Pinon Creek Neighborhood Guidebook
Food scene
The neighborhood brewery. Great place to bring your pups and hang on their patio. There's a growler in the house you may use to fill up on beers there.
Tractor Brewing Company Four Hills
13170 Central Ave SEThe neighborhood brewery. Great place to bring your pups and hang on their patio. There's a growler in the house you may use to fill up on beers there.
Cheap eats for New Mexican food, but one of the most underrated spots in Albuquerque. If you want to avoid touristy New Mexican places, I recommend this.
Papa Felipe's Mexican Restaurant
9800 Menaul Blvd NECheap eats for New Mexican food, but one of the most underrated spots in Albuquerque. If you want to avoid touristy New Mexican places, I recommend this.
Great diner with classic car shows that occur on set weekends each month.
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Owl Cafe
800 Eubank Blvd NEGreat diner with classic car shows that occur on set weekends each month.
A brewery designed to look like a Forward Operating Base (FOB), this place attracts both military personnel and Sandia Lab employees. A fun hangout with plenty of interesting conversation happening.
Bombs Away Beer Co.
9801 Acoma Rd SEA brewery designed to look like a Forward Operating Base (FOB), this place attracts both military personnel and Sandia Lab employees. A fun hangout with plenty of interesting conversation happening.
Some of best desserts you can find anywhere. Also, a great breakfast or lunch spot with locations across the city.
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Flying Star Cafe
3416 Central Ave NESome of best desserts you can find anywhere. Also, a great breakfast or lunch spot with locations across the city.
O'Niell's
4310 Central Ave SEIrish themed food and beverages with a huge dog-friendly patio.
Chicken, waffles, and beer. They do all of things amazing well.
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Nexus Brewery
4730 Pan American Fwy NEChicken, waffles, and beer. They do all of things amazing well.
Dion's
8100 Wyoming Blvd NELocal pizza chain famous for their green chile Ranch dressing.
My go-to morning coffee run place. Good for grabbing a cup and a donut. If you want coffee shops with more of a hangout vibe, try Humble Coffee or Zendo.
Rise + Roast
401 Eubank Blvd SEMy go-to morning coffee run place. Good for grabbing a cup and a donut. If you want coffee shops with more of a hangout vibe, try Humble Coffee or Zendo.
Another great neighborhood brewery with excellent sandwiches and charcuterie.
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Canteen Taproom
417 Tramway Blvd NEAnother great neighborhood brewery with excellent sandwiches and charcuterie.
Oddly enough, some of the best Vietnamese food you can find is here in Albuquerque. Albuquerque had a large number of Vietnamese refugees migrate to the city during the 1960's. The International District started as home to many of these refugees, with subsequent generations now spread throughout the city. You can many great Vietnamese restaurants across the city, but this one is close to the house and one of my favorites.
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Basil Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant
1225 Eubank Blvd NEOddly enough, some of the best Vietnamese food you can find is here in Albuquerque. Albuquerque had a large number of Vietnamese refugees migrate to the city during the 1960's. The International District started as home to many of these refugees, with subsequent generations now spread throughout the city. You can many great Vietnamese restaurants across the city, but this one is close to the house and one of my favorites.
Part coffee shop, part vinyl store, part hair salon, and many other interesting local shops worth exploring.
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The ABQ Collective
1321 Eubank Blvd NEPart coffee shop, part vinyl store, part hair salon, and many other interesting local shops worth exploring.
If you want an amazing New Mexican burrito, this place is hard to beat. They also serve New Mexico Pinon Coffee to compliment your tasty treat.
Stripes Burrito Company
801 Juan Tabo Boulevard NortheastIf you want an amazing New Mexican burrito, this place is hard to beat. They also serve New Mexico Pinon Coffee to compliment your tasty treat.
NM popular fast-food burger chain. Come see how it stacks up against In-n-Out, Five Guys, or Whataburger. It's hard to beat when you're in the mood for a green chile cheeseburger.
