Kap’s Coffee Shop & Diner, a fixture along Albuquerque's Route 66 corridor since 1968, will close for good on Oct. 11, after the city's annual Balloon Fiesta ends. Nicole Kapnison, a daughter of longtime owner Nick Kapnison who now is the operator, told the Albuquerque Journal that challenging conditions have prompted her to close. But … Continue reading Kap’s Coffee Shop & Diner in Albuquerque to close on Oct. 11 after nearly 60 years