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Albuquerque Map: Artichoke CafeArtichoke Cafe Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Continental
Hours Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm; Mon 5:30-9pm; Tues-Sat 5:30-10pm; Sun 5-9 pm
Address
424 Central Ave. SE
Location Albuquerque, NM 87102, Downtown
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 505/243-0200
Web site www.artichokecafe.com
Prices Main courses $9-$15 lunch, $18-$31 dinner
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

An art gallery as well as a restaurant, this popular spot has modern paintings and sculptures, offering bursts of color set against calm earth tones, a hint at the innovative dining experience offered here. Set in three rooms, this is a nice romantic place. The service is friendly and efficient. At lunch, a number of gourmet sandwiches top the menu along with salads. One of my favorites is the grilled Greek lamb salad, with tomatoes, capers, feta, and grilled eggplant. At dinner, you might start with roasted garlic with Montrachet goat cheese and then move onto the house-made pumpkin ravioli with hazelnut-sage butter sauce or sea scallops wrapped in proscuitto served with green beans and small potatoes. A carefully selected beer and wine (Wine Spectator award-winning) list accompanies the menu. Recently the Artichoke has opened a wine bar on the premises, a fun, cozy spot to sample their wine list.

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