From the category archives:

Food & Drink

Sunshine Cafe

December 8, 2009

in Albuquerque, Food & Drink

This little cafe in downtown Albuquerque is closing. Sniff.

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Rancho de Chimayo

April 29, 2009

in Food & Drink, Santa Fe

Per a reader comment, it looks like this restaurant in Chimayo will reopen in July, after the fire that had shut it for a stretch.

(Thanks, Terry!)

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Santa Fe Restaurants

April 22, 2008

Coyote Café (p. 60) is no longer owned by Mark Miller, and has been taken over by the same restaurateur who owns Geronimo. I enjoyed my meal there, but the menu is completely different and the cooking—while ambitious on the surface—is actually pretty standard stuff. It’s certainly the place to schmooze in Santa Fe right [...]

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Launchpad / Golden West / El Rey

February 28, 2008

A big fire gutted Golden West (p. 146), in Albuquerque, and the neighboring Launchpad and El Rey are at least temporarily shut from damage as well.

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Two great tastes…

August 27, 2007

Jennifer James, formerly of Graze (p. 166), will be cooking at Chef du Jour (p. 161) starting September 4–this is great news! (Thanks, Duke City Fix.)

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Blue Dragon

July 22, 2007

This cafe in Albuquerque (p. 164) is closed.

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Rt. 66 Malt Shop

March 18, 2007

It looks like this great little diner in Albuquerque (p. 162) is closing! Very sad.
Thanks to Duke City Fix for the tip.
UPDATE: Actually, no–just closing for a few months. It should reopen with a patio area, and maybe even a deep-fryer!

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The Diner

February 14, 2007

The diner in Tres Piedras (p. 105) is closed.

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Xocoatl update

February 13, 2007

This chocolate shop (p. 119), and La Folie Restaurant, which I mentioned in previous updates, is now completely shut.
But fortunately you can still get the Xocoatl chocolates at Cid’s grocery store and Taos Home Grown, on the plaza.

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Dragonfly Cafe

February 13, 2007

This place in Taos (p. 120) no longer serves dinner.

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Taos Bakery

February 13, 2007

Also closed, both locations (p. 119). It’s like there’s nowhere to get a pastry there anymore!

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Sweetgrass Cafe

February 13, 2007

This place in Taos (p. 120) is closed.

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Matilda’s

January 31, 2007

Sorry–I listed the wrong phone number for this Espanola restaurant (p. 76)–it should be 505/753-3200.

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O Eating House

January 31, 2007

This cafe in Pojoaque (p. 70) is no longer open for breakfast. Hours are:
11:30am-2pm and 5:30-9pm Mon-Fri
11:30am-2pm and 5:30-10pm (maybe later) Sat

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Sol Cafe

January 31, 2007

This restaurant on Canyon Road in Santa Fe (p. 62) has changed hands–it’s now called the San Miguel Restaurant, and is open only for lunch, 10am-3pm. I don’t know yet if it’s any good, though.

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Kasasoba typo

January 31, 2007

No, this Japanese restaurant in Santa Fe (p. 61) does not open at 5:30 in the morning on the weekends, as you might’ve guessed. Correct hours are:
11:30-2pm and 5:30-9pm Mon-Fri
5:30-9pm Sat and Sun

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La Casa Sena

January 30, 2007

This Santa Fe restaurant (p. 60) now serves brunch all year-round.

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Steepings, Tribes

January 30, 2007

Steepings, the tea place near the plaza in Santa Fe (p. 57), is closed. And it seems like Tribes (also p. 57) is as well, as the phone number has been disconnected. If someone knows different, please email me!

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The Cowgirl

January 30, 2007

Either hours have changed significantly for this Santa Fe restaurant/bar (p. 41, 61), or I was totally confused when I wrote the book. Er, also, the phone number is for the takeout line–call the resto at 505/982-2565.
Here are the proper hours:
11am-2am Mon-Fri, kitchen closes at midnight
11:30-2am Sat, kitchen closes at midnight
8am-midnight Sun, kitchen closes [...]

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Counter Culture

January 28, 2007

This Santa Fe cafe (p. 62) serves dinner as well, Tues-Sat. Prices are very reasonable–nothing’s more than about $15. Good crowd, and a great bargain. Cash only.

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The Palace

January 28, 2007

This restaurant in Santa Fe (p. 59) is significantly changed (it goes by the name Senor Lucky’s), and I wouldn’t characterize it as family-friendly any longer….especially now that they’ve installed the mechanical bull. (Yikes.)
UPDATE: This place has closed very suddenly, as of 2/15/07. (Thanks for the tip, Woody!)

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Ristra

January 28, 2007

This Santa Fe restaurant (p. 61) added a very nice bar area–you can order the full menu here, or just have some of the delicious snacks.

