Cheap Eats in Albuquerque

The Frontier Restaurant

• ★ 4.7
• American Diner
• $
• University Area

Try Breakfast burrito with hash browns and scrambled eggs

The Frontier Restaurant, an American diner at 2400 Central Ave SE, fills its breakfast burrito with hash browns, scrambled eggs and a choice of protein.

El Modelo Mexican Foods

• ★ 4.5
• Mexican
• South Valley

Try Handmade tamales

El Modelo Mexican Foods is a Mexican spot at 1715 2nd St SW, known for its handmade tamales, serving breakfast and lunch from 07:00 to 19:00.

Garcia's Kitchen

• ★ 4.3
• Mexican
• $$
• North Valley

Try Huevos rancheros

Garcia's Kitchen is a New Mexican restaurant at 4917 4th St NW, serving hand-prepared food since 1975, known for breakfast burritos and green chile stew.

Mary and Tito's Cafe

• ★ 4.7
• New Mexican
• North Valley

Mary and Tito's Cafe is a New Mexican restaurant at 2711 4th St NW in Albuquerque.

Barelas Coffee House

• ★ 4.4
• Mexican
• South Valley

Barelas Coffee House is a Mexican restaurant at 1502 4th St SW in Albuquerque.

Papa Felipe's Mexican Restaurant

• ★ 4.4
• New Mexican
• Northeast Heights

Try Green chile carne adovada

Papa Felipe's is a New Mexican restaurant at 9800 Menaul Blvd NE, serving green chile carne adovada, tacos and enchiladas prepared from scratch, open daily.

Yasmine's Cafe

• ★ 4.4
• Middle Eastern
• University Area

Try Chicken shawarma sandwich

Yasmine's Cafe is a Middle Eastern spot at 1600 Central Ave SE, offering a wide array of fresh food from gyros and hummus to baklava and chicken shawarma.

Indian Pueblo Kitchen

• ★ 4.4
• American
• $$
• North Valley

Indian Pueblo Kitchen is inside the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center at 2401 12th Street NW, serving Indigenous cuisine inspired by historical Pueblo traditions.

The Owl Cafe

• ★ 4.4
• American
• Northeast Heights

Try Green chile cheeseburger

The Owl Cafe at 800 Eubank Blvd NE serves hearty New Mexican comfort food, with famous green chile cheeseburgers, enchiladas and homemade breakfast all day.

Annapurna's World Vegetarian Cafe

• ★ 4.4
• Vegetarian
• University Area

Annapurna's World Vegetarian Cafe is a vegetarian restaurant at 2201 Silver Ave SE, serving plant-based healing cuisine in the Ayurvedic tradition.

The Frontier Sweet Roll

• ★ 4.6
• University Area

Try Cinnamon roll, heated to order and slathered with rich and creamy frosting

The Frontier Sweet Roll comes from The Frontier at 2400 Central Ave SE, known for cinnamon rolls heated to order with rich and creamy frosting.

Farina Pizzeria

• ★ 4.6
• Pizza

Try Margherita pizza with tomato sauce, house-made fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and extra-virgin olive oil.

Farina Pizzeria, at 510 Central Ave SE, serves handcrafted pizza, among them a margherita with house-made fresh mozzarella, basil and extra-virgin olive oil.

The Yeller Sub

• ★ 4.6

Try The classic 14 inch Torpedo with lettuce, tomato, onions and Italian dressing.

The Yeller Sub, at 7200 Montgomery Blvd NE, has served Torpedoes, subs, french fries, onion rings and Blue Bell ice cream in Albuquerque since 1979.

Scarpas

• ★ 4.3
• Pizza

Try Gourmet thin crust pizza from a custom built brick oven.

Scarpas, at 5500 Academy Rd NE, opened in 1994 and is known for gourmet pizza with a perfectly cooked thin crust from its custom built brick ovens.

Wings Gone Wild

• ★ 4.3
• American

Try Bold, flavorful wings with crispy sides.

Wings Gone Wild, at 101 98th St NW, serves bold, flavorful wings and crispy sides, and aims for the freshest, most consistent wings in Albuquerque.

Pizza Castle

• ★ 4.3
• Pizza

Try Hand thrown pizza baked on a stone.

Pizza Castle, at 1220 Eubank Blvd NE, serves hand thrown pizza baked on a stone, along with wings, calzones, Stromboli and sandwiches, plus a drive-thru.