Day-by-day eating plans for Albuquerque. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Albuquerque: a green chile cheeseburger crawl plus heritage New Mexican ★ 4.7
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.
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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
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.
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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, 08:00-13:00 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
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.
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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.
Old Town day: New Mexican comfort and Frontier breakfast ★ 4.6
A New Mexican Albuquerque day from a Frontier breakfast through Old Town to a Nob Hill close.
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Day 1: Day 1: Frontier to Nob Hill
- Morning
- Breakfast at The Frontier across from UNM at 08:00 for a green-chile breakfast burrito, a sweet roll and the world-class neon-lit room.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at El Pinto at 13:00 for the classic Northern New Mexican enchiladas. Walk Old Town in the afternoon.
- Evening
- Dinner at Sadie's of New Mexico at 19:00 for the carne adovada plate and a frozen margarita, then a craft beer at Marble Brewery Downtown.
Albuquerque green chile trail: Hatch in every meal ★ 4.7
A full day of New Mexican green chile across Old Town, Nob Hill and the Northeast Heights, with a brewery finish.
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Day 1: Day 1: Hatch chile from breakfast to last beer
- Morning
- Breakfast at Mary and Tito's Cafe at 08:00 for the famous Mary's Special carne adovada turnover and a side of red chile.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Pueblo Harvest Cafe from 13:00 for Indigenous New Mexican plates: frybread, green-chile stew, posole. Coffee after at Humble Coffee.
- Evening
- Dinner at El Patio in Nob Hill from 19:00 for the chicken enchilada con queso. Finish with a flight at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill.