Eggs, hash browns, bacon or chorizo, cheese and green chile rolled in a flour tortilla. The Frontier across from UNM since 1971 set the standard for the city.
Where to eat it: 21 restaurants across 6 cities.
The breakfast burrito originated in 1970s New Mexico when home cooks combined Mexican burrito form with New Mexican green chile. The Frontier Restaurant opened in 1971 across from UNM and made the green chile breakfast burrito a daily 05:00 to midnight Albuquerque institution. The dish spread statewide and is now codified as the New Mexico breakfast.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Egg
Tip from the editors. Order it smothered the New Mexican way: skip the foil wrap and pour red OR green chile sauce over the top, served on a plate with a fork.
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque runs daily 05:00 to midnight since 1971, with green chile breakfast burritos and sweet rolls.
TryGreen chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
Garcia's Kitchen on Fourth Street in Albuquerque is the family run New Mexican counter since 1975, with six city locations and Christmas plates that never.
SignatureHuevos rancheros, Carne adovada burrito
Cervantes on Gibson Boulevard in Albuquerque is the longtime South Valley New Mexican family room with carne adovada burritos and a separate bar lounge.
SignatureCarne adovada burrito, Red chile enchiladas
Java Joe's on Park Avenue SW in downtown Albuquerque is the Breaking Bad filming cafe with chai, breakfast burritos and the morning brunch line on weekends.
OrderBreakfast burrito Christmas and the chai
Big City Burrito wraps its famous potato burrito on South College Avenue in Fort Collins from 07:00, the original counter of a homegrown institution.
TryThe original potato burrito
TipThe potato burrito smothered in green chile is the order that made the name; breakfast burritos run from opening.
Butterfly Cafe bakes its own focaccia for breakfast sandwiches in the historic Butterfly Building on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins, daily to 15:00.
OrderThe focaccia breakfast sandwich
TipThe focaccia breakfast sandwich is the order; house nut milks and made-in-house soups cover most diets without fuss.
Illegal Pete's builds mission-size burritos with a full bar on Walnut Street in Fort Collins, the Colorado indie chain that pays a living wage.
TryBurritos with queso
TipWeekend breakfast burritos run 09:00-13:00; Friday and Saturday the line serves until midnight with margaritas alongside.
Al & Bea's in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles has wrapped bean and cheese burritos since 1966 from the same walk-up window. Closes by 17:00 daily.
TryBean and cheese burrito
Cofax Coffee Shop on Fairfax, Los Angeles updated the LA breakfast burrito with chorizo verde and house-fermented hot sauces. A reliable Mid-City stop.
OrderChorizo verde breakfast burrito and a flat white.
TipCounter and patio only; queue at 09:30 weekends, walk-in fine weekdays.
Burritos La Palma in East LA, Los Angeles wraps birria de res in handmade flour tortillas from Jerez, Zacatecas. James Beard finalist since 2018.
OrderBirria de res burrito wrapped in Zacatecas flour tortilla.
TipOpen 09:00-17:00; the burritos sell out by 14:00 on weekends. Eat in the car.
Lucky Boy in Pasadena, Los Angeles serves a foil-wrapped breakfast burrito that locals queue for from 06:00. At 640 S. Arroyo Parkway. Booking recommended.
TryBreakfast burrito
Sally Loo's serves seasonal brunch plates and in-house bakes by the San Luis Obispo train depot, the Railroad District's weekend gathering point.
OrderThe breakfast burrito with sally sauce, plus a morning bake.
TipThe walk-up window sells coffee and pastries without the queue; the breakfast burrito earns its following.
Lincoln Market & Deli feeds San Luis Obispo's north side from a 1941 corner store, with breakfast burritos and Dutch crunch sandwiches under $15.
TryBreakfast burritos and specialty sandwiches
TipThe Almost Famous Breakfast Burrito sells out by late morning on weekends.
Tia Sophia's lays claim to coining the term "breakfast burrito" on a menu; the Plaza counter has fed Santa Fe under-budget breakfasts since 1975.
TryBreakfast burrito with red or green chile
El Chile Toreado is a trailer parked on early street that has fed santa fe locals breakfast for two decades; the plaza tourist current rarely reaches it.
Why locals goA trailer parked on Early Street that has fed Santa Fe locals breakfast for two decades; the Plaza tourist current rarely reaches it.
TipArrive before 09:00 on weekends; the carne asada burrito with green chile is the order.
Palacio Cafe runs one of Santa Fe's most generous breakfast burritos at the eastern edge of the Plaza; the kitchen leans hot on the green chile.
OrderSmothered green chile breakfast burrito
Tune-Up Cafe runs brunch from 07:00 with pupusas, banana-leaf tamales, breakfast burritos and Salvadoran horchata; the patio fills early on weekends.
OrderPupusas revueltas or a smothered breakfast burrito
The Pantry has plated Cerrillos Road diners since 1948; chile-laced eggs, pancakes and chicken-fried steak from a kitchen that has not lost its rhythm.
OrderCarne adovada breakfast burrito
Dogtown Coffee brews organic micro-roasted coffee in the old Zephyr surf shop on Main Street in Santa Monica, breakfast burritos for the dawn patrol.
OrderThe Morning Bowl breakfast burrito and a cold brew
TipThe building birthed the Z-Boys skate team; get the breakfast burrito before the surf crowd clears the batch.
Alfalfa packs farmstand plates and breakfast burritos into a friends-founded counter on Main Street in Santa Monica, salads and smoothies with real intent.
OrderAncho Potato breakfast burrito or a farmstand plate
TipThe Ancho Potato breakfast burrito is the local order; it travels well for the four blocks to the sand.
FIG at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica cooks off weekly farmers market runs, wood-blistered pizzas and lemon ricotta pancakes on a garden terrace.
OrderLemon ricotta pancakes or the breakfast burrito
TipThe sun-trap garden terrace and the Potting Shed private room book out for weekend brunch; go on a weekday morning.
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