Modern American restaurants in New Mexico
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Artichoke Café
Elegant and unpretentious, this popular bistro does creative gourmet cuisine with panache and is always high on foodies' lists of Albuquerque's best. It's on the eastern edge of downtown, between the bus station and I-40.
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Slate Street Café & Wine Loft
This downtown establishment is usually packed with people who come to sample the clever Southwestern/American fare in the cafe and drink merlot in the upstairs wine loft. The wine-tasting menu changes regularly and offers 30 different wines by the bottle from all over the world. It is located off 6th St NW, just north of Lomas Blvd.
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Graham's Grille
Since its opening in 2007, Graham's has consistently been voted one of the best restaurants in Taos. It serves honest, creative food in hip retro-mod environs – think lime-green walls, purple lightbulbs and starched white tablecloths. There's a nice patio out back. The menu features lots of sandwiches and salads, plus seafoods, pasta and an apple-chile-brined pork tenderloin. Yum!
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Geronimo
Housed in a 1756 adobe, Geronimo is among the finest and most romantic restaurants in town. The short but diverse menu currently includes honey-grilled prawns with fiery sweet chile and peppery elk tenderloin with applewood-smoked bacon.
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Ristra
Ristra attracts a regular clientele who come for its casual intimacy and excellent food. The contemporary-American menu is influenced by the flavors of France and the Southwest, and changes seasonally. The steaks here are always fantastic, the wine list is lengthy and there are plenty of bottles of bubbly to toast those special occasions.
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Lambert's
Winner of multiple 'Best of Taos' awards, including best restaurant, Lambert's is a cozy local hangout where patrons sink deeply into sofas and conversation for hours on end. Lace curtains and subtle elegance make this atmospheric eatery a fine experience, whether you're digging into caribou, buffalo or the pepper-crusted lamb loin ($34).
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Compound
A longtime local foodie favorite, the Compound features the contemporary American creations of Mark Kiffin, recognized by the James Beard Foundation as the Best Chef of the Southwest in 2005. The acclaimed seasonal menu draws on the elegant flavors of Southwestern and Mediterranean cooking. Ingredients are always fresh, and the presentation perfect. Come when there's reason to celebrate: the wine list includes several top-notch champagnes.
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Seasons Rotisserie & Grill
With bright-yellow walls, high ceilings, fresh flowers and a creative menu, this contemporary place provides welcome relief from the usual Old Town atmosphere. Try the house-made raviolis or fresh grilled fishes and meats.
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La Plazuela
Make reservations to dine on pork medallions in prickly pear-Tecate barbecue sauce, chipotle-glazed filet mignon and other gourmet goodies at this lovely spot in the painted-glass heart of La Fonda hotel, where local artist Ernest Martinez has graced more than 400 windows with his paintings over the last 50 years.
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