Coffee/Tea/Espresso Albuquerque Restaurants
Albuquerque - Corrales
Flying Star Café
Sun-Thurs: 6am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Winner of Best Casual Dining, Best Veggie Burger, Best Toast, Best Healthy Breakfast and Best Desserts in our restaurant polls. Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “eclair” and the voice is coming from your mouth. But, boy, do they taste good.
 | | |  | | 2.86 rating (98 votes) |
Satellite Coffee
$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Satellite serves up not only coffee but also burritos, sandwiches, desserts and pastries. This is a good choice if you need a quick pick-me-up or you’re hungry late--it’s open until at least 9pm most nights. We recommend the black velvet which is a vanilla coffee with five shots of espresso.
| | | | | 3.11 rating (38 votes) |
Albuquerque - Downtown
ABQ Coffee Connection
Mon-Fri 7:30-4:00, Saturday 8:00-3:00 (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bakery/Sweets, Coffee/Tea/Espresso, Deli/Sandwiches, Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo, American
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Boiler Monkey
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
Pioneers in the Albuquerque bustaurant scene, the Boiler Monkey creates and serves savory and sweet crepes. Both the serving area and the fresh food are designed with delightful attention to detail. Enjoy a Burque turkey crepe or flavorful lox and be sure to save room for a sweet crepe like the Navidad with blueberry pie filling and creamy goat cheese for dessert.
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Breve Crepes and Coffee
Mon-Fri: 7am-4pm
Sat-Sun: 8am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
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The Brew
Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm
Sat: 9am-4pm
Sun: closed (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
The Brew has made a lasting mark on the local scene with its comfortable seating, low-key and classy vibe, fantastic baristas and superior beverage menu. Our favorites include the butter coffee, the red chile mocha and the cortado—a drink that tastes like a concentrated latté.
| | | | | 3.43 rating (7 votes) |
Espresso Fino
Cozy but not cramped and comfy without excess, Espresso Fino is a gem of a coffee shop tucked into a narrow building Downtown. One (really nice) man runs the register and espresso machine, working fast but managing a perfect pour each time. Order an espresso and get snug near their small communal library or sit outside and watch traffic on Gold pass by. Whether you need a quick fix or have hours to fill, Espresso Fino is an ideal spot for a personalized cup of very fine joe.
Read more: The Dish: Coffee Talkee (10/3/2019)
| | | | | 3.91 rating (11 votes) |
The Green Room
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
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Hartford Square
Mon -Fri: 6:30am-6:30pm
Sat: 8am-3pm
Sun: 9am-2pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso, Deli/Sandwiches, Dessert, Diner, Organic/Locally Grown, Take Out/To-Go
$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Delivery • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Lounge
Hartford Square’s menu changes weekly but always features quality, locally sourced ingredients in dine-in and take-out options. The salads are stocked with fresh, seasonal ingredients, and there are always a few hot options such as the Canadian salmon or ratatouille pot pie. The tea selection is simply divine. Try the Sandia spice tea over ice, a steaming cup of an herbal-blood orange blend or go for broke with a vanilla tea latte. Get here early enough, and you’ll get first crack at the crossword in the house copy of the New York Times.
Full review: The smart design of Hartford Square ()
| | | | | 2.85 rating (60 votes) |
Humble Coffee
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
You already know and love Humble Coffee. While their Lomas location is a home to coffee nerds, first dates and laptop nomads alike, their new Downtown spot provides all that plus a lot more space to stretch out. Get yourself a breakfast burrito and a single-origin cuppa, then find a spot on the ziggurat bleachers out back. (Go and you’ll see what we mean.)
| | | | | 4.75 rating (4 votes) |
Java Joe’s
$ • Vegetarian Available • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Java Joe’s boasts a cool ’60s Haight-Ashbury feel but isn’t jam-packed with hippies or anything. It attracts a diverse crowd of cyclists, artists, musicians, hipsters and even grown-ups simply searching for a good cup of joe (albeit one made with house-roasted beans). From freshly baked scones and waffles to sandwiches and salads, the menu is simple and satisfying. Warning: Joe’s breakfast burritos may cause you to audibly but the regulars here will totally get it.
