  | Italian Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - Northeast HeightsMario’s is great in the afternoon after the lunch crowds and before dinner for any size of meal. The sandwiches, calzones and pizzas are far more substantial. You and the guys just come in from a rousing game of golf? Stop in the afternoon and share Mario’s mega meat pizza or the
gumba
nachos. And there’s espresso and gelato, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Paisano’s CuisinePasta and Regional ItalianLunch: Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm
Dinner: Mon-Sun: 5-9:30pm (subject to change) Read more: Restaurant Review: The MMA Edition: Paisano’s (6/25/2009) Full review: Housemade pasta, presto lunch (10/12/2006)
This restaurant has been around for 35 years for a darn good reason—fresh pasta made and cooked to order. Owner Rick Camuglia carries on a fine Sicilian tradition of fresh ingredients, a cozy atmosphere like grandma’s kitchen, and pizzas and calzones made with fresh dough. Forget the cheesy chains with Chianti bottle drip candles and come in for the “presto” lunch, linger over the ossobuco
and stay for the spumoni and a cup of espresso. A million lovely carbs can’t be wrong, and neither can the
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voters who’ve given Paisano’s honors for Best Pasta.T (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 5 ] This unassuming Heights pizzeria could have been teleported in its entirety from a strip mall on Long Island, down to the grimy carpet and grease-encrusted arcade games. Founded in 1980 by a Brooklyn transplant, the pizza has that region’s classic thin-yet-chewy crust with generous carbuncles for gripping the slice. Snobs don’t like the canned mushrooms, but that’s part of this authentic strip-mall cuisine. Some say it’s the best pizza in Albuquerque. Try the pineapple-ham-green-chile and see what you think. Also on the menu: subs, hot and cold. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Pudge Brothers PizzaMonday-Thursday: 11am-10pm Friday-Saturday: 11am-11pm Sunday: 12pm-9pm (subject to change)
Really, it's all about the crust. A slice of pizza, no matter what its style, should stand on its own without the help of heaps of toppings. Venezia's New York-style slice ($2) does just that, right down to the last bit of carbohydrate crunch. You can add lots of the usual toppings (30 cents each) and some better-than-usual ones, like fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes and artichoke hearts. Thick-crusted, deep-dish, Sicilian-style pizza is available in one size, 12-inch by 16-inch ($12). The owner’s mother (who is from Italy) even gets in on the act with her famous marinara sauce; delicious, smooth-textured meatballs; chicken and eggplant Parmesan for heroes; and pasta dishes like meat lasagna and baked ziti. Open until 10 p.m. weekdays. (Alibi Staff, February 2, 2011) Add a Review Albuquerque - Old TownAlbuquerque Bar & Grill and Zia LoungeMo to Su from 6am-10pm
The Bar is open from 4pm-10pm everyday (subject to change) $$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Catering • Karaoke • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly Happy Hour!: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The aroma of the "Ring of Fire" pizza—filled with green chile, red chile and jalapeños—flavors the air and makes you wanna sing some Cash. The pizzeria ladles on four signature sauces and offers a variety of salads, soups and excellent appetizers while you wait on that "Gut Buster" pizza (eight toppings of your choice). OTPP also has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet every day to satisfy your cheese cravings. The “Marble Monday” beer special is one of the best deals around. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] Albuquerque - UniversityParked on Yale’s prime stretch of UNM territory, Bricklight Dive is tailor-made for the University crowd: a short, inexpensive menu of Italian “street food” (lots of bread-based snacks with toppings; some nice, filling salads) and local beers for just a few bucks. The people-watching on the patio is excellent, if you can can get a spot. From the same folks behind Q/bRgR in Downtown. (Alibi Staff, August 23, 2011) Add a Review  Carraro's Pizza and Italian Restaurant & Joe’s PlaceMon-Fri: 11:30am-2am
Sat: 2pm-2am
Sun: noon-midnight (subject to change)
In the front, it's a standard restaurant laid out with a small bar and big window facing the street. Travel a short way through a blacklit hall and enter the kind of divey neighborhood hangout this city needs more of, complete with TVs, a jukebox, a ping-pong table, air hockey and arcade games. Though the entire menu is available no matter where you choose to spend your time, you can't go wrong with the twisty-crust pizza. Caroline the bartender makes the meanest Lemondrops and non-blended Margaritas around. Suck back one of her Bloody Marys, too, which she makes extra spicy with Sriracha rooster sauce. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Saggios serves up some of the biggest slices in town. Dotted with fat slices of sausage and loads of gooey cheese, it’s one of our top favorite ’za destinations. The crust is moderately thin, but the edges are puffed and crunchy, just like we like ’em. Even though it can be loud, the
