An oversized cinnamon roll glazed with sugar icing, served at The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM. The city's most photographed pastry since 1971.
The Frontier Restaurant opened in 1971 directly across from the University of New Mexico campus. The Frontier sweet roll, a massive cinnamon and sugar glazed pastry, became the unofficial UNM late night cult food alongside the green chile breakfast burrito. Open daily 05:00 to midnight since the start, the sweet roll has fed three generations of students and Route 66 travelers.
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