  | Albuquerque Restaurants with Lounge AlbuquerqueEl Bruno's Restaurante Y CantinaMonday-Wednesday 11 am -9 pm
Thursday-Saturday 11 am-10 pm
Sunday 9 am-9 pm (subject to change) $$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Lounge
New Mexican food in the Garduño’s vein—plus burgers and booze—in a bucolic valley setting. In fact, El Bruno’s does indeed occupy the site (and, one might assume, the demographic) of the former North Valley Garduño’s. (Alibi Staff, April 10, 2013) Add a Review Albuquerque - Downtown Slate Street CaféMon-Fri 7:30am-10pm
Sat-Sun 9am-10pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) $$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Catering • Outdoor Patio • Lounge Read more: Mina's Dish: Two museum cafés offer more than eye candy (10/20/2011) Full review: This ain’t your mama’s meatloaf (1/3/2008)
Modeled after a New York loft, Slate Street’s wine bar has an ultra-hip, modern, minimalist feel. This wine list is rhythmic, flowing and poetic, and it’s the most pleasurable to read and easiest to comprehend in Albuquerque. The wines are listed by style—“just a little sweet,” “ABC: Anything But Chardonnay” or “sexy, elegant, austere”—not varietal or region. Demystifying the label like this makes it easy for patrons to pair wine and food. The listings are simple, but not simplistic. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ] Albuquerque - Far Northeast HeightsThis Asian-American eatery has a reputation for retro Pacific Rim decor and the clink of drinks with little umbrellas in them. If you're in the mood for East-meets-West fare like lettuce wraps, quaking beef or Tokyo crispy tofu, then load up the Prius and take a drive down Paseo del Norte. You’ll also find a large selection of fine loose teas and more liquor than you can shake a limbo stick at. Have a yen for wine? Here it comes in white, red and plum. (Alibi Staff, October 10, 2012) Add a Review Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor Torinos' @ HomeBreakfast:
Tue-Fri 8am-10:45am
Sat 9am-10:45am
Lunch:
Tue-Sat 11am-5pm
Dinner:
Fri-Sat 5:30pm-9pm
Happy Hour:
Tue-Fri 2:30pm-6:30pm (subject to change) Read more: Locovore: A flawless meal @ Torinos’ @ Home (8/18/2011)
Torinos’ is owned by Maxime and Daniela Bouneou (a husband-and-wife team from Nice, France, and Torino, Italy, respectively), and their Northern Italian restaurant is the next best thing to a plane ticket to Occitania’s northeast corner. Everything is made from scratch, and ingredients are sourced as locally as possible. The
pappardelle all’Amatriciana
— fresh, house-made wide linguine tossed in a light tomato sauce with pecorino
,
chile, olives and
guanciale
bacon
—
is a glorious bowl of pasta. In the guilty pleasures department, the foie gras would satisfy the itch of the most jaded addicts. Don’t pass up the
spezzatino,
a slowly braised beef brisket served with seared polenta cubes. There’s also half-melted mallard duck confit served with cranberry rhubarb compote. Drop in for à la carte breakfast and lunch, or book a table for dinner service—a $36, six-course set menu. Vegetarians and other food restrictions can be accommodated, Maxime says, but it’s best if they call ahead. “Then we can make something special.” (Alibi Staff, February 2, 2011) Add a Review Albuquerque - MidtownIn 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) Add a Review Albuquerque - Nob HillA bar you can smoke in! Imbibe is an über-trendy cigar lounge with backlit smoke-tendril art and contemporary seating. There are hordes of annoying knockoff-clad barflies as far as the eye can see, but the humidor is well-stocked and well-attended by knowledgeable staff, and there’s a rooftop deck (if you can make it up there; there’s always a line). Get there early for the best seats. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Scalo Northern Italian GrillSun 11am–2:30pm & 5pm–9pm
Mon–Thu 11am–2:30pm & 5pm–10pm
Fri–Sat 11am–2:30pm & 5pm–11pm (subject to change)
The surprising thing about Scalo is that it’s simultaneously more pleasant and less expensive than you’d think. It’s just as breezy and classy as ever in its high-ceilinged dining room, while the patio will have a nice, long season of pleasant weather. Now serving brunch on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and there’s plenty of fresh-pressed espresso to sip with it. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - North Valley Sadie’sMon-Thu: 11am-10pm
