Albuquerque Restaurants

  1. Church St Cafe

    A cozy cafe in the middle of Old Town, it serves New Mexican fare in the historic Casa de Ruiz, an adobe built in the 1700s. The dining room features heavy wooden beams, mosaic tables and lace curtains. The food is delicious, and the cafe is historic and the exception to the plaza rule. Try the Albuquerque roast beef, and the French dip with green chile on a flour tortilla.

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  2. El Norteño

    True Mexican - not New Mexican - cuisine is the thing here, with fantastic pollo norteño , chicken mole and the must-have cabrito al horno (oven-roasted goat).

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  3. Gold St Café

    This pleasant café serves standard New Mexican and American cuisine and has above-average espresso drinks.

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  4. Los Cuates

    Lines are often out the door for huge plates of high-quality New Mexican cuisine. Los Cuates changed ownership recently, but the food is still first-rate.

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  5. Loyola's Family Restaurant

    Pure Route 66 style, Loyola's has been serving fine, no-frills New Mexican fare, to loyal Loyola customers, since before there was even a song about the Mother Rd.

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  7. Seasons

    With refreshingly warm yellow walls, high ceilings, fresh flowers and a creative menu, this contemporary place provides a welcome change from the adobes of Old Town. Try the hearty red-chili-dusted chicken burgers or Baja tacos either inside or in the rooftop cantina, where there's live jazz on Saturday and Sunday night.

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