Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Albuquerque

Vinaigrette is a charming restaurant that focuses salads. The menu has everything from traditional salads, like the Caesar or Greek, to signature creations, like The Beet Goes On or Cherry Tart. You can even personalize your meal by adding a topping including grilled shrimp, lemon-herb chicken breast, and grilled flack steak. Best of all, most of the ingredients are organic and come for local sources. If you're not in the mood for a salad then try one of their sandwiches or soups. Make sure you save room for dessert, with options like homemade ice cream and keylime cheesecake.

Ironwood Kitchen is known for delicious New Mexican-style comfort food. Made with fresh local ingredients, this casual restaurant offers American and Mexican dishes that combined create a unique New Mexican flavor. If you're in the mood for breakfast food try the country fried steak and eggs or the smothered breakfast burrito. You also can't go wrong with the Sixth Guy Burgers. The restaurant also has free WiFi.

St. Clair Winery and Bistro offers a variety of experiences to choose from: an affordable lunch or dinner, a beautiful outdoor patio packed with flowering plants and an indoor bar area for drinks, a special events room, and a tasting room. Whichever the occasion, you will be served St. Clair's wines from their own New Mexico vineyard, which is located in the Mimbres Valley in the southwestern corner of the state and has been run by the same family for six generations. St. Clair also offers a novel gift idea: buy a bottle of wine and they will hand paint a design onto it appropriate to the occasion.

Albuquerque's premium destination when it comes to serving authentic Mexican food, Sadie's of New Mexico fits the bill with its genuine creations, true to family recipes. This award-wining restaurant lives up to its title by using only the freshest and finest raw material to create dishes that are nothing less than spectacular. Be it burritos, stuffed enchiladas or the simple salsa, this restaurant nails it in terms of flavor every single time. So if you are looking for some authentic Mexican affair, Sadie's of New Mexico is the place to be.

If you are looking for a fun night out with some friendly locals, then look no further than O’Niell’s Pub. This pub serves a variety of beers and spirits along with a selection of traditional pub food. Boasting an exquisite collection of whiskey, vodka and bourbon, as well as an impressive selection of craft beers and wine, whatever your choice of drink, this pub will surely deliver. Its scrumptious food menu features a host of delectable dishes from the classic English fish and chips, to a array of delectable sandwiches. They also have beer pairing dinners, which allow you to try a new brew that perfectly compliments your meal.

Crave Ice Cream & Coffee is a centrally located place to stop in for a break from your Old Town plaza shopping. Indeed it is so convenient that you can loiter on its front steps to watch the activities taking place on the plaza, such as music on the bandstand on summer evenings. Crave doesn't have the most extensive ice cream selection you'll ever see, nor does it offer toppings, but it certainly offers convenience of locale. There are also sundaes, smoothies, malts, shakes, floats, espresso drinks, flavored syrups, iced drinks, sorbet, frozen yogurt, fountain drinks, muffins and cookies rounding out the menu.