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Frommer's Highly Recommended

This is the place to head for local ambience and old-fashioned flavor. El Farol (The Lantern) is the Canyon Road artists' quarter's original neighborhood bar. The restaurant has cozy low ceilings and hand-smoothed adobe walls. Thirty-five varieties of tapas are offered, including such delicacies as gambas al ajillo (shrimp with chile, garlic, Madeira, and lime) and conejo y vino (stewed rabbit). You can make a meal out of two or three tapas shared with your friends or order a full dinner such as the paella or the grilled lamb chops with cranberry salsa. There is live entertainment 7 nights a week -- including jazz/swing, folk, and Latin guitar music -- starting at 9:30pm. In summer, two outdoor patios are open to diners.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque, 11th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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