This upscale pizzeria with reasonable prices in a relaxed setting is known for its large variety of gourmet brick-oven pizzas, pasta dishes, and oversized salads. Scarpa's makes their pizzas with thin, crispy crust, sample favourites like Pizza Nepal served with garlic and goat cheese or the New Orleans pasta served with sausage and chicken. There is only one choice on the menu for dessert. Made with mocha chocolate chip ice cream covered with warm apples, whipped cream and oozing with caramel, The Dessert is the only dessert you will need! Be sure to share it.
Modeled after California wine country establishments, Savoy Bar & Grill has the same local owners as the prominent and well-loved Albuquerque restaurant bars Seasons and Zinc. Savoy is comprised of a large, bright dining room, an outdoor patio, a lounge, a wine-tasting room, and a private room for group events. Delicious appetizers include Grilled Peaches & Arugula or Seared Sea Scallop salads; entrees are mostly steaks and seafood. The wine list is the establishment's key feature, and includes French, Spanish and Italian alongside the extensive selection of Californians. Bring in your friends and loved ones to spend some quality time with delicious food and great wine!
This fun sushi joint sends your dishes to you along a revolving sushi bar conveyor belt system designed to look like a river with floating wooden boats. Their weird and wonderful creations with a New Mexican twist include Green Chile Chicken Rolls. Not for the sushi purist, perhaps, but definitely fun to experiment with, not to mention beautiful to look at. And the fact that Shogun Japanese Restaurant has been voted best in the city by the readers of all the local publications for years should be a good sign. Sashimi, tempura, soup, steak and desserts are also on the menu.
Golden Crown Panaderia is a locally owned and decidedly locally flavored bakery. Among their delectable offerings are original, cappuccino, or chocolate biscochitos; New Mexico wedding cookies; empanadas (fruit turnovers); pan dulce (sweet bread); green chile bread, and bakery style pizzas. Particularly fun are their Day of the Dead specials and bread sculptures, which include a Thanksgiving season "Turkey Bread" creation. The attractive, colorful bakery is a place not only to shop but to linger, as it includes a coffee bar and outdoor patio. Featured on the Food Network and in airline magazines, Golden Crown Panaderia represents a truly local experience of a truly top notch caliber. -Pip Lustgarten
For over 35 years, Monica’s El Portal has been serving Old Town with traditional Mexican creations using age-old recipes. No wonder this is place has carved a niche for itself as one of Albuquerque's best Mexican restaurants. Right from tortilla, sopapillas, enchiladas and tacos to the decadent flan, every dish prepared is nurtured with the use of fresh local ingredients and sourced herbs and spices for authentic flavors. Well-proportioned at competitive prices, this restaurant welcomes one and all.
This restaurant is part of the popular Red Robin chain, found throughout America and also in Canada. Here you can choose from a vast array of burgers, salads, soups, fries, pastas and other delicious seafood and meat delights. In addition, a range of mocktails, beers and wines is also available to help you enjoy your meal. If you don't have a very large appetite that can accommodate a little of everything the menu offers, then settle for the Red Robin Gourmet Burger—a specialty and a must-try!