Fri - Sat: 10am-10:30pm
Sun: 10am-9pm (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican
Walking into Sadie's is like walking into your rich old New Mexican aunt’s house. The food smells good, the atmosphere is comfortable and it's OK if you get a little loud. Sadie's has a very friendly and casual (yet still professional) staff and huge portions of food. We like to go for dinner with a big group and drink Margaritas. And salsa. (Yes, we drink the salsa. It’s that good here.) (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 12 ]  Vernon’s Hidden Valley SteakhouseDaily Reservations:
4:30-9:30pm
Black Diamond Lounge: 4:30pm-close
Cocktail Hours:
Mon-Fri 4:30pm-6:30pm
Fri-Sat 9pm-11pm
Live music Wed through Sun. No cover. (subject to change) $$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Lounge Full review: Dine well and speakeasy (1/24/2008)
Vernon’s is a swanky underground spot for good eats and high times, delivered speakeasy-style. The dining room is walled with lustrous, ebony-adobe, and the tables are clothed in crisp, black and white linens. By the glass or bottle, there’s plenty of quality hooch. The menu is classic steakhouse stuff, with beef tournedos in a silky demi-glace, fresh fish and a damn fine veal Oscar. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - Northeast HeightsPaul’s is the kind of place normally associated with slabs of artery-clogging red meat, liver-corroding martinis and (until recently) the freedom to light up during dinner. With high-backed banquette seating and intimate mood lighting, it's the perfect date destination—especially if your suitor is paying. Open until 10 p.m. weeknights, 11 p.m. weekends. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 10 ] Albuquerque - Old Town
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 Q BarTues-Thurs: 4pm-11pm
Fri: 4pm-2:am
Sat: 6pm-2am
Closed Sunday and Monday (subject to change)
In addition to an upscale selection of booze, the cozy and modern Q Bar serves a brief but pleasantly appetizing menu of nibbles and noshes. The dishes are small enough to make good snacks and expensive enough to keep them that way—you'd have to spend more than you'd like in order to really fill up. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - South Valley Monte Carlo SteakhouseMon-Thu 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Closed Sunday (subject to change) Best of Burque Restaurants Winner 2008 (10/9/2008)
Come for the Budweiser, stay for the steak. Or stay for the Budweiser, too. This is not your typical country club steak retreat—velvet Elvis, model cars and a revolving pastry case make Monte Carlo your very own Capri Lounge, right here in the Burque. The green-chile cheeseburger is on the money. Open until 11 p.m. weekends. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - SoutheastCervantes Restaurant & LoungeRestaurant:
Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-9:30pm
Lounge:
Mon-Sat: 11am-11pm
Sun: 11am-10pm (subject to change) Cuisine: New Mexican
Ah, Cervantes. It represents Albuquerque as we like to think of it: unbound by trends, not particularly fashionable, sometimes sketchy but mostly just full of good people. Its 1970s-style dining room is the perfect backdrop for ordering timeless home-cooked New Mexican food and eating until you’re stuffed. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Albuquerque - Upper Nob Hill Cosmo TapasTue-Thu 3pm- 10pm
Fri-Sat 3pm-midnight
Closed Sunday & Monday (subject to change) Full review: An international trip, right down to the exchange rate (10/29/2009)
Cosmo Tapas is in the space that once housed the Martini Grille, which has the benefit of already feeling like a well-worn pair of jeans. With an ambitious menu of tapas from around the world, the continental theme is bolstered by enclosing menus inside manila envelopes stamped “International Courier.” The crowd that turns out for the music nights is young and diverse. The mixed drinks are interesting and, for the most part, good (try the Samba). Filling up on small plates can get expensive, but there are bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese, lollipop lamb chops with olive tapenade and scallops
al pil-pil
. Or look to the rotating entrée specials as a more cost-conscious way to squelch your appetite. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review 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 ] | 
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