City: Albuquerque, NM

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (505) 254-9462

Address: 3009 Central Avenue NE

Description: Mixing urban edge and bistro style, Zinc serves mainly American food with a little French influence. The spacious restaurant sports a long zinc bar, wood floors, and a mezzanine level overlooking the main room, and you can also take a stool at the exhibition kitchen bar. Perhaps start with Crispy Duck Confit Eggrolls with peanut curry and chile-lime dipping sauces, followed by a rotisserie tenderloin of beef with Maytag blue mashed potatoes. There is also a selection of entrées under $20. Service is friendly and efficient, and there’s a full bar, substantial wine list, and accessible wine flights. The downstairs Cellar Bar is open late and has its own small-bites menu, with live music or a DJ from Thursday to Saturday night. The restaurant is open for lunch Tuesday to Friday, plus Saturday and Sunday brunch, and dinner every night except Sunday. The Cellar Bar is open every night till 1 a.m., with the exception of Sunday when it closes at 11 p.m.