Albuquerque, NM
For Cuban in Albuquerque, the local food press points to Havana Restaurant, Relish, and Guava Tree Cafe. Picks from Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog, updated July 2026.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog. Updated July 2026.
Havana Restaurant · Uptown
Long the city's sole dedicated Cuban restaurant, this Menaul Boulevard kitchen earns high marks from Gil's Thrilling Blog, which calls its Cuban sandwich one of the very best in New Mexico. Beyond the sandwich, the menu runs palomilla steak, fried pork ribs, and pork milanesa, with fruit batidos to drink. Order the Cuban sandwich and a mango batido, or the palomilla if you want a plate.
Relish · Northeast Heights
A Menaul Boulevard sandwich shop whose Cubano is singled out by Gil's Thrilling Blog as a standout, a flavorful pressed build of roast pork, ham, Swiss, pickle, and mustard. It is a counter-service sandwich house rather than a full Cuban restaurant, but the Cubano is the reason it lands here. Order the Cubano pressed hot, and add one of the shop's soups or sides.
Guava Tree Cafe · Nob Hill
A pan-Latin Nob Hill cafe on Richmond Drive whose Cuban sandwich Gil's Thrilling Blog praises in the highest terms, layered with roast pork and pressed to order. The kitchen also cooks a well-regarded pernil and dishes from across Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. Order the Cuban sandwich or the pernil, and try a guava-based drink or dessert that gives the cafe its name.
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