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Swig

January 28, 2007

This bar in Santa Fe (p. 41) has changed hands, and the new management has lowered the drink prices; happy hour is $4, and the rest of the time cocktails max out at $10, making this place much more accessible. (No reports on whether this has resulted in a lower rate of celebrity sightings.) [...]

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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

January 27, 2007

This Albuquerque sight (p. 138) has changed the schedule of dance exhibitions slightly: summer schedule is only through October, not November. Museum admission is up to $6. The website is www.indianpueblo.org. And the Pueblo Harvest Cafe (also on p. 162) now opens at 8am, not 7.

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Graze

January 27, 2007

This nice little resto in Albuquerque (p. 166) is closed (as of today). The adjacent bar, Gulp, is still open.

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Al’s New York Pizza Department

January 27, 2007

This place in downtown Albuquerque (p. 163) is now called JC’s New York Pizza Department and has added a nice little bar area, with arcade games and good beers on tap. Hours have changed too: now 11am-11pm Sun.-Thurs, 11am-3am Fri. and Sat. (Yes, 3am–very handy after the bars.)

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Rooney’s

January 26, 2007

This semi-Irish pub in Santa Fe (p. 41) is shut. It has been replaced by LeMoyne’s Landing, a New Orleans resto relocated here after the hurricane, which is so far getting fairly decent reviews.

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La Mancha

January 25, 2007

The restaurant at the Galisteo Inn (p. 64) is open on Tuesdays now as well, and has a direct phone number for reservations: 505/466-8200. The prices have also gone up significantly–$20 is the low end for entrees, and they range up to $38. But there’s a smaller “tapas” menu, which is really just [...]

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O’Keeffe Cafe

January 25, 2007

This Santa Fe restaurant (p. 60) no longer has the “No Higher Than Twenty-Six” category on its wine list, and its overall menu looks a fair bit duller than it used to. I haven’t had a chance to eat there again recently, but these two factors knock it out of the “top pick” category, [...]

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Martha’s Black Dog

December 17, 2006

This cafe in Socorro (p. 170) is closed–it has been replaced by nice coffee place, Manzanares Street Coffee.

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Carlos’ Gosp’l Cafe

December 4, 2006

This cafe in Santa Fe (p. 58) has closed at its downtown location, but fortunately has reopened in the Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Rd.

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Sheva Cafe in Taos

October 4, 2006

Never mind the move to the Overland complex reported below–Sheva Cafe (p. 120) is now completely closed, “under mysterious circumstances,” according to the Taos News.

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Mariscos La Playa in Albuquerque

October 1, 2006

An outpost of Santa Fe’s popular Mexican seafood joint Mariscos La Playa (p. 63) is opening soon in Albuquerque, on Central Ave. west of the Rio Grande.  It’s very near Sandia Peak Inn (p. 159), on the same side of the street.

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Casa Vieja in Albuquerque

October 1, 2006

I ate at this restaurant in Corrales (p. 166) on this past research trip, and the menu has changed substantially from what’s described in the book.  It does have a few mid-range New Mexican items, but the bulk of the menu is $20-and-up entrees.  My group and I had salads and the green-chile-chicken stew, and [...]

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Albuquerque restaurant news

September 29, 2006

Chef du Jour is now open for dinner Thurs.–Sat., from 5 p.m. on, but it is closed entirely on Monday.
And the phone number is 247-8998–my mistake.
La Posada de Albuquerque (p. 149) is closed—it looks like it’s undergoing big renovations.
Monte Carlo Steakhouse (p. 162) has helpfully labeled the entrance to the place.

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Lunch in Red River

September 29, 2006

Texas Reds (p. 126) is up and running, rebuilt after its fire. But it’s open only for dinner, starting at 5 p.m. I just cruised through town during lunch, and tried Mountain Treasures, a little gallery/café just west of Brandenburg Park, across from The Lift condos. The deli sandwiches were good, and [...]

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Taos restaurant news

September 29, 2006

Momentitos de la Vida (p. 122) is closed. It has been replaced by something called Sabroso—not sure yet if it’s good.
Sheva Café (p. 120) has moved into the Overland Sheepskin Co. shopping complex, up the highway, closer to the “old blinking light” intersection, on the east side of the road.
Antonio’s (p. 121) is still serving [...]

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News from Taos

May 29, 2006

Rita’s (p. 122) has opened as a proper restaurant, down in Ranchos de Taos (4133 NM Hwy 68). I haven’t checked it out yet myself, but if the tamales are the same, I can’t imagine what could go wrong.
All summer long, there’s music on the plaza every Thursday from 6pm to 8pm–apparently a fun scene [...]

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A few changes around Albuquerque

May 8, 2006

Martha’s Body Bueno in Albuquerque (p. 154) has moved to 3901 Central NE.
The awesome tastiness of Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, till now only in Santa Fe (p. 59), is coming to Albuquerque: one branch is opening right across from Flying Star in Nob Hill, at Central and Amherst.
Pearl’s Dive in Albuquerque (p. 163) is closed. [...]

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