   | Albuquerque - Uptown ABQ Brew PubMonday – Saturday 11am to 2am, Sunday 11am to Midnight (subject to change) Cuisine: Bar and Grill/Pub $$ • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly • Credit Cards
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: 11 am-2 pm
Monday-Thursday dinner: 4:30-8 pm
Friday-Saturday dinner: 4:30-9 pm
Sunday brunch:10am-2pm (subject to change)
The restaurateurs behind Cool Water Fusion, formerly of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s Pueblo Harvest Café and Bakery, use sustainable planning, from the tablecloths (no throwaway paper) to the New Mexico heritage beef and local produce. Shopping daily means waste is kept to a minimum and ingredients are fresh. The chef’s Navajo roots are reflected in the menu, as are his love of “big flavors,” expressed through braises, sauces, salsas and garnishes from the world over. Don’t be surprised to find a roasted corn salsa sharing a plate with beurre blanc or on a boneless Idaho rainbow trout stuffed with crab and wrapped in bacon. But be forewarned: While the names on the menu may be familiar, the chef plays fast and loose with his interpretation of some dishes. For instance, osso buco is made with turkey and garnished with chimichurri. This is, after all, fusion. The menu is a work in progress, as new ingredients and new ideas emerge. (Alibi Staff, September 3, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ]
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 ]  Flying Star CaféSun-Thurs: 6am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-11pm (subject to change)
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 an eclair 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
Havana RestaurantTuesday-Thursday 10 am-9 pm,
Friday-Sunday 10 am-10 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm. Closed Monday. (subject to change) Cuisine: Caribbean/Cuban
Havana doesn’t let you forget for one minute it’s the city’s only source for Cuban food—salsa music greets you at the door and doesn't miss a beat as you cross the threshold. The
Moros y Cristianos
(beans and rice) are spectacular and richly flavored. Sides of
maduros
, or fried ripe plantains, are sweet and crispy. Pork cutlets (
masas de puerco
) are excellent and large, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and served a wonderful mojo sauce. There’s a large selection of shakes and milk-free. The mango shake is excellent, and the watermelon
agua
, made with fresh fruit, is like swimming in the iced heart of a perfectly ripe melon. The desserts are homemade, including
pastelito de guayaba
, a puff-pastry with guava paste inside, and a firm-bodied flan. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  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)
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. Winner of Best Japanese in our last restaurant poll. (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)
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 In 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 ] 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 ] Mario’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 |   
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