University of New Mexico campus and the Central Avenue strip across the road. The Frontier Restaurant is the daily 05:00 to midnight anchor since 1971; Yasmine's Cafe, Winning Coffee and the student counter row.
El Patio de Albuquerque has cooked New Mexican home food on Harvard Drive near UNM since 1977, with green chile chicken enchiladas and fresh sopaipillas.
Signature: Green chile chicken enchiladas, Green chile stew
Order: Green chile chicken enchiladas, with a bowl of the green chile stew to start.
Tip: Open 10:00 to 21:00 seven days a week, so an early dinner beats the queue. Order the sopaipillas with the mains, not after.
The Frontier on Central across from UNM is Albuquerque's diner since 1971, open daily 05:00 to midnight, with cinnamon rolls and green chile burritos.
Signature: Frontier sweet roll, Green chile breakfast burrito
Yasmine's Cafe on Central Avenue near UNM in Albuquerque is the Middle Eastern counter, with shawarma plates, falafel sandwiches and a long regular line.
Signature: Shawarma plate, Falafel sandwich
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque is the New Mexican diner since 1971, open daily 05:00 to midnight with green chile burritos.
Signature: Frontier sweet roll, Green chile breakfast burrito
Winning Coffee on Harvard Drive in Albuquerque's University District is the UNM student cafe institution with drip and espresso, open daily 06:00 to 21:00.
Signature drink: Drip and breakfast burrito
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM bakes the city's defining cinnamon roll, the Frontier sweet roll, over a counter open from 05:00 daily.
Worth the queue: Frontier sweet roll
The Frontier on Central Avenue in Albuquerque has a takeout side window for the green chile breakfast burrito, open from 05:00 to midnight every day.
Try: Green chile breakfast burrito
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM serves the green chile breakfast burrito and Frontier sweet roll daily 05:00 to midnight since 1971.
Try: Green chile breakfast burrito
Yasmine's Cafe on Central Avenue near UNM in Albuquerque is the Middle Eastern halal counter with falafel sandwiches under $10 and shawarma plates.
Try: Falafel sandwich
Annapurna's Vegetarian Cafe in Albuquerque is the ayurvedic vegetarian and vegan counter with chai, dosa and millet South Indian plates at counter prices.
Try: Kitchari bowl
The Frontier's sweet roll cinnamon roll on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque is the $4 city snack and the most photographed pastry.
Try: Frontier sweet roll, the iconic cinnamon roll
The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM in Albuquerque is the daily 05:00 to midnight New Mexican brunch anchor since 1971 with green chile burritos.
Order: Green chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
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.
Try: Green chile breakfast burrito and the Frontier sweet roll
Ride in an RV like Walter White’s and visit iconic Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino and now Pluribus filming locations, with Breakfast or lunch included.
Rise above New Mexico at dawn for sweeping views of the Sandia Mountains. Savor a celebratory toast and light snacks after your flight, creating a morning to remember.
Explore Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, El Camino and Pluribus filming sites in Albuquerque with actor-guides on a fun, immersive SUV tour.