Albuquerque, New Mexico — Food and Dining
Restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Restaurants
Recommended restaurants
Artichoke Café
Located downtown on historic Route 66, the Artichoke Café has a cosy, modern décor with rotating art exhibits and a creative Mediterranean and American cuisine.
424 Central Avenue SE
Tel: (505) 243 0200.
Website: www.artichokecafe.com
Price: $$$
High Finance
Reached only via the Sandia Aerial Tramway, High Finance offers fine Continental-inspired cuisine on top of Sandia Peak, with a mesmerizing view of Albuquerque.
10 Tramway Loop NE
Tel: (505) 243 9742.
Website: www.sandiapeakrestaurants.com
Price: $$$
Range Café
This funky restaurant serves three meals daily, including some of the tastiest breakfasts (including breakfast burritos) in town. Save room for the lavish desserts.
2200 Menaul Boulevard NE
Tel: (505) 888 1660.
Website: www.rangecafe.com
Price: $
Sadie's of New Mexico
For truly authentic (and spicy) New Mexican cuisine, look no further than this rambling compound that serves such regional specialties as carne adovada (pork cubes baked in a fiery red-chilli sauce) and charbroiled rib-eye steaks.
6230 Fourth Street NW
Tel: (505) 345 5339.
Website: www.sadiessalsa.com
Price: $
The Grove Café & Market
This smartly decorated café offers all-day breakfast and a selection of healthy salads and gourmet sandwiches. Many ingredients are locally sourced or organic.
600 Central Avenue SE
Tel: (505) 248 9800.
Website: www.thegrovecafemarket.com
Price: $
Zinc Wine Bar and Bistro
A handsome, romantic, yet reasonably priced restaurant in hip Nob Hill, Zinc serves commendable French bistro fare and a wide selection of wines by the glass or bottle.
3009 Central Avenue NE
Tel: (505) 254 9462.
Website: www.zincabq.com
Price: $$
Nightlife
Albuquerque's nightlife consists of a variety of dance clubs, sports bars, microbreweries and restaurants with outdoor patio dining - with a beautiful Southwest sunset as a backdrop. Note that bars and lounges close by 0200.
Anodyne, 409 Central Avenue NW, is a hip spot to shoot pool and listen to music on arguably the best jukebox in town. Head over to intimate Burt's Tiki Lounge, 313 Gold Avenue SW (www.burtstikilounge.com), to listen to live bluegrass, indie rock and alternative music. Caravan East, 7605 Central Avenue NE (www.caravaneast.com), is an enormous honky-tonk where you can two-step to country-western music. El Rey Theater, 620 Central Avenue SW (www.elreytheater.com), presents live-music concerts of all types.
Kelly's Brewpub, 3222 Central Avenue SE (www.kellysbrewpub.com), occupies a former 1930s petrol station. It has a huge patio and serves excellent house-brewed ales. The grandly restored KiMo Theater, 423 Central Avenue NW (www.cabq.gov/kimo), is a 1920s pueblo deco-style theater with a wide mix of entertainment. The Launchpad, 618 Central Avenue SW (www.launchpadrocks.com), showcases indie, reggae and blues bands. O'Niell's Pub, 4310 Central Avenue SE (www.oniells.com), is a neighborhood favorite with a wide variety of live music.
