Hacienda barnorth-valleyMon-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 10:30-21:00
El Pinto Cantina inside the El Pinto hacienda compound on Fourth Street NW in Albuquerque is the open air bar with house margaritas and tequila flights.
Signature drink: Margarita and house tequila flight
Food: Bar plates from El Pinto menu
Brewery taproomnorth-valleySun-Mon 12:00-22:00, Tue-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-24:00
La Cumbre Brewing on Girard Boulevard NE in Albuquerque is the brewery's anchor taproom since 2010, with Project Dank IPA.
Signature drink: Project Dank IPA
Food: Food trucks daily
Dive bar grilldowntownDaily 11:00-02:00
The Library Bar and Grill on Central Avenue in downtown Albuquerque is the late night bar grill with margarita pitchers.
Signature drink: Margarita pitchers
Food: Bar burgers and wings
Live music bardowntownTue-Thu 16:00-00:00; Fri-Sun 14:00-00:00; closed Mon
Sister Bar on Central Avenue in downtown Albuquerque is the indie live music bar with local beers, house cocktails and a stage that runs touring acts.
Signature drink: Local beer and house cocktails
Food: Bar plates
Cocktail baredoSun-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:30
Apothecary Lounge inside Hotel Parq Central on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's EDo is the rooftop speakeasy cocktail bar.
Signature drink: Prohibition era classics
Food: Hotel lounge snacks
Dive bar pool halldowntownMon-Thu 16:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00; Sun 16:00-00:00
Anodyne Pool Hall on Central Avenue in downtown Albuquerque is the longtime upstairs dive bar pool hall, with whiskey shots.
Signature drink: Whiskey shots and PBR
Food: No kitchen, pretzels and bar nuts