07/30/2026
🦪 Shuck yeah, Albuquerque… it’s voting season! 🦪
We’re going to shamelessly ask for your support… because if you’ve ever had an amazing time at LURE, we’d be incredibly grateful for your vote in ABQ The Magazine’s Best of the City!
If you’ve ever…
🦪 Slurped your first oyster with us.
🍸 Found your new favorite cocktail.
🐟 Devoured a seafood tower that was way bigger than you planned.
☀️ Spent an afternoon on our patio that turned into dinner.
😂 Said, “Let’s just get one more round…”
…then we’d love your vote!
Help us reel in a few awards:
🏆 Best New Restaurant
🐟 Best Seafood
🍹 Best Happy Hour
☀️ Best Patio
💡 Best New Business Idea
👨🍳 Best Chef — Chef Seth has poured his heart (and a whole lot of late nights) into making LURE something Albuquerque has never seen before. We’d love to see him recognized!
And while you’re casting your ballot, we’d be so thankful if you’d show some love to our sister restaurants too.
🍷 Mission Wine & Dine
🏆 Best Undiscovered Restaurant
🥂 Best Brunch
🥞 Best Pancakes
🍅 Best Bloody Mary
🍸 Best Local Distillery Cocktails
🍔 Best Green Chile Cheeseburger (seriously… if you’ve had it, you already know.)
🍸 Central Bodega
❤️ Best Romantic Restaurant
🍹 Best Craft Cocktail Bar
🍷 Best Wine List
🙌 Best Waitstaff
🥃 Best Bartender (Bryan’s got our vote too!)
🍽️ Best Place to Overindulge
We’re not a big chain with a giant marketing budget. We’re just a group of local people who love feeding Albuquerque and creating places where memories are made.
If we’ve ever been part of a date night, birthday, anniversary, celebration… or just a random Tuesday that turned into a great night out, we’d be honored to have your vote. Voting ends at midnight tomorrow...
🗳️ Vote here:
https://www.abqthemag.com/best-of-the-city/
From the bottom of our hearts… thank you for believing in us, supporting local, and helping independent restaurants like ours continue to grow.
Now quit reading this and come let us shuck you a dozen. 😉🦪❤️
