2210 Central SE • 266-5222 olympiacafeabq.com
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Always a front-runner for home-style Greek cuisine, Olympia Café serves up gyros, lentil soup, lamb, chicken, tzatziki and more. Try the honey-drenched desserts to sweeten your meal.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) Yanni’s Mediterranean Grill and Opa Bar3) Mykonos Café & Taverna
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Middle Eastern
2622 Central SE • 255-5400 saharamiddleeasterneatery.com
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This cozy hole-in-the-wall across from UNM gets our readers’ seal of approval. It might have something to do with towering platters of steaming shawarma, spicy kafta kebabs, bright yellow saffron rice, sharp pickles, hearty lentil soups, and a deli case stuffed full of delectable cheese breads, sfeeha (meat pies) and countless honey-and-pistachio-laden desserts.
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2) Pars Cuisine3) Café Istanbul
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Italian
3500 Central SE • 255-8781 scalonobhill.com
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Maybe you’re in the mood for a housemade, decadent gnocchi con crema . Or perhaps it’s a beautifully charred steak complemented by a great glass of red. Either way, Scalo offers elegant Italian standards in one of Nob Hill’s jazziest, swankest settings.
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2) Trombino’s Bistro Italiano3) Paisano’s Pasta and Regional Italian Cuisine
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best French
3001 Central NE • 254-7644 laprovencenobhill.com
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Ever since taking the reins at La Provence, chef/owner Claus Hjortkjaer has infused the beloved Nob Hill fixture with his own continental touches. If you don’t feel like trying something new, though, you can just keep dipping truffle fries into the white-wine-butter broth of those fabulous moules frites .
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) La Crêpe Michel3) P’tit Louis Bistro
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Vietnamese
5721 Menaul NE • 888-0101
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Also the winner of the Best Pho category—high praise in a city bubbling over with great Vietnamese broth—Viet Taste also has some incredible back-menu specials, like the black-pepper fish steamed in a sweet and spicy sauce. It’s also difficult to find a nicer dining environment for the price.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) 2000 Vietnam3) Café Trang
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Thai
4300 Central SE • 265-4047 orchidthaicuisine.com
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More mesmerizing than the colorful murals inside and outside of this upper Nob Hill eatery are its curries, noodles and soups. Tom yum , indeed.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) Siam Café3) Thai Vegan
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Chinese
10000 Coors NW • 899-6889 mychows.com
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A far cry from (sub)standard sweet-and-sour American buffets, Chow’s dishes up fresh ingredients and family recipes. The sauces are not ubiquitous flavors—they’re delicate and intricate balancing acts.
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2) StreetFood Asia3) Budai Gourmet Chinese
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Indian
1430 Carlisle NE • 255-1994 tajmahalcuisineofindia.com
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The fragrant Far East is only a brief journey to the Altura Park neighborhood, but the well-spiced baigan bhurta will transport you to another world.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) India Palace3) India Kitchen
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Korean
3200 Central SE • 338-2424 koreanbbqhousenm.com
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A popular spot for the university crowd, Korean BBQ House serves up some of the tastiest kalbi beef ribs and spicy pork bulgogi around. The adjoining sushi restaurant serves Japanese options for those in the mood for a glass of Kirin or the mountainous Lobo roll.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) Fu Yuang3) StreetFood Asia
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Japanese
6521 Americas Pkwy. NE • 884-8937 japanesekitchen.com
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Japanese Kitchen can be difficult to find amid the tangle of office buildings across from ABQ Uptown. But it’s well worth the search. After you’ve tried the hamachi toro sashimi, cut into great slabs, you just might want to quit eating sashimi while you’re ahead.
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2) Azuma Sushi and Teppan3) Kokoro Japanese Restaurant
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Mexican
4500 Silver SE • 265-1300 losequipales.com
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The parrillada de mariscos for two haunts diners’ dreams. Two lobster tails. Twelve muscles. Twelve shrimp. Two oysters. Two jumbo scallops. … Read that again.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) Tie: El Norteño, Taquería Mexico3) Federico’s Mexican Food
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Best Southern Food
North Valley: 5209 Fourth Street NW • 345-8086East Central: 11301 Central NE • 298-6766 mrpowdrellsbbq.com
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Slow-cooked meats and fried vegetables are the spice of a Southerner’s life. Anyone displaced from Dixie will feel right at home in Mr. Powdrell’s tender, juicy house.
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011:
2) Tie: Pepper’s Ole’ Fashion BBQ, The Range Café3) The Cube
Best Of Burque Restaurants 2011: Most Wanted Ethnic Cuisine That's Not In Albuquerque
Yet again, Ethiopia’s tangy, spongy injera bread nabbed the most votes in this category. But readers are also clamoring for African peanut soup, any ethnic vegan or vegetarian place, Canadian specialties like poutine , Jamaican/Caribbean stew fish, a Jewish or kosher deli, Moroccan tagines, Peruvian saltados , and a nice cup of Tibetan salted yak butter tea.
