Grants: Shopping & Dining

Shopping

You can find great art from quilts to sculpture to paintings at the Double 6 Gallery (1001 W. Santa Fe Ave.) located in the Cibola Arts Council. The Main Street Shop (825 W. Santa Fe Ave.) is a catch-all of antiques, sports collectables, and second-hand goods.

Dining

1st Street Cafe on Santa Fe

If you are hankering for some homestyle cookin’, 1st. Street Café “On Santa Fe”(1600 W. Santa Fe) will hit the spot. Locals swear by their homemade soups and delicious deserts.

Grants Café

Route 66 memorabilia, old 45 records, and funky license plates serve as the backdrop at the Grants Cafe (932 E. Santa Fe Ave. 505-285-6474) where the fare is New Mexican and all-American.

A combination of dining, shopping, and guest house, The Mission (422 W. Santa Fe, 505-285-4632) is an award-winning remodeled Presbyterian Church. The owner has paintings for sale in the gallery, fresh pastries are baked on-site daily, and you can get a room to spend the night! www.grantsmission.com

Badlands Burgers (1204 W. Santa Fe Ave., 505-287-9300) is Grants’ newest restaurant, located in the former Chili Kicks on 66 building. When owner Millie “Chili Queen” Chavez retired, family members and business partners took over and turned the restaurant into Grants favorite spot for Green Chile Guacamole burgers.

El Cafecito

The delicious smell of New Mexican food following you down old Route 66 is El Cafecito (820 E. Santa Fe, 505-285-6229). The spot is so popular the owners are looking to expand! Stop in for a mean stuffed sopaipilla, enchilada, or huevos rancheros.For Chinese fare, try the ABC Chinese Restaurant (105 E. Santa Fe).

Coffee, bagels and pastries are offered at the intriguingly named Coffee and…(919 W. Santa Fe).