Guidebook for Albuquerque
Food Scene
Cocina Azul
1134 Mountain Rd NWAuthentic New Mexican. Great red chile. Beer and wine.
Locally sourced when possible, seasonal menu. Beer, wine and good cocktails. Dog friendly at tables out front only.
74 locals recommend
Seasons Rotisserie & Grill
2031 Mountain Rd NWLocally sourced when possible, seasonal menu. Beer, wine and good cocktails. Dog friendly at tables out front only.
Meal sized salads, soups and sandwiches, beer and wine. Cubano sandwich is amazing. Dog friendly patio.
103 locals recommend
Vinaigrette
1720 Central Ave SWMeal sized salads, soups and sandwiches, beer and wine. Cubano sandwich is amazing. Dog friendly patio.
Locally owned bakery with great sandwiches, pizzas and sweets. Beer and wine, coffee. Dog friendly patio. And it's literally across the street.
67 locals recommend
Golden Crown Panaderia
1103 Mountain Rd NWLocally owned bakery with great sandwiches, pizzas and sweets. Beer and wine, coffee. Dog friendly patio. And it's literally across the street.
Seriously New Mexican and seriously delicious. Get your menudo on here! Red chile is outstanding. Breakfast and lunch only. Closed Sundays.
60 locals recommend
Barelas Coffee House
1502 4th St SWSeriously New Mexican and seriously delicious. Get your menudo on here! Red chile is outstanding. Breakfast and lunch only. Closed Sundays.
Thin crust pizza and other dishes. Beer and wine. Share the chopped vegetable salad (it's huge). Dog friendly patio.
99 locals recommend
Farina Pizzeria
510 Central Ave SEThin crust pizza and other dishes. Beer and wine. Share the chopped vegetable salad (it's huge). Dog friendly patio.
Funky and fun restaurant in a huge artists warehouse. Good food, local draught beers and wine. Limited menu but great environment. Opened in January 2018, they are still working out the kinks. Talk to the owner, it's his labor of love!
The Kosmos Restaurant
1715 5th St NWFunky and fun restaurant in a huge artists warehouse. Good food, local draught beers and wine. Limited menu but great environment. Opened in January 2018, they are still working out the kinks. Talk to the owner, it's his labor of love!
It's a decent restaurant with SW flavors. It's really the only mid range restaurant right inside Old Town that is not just tourist food.
11 locals recommend
Backstreet Grill
1919 Old Town Rd NWIt's a decent restaurant with SW flavors. It's really the only mid range restaurant right inside Old Town that is not just tourist food.
Yum! Creative, delicious, fresh and local. Breakfast and lunch spot.
131 locals recommend
Grove Cafe & Market
600 Central Ave SEYum! Creative, delicious, fresh and local. Breakfast and lunch spot.
Bristol Doughnut Company
10301 Comanche Rd NEBest freakin' doughnuts ever. Inside Spur Line Market.
Saturdays from April 14 through November 3rd. Local food and arts. Really fun place to hang out. Breakfast, coffee and lunch available.
51 locals recommend
Downtown Growers' Market
810 Copper Ave NWSaturdays from April 14 through November 3rd. Local food and arts. Really fun place to hang out. Breakfast, coffee and lunch available.
Really great breakfast/lunch spot near UNM/Nob Hill. Turns into a different restaurant at night.
23 locals recommend
The Shop Breakfast and Lunch
2933 Monte Vista Blvd NEReally great breakfast/lunch spot near UNM/Nob Hill. Turns into a different restaurant at night.
The only good Italian food in Albuquerque. It's a trek from downtown but worth the trip. Inventive cocktails.
26 locals recommend
M'tucci's Italian
6001 Winter Haven Rd NWThe only good Italian food in Albuquerque. It's a trek from downtown but worth the trip. Inventive cocktails.
Locally owned and locally sourced foot. Great patio that overlooks the farm that grows most of their vegetables.
