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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog. Updated July 2026.
The Grove Cafe & Market · EDo
A market-style East Downtown cafe open since 2006, plating fresh, organic-leaning brunch. Gil's Thrilling Blog singles out the breakfast burrito under a cold roasted tomato-jalapeño salsa, alongside farm-fresh eggs and pancakes with real maple syrup.
Frontier · UNM / Nob Hill
An Albuquerque institution near UNM since 1971, where the warm cinnamon-style sweet rolls are the signature, per Gil's Thrilling Blog, served all morning in a barn-like room on Central Avenue.
Vic's Daily Cafe · Albuquerque
Family-owned since 1998, serving huge portions of New Mexican breakfast and lunch with real red and green chile.
Smothered Brunch Central · Barelas
A New Mexico morning smothered in rich red and green chile, in the Barelas neighborhood.
The Shop Breakfast and Lunch · Nob Hill
A chef-driven breakfast-and-lunch counter near Nob Hill from Israel Rivera, rated Outstanding by Gil's Thrilling Blog. The kitchen runs beyond diner standards into duck hash, biscuits with chorizo gravy, shrimp and grits, and a Kentucky Hot Brown, all plated with real technique. It is a small, busy Monte Vista room that rewards getting there early on weekends.