Lunch

Best Lunch in El Paso

Take your midday break at Ámbar Restaurante and indulge in the best lunch in El Paso. Our downtown eatery serves delicious starters and snacks, classic soups, salad, tacos, fresh-prepared sides, tortas, and even fresh ceviche. Served daily from 11am-3pm.


Cold

guacamole — smashed avocados, charred tomatillo, roasted garlic, queso cotija, house-made tostadas $15 add • bacon $4 • crab $12

salmon ceviche - lime-marinated salmon, salsa macha, garlic, cashews, cucumber, micro cilantro, serranos $15

tuna tostada — handcrafted blue corn tostada, fresh tuna, ancho-chile pasado aïoli, charred avocado, shaved red onions, serrano, micro cilantro $17

coctel rojo — poached shrimp, confit octopus, classic mexican coctel sauce (ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce), micro cilantro $20

pulpo aguachile — thinly sliced fresh pulpo, shaved onions, micro cilantro, sea beans, micro flowers, grilled oranges, sesame crisp, hibiscus aguachile $19

caesar salad — little gem lettuce, classic tijuana caesar dressing, parmesan $15 add • grilled chicken $8 • grilled salmon $12

cured nopal salad — salt-cured nopales, grilled asparagus, grilled beets, cherry tomatoes, red onions, lime vinaigrette, cilantro, chile pasado-apricot jam, queso fresco $15

milpa salad — nopales, corn, grilled squash, heirloom tomatoes, pickled onions, pepitas, queso cotija, recado negro vinaigrette $15

taquería salad — mixed greens, cucumbers, radish, tomatoes, lime, olive oil $12

hot

tortilla soup — a mexican classic made with rich tomato-pasilla broth, chicken, house-made crema, queso asadero, crispy house-made tortilla strips $14

crema de chile verde — silky fresh hatch green chile cream, toasted pumpkin seeds, crispy local mushrooms, goat cheese mousse $15

sweet corn & huitlacoche cream — sweet corn cream, almond milk, agave, roasted corn kernels, huitlacoche, local mushrooms, epazote, sautéed onions $14

grilled artichokes — grilled pasilla-lime marinated artichoke hearts, salsa de cacahuates, herbs, lime $20

crisp brussels sprouts — ancho-lime glazed brussels sprouts, toasted cashews, lime zest, micro cilantro, queso fresco, chipotle aïoli $16

Tortas

achiote chicken — grilled citrus-achiote marinated chicken breast, muenster cheese, avocado, habanero-garlic aïoli, arugula, roasted tomatoes, house-made chipotle-rosemary telera $15

ámbar burger — half-pound prime beef, sotol-onion jam, chile ancho “special sauce”, queso asadero, herb-roasted tomatoes, arugula, house-made brioche bun, fries $24

TACOS

baja shrimp – beer and tequila battered jumbo shrimp, napa cabbage slaw, ancho-lime aïoli, avocado $13ea

beef barbacoa — slow-braised beef, seared queso crisp, pickled onions, micro cilantro, salsa roja $12ea

carnitas — slow-cooked pork, avocado-tomatillo salsa, spicy pickled white onions, micro cilantro $10ea

steak — flat iron steak, salsa roja, rajas, guacamole, queso fresco $12ea

chicken tinga - grilled chicken breast, chipotle sauce , cilantro, queso fresco $10ea

mushroom carnitas — crispy local mushroom carnitas, house-made salsa macha, fresh lime, shiso $13ea

grilled artichokes — pickled onions, roasted tomatoes, chili roasted peanuts, salsa de árbol, microgreens $12ea

platos fuertes

enchiladas suizas — fresh corn tortillas, roasted mushrooms, goat cheese, grilled onions, green chile cream sauce, queso asadero, fresh arugula, black beans $24

add • grilled chicken $8 • egg $3

salmón en chileatole — 6oz salmon, creamy hatch green chileatole, corn, shaved onions, confit potatoes, baby corn,cilantro, queso cotija, crispy capers $43

chicken maya — achiote-marinated chicken, sikil pak, toasted pepitas, fire-roasted tomatoes, onions, seasonal grilled vegetables, micro cilantro $35

enmoladas — roasted vegetables-stuffed enchiladas, mole poblano, sesame seeds, crisp onions, arugula, black beans $24

betabel tamal — banana leaf wrapped tamal, roasted beets, sweet potatoes, red pipían sauce, kale slaw, cashews, pepitas, black beans $30

chochoyotes — chochoyotes, wild local mushrooms, guajillo sauce, brussels sprouts leaves, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, radish $32

SIDES

queso añejo smashed potatoes $9

esquites (street corn) $12

french fries $9

frijoles negros $9

taquería salad $9

roasted plantains $9

*20% gratuity to parties of  five or more*