may never forgive me for dining at Little Anita’s New Mexican Food in Old Town. Scott…
Stripes Biscuit Co. – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Southern humorist Jerry Clower once quipped “One of the saddest things is the sound of them whomp biscuits being opened…