Take Home The Old World Handmade Desserts From Dagmar’s Delectables In Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Dining in New Mexico often comes with a few assumptions: your meal will almost certainly feature that fiery, pungent heat from chilis and some of our favorite ingredients from Mexican, American, and Indigenous cuisines. It’s why it’s a rare treat to find a restaurant that features the hearty and far more subtle flavors of German cuisine.
A true hole-in-the-wall, Dagmar's Delectables in Rio Rancho is one of those few eateries that serves top-notch, Old World-style dishes that will keep you and your belly happy.
Rows of sweets like handmade strudel, cinnamon rolls, and macaroon cookies line the counter. In fact, the bakery offers dozens of strudel flavor options, including some with green chiles! That's most likely why this location is also known as Dagmar's Strudel House.
Meanwhile, black forest cake, cheesecake, and kuchen simply beg to be taken home.
The sweets aren't the only thing Dagmar's specializes in. You can take home a variety of freshly baked breads: rye, brotchen, and even hefty soft pretzels.
Among the options? Mouthwatering rouladen served with cabbage and potatoes, schnitzel dished up with brotchen and German potato salad, and even Hungarian goulash.
Dagmar's Delectables is located in Rio Rancho, which is a 25 minute drive north of downtown Albuquerque.
Monica is a Diné (Navajo) freelance writer and photographer based in the Southwest. Born in Gallup and raised in Phoenix, she is Tódich'ii'nii (Bitter Water People) and Tsi'naajinii (Black Streak Wood People). Monica is a staff writer for Only In Your State, photo editor for The Mesa Legend, and previously a staff writer for The Navajo Post. You can reach her at monica.d.spencer@gmail.com.