84 locals recommend
Farm & Table
8917 4th St NWLocally owned and locally sourced foot. Great patio that overlooks the farm that grows most of their vegetables.
Seriously delicious food in a seriously gorgeous setting. Great food, wine. Peacocks on the premises!
35 locals recommend
Campo at Los Poblanos
4803 Rio Grande Blvd NWSeriously delicious food in a seriously gorgeous setting. Great food, wine. Peacocks on the premises!
Two blocks away, great coffee, great food. one guest said the breakfast sandwich was life-changing!
Grinding Gears Coffee Company & Cafe
724 Mountain Rd NWTwo blocks away, great coffee, great food. one guest said the breakfast sandwich was life-changing!
The Feel Good
1720 Central Ave SWSeriously delicious, great wine list.
By the owners of the feel good and Vinaigrette. Healthy breakfast options. Pricey but delish.
24 locals recommend
Modern General
1720 Central Ave SWBy the owners of the feel good and Vinaigrette. Healthy breakfast options. Pricey but delish.
Across from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Good drinks, decent but limited food menu, patio that allows pooches.
10 locals recommend
Sixty-Six Acres
2400 12th St NWAcross from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Good drinks, decent but limited food menu, patio that allows pooches.
Burger place owned and operated by the Laguna Pueblo. Great burgers, drinks. Patio allows dogs.
18 locals recommend
Laguna Burger
2400 12th St NWBurger place owned and operated by the Laguna Pueblo. Great burgers, drinks. Patio allows dogs.
El Patio
3851 Rio Grande Blvd NWAuthentic New Mexican food. Beer and wine. Patio that is dog friendly.
Drinks & Nightlife
Beautiful bar/restaurant with great cocktails and inventive food. Service is potentially the worst in the history of the world but the patio and view of the Sandias makes it tolerable.
Dog friendly everywhere in hotel except actual restaurant. Bring Fido to the bar!
31 locals recommend
Hotel Chaco
2000 Bellamah Ave NWBeautiful bar/restaurant with great cocktails and inventive food. Service is potentially the worst in the history of the world but the patio and view of the Sandias makes it tolerable.
Dog friendly everywhere in hotel except actual restaurant. Bring Fido to the bar!
Great restaurant but the bar is the highlight. Nothing spectacular visually but outstanding cocktails and consistently high quality food.
48 locals recommend
Artichoke Cafe
424 Central Ave SEGreat restaurant but the bar is the highlight. Nothing spectacular visually but outstanding cocktails and consistently high quality food.
Iconic New Mexican brewery with award winning IPA. Dog friendly patio.
190 locals recommend
Marble Brewery
111 Marble Ave NWIconic New Mexican brewery with award winning IPA. Dog friendly patio.
Best beer in the city! And that is saying a lot for a beer town like ours. Dog friendly inside and out (call to make sure this is still true).
48 locals recommend
La Cumbre Brewing Company
3313 Girard Blvd NEBest beer in the city! And that is saying a lot for a beer town like ours. Dog friendly inside and out (call to make sure this is still true).
Retro fine cocktails, art deco environment. Really good cocktails. Limited but good bar food.
9 locals recommend
The Copper Lounge
1504 Central Ave SERetro fine cocktails, art deco environment. Really good cocktails. Limited but good bar food.
Local brewery. Great space! Pizza maker on site. They serve local wines as well.
13 locals recommend
Dialogue Brewing
1501 1st St NWLocal brewery. Great space! Pizza maker on site. They serve local wines as well.
Great roof top patio from which to see the sun set on the Sandias. Decent food and drinks inside a hotel that used to be a mental hospital.
19 locals recommend
Hotel Parq Central
806 Central Ave SEGreat roof top patio from which to see the sun set on the Sandias. Decent food and drinks inside a hotel that used to be a mental hospital.
Super small and super great hole in the wall downtown. It's where the locals go. Wonderful cocktails and they allow dogs inside!
