Nob Hill: 3416 Central NE • 255-4501 Downtown: 723 Silver SW • 244-8099 North Valley: 4026 Rio Grande NW • 344-6714 Uptown: 8001 Menaul NE • 293-6911 Northeast Heights: 4501 Juan Tabo NE • 275-8311 Corrales: 10700 Corrales Road • 938-4717 Bernalillo: 200 South Camino del Pueblo • 404-2100 flyingstarcafe.com
Flying Star’s pancakes come blueberry-buttermilk-style. And huge; they also come huge. And scrumptious. And fluffy. Flying Star does desserts and pastries so well, is it really any surprise that they make the best pancakes in town, too? (CC)
2) Weck's 3) The Range Café
Best Omelet
Weck's
Downtown: 2039 Fourth Street NW • 242-1226 Fairgrounds: 933 San Mateo NE • 265-9237 Far Northeast Heights: 6650 Holly NE, Suite C4 • 821-9816 I-25 Corridor: 4500 Osuna NE, Suite 100 • 344-1472 Northeast Heights: 3913 Louisiana NE • 881-0019 Northeast Heights : 1105 Juan Tabo NE • 293- 3154 Westside: 6311 Riverside Plaza • 352-6209 Rio Rancho: 1690 Rio Rancho Drive • 896-1411 Los Lunas: 3463 Hwy 47 • 865-5770 wecksinc.com
Weck's massive "belly-busting" four-egg omelet can be done your way with meat or veggies—just don't forget to add red or green to the end result. (AF)
Golden Pride Northeast Heights: 3720 Juan Tabo NE • 294-5767 Southeast: 10101 Central NE • 293-3531 UNM Area: 1830 Lomas NE • 242-2181 Westside: 5231 Central NW • 836-1544 goldenprideabq.com
Tender carne adovada, tongue-tingling green chile, eggs, bacon, cheese, beans and more—your choice, wrapped up in the best fresh-made tortillas in town. Make mine a No. 10. (MY)
2) Tie: Dos Hermanos, Blake's Lotaburger 3) Tie: Twisters, Weck's
Combine a light-infused, modern dining space with a market, a large patio, a menu of breakfast and lunch savories, and some of the best sweet treats in the city, and you’ve got The Grove. Brunch is the best meal of the day. Why not have it at the best brunch spot? (CC)
2) Tie: Gold Street Caffè, Le Peep, Slate Street Café 3) The Range Café
Best Bacon
Gold Street Caffè
218 Gold SW • 765-1633
The thing is, even the worst bacon is still salty, yummy, crispy and bacon-flavored. But the honey-and-red-chile-glazed nirvana they serve at Gold Street? Now that's what our readers call top-of-the-bacon-heap bacon. (DO'L)
2) The Range Café 3) Frontier
Best Healthy Breakfast
The Grove Café and Market
See A.M., Best Brunch for contact information.
With seasonal ingredients, attention to detail and the fluffiest eggs around, The Grove draws a daily crowd of selective eaters. The cappuccinos are a feast for the eyes, and the homemade English muffins airy and moist. (MD)
2) Flying Star Café 3) Annapurna's World Vegetarian Café
Best Cup of Coffee or Espresso
Flying Star/ Satellite Coffee
See A.M., Best Pancakes for contact information.
What do Flying Star and Satellite have in common? Well, obviously, the same owners. But beyond that, they also both have stellar coffee—whether you like extra dark Italian or breakfast blend light; straight black or frozen, whipped mocha concoctions. Mmm, concoctions. (CC)
2) Michael Thomas Coffee 3) Café Giuseppe
Results reported by John Bear (JB), Christie Chisholm (CC), Marisa Demarco (MD), Adam Fox (AF), Ari LeVaux (ALV), Laura Marrich (LM), Devin O’Leary (DO’L), Mina Yamashita (MY)
