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Day-by-day plans

Albuquerque: a green chile cheeseburger crawl plus heritage New Mexican ★ 4.7

First time visitor, one day1 day

A day built around the New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail with anchor stops at heritage New Mexican counters and a brewery sunset at La Cumbre.

  1. Day 1: Friday: Frontier, Mary and Tito's, Owl Cafe, La Cumbre

    Morning
    Start at The Frontier on Central Avenue across from UNM at 08:00. Order the green chile breakfast burrito Christmas and a Frontier sweet roll. Watch the morning UNM line at the bakery counter.
    Afternoon
    Drive 10 minutes to Mary and Tito's Cafe on Fourth Street at 12:30. Order the carne adovada turnover (James Beard America's Classic 2010) and a stacked red enchilada with a fried egg. Christmas if you can't choose.
    Evening
    Head to The Owl Cafe on Eubank Boulevard at 18:00 for the canonical green chile cheeseburger combo. Finish at La Cumbre Brewing on Girard at 20:00 for a Project Dank IPA on the patio.

Albuquerque: Old Town to Nob Hill heritage walk ★ 4.6

Heritage focused traveller, one day1 day

Old Town colonial plaza in the morning, North Valley farm to table at lunch, Nob Hill Route 66 in the evening for the Albuquerque heritage walk.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Old Town adobe, Los Poblanos farm, Nob Hill route 66

    Morning
    Start at Old Town at 09:00 with a pour over at Cutbow Coffee on Mountain Road, then walk the historic plaza and the San Felipe de Neri church on the corner.
    Afternoon
    Drive 12 minutes north to Campo at Los Poblanos for the farm to table brunch at 11:00 (Thursday through Sunday, 08:00 to 13:00 by reservation). Tour the working lavender farm afterward.
    Evening
    Head to Nob Hill at 19:00. Drinks at Salt and Board on Harvard Drive, then dinner at Scalo Northern Italian Grill on Central Avenue. Close with the Frontier sweet roll at 22:00 across from UNM.

Albuquerque: an Indigenous food day at Pueblo Harvest plus Bow and Arrow ★ 4.7

Indigenous food curious traveller, one day1 day

A day centered on Pueblo Indian and Navajo food at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, with the Indigenous owned Bow and Arrow Brewing at sunset.

  1. Day 1: Sunday: Pueblo Harvest, IPCC museum, Bow and Arrow

    Morning
    Start at Pueblo Harvest Cafe inside the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on 12th Street at 09:00. Order blue corn pancakes and the green chile breakfast plate. Then walk the IPCC museum.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Pueblo Harvest again with the buffalo short rib posole and Indian taco frybread, 13:00. Browse the IPCC gift shop for blue cornmeal, dried chicos and biscochitos to take home.
    Evening
    Head to Bow and Arrow Brewing on McKnight Avenue at 18:00, the Native American woman owned brewery founded by Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay. Order Denim Tux Pilsner and Snowin' on Raton.
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