ABQ Uptown

terrible sizing and alterations, i cant even wear a belt without the pants looking like im sagging, my orchestra teacher sized and altered me better than these guys and says A LOT. Plus they made the waist so big but the rest of the pants smaller like a cone. GO SOME PLACE ELSE

This seems to be a higher end outside or door. There are shops up and down each quadrant of this outdoor mall. It's smaller than I was thinking, but decent enough. Still a nice stroll around the shops. It's also a great day for a walk outside today as well.

There are so many wonderful upscale stores here. I love Anthropology, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Lush, Altar'd State, Lucky Brand, and so much more. My Apple Store and Mac Store is here. i was sorry to see that J Crew has closed their doors. I have had to run into the T Mobile store a few times too. There are an abundance of restaurants. Today we did Sahara, for eastern Mediterranean food. There is Bravo, California Pizza Kitchen, and numerous other places to tempt your pallet.

The Q is a little bit more upscale (as reflected in the prices)- Starbucks, Coach, Mac, Toni & Guy, Crepeology, Frost, Charming Charlie's, Lush, Elephant Bar. Sad that the Tollhouse Cookie Factory is no more. Expect to park a little farther away or have trouble finding a parking spot. It's the whole ambiance of the place. Strolling amongst stores, the bright light reflecting from the windows, and the strung lights hanging down against the night sky. (Here's to my 650th review!)

The Holiday Light Parade in Uptown. This is the best light parade I have seen in NM. Every year I have managed to miss this Abq event, and always tell myself that "next year I will go for sure." Well I finally made it and it was worth going to. I was worried about the park and ride. I know sometimes park and rides are a pain, but this one was actually quick, easy, and FREE. Many of the stores were allowing restroom use. There were local shops selling hot coco, and some were open for holiday shopping. There were a lot floats and characters that the kids love seeing like Star Wars, Micky Mouse, The Grinch, and Santa of course. My pictures don't do it justice, but we will be adding this to our list of local events that we don't want to miss. Getting back was a breeze because they had all the buses lined up waiting for us to go back.

Was at tree lighting ceremony with family. Lots. Of people attended and felt very safe.Not overwhelmed by the crowds, because there was ample amount of parking in the surrounding area. Could have more lighted decorations around the facility before the actual tree lighting.However was very fun

It is a newer strip mall in ABQ aptly called ABQ Uptown and my new favorite! Nice place to shop or walk around after dinner. It's newish so it's cleaner and sorta upscale for ABQ. They don't have Tiffanys or Louis Vuitton stores but they do have a couple of my favorite stores like True Religiion and Bebe. Borders is here too! Of course Marcellos Chophouse is here! Yay! Wait- Apple Store is so here!ABQ Uptown is located near two nice hotels and I stayed in one where I just cross the street and I'm there!Anything shiny pulls me in like no other! This mall has very tasteful smattering of lights everywhere and partly the reason why I'm so attracted to it, :)

Neat outdoor mall with a little something for everyone. They have a nice selection of places to eat ranging from home cooked food, to sushi, and even some fine dining depending on your taste. They even have a Starbucks to help give you that caffeine jolt you need to get you through the day. The retail shops range from designer clothing, to herbal teas, to cell phone retailers (AT&T, Sprint, TMobile), to even an Apple store and William Sonoma. I will advise that these retailer are not cheap by an means. Expect to spend no less than $15 and that's being generous with the retail shops. These shops are a little more high end and it reflects in their prices. The cheapest place would probably be the TeaVana with herbal teas. William Sonoma has all your culinary needs for home with some extras for home but by no means is it cheap. The Apple store expect to spend no less than $20 for their accessories and no less than $300 for their tech (if you find any tech for that price). The north face has lots of outdoor gear for hiking or outdoors gear. The restaurants that I can think of off hand are McAlisters, Elephant Bar, Bravo, Melting Pot, California Pizza Kitchen, and I'm sure a few others I missed but just depends on what your in the food for. Uptown is a great location but can be a bit pricey. On the weekends and during the holidays parking becomes scarce so I recommend going right at opening or half an hour before the shops close during that time because it will be difficult to find parking at those peak hours.

Who doesn't like ABQ Uptown?? I cannot remember where or how we used to shop before this little gem lit up Louisiana Boulevard. Now, they've already gotten the Christmas tree decorated (well before Thanksgiving) and it's another beautiful display. What a great place for a quick family photo!Even if it's another time of year, you can't help but love this outdoor marvel, shopping a few of the anchors like the Apple Store and Starbucks as you explore all the restaurants and department stores this little outdoor mall has to offer. Complete with an underground parking garage and next door to many other great shops and 2 traditional malls, you'll be able to find nearly anything you want.And all that opportunity means you won't be shopping alone ... especially around the holidays! In fact, an extra exit lane was added to the Louisiana exit off I-40 to accommodate all the shopping traffic this destination brought to the Uptown area.So, go ahead! Plan your shopping day here, and save room for lunch/dinner.

I wonder if the designers in ABQ said, "You know, there's only two malls in Albuquerque, and they're right next to each other. Where should we put our mall? How about right in the middle of the two?!" This shopping center kinda connects the malls Coronado and Winrock, but is classier than the other two (and newer!) It's an outdoor style mall, that's attractive and hip.The design is drive up, where there's curved roads that access not nearly enough parking, but generally in front of the place you wanna go. Parking can be challenging. There's a weird metal obelisk in the center of the parking lot with a roundabout around it. There's all kinds of national chains in here, like Starbucks, or the Apple Store. It looks like sort of a mashup between Tuscan and New Mexican design. They have tall, rock towers on the storefronts, and interesting metalwork around the parking areas. It has several intersections with Louisiana Street, and is easy to get in and out of. It's a much better use of space than the vacant lots that used to abound in this area.