Nearly a century of tamales, and New Mexico is still showing up for them.
This Albuquerque institution has been making its pork and chicken tamales by hand since 1929, and the Barelas neighborhood regulars who have been coming for decades will tell you nothing has changed. That is the whole point.
Walk up to the counter, get your number, and wait for food that is worth every minute. Stuffed sopapillas, huevos rancheros with green or red chile, burritos that earn serious loyalty…