4022 Rio Grande NW344-8139 bkwrks.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Bookworks maintains its, ahem, title year after year for its cozy, tightly packed and yet somehow easily navigable interior, as well as its intense community involvement. Bringing authors to town and hosting events is just a day in Bookworks’ life, and we’re a better city for it.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Page One Bookstore3) Alamosa Books
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Used Books
11018 Montgomery NE294-2026 page1book.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
For more than three decades, Page One has been a go-to source for recycled tomes (not to mention a wide selection of newer titles, as well). Its vast shelves are a great place to get lost in imaginary worlds—just picture yourself as a Lewis Carroll or C.S. Lewis character and get whisked away.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Bird Song Used Books3) Title Wave Books
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Magazine Selection
Multiple locations flyingstarcafe.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
While magazines are available for purchase at all Flying Star locations, what really makes the restaurant’s selection a winner is the fact that you can leisurely flip through all that glossy text while having your cake and eating it, too. It’s a cheapskate Condé Nast lover’s dream come true.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Page One Bookstore3) The News Stand
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Men's Apparel
220 Copper NW 242-5455 areyoudressedtokill.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Steven Keator’s shop next to Hotel Andaluz boasts some of the most swank and current styles in the 505. Frequented by visiting film actors and fashion hounds, a visit to DKC is how readers step up their red carpet swagger.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Izzy Martin3) Free Radicals
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Women's Apparel
300 Yale SE254-3764 freeradicalshq.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Free Radicals is the reigning queen of punk rock, goth and rockabilly clothing. It’s also the only place in town where you can pick up all your steampunk essentials, like boots emblazoned with cogs, jewelry embedded with cogs and, of course, button-up shirts embroidered with cogs. (There’s tons men’s stuff too—with and without cogs.)
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) 66 Pin-Ups3) Buffalo Exchange
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Vintage Apparel
3005 Central NE262-0098 buffaloexchange.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Hoping to score some kitten heels or a ’70s maxi dress for under $20? Buffalo Exchange is where you go when you want great deals on recycled fashion.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Off Broadway3) Revolver Vintage
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Jewelry Store
110 Amherst SE265-7170 oohaahjewelry.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
This Nob Hill standout has a selection wide enough to appeal to women (and men) across a range of tastes and budgets. The staff is unwaveringly friendly and eager to help without being pushy.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Lilly Barrack3) Gertrude Zachary
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Thrift Store
3900 Menaul NE872-0647 thrifttown.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Sometimes the search involves a little more sifting, but the payoff is that much bigger. At Thrift Town, you can unearth an overlooked pair of Ferragamo boots for the same price you’d dish out for lunch.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Savers3) Buffalo Exchange
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Toy Store
Best Of Burque 2012:
Year after year, readers find everything from eco-friendly toys to puppets to magic accoutrements at this cute little toy store.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Kaboom Test Labs3) Beeps
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Shop For Parents
3904B Central SE265-5815 selfservetoys.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
We love that Self Serve won this category. Rightfully so, since parents deserve a little pleasure, too. In addition to all the obvious ways to show your baby mama how much you care, Self Serve also suggests giving her some loving with massage-oil candles and bars of gourmet chocolate.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Other Mothers3) Out of the Blue Toys
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Antiques Store
4001 Central NE268-0188 cda23.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Whether your heart desires a midcentury sofa or 19 th -century funeral paraphernalia, Christian Dimery—located at Morningside and Central in Upper Nob Hill—has room after room of dazzling old things.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) SOLE Art & Antiques3) Antique Specialty Mall
Best Of Burque 2012: Best New Furniture
3535 Menaul NE883-2211 americanhome.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Looking for a wall-to-wall statement carpet? An effete apartment-size leather couch? Or are you happy to throw a mattress on the floor and call it a day? American has everything you need to furnish your particular breed of palace, and it delivers right to your doorstep.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Nob Hill Furniture3) TEMA Contemporary Furniture
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Comic Book Store
3100 Central SE232-7800 astrozombies.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Open, airy and surprisingly tidy for a comic book store, this Nob Hill institution supplements Burque’s best selection of new and old comics with a wall-to-wall offering of collectable action figures and vintage toys.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Kaboom Test Labs3) Twin Suns Comics and Games
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Sexy Shop
3904B Central SE265-5815 selfservetoys.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
This relaxed, educational and totally fun sex shop is run by powerhouse business owners Matie Fricker and Molly Adler. Around to answer your quasi-scandalous questions, these two ladies and their store have made Albuquerque a better-informed and friendlier place to get your groove on.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Castle Megastore3) Seductions
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Shoe Store
10030 Coors NW897-00147200 Montgomery NE881-2221 shoesonashoestring.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Scan the isles of Shoes on a Shoestring’s massive collection to find exactly what pretty, burly, skinny, wide, sexy, comfy or economical footwear your little toes require.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Dillard’s3) Terra Firma
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Bicycle Shop
3407 Central NE265-5170 bikecoop.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
It’s the sixth year in a row that The Bike Coop has peddled its way into first-place ranking here. The Nob Hill shop sells new velos, fixes old ones and offers a bevy of bike accessories.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Fixed and Free Bike Shop3) Two Wheel Drive
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Skate/Snow Shop
1311 Eubank NE 294-6699 skatecitysupply.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
This jam-packed storefront has been supplying asphalt and powder junkies with the gear they need—decks, shoes, trucks, wheels, boards, clothes, and all the other bells and whistles—since 1976.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) BZ3) Sport Systems
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Smoke Shop
8508 Central SE268-8760 thegaspipe.net
Best Of Burque 2012:
From blacklight posters of Bob Marley to an assortment of pipe and glass wear, our readers are stoked about the Gas Pipe. It also boasts a decent cigar selection, unlike blunt-only headshops.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) The Zone3) M&M Smoke Shop
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Music Store
7602 Menaul NE296-3685
Best Of Burque 2012:
This store could also call itself Charley’s New & Pre-Owned CDs, Records, Tapes. Posters, Stickers, Collector’s Box Sets, Vintage Clothing & That Smiths Peel Sessions Vinyl Reissue You Didn’t Even Know Existed but NOW YOU MUST OWN.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Nob Hill Music3) Mecca Music & Books
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Music Equipment Store
9310 Coors NW(800) 444-5252 grandmas.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Started by a musician, Grandma’s offers artists and audio connoisseurs the same variety of instruments, gear and equipment as a superstore, but without the sellout vibe.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Music Go Round3) Grumpy’s Guitars & Stuff
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Pet Shop
4914 Lomas NE 268-597711200 Menaul NE293-5977 clarkspets.com
Best Of Burque 2012:
Clark’s has got it all, from parakeet paraphernalia to reptile requirements. And, unlike those mega-chain pet stores, it’s got a laid-back but highly informed staff able to answer all of your questions about tarantula care.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Long Leash On Life3) Jack & Rascals
Best Of Burque 2012: Best Plant Nursery
501 Osuna NE345-6644
Best Of Burque 2012:
Now that spring has sprung, you should probably be making weekly pit stops at Osuna, where you can find the fillers for your beds, the trees for your groves and the cacti for your xeriscapes.
Best Of Burque 2012:
2) Rehm’s Nursery & Garden Center3) Jericho Nursery & Garden Centers
