Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico near Guild Cinema
Albuquerque - Fairgrounds
Cesar's Mexican & Greek
While the food is hit or miss here, you can always count on some space for quiet contemplation whether you’re inside or at the drive-thru at 3pm or 3am. The Mexican food is slightly more consistent but the gyros plate is always good.
 | | | |  | 3.6 rating (10 votes) |
Albuquerque - Midtown
Hurricane’s Restaurant and Drive-In
Sun 6:30am-4pm
Mon-Thu 6:30am-3pm
Fri-Sat 6:30am-8:30pm (hours can change without notice)
A whole crew of Burqueños could split Hurricane's ginormous Disaster burrito and still have leftovers to go around. Come back later for a Typhoon burger (beef, bacon, cheese, grilled onions and Thousand Island dressing), a marvel of a mouthful—all those juicy toppings! It's a killer, especially with a giant order of curly fries. If you want the ground to crack beneath your feet, order the Earthquake burger: two patties and double cheese. Wash it down with a lime Ricky or a luscious chocolate malt.
| | | | | 3.39 rating (24 votes) |
Los Cuates
Cuisine: New Mexican
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.
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| | | | | 3.71 rating (57 votes) |
Padilla’s Mexican Kitchen
Cuisine: New Mexican
Proud and loyal patrons of this neighborhood New Mexican spot swear by the meaty red chile, especially when poured all over the stacked blue corn enchiladas. If you’re in a reasonably secure relationship, you’ll order yours with onions and a fried egg on top. Open for weekday lunch and dinner. Cash only!
Full review: It’s paved with sauce and sustainability ()
| | | | | 4.04 rating (28 votes) |
Taj Mahal
Sun-Thu 11am-2:30pm, 5-9:30
Fri-Sat 11am-2:30pm, 5-10pm (hours can change without notice)
Taj Mahal has some killer naan. In fact, you’ll probably ditch your fork in favor of this edible utensil, using it to scoop up mounds of delicately textured, beautifully sauced and aromatic Indian food. Wash it down with not-too-sweet hot chai, which is frequently replenished at no extra cost by the attentive service. For dessert, don’t miss the refreshing mango custard.
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| | | | | 3.28 rating (49 votes) |
Albuquerque - Nob Hill
Bistronomy B2B
Mon and Tue 4pm-9pm
Wed 12pm-9pm
Thur-Sat 12pm-9:30pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Wireless Internet
This small restaurant has a straightforward goal: to serve the best damn local-beef hamburgers and microbrewed beers around. With eight burgers to choose from—including the delectable Nawlins with bleu cheese—and 33 local beers on tap, the joint should be a beacon for anyone with a carnivorous appetite while a selection of meatless burgers and impressive salads should satisfy vegetarians.
Read more: Burque Burger Week: All the Best Burgers in Albuquerque (5/23/2019)
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| | | | | 3.67 rating (80 votes) |
Bosque Brewing Public House
Mon-Wed: 11am-11pm
Thurs:11am-midnight
Fri-Sat: 11am-1am
Sun: 12pm-11pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Bosque’s freshly expanded taproom in the Nob Hill/University Heights area is a must try on your brewery tour list, especially as their food is top notch. This location offers a sunny patio, too. The happy hour menu is a must, and the sandwiches are pretty great all around, especially the caprese and the Italian.
Full review: Setting your priorities at Bosque Brewery Public House ()
| | | | | 3.67 rating (3 votes) |
Café Cubano at Laru Ni Hati
Mon: noon-8:30pm
Tue-Fri: 10am-9pm
Sat: 9am-9pm
Sun: noon-5pm (hours can change without notice)
Offering authentic Cuban-style cooking, Café Cubano is like your abuelita’s kitchen. All of the food is made from scratch with recipes passed down the lines. Located in the popular unisex salon Laru Ni Hati, this capable Cuban café has good cigars, good bottled beers and an espresso menu worthy of a steamy Havana night. Whether you’re a diner, salon client or both, you won’t leave Laru Ni Hati unsatisfied.
| | | | | 3.41 rating (22 votes) |
ChocolateDude
Sun-Thurs: 8am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 8am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bakery/Sweets
The Dude abides and the Dude knows chocolate. This Nob Hill sweet shop specializes in the old-fashioned approach, from the stained wooden cases to the hand-made chocolates. Grab a cup of fresh coffee, a couple of fudge squares, a favorite book and take a seat.
