  | Uptown Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Albuquerque - UptownIn the grand style of down-home New Mexican comfort food, just about everything here is smothered in chile and cheese. House specialties include fajitas, stuffed sopaipillas and enchiladas. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  ABQ Brew PubMon-Thu 11am-12pm
Fri – Sat 11am-2am,
Sun 11am-Midnight (subject to change) Cuisine: Bar and Grill/Pub $$ • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
The space has high ceilings that remind us of a ski lodge bar, with an upscale feeling but less colorful sweaters. You'd never know it shares a wall with Uptown Sports Bar. ABQ Brew Pub’s kitchen boasts black cultured mussels in court-bouillon fumé, steaks with Chimayó chile rub and cheesecake with crème de cassis sauce. Ten taps host Sierra Blanca / Rio Grande offerings, available in 10-, 16-, or 22-ounce glasses ($3.25, $4 and $5.50). Four-ounce samplers go for $1 each. All the sizes fit nicely on high-tech, built-in coasters that keep drinks frosty. (Alibi Staff, December 23, 2010) Add a Review Add a Review A New Mexico tradition since 1952! For an award-winning (for both Best Burger and Best French Fries), quick burger or chili dog, fresh fries and fountain favorites that hit the spot for just a pocketful of change, it’s got to be Blake’s. Countless counters are scattered throughout the city, and each one is a model of efficiency and cleanliness. Why look any further? They’re easy to spot from afar—just keep an eye out for the giant Asian Uncle Sam sign. This one has a drive through, even. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Cake Fetish is a boutique bakery with a singular passion for cupcakes (it won Best Cupcakes in the 2010 Best of Burque Restaurants poll). Not only that, the shop makes teeny, tiny cupcakes—dense, two-bite buttons of cake, so you can comfortably troll through 30 flavor concepts like "Velvet Elvis," red-velvet cake with cream cheese icing; or the minty, dark-chocolate grasshopper, mounded with fluffy French buttercream. This is one instance where you can have your cake and eat it, too. Regular-sized cupcakes also available. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ]  Charlie's Front and Back DoorFront Door hours:
Mon-Sat: 11am-2pm, 5-9pm
Sun 11am-2pm
Back Door hours:
Mon-Sat: 11am-9pm
Sun: 11am-8pm (subject to change) Full review: I liked it both ways (10/23/2008)
This place is a dive. And we mean that in a good way—unpretentious and broken-in like a favorite pair of scuffed boots. The cozily dim restaurant (front) and bar (back) are separated by a kitchen that services both rooms with Charlie’s signature New Mexican-American fare. Roll up your sleeves for delicious sour cream-chicken enchiladas and enormous, juicy burgers; then order a round of Bud Light for your blue-collar buddies. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review We love this strange little place with aggressively retro décor, like super ’70s wood paneling. Cool. Plus, they serve New York deli stuff like bagels with lox and cream cheese, and a club with dill Havarti on rye bread. Our favorite option is the salad trio—you get to pick from Caesar, Greek, apple Waldorf, pasta, potato, fruit, tuna, chicken or egg salads, and it comes with a roll. Wash it down with a Dr. Brown's soda. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Cool Water Fusion RestaurantMonday-Saturday lunch: 11am-2pm
Monday-Thursday dinner: 4:30-8pm
Friday-Saturday dinner: 4:30-9pm
Monday-Saturday Happy Hour: 4-6pm
Sunday brunch: 10am-2pm (subject to change) $$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet Read more: Mina's Dish: A first taste of Cool Water Fusion Restaurant (8/12/2010)
Proprietor/Chef Glenn Williams, formerly of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s Pueblo Harvest Café and Bakery, uses sustainable planning from the tablecloths (no throwaway paper) to the local produce. Shopping daily keeps waste to a minimum and ingredients are fresh. The menu's big flavors are expressed through braises, sauces, salsas and garnishes from the world over. Don’t be surprised to find a roasted corn salsa sharing the plate with beurre blanc or a boneless Idaho rainbow trout stuffed with crab and wrapped in bacon. But be warned: While the menu may sound familiar, the chef plays fast and loose with his interpretation of some dishes such as the Osso buco made with turkey and garnished with chimichurri. The menu is a work in progress as new ingredients and new ideas emerge. Recent decor incorporates an artistic interpretation of a running stream on the floor where there used to be a row of booths, a spacious arrangement that allows for larger parties at table seating. (Alibi Staff, September 3, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] Add a Review
