The Frontier Restaurant ★ 4.7
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
Eat well in Albuquerque for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
El Modelo Mexican Foods ★ 4.5
El Modelo on Second Street SW in Albuquerque is the Barelas heritage counter since 1929, with red chile tamales.
Try: Red chile tamale plate
Garcia's Kitchen ★ 4.3
Garcia's Kitchen on Fourth Street in Albuquerque is the family run New Mexican chain since 1975, with huevos rancheros.
Try: Huevos rancheros plate
Mary and Tito's Cafe ★ 4.7
Mary and Tito's on Fourth Street in Albuquerque is the James Beard America's Classic 2010 carne adovada budget room.
Try: Carne adovada turnover
Barelas Coffee House ★ 4.4
Barelas Coffee House on Fourth Street SW in Albuquerque is the family New Mexican counter since 1978, with breakfast burritos under $10 and a posole bowl.
Try: Breakfast burrito and red chile
Papa Felipe's Mexican Restaurant ★ 4.4
Papa Felipe's on Menaul Boulevard in Albuquerque is the longtime New Mexican kitchen with the Adovada Mexicana burrito and unbeaten sopaipilla baskets.
Try: Adovada Mexicana burrito
Yasmine's Cafe ★ 4.4
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
Pueblo Harvest Cafe ★ 4.4
Pueblo Harvest Cafe at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on 12th Street in Albuquerque serves the Indian taco frybread under $14 and posole at the modern.
Try: Indian taco frybread
The Owl Cafe ★ 4.4
The Owl Cafe on Eubank Boulevard in Albuquerque serves the official New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail entry as a combo under $13 with fries.
Try: Green chile cheeseburger combo
Annapurna's World Vegetarian Cafe ★ 4.4
Annapurna's on Silver Avenue in Albuquerque near UNM is the Ayurvedic vegetarian counter with kitchari bowls under $14.
Try: Kitchari bowl
The Frontier Sweet Roll ★ 4.6
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