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| | | | | 5 rating (6 votes) |
Cold Stone Creamery
Sun-Thurs: noon-10pm
Fri-Sat: noon-11pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo
Squeezed into the heart of Nob Hill, Coldstone is a corprate gem amongst locals. The staff is friendly and there are a variety of goodies to choose from including ice cream cupcakes. Aside from the tiny patio space and sharing a restroom with Kellys next door, this space is great for people watching and cooling off.
| | | | | 3.18 rating (11 votes) |
Crazy Fish
Mon-Thurs: 11am-9:30pm
Fri: 11am-10pm
Sat: noon-10pm
Sun: noon-9:30pm (hours can change without notice)
The lunch menu at contemporary Crazy Fish is accessible and affordably priced with selections from a full sushi bar (other options include calamari salad and a barbecued eel bowl). At dinner, the menu is more exciting but not that much more expensive. The spicy udon noodles are transportive.
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| | | | | 4.23 rating (33 votes) |
El Cotorro
Mon-Sat 11:30am-8pm
Sun 5-8pm (hours can change without notice)
This southern Mexican food-inspired eatery has a plate for all palates. While our favorites are the oxtail and al pastor tacos, there are vegetarian and vegan friendly options, as well. If you’re not exactly in the mood for tacos, go to their Southern room and look over their unique collection of ice creams—we highly recommend the green tea cucumber variety.
Full review: El Cotorro combines concept and craftsmanship ()
| | | | | 4 rating (1 vote) |
El Sarape
Mon: 10am-4pm
Tue-Sat: 10am-9pm
Sun Closed (hours can change without notice)
Mariscos and northern Mexican cuisine with a unique flair. Various ceviche-like dishes feature raw shrimp of unusually firm deliciousness. The epic Charola De Mariscos platter (fried, steamed and raw) must be seen to be believed. Don’t fill up on just the chips.
| | | | | 4 rating (1 vote) |
El Zarandeado
A marisqueria specializing in Sinaloense-style seafood, El Zarandeado takes a craftsman’s approach to your meals. There’s the molcajete Sinaloense, in which a basalt mortar is filled with mariscos and a pureed green chile sauce, then baked; the cocomarisco, a young coconut emptied of its water and packed with a mix of marinated seafood and young coconut flesh; and above all, el zarandeado itself, a grey snapper “cult object” that needs to be ordered an hour ahead of time.
Read more: Dish Jockey (9/6/2012)
| | | | | 2 rating (1 vote) |
Fan Tang
Mon-Thu:11am-9pm
Fri-Sat:11am-10pm
Sun: noon-9pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
The historic building at the corner of Central and Carlisle yields a spacious dining room with booths, tables, free Wi-Fi and dog-friendly patios. Inside, the Zeng family (Chow’s) have retained their focus on quality ingredients and many traditional family recipes, but with a twist: The menu is aimed at folks who want a fast meal in a comfortable atmosphere. Prices are moderate. Meals are ordered at the cashier, then delivered to the table within minutes. Dishes are generously portioned for individuals rather than family-style. The menu draws freely from many Asian cultures with emphasis on Chinese. Try the Mongolian noodles or coffee chicken.
Read more: Mina's Dish: Chow’s dynasty takes root in Nob Hill (8/18/2011)
| | | | | 3.72 rating (45 votes) |
The Farmacy
Mon Closed
Tues-Fri 7:30am-2pm
Sat-Sun 8am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
In this cozy cafe, a small crew serves top-notch, freshly made and locally sourced foods to Albuquerque's hungry brunch crowd. Since they moved to their new location on Central, that crowd has been pretty pleased with the shorter lines and increased number of tables compared to the quaint and tiny box they lived in on Mountain. The migas are killer here, but you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.
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| | | | | 5 rating (1 vote) |
Flying Star Café
Sun-Mon: 7am-9:30pm
Tues-Thurs: 7am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 7am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled local egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “éclair” and the voice is coming from your mouth. This Duke City fixture prides itself on using locally sourced ingredients like eggs and greens and offers free coffee refills. Beware the irresistible carrot cake.
| | | | | 2.8 rating (85 votes) |
Frenchish
Cuisine: French
Jennifer James goes casual-ish with this Nob Hill eatery that serves up everything from a heavenly seared foie gras on grilled bread pudding drizzled with bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup to a whimsical carrot dog. The wine selection is great and there are weekly off-menu specials like lamb and mocha baked Alaska.
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| | | | | 4 rating (5 votes) |
Gecko’s Bar & Tapas
Mon-Fri: 11:30-2am
Sat-Sun: noon-2am (hours can change without notice)
$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Karaoke • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Gecko’s killer patio sits on a Nob Hill corner that’s simply perfect for people-watching. Set directly between La Montañita Co-op and Scalo, you’re sure to bump into folks you know as you sip a cocktail and enjoy tidbits from the affordably priced tapas menu. On Mondays, the wings are 50 cents each, and on Wednesdays after 6pm, you can get a cheeseburger for $5.50. Watch some sports, eat a burger and enjoy a seasonal ale.
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| | | | | 3.67 rating (93 votes) |
Gioco Pizza
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| | | | | 1 rating (1 vote) |
