patrice wrote:
>
> 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!

NP Sorry I have no suggestions for Santa Fe. We rarely go up there and
most of the food is overpriced anyway.