The restaurants below have been grouped in four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over US$70)
$$$ (US$35 to US$70)
$$ (US$20 to US$35)
$ (under US$20)
These prices are for a three-course meal for one, with half a bottle of house wine or equivalent. Tax and tip are included.
High Finance Reached only by aerial tramway,
High Finance offers delicious cuisine on top of Sandia Peak, with a great view of Albuquerque.
40 Tramway Road
Tel: (505) 243 9742.
Website:
www.highfinancerestaurant.com Price: $$$$
Artichoke Café Located downtown
on historic Route 66, the
Artichoke Café has a cosy modern décor with rotating art exhibits and a creative French, Italian and American.
424 Central Avenue SE
Tel: (505) 243 0200.
Website:
www.artichokecafe.com Price: $$$$
Buca Di Beppo Served family style, fresh-made food from authentic Italian recipes includes homemade pizza dough and marinara sauce (made from scratch meatballs).
6520 Americas Parkway
Tel: (505) 872 2822
or 1 866 328 2822/EATBUCA.
Website:
www.bucadibeppo.com Price: $$$
Cervantes New Mexican dishes, including
chiles rellenos (stuffed peppers) and homemade
tamales (corn dough parcels with a savoury or sweet filling) are featured at dining spot that is a favorite with locals.
5801 Gibson Road SW
Tel: (505) 262 2253.
Price: $$
The Grove Café & Market
This newly opened café offers all day breakfast and a selection of salads and toasted sandwiches made from locally sourced organic ingredients. Closed Monday.
600 Central Avenue SE
Tel: (505) 248 9800.
Website:
www.thegrovecafemarket.comPrice: $
Olympia Café Located across from the University of New Mexico,
Olympia Café is known for its
spanakopita (a spinach and feta cheese pastry),
gyros (Greek sandwiches) on homemade pita bread and long lunch lines at noon.
2210 Central Avenue SE
Tel: (505) 266 5222.
Price: $
Nightlife:Albuquerque’s nightlife has a variety of nightclubs, sports bars, microbreweries and restaurants with outdoor patio dining - with a beautiful Southwest sunset as a backdrop. Note that bars and lounges close by 0200.
Caravan East, 7605 Central Avenue NE (website:
www.caravaneast.com), is an enormous honky-tonk where you can two-step to country-western music.
Club 211, 211 Gold Avenue SE, is an over-the-top downtown dance club.
El Rey Theater, 620 Central Avenue SW (website:
www.elreytheater.com), offers music of all types.
KiMo Theater, 423 Central Avenue NW (website:
www.cabq.gov/kimo/), is a 1920s Pueblo Deco theater with a wide mix of entertainment.
The Launchpad, 618 Central Avenue SW (website:
www.launchpadrocks.com), showcases indie, reggae and blues bands.
O-PM, 211 Gold Avenue SW (website:
www.opmabq.com), has Asian fusion décor and a dance floor with high-tech sounds and lights plus a DJ.
Laffs Comedy Café, 6001 San Mateo Boulevard (website:
www.laffscomedy.com), draws nationally known comedians.
O’Neill’s Pub, 3211 Central Avenue NE, is a neighborhood favorite with a wide variety of live music.
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