9 locals recommend
Bar Uno
106 2nd St SWSuper small and super great hole in the wall downtown. It's where the locals go. Wonderful cocktails and they allow dogs inside!
Entertainment & Activities
KiMo Theatre
423 Central Ave NWBeautiful historic theater with live performances, movies.
Sightseeing
Fun way to see the mountains! Plan ahead, long waits during tourist season. Definitely worth it. You could hike up La Luz trail (7 miles, moderate to hard hike depending on your level of fitness) and then take the tram back down.
502 locals recommend
Sandia Peak Tramway
30 Tramway Rd NEFun way to see the mountains! Plan ahead, long waits during tourist season. Definitely worth it. You could hike up La Luz trail (7 miles, moderate to hard hike depending on your level of fitness) and then take the tram back down.
Arts & Culture
Great exhibits, walking distance from the Nest. Good cafe inside.
219 locals recommend
Albuquerque Museum
2000 Mountain Rd NWGreat exhibits, walking distance from the Nest. Good cafe inside.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Rd NWAnything and everything you ever wanted to know about Native Americans. Indian owned and operated. Dances nightly. Native restaurant on site.
158 locals recommend
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th St NWAnything and everything you ever wanted to know about Native Americans. Indian owned and operated. Dances nightly. Native restaurant on site.
Parks & Nature
Miles and miles of meandering trails through the Bosque (Spanish for forest) winding along the Rio Grande River. Park on the NW corner of Central Ave at the bridge that goes over the river. Go in any direction. Do not go by the label above that says Bosque trails. It is not the Bosque.
Bosque Trails
Bosque TrailsMiles and miles of meandering trails through the Bosque (Spanish for forest) winding along the Rio Grande River. Park on the NW corner of Central Ave at the bridge that goes over the river. Go in any direction. Do not go by the label above that says Bosque trails. It is not the Bosque.
If you have never seen petroglyphs before, this place is a worth the trip to the West Side. Really good examples of preserved petroglyphs. Wear a hat and sunscreen and bring plenty of water. Go in the early part of the day before it gets hot.
71 locals recommend
Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center
6510 Western Trail NWIf you have never seen petroglyphs before, this place is a worth the trip to the West Side. Really good examples of preserved petroglyphs. Wear a hat and sunscreen and bring plenty of water. Go in the early part of the day before it gets hot.
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
2601 Central Ave NWSW specimens galore. Really nice biopark.
Hiking and mtn biking trails in the foot hills. Meander along the low trails or head straight up to the Mighty Sandias.
54 locals recommend
Elena Gallegos Open Space
7100 Tramway Blvd NEHiking and mtn biking trails in the foot hills. Meander along the low trails or head straight up to the Mighty Sandias.
Rio Grande Triangle Park
1451 Kit Carson Ave SWBest Dog park on this side of town.
Shopping
Sweet clothing store at Nob Hill for women and men. Meet Margot, the owner's dog, as she is the star of the store.
Toad Road
6807 4th Street NorthwestSweet clothing store at Nob Hill for women and men. Meet Margot, the owner's dog, as she is the star of the store.
Mariposa Gallery
3500 Central Ave SEArt, ceramics and jewelry by local artists.
The Yarn Store at Nob Hill
120 Amherst Dr NEThe only yarn store in Albuquerque but it's a good one.
Huge store full of primarily NM made arts, housewares, jewelry and everything else. Highly recommend Bristol Doughnuts inside!
23 locals recommend
Spur Line Supply Co.
800 20th St NWHuge store full of primarily NM made arts, housewares, jewelry and everything else. Highly recommend Bristol Doughnuts inside!
Local print shop. Upcycles t-shirts with fun New Mexico stuff on them. Stickers! Breaking bad stuff!
Guerrilla Graphix
206 San Felipe St NWLocal print shop. Upcycles t-shirts with fun New Mexico stuff on them. Stickers! Breaking bad stuff!
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Blvd NWLocal! And a pretty good store to boot!