Have you ever felt truly complete? If not, skip the bad date on Friday night and go eat at Eloy’s, because it has complete dinners for about $10. You get an entrée, guacamole salad, chips and salsa, sopaipillas, dessert, and tea or coffee, and the family vibe is a welcome change from fakey-sweet chain service. The red chile is hot, the green is hotter and the sweet natilla custard will cool you down quicker than an Otter Pop on the sidewalk. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Stop in at Flying Star for an early-morning fiesta muffin or a quick cup of coffee. You can sit by the magazine rack and eat a fancy salad while reading the online edition of
Architecture Today
or
Rollerblade World
. Doesn’t that sound like fun? (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Garduño’sLunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun. (subject to change) SUNDAY BRUNCH FIESTA! Just $12.95!: every Sunday 10:30 am - 3:00 pmComplimentary Buffet: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Happy Hour! Drink Specials: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Happy Hour! MARGARITA MADNESS featuring $4.99 Margaritas!: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
 Japanese Kitchen SteakhouseLunch: Mon-Sat: 11:30am-2:30pm Dinner: Mon-Thurs: 5:30-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5:30-10:30 pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Full review: Hidden treasures await (4/14/2011)
They share one name, but this is actually two separate dining rooms across a courtyard from each other. Take the kids to the one with the teppan grills; it's livelier. Take your date to the sushi bar and get a booth. Feed each other deep-fried shrimp heads. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Vegetarian Mexican lovers take note: Juan's doesn't make its beans with lard, the chile is meatless, and the meat and vegetarian dishes are all cooked and kept separate. Whether or not your diet is meat-free, check this place out for lunch or dinner anytime you’re Uptown. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Kim Long Asian CuisineTuesday-Saturday: 10:30 am-9 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am-8:30 pm
Closed Monday (subject to change)
 Krung ThaiMon-Thu: 11am-9pm
Fri: 11am-9:30pm
Sat: 12pm-9:30pm
Sun: 4pm-9pm (subject to change) Full review: Thai spice and a very mad fish (11/23/2006)
Frog legs, frog legs tra la la. This place has got ’em sautéed with sweet basil and peppers and deep-fried with garlic. The refurbished and redecorated Krung Thai is a magical wonderland of bright colors and exotic spices, and the best coconut lemongrass soup this side of East Asia. Savor the green curry, the spicy tilapia and the garlic quail, but make a pit stop at the dessert menu, because a scoop or two of purple taro ice cream is worth the trip. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review
Offers huevos rancheros, breakfast burritos, eggs benedict, a variety of belgium waffles and full espresso bar, among other items. Breakfast and lunch served all day. Located in Uptown on the southwest corner of Indian School Road and Louisiana Blvd. (next to Pier 1). (Alibi Staff, October 10, 2012) Add a Review Louie's Pub & GrillMon - Thurs: 11:00 am - 2:00 am (Kitchen 11:00 am - 10:00 pm), Fri - Sat: 11:00 am - 2:00 am (Kitchen 11:00 am - 11:00 pm), Sun: 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Kitchen 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm) (subject to change) Cuisine: Bar and Grill/Pub
Marcello’s Chop HouseLunch: Mon-Sat: 11am-3pm
Dinner: Mon-Thurs: 5-10pm
Fri-Sat: 5-11pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
Get ready to drop some serious dough on this place, but if anything will get you into someone’s pants, it’d be a meal here. This joint is cool, smooth and classy, the
foie gras and Kobe beef are tender and delicious and even the mac and cheese is fancy-schmantzy with a sprinkling of shaved black truffles. Have an excellent glass of wine, an order of oysters Marcello and don’t forget to lay on the charm. Your date (and your libido) will thank you for it. Open late—10 p.m. weekdays, 11 p.m. weekends—of course. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] | 
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