Sadie's of New Mexico is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

1. Sadie's of New Mexico

8.6
5400 Academy Rd NE (San Mateo), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

JoyJoy: I love their salsa and chips!

Dominick M.Dominick Martinez: Excellent salsa, sopapillas and green chile cheeseburger!

Amanda S.Amanda Smith: A family owned chain in Albuquerque! Tried it for lunch and was impressed by how authentic it was. Spicy beef burrito was so big and good! Salsa is great if you love spicy!

Cervantes Restaurant & Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

2. Cervantes Restaurant & Lounge

8.6
5801 Gibson Blvd SE (at San Pedro Dr), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Ben G.Ben Goss: Carne adovada w red! Not for timid palate! Delicious, though. Salsa is GREAT w a smoky bite! Will be back.

Vicki S.Vicki Stetson: Excellent enchiladas, great chips and salsa, good service.

Jessica M.Jessica Meyer: best swords-on-the-wall restaurant!

Chili's Grill & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

3. Chili's Grill & Bar

7.1
8100 Wyoming Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM
Tex-Mex Restaurant · Nor Este · 12 tips and reviews

Becky G.Becky Glass: Get free Chips and Salsa when you check-in here! Look at the Specials!

Marlon L.Marlon Long: Thanks for the free chips and salsa!

Deborah S.Deborah Smith: The staff has been informed about the free chips & salsa special. Not a problem anymore Kristelle!

Papa Nachos is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

4. Papa Nachos

8.4
7648 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Gina L.Gina LaChica: Best fish tacos...EVER! Great (& hard to find in Albq) machaca burrito, smothered red chile & cheese; shredded beef hard shell tacos (they fry their own shells!); love the fresh chips & salsa!!!

Gina L.Gina LaChica: I recently happened upon this place; in a word: delicious!!!

Claudia D.Claudia Duran: The Ceviche tostadas are really good. I ordered them to go and they packed them very thoughtfully so they wouldn't be soggy by the time I got home.

Frontier Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

5. Frontier Restaurant

8.7
2400 Central Ave SE (at Cornell Dr SE), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · University Heights · 192 tips and reviews

John G.John Gonzales: Bean and cheese burrito with free green chile salsa and a water costs a total of $1.81. There is no better deal anywhere in the state.

Dawn M.Dawn McKinney: Instead of getting dressing on your salad, try the salsa instead! It's by the ketchup and the silverware.

DJ A.DJ Akin: Never attempt to steal the salsa

Old Town is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

6. Old Town

8.6
(at Romero St), Albuquerque, NM
Historic and Protected Site · 26 tips and reviews

Latin Dance NMLatin Dance NM: Salsa on Old Town Plaza, Friday, August 24th 5pm-10pm w/ special guests Ivon Ulibarri and Cafe Mocha, dance performances, and DJ P.A. Trix.

Katy T.Katy Tafoya: Run don't walk to Tours of Old Town. Fantastic history and ghost tours of Old Town where you can experience history!!

Danielle N.Danielle Neufeld: Cute place! They have Oaxacan alejibres in the shops.

El Modelo Mexican Food is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

7. El Modelo Mexican Food

8.9
1715 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · Barelas · 38 tips and reviews

E. G.E. G.: Tacos w/beef are good. Salsa was fresh and tasty!

Andrea A.Andrea Abeita: Tamales and stuffed sopas are a must. Also I love the Spanish rice.

Christian W.Christian White: Their stuffed sopapilla is the best in the city!

Seasons Rotisserie & Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

8. Seasons Rotisserie & Grill

8.3
2031 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM
New American Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Tukky S.Tukky SüperDelüks: Awesome service, good recommendations, nice view from the sunterrace, try the Calamari with fire roasted salsa

Diana T.Diana Tourville: The salmon was the best I have ever had. New favorite restaurant

Christopher D.Christopher Davies: Creative cuisine & amazing service.

Sadie's Of New Mexico is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

9. Sadie's Of New Mexico

7.6
15 Hotel Cir NE (at Lomas Blvd NE), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews

Charidy N Frank H.Charidy N Frank Holley: Food was great. Salsa tasted the best.

Heather L.Heather Lawrence-Bartels: Stuffed sopopillas, enchiladas, burritos, salsa.

Jennifer C.Jennifer Chaban: Shredded beef brisket enchiladas with green chile sauce. Ask for sour cream and guacamole. Yum!

Perico's is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

10. Perico's

7.8
109 Yale Blvd SE (central), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Montoya: Great Mexican dive with a New Mexican twist. Tacos, burritos, & chips and salsa are all good choices. I suggest six pack tacos or carne adovada burrito

Matt S.Matt Snitchler: Best Tacos in Alb. The six pack is the way to go.

Christian J.Christian Jakubowicz: Pretty epic burritos, even for us vegans. :)

Taqueria El Paisa is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

11. Taqueria El Paisa

9.1
822 Bridge Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

Danielle M.Danielle McIntosh: The horchata and salsa verde are excellent! Loved all the tacos we tried but wish there was cilantro and onions

W. Patrick B.W. Patrick Bryan: Burrito de deshebrada en rojo is phenomenal. So is the agua de sandia. And everything is so cheap! Highly recommend!

Charlie P.Charlie Pabst: My neighborhood taqueria. A true Mexican delight in a land of New Mexican food.

Duran's Station is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

12. Duran's Station

8.3
4201 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

Vicki S.Vicki Stetson: Excellent food, great service. Nice locally owned restaurant. Salsa is fiery hot and food is consistently good and fresh!! AMAZING posole around the holidays!!!!

Amanda S.Amanda Shaffer: Dad always gets the grilled roast beef on a tortilla. I love the tortillas.

Lindsey D.Lindsey Dominguez: Friendly waitstaff and good food

Matanza is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

13. Matanza

8.2
3225 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · Nob Hill · 7 tips and reviews

Shannon L.Shannon Lindell: The house made salsa is delicious. I really enjoyed their fish tacos. Their margaritas are handcrafted not made with a mix!

Stu L.Stu L: Superb selection of NM craft beers on tap. Food is awesome, and the portions are huge. The whole-hog green chile stew is out of this world!!!

Kate C.Kate C: A LARGE variety of New Mexico beers on tap with a lot of interesting and delicious-sounding menu items. The flat bread was great.

Los Cuates is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

14. Los Cuates

7.2
8700 Menaul Blvd NE (at Woodland Ave.), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · North Easterns · 14 tips and reviews

Kelly O.Kelly Ozment: The salsa here tastes just like barbecue sauce. Why? I'm not eating ribs

Liana G.Liana Garza: Best salsa in town.

Derek C.Derek Cook: Amazing food! Amazing service! Strongly recommended.

Garduño's of Mexico is one of The 15 Best Places for Salsa in Albuquerque.

15. Garduño's of Mexico

7.2
2100 Louisiana Blvd NE (at Indian School Rd.), Albuquerque, NM
Mexican Restaurant · Uptown · 24 tips and reviews

Ian M.Ian Milne: Still open. Salsa has a kick. Pollo asada rocks!

Michael F.Michael Forman: Salsa is wonderfully spicy.

Kevin P.Kevin Patruznick: Don't forget about their locations at Hotel Albuquerque and Hotel Encanto (Las Cruces). And yes, the salsa is kickin'