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What Happened to Cecilia's Café After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Cecilia's Café has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 2024.

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nmgastronome.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Gil's Thrilling (and Filling) Blog reports Cecilia's Café closed in December 2024 after 25 years, and Yelp's June 2026 listing update still shows it permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 11
  • Original air date
  • Address 230 6th Street Southwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Regional Classics' (aired 2009-02-16), Guy Fieri visited Cecilia's Café for its New Mexican comfort food and chile-based cooking. Cecilia's Café was a New Mexican cuisine restaurant on the corner of 6th Street and Silver Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, run by owner Cecilia Baca for about 25 years. According to Gil's Thrilling (and Filling) Blog (nmgastronome.com), Baca closed the cafe in December 2024, citing recurring problems with people experiencing homelessness near the restaurant, difficulty finding staff, and the shift toward remote and hybrid office work downtown. Yelp's listing for the business, updated June 2026, continues to mark it permanently closed, and no reopening or successor business has been reported at the address.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 11
Original air date
Episode title
Regional Classics
What was featured
New Mexican comfort food and chile-based cooking
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cecilia's Café

Frequently asked questions

Is Cecilia's Café still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cecilia's Café has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 2024.

What happened to Cecilia's Café after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Regional Classics' (aired 2009-02-16), Guy Fieri visited Cecilia's Café for its New Mexican comfort food and chile-based cooking. As of September 2026, Cecilia's Café has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 2024.

Is Cecilia's Café permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cecilia's Café has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, December 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cecilia's Café located?

230 6th Street Southwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Cecilia's Café?

Season 5, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 16, 2009. The episode is titled “Regional Classics”.

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Address
230 6th Street Southwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Venue type
cafe
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • nmgastronome.com — https://www.nmgastronome.com/?p=241
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/cecilias-cafe-albuquerque-3

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