trompe l’oeil
murals are even louder—dine in until 10 p.m. weeknights and 11 p.m. weekends. Don’t forget the espresso and cannoli! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] Albuquerque - UptownMario’s is on the west side of Coronado Mall and open for continual service every day of the week. It’s great in the afternoon after the lunch crowds and before dinner for any size of meal. The sandwiches, calzones and pizzas are far more substantial. You and the guys just come in from a rousing game of golf? Stop in the afternoon and share Mario’s mega meat pizza or the
gumba
nachos. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - Westside Mimmo’s Ristorante & PizzeriaMon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-9pm (subject to change) Full review: It’s a family thing (6/5/2008)
A New York-Italian setting so authentic, Don Corleone would feel comfortable. Co-owner Sal Cerami has compiled a simple list that’s better than those found at most small Italian restaurants. It won’t win a
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Award, but that’s not his goal. Cerami’s love and excitement for wine is contagious as he mills around the tables selling bottles of Chianti. The real treat is having him personally recommend your wine—somehow, Cerami always finds a hidden jewel stashed away, as though he were saving it just for you. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review
Tomato CafeLunch: Mon-Sun: 11:00am-2:30pm
Dinner: Mon-Thurs: 5-8:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-9pm
Sun: 5-8pm (subject to change)
New location! One of you wants pizza, another insists on soup and salad, the third won’t eat anything but pasta. Don’t waste time fighting; just get on over to Tomato Cafe. It’s quick, inexpensive and all-you-can-eat. Those aren’t usually words you’d use to describe genuinely good food but the pizza here is. Super-thin-crusted and topped with things like feta, basil, barbecued chicken and artichoke hearts, it’s a dream come true (except for Chicago-style fans). (Alibi Staff, April 14, 2011) Add a Review EdgewoodThis unassuming pizza joint just off the I-40 Edgewood exit is notable specifically for its thin and very crispy crust. The pies are baked on screens and served on perforated pans so the crust never gets soggy. Pies come in two sizes—small (14-inch) and large (16-inch)—and you’ll have to try hard to spend more than $16 on a large. Dinner only, seven days a week. Yes, there is beer. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Rio Rancho Sal-E-Boy’s PizzeriaMon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-9pm (subject to change) Full review: Save it for the morning after (4/5/2007)
Finding a good pie is a lot harder than it used to be, and Sal-E-Boy’s has been around for 22 years—longer than most delivery drivers for the big chain pie places. If you like seriously thick crust, you’ve found a home. If you like the idea of combining meatballs, marinara, cheese and green chile in an “Italian burrito” then you’ve found nirvana. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Really, it's all about the crust. A slice of pizza, no matter what its style, should stand on its own without the help of heaps of toppings. Venezia's New York-style slice ($2) does just that, right down to the last bit of carbohydrate crunch. You can add lots of the usual toppings (30 cents each) and some better-than-usual ones, like fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes and artichoke hearts. Thick-crusted, deep-dish, Sicilian-style pizza is available in one size, 12-inch by 16-inch ($12). The owner’s mother (who is from Italy) even gets in on the act with her famous marinara sauce; delicious, smooth-textured meatballs; chicken and eggplant Parmesan for heroes; and pasta dishes like meat lasagna and baked ziti. Open 10 p.m. weekdays. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Rio Rancho - DowntownJoe's Pasta HouseCuisine: Italian
TijerasNo matter the city, the best pizza usually comes from the least likely joint. As for the East Mountains, that joint happens to be a small, converted mobile home in the parking lot next to Molly's Bar in Tijeras. Fresh ingredients, careful—rather than carelessly liberal—use of cheese and one of the best New York-style crusts west of the Hudson River make Trail Rider the only place in Tijeras you should consider buying a pizza from. Yeah, there's some driving involved for most of you, but you won't be able to resist eating your pie in the car on the way home. It’s got salads and sandwiches, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
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