Albuquerque: Breaking Bad RV Filming Locations Tour
Ride in an RV like Walter White’s and visit iconic Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino and now Pluribus filming locations, with Breakfast or lunch included.
CuisineMexican
Price$$
Neighborhoodnortheast-heights
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Why locals love it: Late night taco truck on Central Avenue east of San Pedro, with tacos al pastor on a spit that tourists never find.
Tip: Arrive after 21:00 for the dinner spit pastor cut, order the lengua taco for the heritage Mexican counter experience.
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Location
Address: 9211 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
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Bristol Doughnut Co ★ 4.2
Bristol Doughnut Co on Comanche Road NE in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights is the brioche doughnut bakery with maple bacon, open daily until 15:00.
Why locals love it: Comanche Road NE bakery in the Heights with brioche doughnuts and a maple bacon glaze, often sold out by 11:00.
Tip: Arrive by 09:00 on Saturday, the brown butter glaze sells out first, then ask for the rotating weekly special at the counter.
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Bristol Doughnut Co ★ 4.2
Bristol Doughnut Co on Comanche Road NE in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights is the brioche doughnut bakery with maple bacon, open daily until 15:00.
Why locals love it: Comanche Road NE bakery in the Heights with brioche doughnuts and a maple bacon glaze, often sold out by 11:00.
Tip: Arrive by 09:00 on Saturday, the brown butter glaze sells out first, then ask for the rotating weekly special at the counter.
Java Joe's ★ 4.0
Java Joe's on Park Avenue SW in downtown Albuquerque is the Breaking Bad Tuco Salamanca filming cafe, with chai and breakfast burritos tourists often miss.
Why locals love it: Downtown Park Avenue cafe where Breaking Bad's Tuco Salamanca scene was shot, missed by tourists chasing the Walter White house.
Tip: Order the chai and breakfast burrito, ask the staff to point out the Tuco scene location in the front room before you sit down.
El Modelo Mexican Foods ★ 4.7
El Modelo on Second Street SW in Albuquerque's Barelas neighborhood is the heritage carne adovada counter since 1929 with red chile tamales and posole.
Why locals love it: 1929 Barelas takeaway counter wraps carne adovada burritos in butcher paper, tourists miss the South Valley turn.
Tip: Order one of everything from the counter case, eat at the picnic tables outside or take it down to the Rio Grande bosque.
Pop Fizz at the National Hispanic Cultural Center ★ 4.5
Pop Fizz at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Fourth Street SW is the Alvarez family paleteria with organic Mexican popsicles since 2013.
Why locals love it: Storefront paleteria tucked inside the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Fourth Street SW, overlooked by tourists chasing Old Town.
Tip: Order the cucumber lime paleta or an ice cream taco, then walk into the NHCC galleries next door for a quiet afternoon.
Tia B's La Waffleria ★ 4.4
Tia B's La Waffleria on Campus Boulevard in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the waffle-only restaurant in a bungalow with green chile waffles and Belgian stacks.
Why locals love it: Bungalow on a residential Nob Hill side street with waffle only menu, missed by Central Avenue tourists.
Tip: Order the green chile waffle for the New Mexican angle, or the bacon brie sweet waffle with maple syrup for the classic combo.
Vernon's Speakeasy ★ 4.6
Vernon's Speakeasy on Fourth Street NW in Los Ranchos is the steakhouse hidden behind an unmarked door, with USDA Prime cuts and a Napa Cabernet wine flight.
Why locals love it: Unmarked door on a North Valley boulevard hides a steakhouse and Prohibition era cocktail bar with no signage.
Tip: Reservation required, ring the bell at the unmarked Fourth Street door, ask for the speakeasy bar list inside.