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

Brunch picks

Flying Star Cafe Nob Hill ★ 4.2

All 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.

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

Range Cafe Albuquerque ★ 4.3

New 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.

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

Slate Street Cafe ★ 4.5

Modern American brunch$15-25downtownTue-Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-14:00Walk in only

Slate Street Cafe on Slate Avenue in downtown Albuquerque is the modern brunch cafe with chicken and biscuits country gravy.

Order: Sunday brunch chicken and biscuits with country gravy

Salt and Board ★ 4.5

Charcuterie 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.

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

Tia B's La Waffleria ★ 4.5

Waffle 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

All 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

Breaking 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

← Back to Albuquerque food guide

By when you want to eat