Albuquerque Restaurants serving Breakfast
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) |
Little Anita's
Tues-Sat: 7am-8pm
Sun-Mon: 7am-2pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: New Mexican
Little Anita's menu is New Mexican to the core with enchiladas, burritos, carne adovada and stuffed sopaipillas. The red chile is generally milder than their green but is seasoned just right. Consistency, generous portions and fair prices make Little Anita's an Albuquerque mainstay—not to mention its many locations ranging from full-service dining to quick and easy take-out counters. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
| | | | | 3.67 rating (7 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
2G's Bistro
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Sat 8am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
If you’re in the mood for generous portions of house-roasted meats in a simple setting, 2G’s Bistro is the place to go. What are these meats, you ask? Get a taste in the form of a Reuben, French dip, pulled pork slider, carne lunch burrito and more. Plus they have a $5 kids menu.
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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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Al’s Big Dipper
Mon-Fri: 7:30am-4pm
Closed weekends (hours can change without notice)
Al’s still serves a hefty menu of inspired hot and cold sandwiches. There’s an emphasis on homemade touches, from the sweet onion jam on the roast beef sandwich to the cookie that comes with every order. Good salads, daily made-from-scratch soups and a new sandwich special every day keeps the lunch crowd on its toes.
Read more: Mina's Dish: Downtown restaurant news roundup (5/12/2011)
| | | | | 4.52 rating (65 votes) |
Barelas Coffee House
Mon-Fri 7:30am-3pm
Sat 7:30am-2:30pm
Closed Sun (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: New Mexican
This homey New Mexican joint is popular, and though it’s much bigger inside than you can tell from the street, regulars pack the place tighter than a tamal. Barelas is known for their huevos rancheros, and they are tasty here, slathered in a particularly good red chile and served with a fresh flour tortilla.
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| | | | | 4.57 rating (47 votes) |
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) |
Café Lush
Mon-Fri 7am-2:30pm
Sat 8am-1pm
Closed Sun (hours can change without notice)
Café Lush is a daydream of the way things might be in some future hybrid of Europe and Albuquerque. It’s an urban café on a quiet street corner with a small menu of simple, well-crafted dishes and a pledge to use local, seasonal and organic ingredients whenever possible. But unlike cuisine from across the pond, the red and green chile here do not disappoint.
Read more: Locovore: Café Lush for life (11/10/2011)
| | | | | 3.41 rating (27 votes) |
Cecilia’s Café
Cecilia is the matriarch who dreamed up of one of Albuquerque’s best breakfast burritos and red chile. Setting close to the heart of Downtown on Sixth Street and Silver, Cecilia makes the food herself. The red chile here is no joke and the prices are a pretty great value, too.
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| | | | | 2.58 rating (33 votes) |
Chicharroneria Orozco
Mon-Thu 7 am - 8 pm
Fri-Sat 7 am - 9 pm
Sun 8 am - 3 pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Mexican
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| | | | | 3.67 rating (12 votes) |
Conchita’s Cafe
Mon-Fri 8am-2pm (hours can change without notice)
$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
If you’re looking for something light and fresh, try Conchita’s weekly five-dollar salad special or a six-dollar daily special such as the meatball sub. Other fantastic fresh dishes include a strawberry salad, a quinoa wrap and a taco plate. Sandwiches are a great choice here, too.
| | | | | 5 rating (1 vote) |
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.
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| | | | | 3.91 rating (11 votes) |
Garcia’s Kitchen
Mon-Sat: 7am-3pm
Sun: 7am-2pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: New Mexican
If it’s salt-of-the-earth, tried-and-true New Mexican favorites you’re after, hit up a Garcia’s in your area. It has daily specials, breakfast anytime and even a "New Mexico Food" that’ll fill you up without depleting your wallet. The huevos rancheros with green chile will leave you licking the plate and contemplating seconds.
| | | | | 2.16 rating (29 votes) |
The Grove Café & Market
Sun: 8am-3pm
Mon: Closed
Tues-Sat: 7am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
This ray of sunshine in EDo serves gourmet breakfast and lunch, sells house-made English muffins and even has a mini-shop filled with goodies like honey, jams, mustards and vinegars, not to mention cookbooks, serving vessels and greeting cards. The tiny wine list is just as chic—five reds and five whites marked on a chalkboard and constantly changing. This list is well thought-out and offers some of the most esoteric varietals and brands available in town. There’s also a large, shady patio, incredible house-made cupcakes and adorable macarons.
Full review: Twenty more years ()
| | | | | 3.85 rating (47 votes) |
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.
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| | | | | 3.25 rating (63 votes) |
