An Underground Guide to AlburquerqueBailey’s on the Beach
Posted on August 10, 2011
Roy ‘Iron Man’ (he competes!) Solomon, daughter Bailey, and Kirk Clark (plays with local group Chris Kill Trio), had a vision. A silky, wavy-palm-tree, with plenty of drinks in a lawn chair, in the middle of the city… type of vision. Continue Reading
Golden Crown Panaderia
Posted on April 19, 2011
An Old Town veteran. Empanadas, panes (Green Chile, Marble Rye, Cinnamon Pecan, Guess How Many Grains, and more), gourmet pizzas, huge salads, biscochitos like your jefita used to make, and everything else, baked (or assembled) fresh. Continue Reading
La Montañita Co-op Market
Posted on March 18, 2011
A member-owned source for organic food, health, and beauty care products. The bulk aisle is expansive, the meat top-notch, and the best produce in the city. This month, prime-quality organic thanksgiving turkeys! Continue Reading
Standard Diner
Posted on February 21, 2011
Though in no sense standard, nor in any way a diner, the Standard offers upscale goodies and ambiance for the discerning urbanite. Yep, it was featured on The Food Network.
Slate St Café
Posted on February 21, 2011
It’s so casual cosmopolitan, you’d almost think you were in some big fancy-ass city. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, with modern classics like French toast, a salmon club sandwich, mac and cheese with parmesan brittle, even a PB-&-J with bananas (“Elvis-style”). Continue Reading
Relish
Posted on February 21, 2011
Few restaurants can boast Relish’s quality. The care they put into every sandwich is self-evident, and we think the Cubano and Mozzarella show it best. A few years back we lost their Downtown location, so it’s a trip to the Heights for ya. Continue Reading
The Grove Cafe & Market
Posted on February 21, 2011
One of the few exclusively organic offerings in town; a refreshingly ambitious philosophy from owners Lauren and John. The airy, covered patio mirrors the inside space, and they heat it in winter! Continue Reading
Farina Pizzeria
Posted on February 21, 2011
This is what pizza is like when real foodies get in the kitchen. Opened in 2008 by one of Albuquerque’s most established fine-dining restaurants, the Artichoke Café, Farina has been packed to the walls since day one. Continue Reading
Flying Star Café / Satellite Coffee
Posted on February 21, 2011
A local business owner’s wet dream, the Star began as a far-flung satellite of California ice cream chain The Double Rainbow. Took a few years for the new name to catch on and old-time locals will still refer to them as “the Double Yuppy”, apropos of their growth model. It used to be the place you recommended everyone new in town go. Now, the Star’s the kind of place you take wealthy relatives ready to foot the bill. Continue Reading
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