Organic
Bailey's on the Beach
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.
Farina Pizzeria
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.
Flying Star Café / Satellite Coffee
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.
Golden Crown Panaderia
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.
La Montañita Co-op Market
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!
Relish
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.
Slate St Café
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”).
Standard Diner
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.
The Grove Cafe & Market
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!