Buen Provecho Expands
Chef Kattia Rojas — a 2025 James Beard semifinalist — is opening a new location of her Costa Rican spot Buen Provecho in Albuquerque, with a menu centered on casado bowls, tamales and fresh cakes (abqjournal.com). The move brings recognized Costa Rican home cooking to the Southwest dining scene and signals growing regional interest in Central American flavors (abqjournal.com).
Buen Provecho’s second storefront is listed at 1407 4th St SW in the Barelas neighborhood and the location opened in January, according to local coverage. (abqjournal.com)) The original Buen Provecho remains at 2500 Central Ave SW, Suite 3, a space the business moved into after launching as a catering operation and opening its first brick-and-mortar in May 2018. (buenprovechoabq.com)) Buen Provecho’s website posts customer-facing hours (Wednesday–Thursday 12:00–6:30, Friday 12:00–7:00, Sunday 11:30–4:00) and lists two contact numbers: (505) 620-5325 for the restaurant and (505) 550-9668 for catering. (buenprovechoabq.com)) The business still emphasizes made-to-order production: the online ordering page notes tamales require a one-week lead time and several pastries are “by special order only.” (buenprovechoabq.com)) Kattia Rojas built the brand out of catering and farmers-market sales before opening a dine-in location, and Central New Mexico Community College published a profile on her entrepreneurship after her graduation. (visitalbuquerque.org)) The James Beard Foundation published the 2025 Restaurant and Chef semifinalist list on January 22, 2025, with finalist announcements scheduled for April 2, 2025 and the awards ceremony set for June 16, 2025. (jamesbeard.org)) Online review sites rank Buen Provecho highly—Tripadvisor shows a 5.0 rating from recent reviewers and places the restaurant among local top-ranked quick-bite options—context that industry coverage cites as supporting the expansion. (tripadvisor.com))