Read more: Gastronomic Love Letters (11/1/2018)
Read more: The Dish: Coffee Talkee (10/3/2019)
| | | | | 3.25 rating (63 votes) |
Modern General
Mon-Sun - Kitchen 7:30am-3pm, juice/coffee bar 7:30am-5pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Wireless Internet
At this breakfast-all-day joint, Vinaigrette mastermind Erin Wade serves wholesome takes on classic diner food. Think pancakes made with teff flour and full of kale, cabbage and flax seeds, smothered with spicy-sweet mayo and Japanese okonomi sauce. Or a fried egg sandwich on house-made sourdough bread and spread with yogurt. The drink menu is extensive, and includes coffee and tea drinks, beer and wine, smoothies, juices, health shots and warming elixirs. The stylish space is as lovely as the food, and there’s a small shop stocked with books and lifestyle goods that fit the Modern General ethos.
Alibi recommends: Sunshine bowl, London defogger, sourdough bread
Vibe: Warm and homey, in a kind of minimalist way.
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Villa Myriam Roasting
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Sat 8am-4pm
Sun Closed (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
Villa Myriam’s Downtown shop The Brew has long been a local favorite for many years, and their new (as of late 2017) roasting facility and coffee shop is following suit. The coffee is delicious and as freshly roasted as you can get, the service is friendly, and the new patio is a perfect place to catch some rays and relax. They also have a menu of pastries and small plates (like the fan favorite poached eggs on avocado toast).
| | | | | 4.5 rating (2 votes) |
Zendo
Mon-Sun: 7am-6pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
The decor here is minimalist-to-nonexistant, but Zendo makes up for the bare-bones aesthetic by serving an array of near-perfect espresso drinks and by committing to support local art and music events. Speciality beverages include a Mexican latte—white chocolate and cinammon—and, of course, the Heisenberg—made with six shots of espresso and dusted with sky blue sugar crystals. At least, we hope that’s sugar. And don’t forget to order a chai tea latte for the road.
Full review: Coffee at Zendo ArtEspresso ()
Read more: The Dish: Coffee Talkee (10/3/2019)
| | | | | 3.83 rating (6 votes) |
Albuquerque - Fairgrounds
Pho Linh Vietnamese Grill
10am-9pm Tuesday-Sunday (hours can change without notice)
One of the few places in this city where you can get seven kinds of beef in one sitting. Or if you aren’t in a beefy mooood, try another authentic Vietnamese dish from the huge menu, like fresh spring rolls, wonton egg noodle soup or cashew tofu. Pair it up with a fresh coconut milk shake and you’ve got yourself a meal. This is a great hidden jewel of a date spot, so show your significant other that you’ve got class—and lemongrass (try some wrapped around the beef ball appetizer).
Full review: Seven meaty courses at Pho Linh ()
Read more: Dining Out: A Beginner’s Guide to Veg-Life (1/21/2016)
| | | | | 2.8 rating (56 votes) |
Albuquerque - Far Northeast Heights
Flying Star Café
Mon-Thu: 6:30am-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 6:30am-10pm
Sun: 6:30am-9pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with ice cream” and the voice is coming from your mouth. Give in. It tastes good.
| | | | | 2.91 rating (76 votes) |
Flying Star Café
Sun-Mon: 6:30am-9:30pm
Tue-Thu: 6:30am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6:30am-10:30pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites, and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with ice cream” and the voice is coming from your mouth. Give in. It tastes good.
| | | | | 2.02 rating (63 votes) |
Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Hadley's Tea
Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm
Sat: 10am-2pm
Sun: Closed (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
This friendly staff serves freshly brewed pure and natural teas along with coffee, pastries, and meals like salads and sandwiches.
| | | | | 3.04 rating (25 votes) |
Prosum Roasters
Mon-Fri 6:30am-noon
Sat 8:30am-12:30pm
Sun closed (hours can change without notice)
Meals Served: Breakfast
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso
This cozy cafe roasts and serves ethically sourced coffee. A portion of the proceeds go to the farmers and the people who produce the finely crafted coffee. Grab a 12oz bag of your choice beans for $12. Swing by on a Friday for their weekly tasting for their blends.
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Albuquerque - Midtown
I Scream Ice Cream
Sun-Thurs: 11:30am-9pm
Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm (hours can change without notice)
This retro-style ice cream shop is super kid-friendly with spill-indifferent concrete floors and tons of nostalgic fun for everyone. Kids are encouraged to adorn their ice cream with the help of "topping tokens," which they can pump into low-set gumball machines filled with fixings like crushed Oreos, Animal Crackers and Fruity Pebbles. ISIC also serves up shakes, splits and other specialty treats to order, and most are between $1 and $5. Cheap!
Read more: The Dish: So Long, Summer (9/19/2019)
Full review: Restaurant Review: Three Scoops of Local Flavor ()
| | | | | 4.33 rating (23 votes) |
