Best Italian Restaurant in Albuquerque
Four restaurants, one family. We made it here.
Nob Hill
M'tucci's Bar Roma
3222 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque
West Side
M'tucci's Italian
6001 Winter Haven Rd NW, Albuquerque
Rio Rancho
M'tucci's Moderno
1908 Wellspring Ave SE, Rio Rancho
Midtown
M'tucci's Twenty-Five
4939 Pan American West Fwy NE, Albuquerque
Specials
New dish, new drink, new dessert — come taste November at M'tucci's
Pork Belly Amatriciana
Sackett Farms pork belly and house guanciale tomato ragù over pappardelle, finished with Clint’s Farms micro radish.
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Sicilian Soda
Unhinged Vanilla Vodka, Averna Amaro, Liquid Alchemist apple spice, lemon, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters, topped with San Pellegrino.
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Made here, every day
Pasta, bread, cheese, cured meats and sauces, all made in our own kitchens. We cut the pasta, bake the bread and cure the meats ourselves, so a plate here tastes like nowhere else.
Order NowCome hungry, stay late
Live music most weeks at Bar Roma and Moderno, a Wednesday prix fixe at M'tucci's Italian, and late-night happy hour at Twenty-Five. Four rooms, four different evenings.
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New Mexico, since 2013
We made it here
One Albuquerque kitchen in 2013 became four rooms, a catering company and a cookbook. Along the way: a four-day work week for our teams, Our Nonprofit, and a 2024 Rust Award for ethical business in New Mexico. We buy from Mandy's Farm, Sackett Farms and New Mexico brewers and winemakers, because we live here too.
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Recent reviews from our guests.
UgottaBkittenMe
Beautiful lunch on the patio. Our server eric was really great. Food was amazing. I had the chicken scalapini. Lovely, slightly spicy marinara sauce and melty mozzarella. Cacio de pépé pasta. My friend had a salad with chicken. My other friend had the olive oil cake. Everything was delicious. The vibe was really spot ... on. Read More
Laura Gilfoy
Such a cool place for Italian food!! Right on Route 66, great atmosphere and Gray (I hope I spelled it right) our server was the best! I love the food and the Lemon Chantilly cake was soooo good!
David Williams
So, I'm visiting ABQ and am weary of the smash burgers, artisanal brews and fried bread, served in boring mid-century retro-chic. "Just give me something good," I rail to the universe. And somehow, I end up here, at M'tucci's. Yes, it's in another repurposed garage with interior decor splitting the check between ... exposed steel struts and mid-century elipses, but little do I know that an attitude adjustment is imminent. The server is lovely, asks me about the collection of essays I'm reading and is sufficiently interested to write down the name of the book. The Caesar salad delighted - citrus notes leading into a properly made dressing. There was a nice broad bean surprise and the capers had real taste, unlike that Trader Joe's slop-in-a-jar. The eggplant parm was sublime: two large, perfectly crispy slices with something akin to creme fraiche, along with some lovely linguine, albeit 36 seconds past al dente. Cheezy and comforting happily complementing a nice tomato sauce. Alas, too much for one stomach, but too good to waste. Then the busboy stops by and asks if he can put the leftovers in a to-go box for me. Remember that pre-COVID level of service? Top notch! And I'll happily never know my server's name because she didn't tell it to me unbidden and also didn't wear a name tag. Perfect! Read More
Frequently Asked Questions
What dishes are you best known for?
We are best known for what comes out of our own kitchens: the five-pork Bolognese di Cinque Maiale, pappardelle alla crema di porcini, and spaghettini & meatballs. Guests also come for the wagyu beef carpaccio, Caprese, and calamari fritti to start, Atlantic Salmon, or cold-smoked hanger steak as a main, and house-made tiramisu to finish.
What type of cuisine do you serve?
We serve Italian food made from scratch in four Albuquerque and Rio Rancho kitchens. The heart of it is fresh handmade pasta, rolled every morning into the pasta dishes on every menu, alongside artisan pizza, house-cured salumi and Harris Ranch steak from our own butchery. Rounding it out are seasonal salads, soups, lunchtime sandwiches and house-made Italian desserts.
What services do you offer?
We serve brunch, lunch and dinner, and you can dine in at any of our four restaurants, order takeout, or have it delivered across the metro. We also offer catering for your events and private dining at our restaurants. Every restaurant runs its own bar, too: craft cocktails including our house blueberry raspberry shrub cocktail, happy-hour antipasti, and desserts such as the lemon Chantilly cake.
What areas do you serve?
We serve guests across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. Bar Roma sits on Central Avenue in Nob Hill and UNM, minutes from Midtown; M'tucci's Italian is the West Side flagship near Winter Haven Road; and Moderno is on Wellspring Avenue in Rio Rancho.
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Nob Hill, the West Side, Rio Rancho and Jefferson. Pick the one that suits the night.
M'tucci's Bar Roma
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