Mary & Tito's Cafe
Best Carne Adovada in Albuquerque · NM
The carne adovada by which all others are judged
Mary & Tito's Cafe has served New Mexican food from its North Valley dining room since 1963, and the James Beard Foundation named it an America's Classic for good reason. The carne adovada — pork slow-cooked in red chile until it falls apart — is the dish people drive across the state for, tucked into turnovers or plated with beans and a sopaipilla.
Still family-run and defiantly old-school, the room's pink booths and unchanged menu are part of the appeal: this is New Mexican home cooking, made the same careful way for six decades.
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Carne Adovada in Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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