Lucia Restaurant Review
Hotel Andaluz
125 Second St. (Central Ave. NW) 
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Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-242-9080 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Breakfast & Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.Features
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- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Business casual
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 If the case is to be made that downtown Albuquerque is finally entering the twenty-first century, Lucia serves as Exhibit A. As the signature dining room of Hotel Andaluz---a historic property renovated to update classic Southwestern style in sleek fashion---Lucia bathes in the aura of its boutique setting. But the exhibition kitchen reflects a whole other level of worldliness with a repertoire that’s organically oriented, vegetarian friendly, and globally inspired---and usually delivers on its promise. Though it places a premium on Mediterranean flavors, the best dishes reveal regional American influences: paella Rockefeller, for instance, evokes Valencia and New Orleans at once, while roasted sweet corn adds a taste of home to lightly truffled gnocchi in tomato broth. And the ancho-crusted New York strip with lime leaf-buttered crab claws and jalapeño marmalade is fusion done right. Well-made nightcaps on the terrace round out a lovely evening. Meanwhile, the Sunday brunch buffet is no less playful for being utterly elegant, from the charming house-baked breads to mini-breakfast burritos smothered in green chile.
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