Arri London wrote:
>
> patrice wrote:
>
>>GQ wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Enjoy yourself. I live in the southern part of the state and it is
>>>cold down here too. LOL
>>
>>We're really looking forward to going back. Our last trip there was
>>most enjoyable. Since then, I've started knitting, and we're even
>>plannig a trip out to an alpaca farm.
>>Of course, all the wonderful New Mexican type foods top my list for why
>>I want to go back.
>
>
> Any of the cafes along south 4th street in ABQ serve decent NewMex food.
> The Hispanic Cultural Center at Bridge and 4th SW has a cafe supposedly
> very good.
>
> You certainly can go to the Frontier but it's really just a burger place
> across from the University.
>
> Bea's over at Zuni has slightly gringoised New Mexican food, but the
> decor is fun.
>
> Duran's is OK but definitely overpriced.
>
> The Albuquerque Tortilla Factory on North 4th Street has a snackbar sort
> of place but the food can be very good and the tortillas are cheap.
>
> Didn't know the Sanitary Tortilla Factory closed; that must have
> happened recently. Ate there last year. Might check when you get into
> town.
>
> Dos Hermanos is supposed to be good; also 4th street NW
>
> The best New Mexican food is in the neighbourhood cafes; be adventurous.

Thank you for all of your suggestions!

We are pretty adventurous with restaurants when we travel. We ask to be
sent to "where the locals eat" when we stop in visitors centers. Since
we generally stay in BnBs, owners are often great sources for places to
eat. The Inn we're staying at in Santa Fe apparently has owners that
stay off site, which is fine, but they may not be as accessible to ask
for recommendations - admittedly, we've been fortunate enough to never
have stayed at a bad BnB, but some owners/hosts are infinitely more
knowledgeable and offer more suggestions than others. This is why I
often come to this newsgroup when looking for good places to eat. (Just
got back from an amazing, though too short a trip, to Wales and southern
England, but we stayed with locals, so all my questions got answered by
a dear old friend.)

patrice

Again, I appreciate you taking the time to make suggestions!