Recommended Restaurants
Andiamo!, 322 Garfield
St, Phone: (505)995-9595. Good Italian, tends to be
crowded. Reservations recommended. Moderate plus. Atomic Grill, 103 E
Water St, Phone: (505)820-2866. Nice selection of beers. Good place
downtown to hang out for a bit. Moderate minus. Bagelmania, 420 Catron
St, Phone: (505)982-8900. Quite a bit more than bagels. Excellent
breakfasts. Moderate. Bistro 315, 315 Old
Santa Fe Trl, Phone: (505)986-9190. French, highly recommended. Small
restaurant, reservations a good idea. Expensive. Bobcat Bite
Restaurant, Old Las Vegas Hwy, Phone: (505)983-5319. American, great
burgers. Excellent and cheap. Cafe Pasqual's, 121
Don Gaspar Ave, Phone: (505)983-9340. Southwest/multi-ethnic. Small,
reservations necessary. One of the best, but expensive. Carlos's Gosp'l Cafe,
125 Lincoln Ave 117, Phone: (505)983-1841. The place to go for lunch
in downtown SF. American, excellent sandwiches. Cheap. Cafe Oasis, 526
Galisteo St, Phone: (505)983-9599. Go for the genuinely weird
ambiance. Food is acceptable (multi-ethnic). Moderate plus. Cowgirl Hall of Fame,
319 S Guadalupe St, Phone: (505)982-2565. Informal and friendly:
American/barbecue. Moderate. Dave's Not Here, 1115
Hickox St, Phone: (505)983-7060. American/New Mexican, casual, popular
with the locals. Burgers, burritos, chile rellenos,
--. Moderate. Downtown Subscription,
376 Garcia St, Phone: (505)983-3085. Coffeehouse. Large collection of
magazines, quaff an espresso and listen to aspiring screenwriters at
the next table. Try to look cool. Moderate minus. El Farol, 808 Canyon
Rd, Phone: (505)983-9912. Spanish tapas, bar. Once one of the rowdiest
bars in SF. Still has character. Moderate plus. El Meson, 213
Washington Ave, Phone: (505)983-6756. Spanish (has tapas, paella is
good). Moderate plus. Guadalajara Grill,
3877 Cerrillos Rd, Phone: (505)424-3544. Authentic Mexican, no
tourists, can't miss. Go for the a la carte tacos. Cheap. Guadalupe Cafe, 422
Old Santa Fe Trl, Phone: (505)982-9762. New Mexican, popular, can be
crowded in season, get reservations. The Anjo chiles are
fantastic. Moderate. Il Piatto, 95 W Marcy
St, Phone: (505)984-1091. Italian, informal setting, very
good. Moderate. Il Vicino Wood Oven
Pizza, 325 W San Francisco St, Phone: (505)986-8700. Pizza, etc. Good
micro-brews in-house (the IPA is excellent). Excellent, but can be
crowded. Moderate minus. India Palace, 227 Don
Gaspar Ave, Phone: (505)986-5859. Good North Indian. Moderate. La Casa Sena, 25
E. Palace Ave, Phone: (505)988-9232. Southwestern. Beautiful setting,
excellent all-round, try lunch before splurging on
dinner. Expensive (lunch is reasonable, though). Maria's New Mexican
Kitchen, 555 W Cordova Rd, Phone: (505)983-7929. Basic, authentic New
Mexican. Extremely wide selection of margaritas. Can be crowded,
important to get reservations. Moderate minus. Marisco's La Playa,
537 W Cordova Rd, Phone: (505)982-2790. Authentic Mexican
seafood. Small, ``formica'' atmosphere, don't be put
off. Moderate. Mu Du Noodles, 1494
Cerrillos Rd, Phone: (505)983-1411. Chinese. Very
good. Moderate. Old Mexico Grill, 2434
Cerrillos Rd, Phone: (505)473-0338. Mexican, interesting
selection. Moderate. Pranzo Italian Grill,
540 Montezuma Ave, Phone: (505)984-2645. Italian, nice atmosphere, excellent
ingredients. Desserts recommended. Moderate plus. The Shed, 113 1/2 E
Palace Ave, Phone: (505)982-9030. Downtown, New Mexican. Enchiladas
are great, unfortunately can be crowded. Moderate. Whistling Moon Cafe,
402 N Guadalupe St, Phone: (505)983-3093. Mediterranean. Reasonably
good. Moderate. Back to SF01 Main Page.
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