The Unsuspecting New Mexico Train Station That Has The Most Amazing Sandwiches
Bus stations and train stations are usually associated with food that is convenient rather than tasty. However, there’s one train station where that is definitely not the case. Hiding inside Gallup’s Amtrak Station is Angela’s Café, an eatery that is known for its divine sandwiches.
We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life. While we continue to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, please take proper precautions or add them to your bucket list to see at a later date. If you know of a local business that could use some extra support during these times, please nominate them here: onlyinyourstate.com/nominate
The menu isn’t extensive… and nor does it need to be. Here sandwiches are kept simple and done right. Everything is made fresh daily.
Choose whether to savor your sandwich on a croissant, or on rye or honey wheat bread. You can add avocado or green chile to any sandwich – almost always a good move.
The latter is run by the Southwest Indian Foundation, a non-profit that aims to reduce poverty and unemployment among the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and other Native American tribes.
Head upstairs to the petite Storyteller Museum, which features compelling exhibits on everything from sandpainting to railroad history.
You can purchase handmade crafts at the gift shop.
On your way in – or out – of this Mission Revival-style building, pause at the 12-foot high, bronze Navajo Code Talker sculpture, a memorial to the invaluable role these brave men played in World War II.
The other statue depicts Navajo Chief Manuelito. He resisted the internment of his people at Bosque Redondo and helped end their imprisonment by being one of the leaders who signed the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, establishing Navajo Nation.
