  | Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico near Cottonwood Stadium 16 Albuquerque Flying Star CaféSun-Thurs: 6am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-11pm (subject to change)
Winner of Best Casual Dining, Best Veggie Burger, Best Toast, Best Healthy Breakfast and Best Desserts in our restaurant polls. Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “eclair” and the voice is coming from your mouth. But, boy, do they taste good. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review
There’s plenty of vegetable-based and vegetarian choices—golden lentil soup is a standout, and don’t pass on the paneer dishes. For meat eaters, the goat curry (made with local, kosher meat) is as decadent as any dish you’ll find anywhere, served in a brown gravy that’s full of disintegrated potatoes and the occasional green fleck of fresh herbs. Mmmm ... goat gravy. (Alibi Staff, June 21, 2012) Add a Review Satellite serves up not only coffee but also burritos, quiches, desserts and pastries. This is a good choice if you’re hungry late. It’s open until at least 10:00 p.m. most nights. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - DowntownIbiza (Hotel Andaluz)Cuisine: American
Offers small plates, artisan pizzas and desserts to go along with your cocktails. (Alibi Staff, October 10, 2012) Add a Review Albuquerque - North Valley Casa de BenavidezMon-Thu 10:30 am-8 pm
Fri: 9 am-9 pm
Sat: 8 am-9 pm
Sun: 8 am-3 pm (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican Full review: A taste of “old" Placitas in the North Valley (9/24/2009)
One of the most beautiful patios in town. Benavidez is way the hell up there in the North Valley, but if you’re looking for a good breakfast burrito, or simply someplace to sit and have some chips, queso and a mind-erasing Bloody Mary, this place is worth your time. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review El PintoMon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 10:30am-9 pm (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican
Touted as New Mexico’s largest restaurant, the North Valley’s El Pinto is best known for its gorgeous, shady environment (perennially Best Patio in our restaurant polls) and award-winning jarred salsa. Try it for Margaritas, brunch and a little flan. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 6 ] Farm & TableDinner hours:
Wed-Thu 5pm-9pm
Fri-Sat 5pm-10 pm
Brunch hours:
Sat- Sun 9am-2 pm (subject to change)
After a long winter of teasing us via its Facebook page, Farm & Table finally opened on Fourth Street between Paseo and Alameda. The setting is gorgeous, inside and out (the spacious courtyard overlooks 10 acres of farm field). The local and organic ingredients are meticulously sourced, and the food is reasonably priced for what you get. As mind-expanding as the pork pork belly is, Chef Ravey’s seafood is on another level entirely, as one might expect from a talented Hawaiian chef. (Alibi Staff, May 3, 2012) Add a Review This is honest, no-frills American diner food without the diner. The ambience feels a bit like a large, ranch-style living room that’s been converted into a neighborhood restaurant. Chicken-fried steak and biscuits and gravy abound in massive portions and are every bit as good as your childhood memories. And if you skip dessert, you’re only cheating yourself out of seriously delish homemade pies and cakes, lovingly made by Granny. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Terra Bistro and Wine BarLunch: Tues-Fri: 11:30am-1:30pm Dinner: Tues-Sat: 5:30pm-close (subject to change) Full review: Grounds for celebration (2/8/2007)
Upscale is as upscale does, and Chef-Owner Peter Lukes does it right. The wine list is huge and the menu reflects the highlights of seasonal Italian bistro dining—like prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, beef carpaccio, seared crab and corn cakes, and a traditional salad Caesar. Lunch or dinner, there’s never a bad time for chicken picatta, and the service here is top-rate. Bring a friend, bring a date or bring a divorce lawyer—the intimate setting and fine cuisine will impress all. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - WestsideCake Fetish is a boutique bakery with a singular passion for cupcakes (it won Best Cupcakes in the 2007 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 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, May 20, 2011) Add a Review Chow’s Asian BistroMon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-9:30pm
Sun: 11:30am-8:30pm (subject to change) Cuisine: Chinese
Chow’s is one of those rare Chinese food finds that doesn’t make you feel too guilty about digging into a steaming pile of noodles. In fact, this place features extremely fresh and flavorful dishes that jump off the plate with color. Try the dragon sesame chicken and the volcano fish, not to mention their delicious herbal tea and gingered bok choy. Pick up some chopsticks and head to Chow’s for lighter, yet zesty, fare. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Besides having the Best Pizza, according to past Best of Burque Restaurants polls, Dion's also has a wonderful selection of salads (particularly the Greek or any of the “gourmet” salads with microgreens) and sandwiches (the pastrami is especially good). The pizza is made fresh and you can see them rolling and tossing the dough. Dine in or order takeout. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Elliott's RestaurantVegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Live Music • DJ • Karaoke • Dancing • Pool Tables • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Wireless Internet Happy Hour!: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
 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
Hooters RestaurantMon-Thurs-11-11, Fri-Sat-11-12, Sun 11-10 (subject to change) Cuisine: American Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Delivery • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Karaoke • Pool Tables • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Wireless Internet Happy Hour!: every weekday 2:00pm - 6:00pmHappy Hour!: every weekday 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Il VicinoSun-Thu: 11am-10 pm
Fri-Sat: 11 am-11 pm (subject to change)
Il Vicino’s thin-crusted, gourmet-topped pizzas are perennial favorites among
Alibi
readers, but the big salads are equally popular. Order at the register and a server brings the food to your table, making weekday lunches speedy. The open kitchen gives you something to stare at while you wait. Stop in for a quick lunch or a late afternoon microbrew on the patio. (Alibi Staff, April 10, 2013) Add a Review  Keva JuiceMon-Thurs: 7am-9pm
Fri: 7am-10pm
Sat: 8am-10pm
Sun: 9am-8pm (subject to change) 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) Add a Review Like a smaller, Westside version of the Heights’ former, beloved Le Café Miche, the Miche Bistro has different owners, but the quality of food is comparable. Breakfast croissants with butter and marmalade, a quiche
du jour
or a rich seafood crepe—this place has French cuisine down pat, but the prices won’t have you screaming “
non, non
!” There are daily specials and desserts, and if a crepe with ice cream and rum-marinated cherries doesn’t turn you on, then nothing will. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Pelican’s RestaurantMon-Thurs: 5-10:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5-11:30pm
Sun: 11am-10pm
*Bar opens every day at 4pm (subject to change)
Roughhewn wood planks lead you into this nautically themed steak and seafood restaurant, which doesn’t start seating for dinner until 5 p.m. Luckily, happy hour begins at 4 p.m. 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, 10-ounce, 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. Dinner’s served until 10:30 p.m. every night. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
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