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A lunch rite of passage since 1963, this family-run adobe café is famed for fork‑tender carne adovada and soulful red chile. Honored as a James Beard America’s Classics winner and praised by national and local critics for pure New Mexican flavors.
James Beard-winning cafe for acclaimed New Mexican cuisine
2711 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 Get directions
$10–20
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