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Blake's Lotaburger
6210 4th St NWNM popular fast-food burger chain. Come see how it stacks up against In-n-Out, Five Guys, or Whataburger. It's hard to beat when you're in the mood for a green chile cheeseburger.
Sightseeing
A Smithsonian quality museum hidden in Albuquerque, this place gives the history of nuclear science and its ties to New Mexico.
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601 Eubank Blvd SEA Smithsonian quality museum hidden in Albuquerque, this place gives the history of nuclear science and its ties to New Mexico.
Tinkertown was created by a local artist and remains an Albuquerque institution. Worth a visit while making a drive up to the Sandia peak.
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Tinkertown Museum
121 Sandia Crest RdTinkertown was created by a local artist and remains an Albuquerque institution. Worth a visit while making a drive up to the Sandia peak.
A ride on the tram is a wonderful way to see the city. There's a good NM restaurant at the tram base and the newly opened restaurant at the peak.
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Sandia Peak Tramway
30 Tramway Rd NEA ride on the tram is a wonderful way to see the city. There's a good NM restaurant at the tram base and the newly opened restaurant at the peak.
If you love hiking or mountain bike riding, the East mountain trail network is your destination. Several miles of trails that run from the far Northeast Heights all the way down to the house.
Embudo Trailhead
If you love hiking or mountain bike riding, the East mountain trail network is your destination. Several miles of trails that run from the far Northeast Heights all the way down to the house.
Start at the trailhead and hike eight miles with a 5000' elevation increase to reach the Sandia peak. You can ride the tram from the peak down to the base if you want to avoid the round trip.
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La Luz Trailhead
Start at the trailhead and hike eight miles with a 5000' elevation increase to reach the Sandia peak. You can ride the tram from the peak down to the base if you want to avoid the round trip.
For Breaking Bad fans, here's the famous car wash that became the White family's money laundering operation. Take your car in for a wash and see some of the memorabilia from the show on display. Have an A1 day!
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Mister Car Wash
9516 Snow Heights Cir NEFor Breaking Bad fans, here's the famous car wash that became the White family's money laundering operation. Take your car in for a wash and see some of the memorabilia from the show on display. Have an A1 day!
It's known as "Hipster Disney Land" for a reason. Definitely worth experiencing.
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Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina CirIt's known as "Hipster Disney Land" for a reason. Definitely worth experiencing.
Neighborhoods
All the rustic charm of the Santa Fe plaza with a fraction of the commute. You can purchase Native American jewelry from street vendors, try some of the new restaurants/coffee shops popping up in the plaza, and visit some of the iconic institutions within the surrounding area (Rattlesnake museum).
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Old Town
All the rustic charm of the Santa Fe plaza with a fraction of the commute. You can purchase Native American jewelry from street vendors, try some of the new restaurants/coffee shops popping up in the plaza, and visit some of the iconic institutions within the surrounding area (Rattlesnake museum).
Cruise down old Route 66. Many of the old stores are going away and being replaced by more restaurants and breweries. Still a great piece of Albuquerque's history and worth visiting.
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Nob Hill
Cruise down old Route 66. Many of the old stores are going away and being replaced by more restaurants and breweries. Still a great piece of Albuquerque's history and worth visiting.
This open-air shopping center offers many name brands within an inviting atmosphere (Apple, Lulu Lemon, North Face, and Trader Joes to name a few). Many chain restaurants and some local flair within the area make it worth exploring.
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Uptown
This open-air shopping center offers many name brands within an inviting atmosphere (Apple, Lulu Lemon, North Face, and Trader Joes to name a few). Many chain restaurants and some local flair within the area make it worth exploring.
City/town information
A former mining town turned into a quirky artist enclave. Only 30 min from the house traveling along the scenic Turquoise Trail. Stop by the Mine Shaft Tavern for a bite and visit the galleries located nearby.
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Madrid
A former mining town turned into a quirky artist enclave. Only 30 min from the house traveling along the scenic Turquoise Trail. Stop by the Mine Shaft Tavern for a bite and visit the galleries located nearby.