   | Albuquerque Restaurants near Century 14 Downtown Albuquerque - DowntownMom runs the cash register and Pop hustles in the kitchen, making this place seem friendlier and more authentic than its competitor, Teriyaki Chicken Bowl. They also offer brown rice and let you pay a little more for extra broccoli instead of forcing you to give up your rice. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Thai CrystalMon-Thurs: 11:30am-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 10:30am-11pm
Sun: 5-9:30pm (subject to change) Read more: The Dish: Two restaurants reach the decade mark (1/26/2012)
Located on the back side of the Century 14 Downtown theater complex, Thai Crystal is an obvious choice for a dinner-and-a-movie date. Our favorite dishes include big noodles with soy sauce (which sounds less exciting than it is) and the wide array of soups that arrive in a tall, steaming pot. Then cool yourself down with a Thai iced tea. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] Meat, meat, meat. All-you-can-eat meat. And then there's the salad bar. This joint’s got more dead meat than you can shake a chunk of meat on a stick at. From the kill to the grill, Tucanos makes all your dreams come true. That is, if you dream about meaty hunks of marinated flesh, sliced right at your table. This lively, busy and fun Brazilian-themed restaurant next to the Century 14 movie theater is open late. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 6 ] This bright and colorful café caters primarily to Downtown office workers (Weekdays—get it?). We like that it has substantial salads and New Mexican fare to choose from that hit the spot. The selection of housemade baked goods is huge and very tempting. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Albuquerque - MidtownCombining his daughters’ names—Sara and Tori—Tully’s owner Johnny Camuglia came up with Saratori’s, then put to use a wealth of family Italian baking recipes.
Limone farfalla
(crumbly lemon bows),
buccellati biscotto
(rolled cookies filled with figs), buttery, shell-shaped
sfogliatelle
with hundreds of flaky ripples and an orange rind-and-ricotta cheese center, and
albicocca biscotti
(apricot-stuffed biscuits) are just some of the goodies to be found in Camuglia's cases. All are delicious. Closed Sundays and Mondays. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - North ValleyMary & Tito’sMon-Thurs: 9am-6pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-8pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican
One of the crown jewels of Albuquerque, Mary & Tito’s is the kind of place you’ll want to bring visitors so they can experience the wonder of chile. The red chile here is velvety smooth, sweet and hot, but not as hot as the fruity green. For a really bad hangover, you’ll need a turnover, a calzone-shaped stuffed sopaipilla that’s guaranteed to make a regular out of you. Go for lunch during the week and dinner on Friday and Saturday. Also, Mary & Tito’s finally takes credit cards! (Alibi Staff, October 13, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 12 ] 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
Stop in for a chocolate fix or to pick up some old-fashioned candies, restock on sugar-free treats or order a boob-shaped birthday cake. We love The Candy Lady! (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Add a Review Church Street CaféCuisine: New Mexican
This warm and welcoming café occupies one of the oldest houses in Albuquerque. Look for it behind the San Felipe de Neri Church and don’t miss out on the enchiladas, adovada or tamales. There’s posole with your choice of red or green chile, and the Navajo taco is
delicioso!
We won’t tell anyone if you wolf down a few sopaipillas drenched in honey. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] In the old (and beautifully renovated) Sunshine Market building on Mountain and 12
th
Street, Cocina Azul has the feel of a high-end coffee shop. The food is textbook New Mexican—the huevos rancheros, carne adovada enchiladas and tamales with buttery, sweet red chile are all tasty. For dessert, big servings of flan have sturdy, pleasing flesh and fabulous flavor. (Alibi Staff, September 16, 2010) Add a Review Duran Central PharmacyMon-Fri: 9am-6:20pm
Sat: 9am-2pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change)
The ladies here make their own tortillas. Are you digging this? They roll out perfect little discs of dough and heat them on the griddle until they become huge, puffy pillows ready to receive a heap of chile and runny-yolked egg. And they’ve been doing it the same way since 1961. Don’t be stupid. Go to Duran’s and do not leave without ordering something involving a fresh flour tortilla, preferably in combination with the Best Red Chile in the city (according to past reader polls). (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review If it’s salt-of-the-earth, tried-and-true New Mexican favorites you’re after, hit Garcia’s. It’s about as authentic as you can get, from fiery green chile stew to belly-warming huevos rancheros, all served in a colorful, cozy dining room filled with locals. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 11 ]  Golden Crown PanaderíaTues-Sat: 7am-8pm
Sun: 10am-8pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) Read more: Locovore: Golden Crown Panadería does green to a perfect golden brown (7/14/2011)
Walking into the Golden Crown Panadería, you have the sense of entering someone’s home. Countertops flow over with pan dulce, bolillos (Mexican hard rolls) and Appaloosa bread (dark and light rye swirled). A glass-fronted case proudly displays fruit empanadas and delicious flaky dessert flautas (in lemon and apricot) coated in powered sugar. Golden Crown's green chile bread is made with tomatoes, parmesan cheese, cilantro, onions and spices and decorated with the design of a coyote howling at the moon. And there’s fresh-baked pizza. And coffee drinks, and fresh-picked salads grown hydroponically just inside the front door. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ]
This Old Town favorite offers something to suit most appetites, from green chile cheese burgers to rock shrimp pappardelle, and it’s all served up in the adobe warmth of a 200-year-old hacienda. Don’t skip the drinks: Their
tradicional
margarita is the best in town. (Alibi Staff, April 14, 2011) Add a Review  La Crêpe MichelLunch:
Tue-Sun: 11:30am-2pm
Dinner:
Tues-Sat: 6-9pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) Cuisine: French Full review: Where fine dining is a snap (3/8/2007)
Navigating the labyrinthine alleyways that comprise Old Town should be rewarded duly with a fine lunch. Savor the
soupe de poisson
, follow it with a
salade maison
, then choose between a brunch, lunch or dinner menu complete with a quiche du jour. Skip the turquoise jewelry altogether and just go have the dessert
crêpes aux fraises
or
poire belle-hélène
. Regret will be a thing of the past with a dish of
coupe
glacée
, and why regret anything in the first place? We don’t. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Add a Review Add a Review One of the many little treasures to be found in Albuquerque’s South Valley, Los Compadres used to be a humble, rambling building on Isleta, but has now moved into an old Village Inn on Central Avenue near the Bio Park. On the menu are all of your traditional New Mexican favorites (adovada, menudo, posole) plus a sizable list of real Mexican food, like tacos
al pastor
,
desebrada
burritos and
bistec a la Mexicana
. The chips and salsa are especially good. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Monica’s El PortalTue-Thu: 9am-8pm
Fri 9 am-pm
Sat 9am-8pm
Sun: 9am-3pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican Full review: True Old Town (7/9/2009)
Across Rio Grande from Old Town, El Portal stands as a tiled monument to New Mexican food the tourists on the other side of the street don’t often get to experience. Monica’s been making everything on the spot—tortillas, chile, natillas, you name it—since she opened the place 33 years ago. The salsa doesn’t assume you’re some wimpy tourist: It’s chunky with fresh onions and a creeping heat that commands respect. The sopaipillas are some of the best in town and the red rocks. Or gorge yourself with burritos stuffed with green chile and chicharrónes
.
There’s a shaded patio, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
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