Where to brunch in Albuquerque. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

Brunch picks

The Grove Cafe and Market ★ 4.6

BrunchFarm to table breakfast all day$$$15-25edoTue-Sun 08:00-14:00; closed MonWalk in only

The Grove Cafe and Market on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's EDo is the brunch anchor with farm sourced breakfast all day, market pastries and fresh juices.

Order: Farmer's plate with two eggs, bacon and greens

Flying Star Cafe Nob Hill ★ 4.2

BrunchAll day American diner$$$12-22nob-hillSun-Wed 07:00-21:00; Thu-Sat 07:00-22:00Walk in only

Flying Star Cafe on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the local cafe chain since 1987, with all day breakfast and the Buddha bowl at brunch.

Order: Buddha bowl with brown rice, edamame and ginger sesame dressing

Range Cafe Albuquerque ★ 4.3

BrunchNew Mexican brunch$$$13-22northeast-heightsDaily 07:00-21:00Walk in only

Range Cafe on Wyoming Boulevard in Albuquerque is the local New Mexican brunch chain anchored by the original Bernalillo room, open daily from 07:00.

Order: Huevos rancheros with green chile and the death by lemon cake

Slate Street Cafe ★ 4.5

BrunchModern American brunch$$$15-25downtownTue-Sun 09:00-14:00, Wed-Sat 16:30-20:30Walk-ins and OpenTable reservations

Slate Street Cafe in downtown Albuquerque is Myra Ghattas's modern brunch cafe, open since 2005, with breakfast and brunch Tuesday to Sunday until 2pm.

Order: Sausage sliders: green chile chicken sausage on green chile cheddar biscuits with green chile gravy

Salt and Board ★ 4.5

BrunchCharcuterie weekend brunch$$$18-28nob-hillMon 15:00-21:00; Tue-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-18:00OpenTable

Salt and Board on Harvard Drive in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the weekend brunch charcuterie board room, with house cured meats, eggs and seasonal pickles.

Order: Brunch board with house charcuterie, eggs and seasonal pickles

The Shop Breakfast and Lunch ★ 4.5

BrunchAmerican diner brunch$$$13-22nob-hillWed-Sun 08:00-15:00; closed Mon-TueWalk in only

The Shop on Monte Vista Boulevard in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the breakfast brunch anchor, with the bacon flight, eggs Benedict and breakfast burritos.

Order: Bacon flight, eggs Benedict and the breakfast burrito Christmas

Tia B's La Waffleria ★ 4.5

BrunchWaffle only brunch$$$10-18nob-hillWed-Fri 08:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00; closed Mon-TueWalk in only

Tia B's La Waffleria on Campus Boulevard in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the all waffle brunch bungalow with the green chile waffle and bacon brie sweet waffles.

Order: Green chile waffle and the bacon brie sweet waffle

The Frontier Restaurant ★ 4.7

BrunchAll day New Mexican diner$$$6-14universityDaily 05:00-01:00Walk in only

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

Java Joe's ★ 4.3

BrunchBreaking Bad cafe brunch$$$9-15downtownDaily 06:30-15:30Walk in only

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.

Order: Breakfast burrito Christmas and the chai

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