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  | Westside Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - WestsideKeller's Farm StoreMon-Sat: 9am-7pm
Sun: 9:30am-6pm (hours can change without notice)
Why do we love Keller's? For starters, it has an abundance of weird cuts of meat from a menagerie of animals. All of the meats they carry are natural, meaning that most of the animals were raised here in New Mexico or Colorado without the use of antibiotics, hormones or growth stimulants, and were raised on vegetarian feed. The funny thing is, despite its wild abandon for all things meaty, Keller's also sells an impressive variety of foods that cater to people with special dietary needs. Appealing items for vegans, vegetarians, diabetics and those with wheat allergies are tucked away into every corner of the store. England, France and Germany are well represented in terms of cheese and specialty dry goods, and there are lots of local and organic products, too. The prepared burritos are quite good. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)  Keva JuiceMon-Thurs: 8am-8pm
Fri: 8am-9pm
Sat: 9am-9pm
Sun: 10am-8pm (hours can change without notice) Cuisine: Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo
Keva Juice won Best Smoothies on our restaurant poll every time we ran the category. Despite its corporate veneer, the Keva Juice company is actually based out of New Mexico—and we agree, the product is awesome. It has a dizzying menu of enormous fruity milkshakes (or “smoothies,” to some), all blended up with fruit, frozen yogurt, juice and/or sherbet. And, in some cases, Oreos. Yum. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Here, you can eat one of the best green chile burgers in the state of New Mexico. Laguna Burger doesn’t offer much in the way of atmosphere, but more than makes up for it in sheer flavor. (Alibi Staff, October 10, 2012) Little Anita's menu is New Mexican to the core, with enchiladas, burritos, carne adovada and stuffed sopaipillas. The red chile is generally milder than their green but is seasoned just right. Consistency, generous portions and fair prices make Little Anita's an Albuquerque mainstay—not to mention its many locations ranging from full-service dining to quick and easy take-out counters. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)  M’Tucci’s Italian RestaurantMon-Thu 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Sun 11am-9pm (hours can change without notice) Cuisine: Italian Full review: M’Tucci’s Italian has American crust (4/28/2016)
The Main EventMon-Sat 11am-2am
Sunday noon to midnight
Happy Hour 4-7pm every day (hours can change without notice) $$ • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • DJ • Karaoke • Dancing • Lounge
 Mariscos AltamarMon-Thu 11am-9pm
Fri 11am-10pm
Sat 10am-10pm
Sun 10am-9pm (hours can change without notice) Full review: Mariscos Altamar review (3/1/2007)
This Westside gem awards patrons with steamy, heaping plates of Mexican seafood in a clean, cozy dining area. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, it's usually pretty hopping, though there's always a seat and prompt service. Try the shrimp or crab quesadilla, with just the right balance of cheese and seafood. The cocktails have delicious shrimp (even octopus) served in their own juices with hunks of avocado, spices and onion. When the menu warns you something's going to be hot, it really is. You can always cool off with an order of homemade flan. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Las Islitas stakes its claim on just one noble pursuit—the seafood-heavy cuisine of Mexico’s Central Pacific state of Nayarit. The food is simple, delicious and authentic, having clearly evolved in a place where the raw ingredients are good and fresh. No culinary tap-dancing is necessary. Brothy, aromatic soups and fish-filled empanadas are a few must-haves, and even the unsavory sounding dishes such as camarones a la cucaracha (“cockroach” shrimp) are surprisingly delicious. You will definitely leave with a full panza. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)  Mimmo’s Ristorante & PizzeriaMon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-9pm (hours can change without notice) Full review: It’s a family thing (6/5/2008) Full review: Mimmo's Ristorante and Pizzeria’s home-style Italian is worth the patrons (4/7/2016)
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 Wine Spectator 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)
A Westside gem, Nicky V’s casual atmosphere, beer selection and brick oven-fired pizza make it a great antidote to the inevitable Paseo del Norte/Coors traffic snarls just outside the window, especially if you’re sipping a glass of wine. The usual pizza suspects are well represented, from Margherita to campania, but you’d be remiss to not try the Buffalo chicken pizza at least once. (Alibi Staff, April 14, 2011) Pelican’s RestaurantMon-Thurs: 5-10:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-11:30pm
Sun: 11am-10pm
*Bar opens every day at 4pm (hours can change without notice)
Rough-hewn wood planks lead you into this nautically themed steak and seafood restaurant, which doesn’t start seating for dinner until 5pm. Luckily, happy hour begins at 4pm. Have a Lady Godiva hot cocktail and a baker's dozen of topless oysters in the bar while you wait. Then dive into creamy clam chowder, butter-sweet Australian lobster tail and Ranchero center-cut top sirloin. There's plenty of key lime pie in the icebox and Phil Collins on the speakers. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Pizza 9, from the former owner of Chicago Beef, slings dough at multiple locations across town. It’s not deep-dish, but the puffed up, buttery crust will warm Midwestern hearts, as will the Fire Eater pie—a monument to capsaicin, it scathes taste buds with pepperoni, jalapeños, green chile and hot giardiniera relish. With gluten-free crust options, it’s a perfect spot for groups with opposing dietary needs, and with several locations, you can have it all delivered right to your front door! (Alibi Staff, March 11, 2015)
Pizza 9, from the former owner of Chicago Beef, slings dough at multiple locations across town. It’s not deep-dish, but the puffed up, buttery crust will warm Midwestern hearts, as will the Fire Eater pie—a monument to capsaicin, it scathes taste buds with pepperoni, jalapeños, green chile and hot giardiniera relish. With gluten-free crust options, it’s a perfect spot for groups with opposing dietary needs, and with several locations, you can have it all delivered right to your front door! (Alibi Staff, March 11, 2015)
Pizza 9, from the former owner of Chicago Beef, slings dough at multiple locations across town. It’s not deep-dish, but the puffed up, buttery crust will warm Midwestern hearts, as will the Fire Eater pie—a monument to capsaicin, it scathes taste buds with pepperoni, jalapeños, green chile and hot giardiniera relish. With gluten-free crust options, it’s a perfect spot for groups with opposing dietary needs, and with several locations, you can have it all delivered right to your front door! (Alibi Staff, March 11, 2015)
Rebel Donut is home to donuts both exotic and mundane, not to mention hot coffee and Texas-style kolaches. They’re justifiably lauded for their “Breaking Bad”-inspired Blue Sky donut and other equally creative specialty donuts like the peanut butter snickers and pepper bacon chocolate. The only downside to this sweet shop is that you have to arrive early before all the goodies run out. (Alibi Staff, October 9, 2013) The pulled pork at Rudy’s makes us drool like dogs under the dinner table. Heaped up between two slices of pillowy white bread and kissed with sauce, it is absolute hog heaven. Rudy’s dining room takes “Spartan” to a new level, but as the weather improves so does our opinion of sitting out on their covered patio. Rudy’s wins Best Barbecue every year in our restaurant poll. What are you waiting for? Don’t forget to try their meaty breakfast tacos! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) | Today's EventsErika Wennerstrom • singer- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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