Guide to the Best Breakfast and Brunch in Albuquerque, NM

In Albuquerque, brunch is the most important meal of the day. You'll find a breakfast and brunch restaurant around every corner because we absolutely love breakfast from early morning to mid-afternoon. Some places serve breakfast all day and late into the night because it's always a good time for pancakes and breakfast tacos.

No matter what kind of breakfast you're looking for, you will find the perfect place for brunch in Albuquerque. Join us for a delicious tour of the best breakfast in Albuquerque, NM, to complete your morning, early afternoon, or all-day breakfast needs.

Vic's Daily Cafe

Southwest Breakfast and Brunch
6:30 AM - 2:30 PM

If you're looking for a complete Albuquerque breakfast experience, head to Vic's Daily Cafe. Local Albuquerque cuisine has a distinctly Southwest style. We eat as many breakfast tacos and huevos rancheros as pancakes and waffles. This charming little cafe is bright and spacious, and it has been family-owned with deep local roots since it opened in 1998.

You'll find our distinct local flavor represented in Vic's enormous breakfast menu. There are Southwest egg combos, omelets, pancakes, French toast, buttermilk biscuits, and fresh fruit oatmeal.

Looking for a heartier brunch? There are pork cutlets, corned beef hash, and chicken fried steak on the breakfast menu, or you can flip over to the burgers and sandwiches on the lunch menu or jump straight to fresh pies and cakes for dessert.

The Grove Cafe & Market

Fresh Organic Brunch

8 AM - 2 PM

For an impossibly fresh breakfast or brunch in Albuquerque, head to The Grove Cafe & Market. They specialize in fresh organic ingredients with breakfast options that will leave you feeling light and energized to face the day. The Grove was opened by Jason and Lauren in 2006 in the trendy Edo neighborhood. Jason is the head chef trained at the New England Culinary Institute. He has hand-crafted the menu to perfectly balance flavor, nutrition, and beautiful presentation with a farm-to-table connection with local organic farms.

The environment is light and airy with a clean, modern style. It's the perfect place to get Avocado toast, smoked salmon on a house-made English muffin, or fresh pancakes topped with organic seasonal fruit. They also offer a wonderful selection of fresh soups and artisanal sandwiches.

Mimi's Cafe

Bistro with Brunch
7 AM - 9 PM

We've been having breakfast (and lunch and dinner) at Mimi's for generations. Mimi's Cafe is a bistro-style restaurant that first started serving all-day brunch in Albuquerque in 1978. Mimi's specializes in fresh, hand-prepared comfort food and bistro classics with a focus on all our favorite breakfast foods. Also, unlike most other brunch spots, they're open late into the evening, which we absolutely love.

Mimi's serves everything from chicken and waffles to breakfast quiche to perfectly grilled steak and potatoes. They make fresh and beautiful pastries for breakfast and delectable confections like chocolate lava cake for dessert. Did we mention there's a cocktail bar? The eclectic style sets your all-day brunch experience in fun and relaxing surroundings, and they deliver!

Sunnyside Up Breakfast and Lunch Cafe

Diner-Style Classics
7 AM - 2 PM
Close to home

There's one kind of breakfast that we love from coast to coast: Classic American diner breakfast and brunch. You'll find this hearty homestyle breakfast experience at Sunnyside Up. This welcoming brunch spot glows with cheerful warmth with a choice between tables with kitchen-style tables, comfy wooden booths, and sunny terrace dining.

The menu is chock full of everything you could want from a cozy breakfast diner. Egg platters and omelets, pancakes and French Toast, benedicts and scrambles, skillets and hashes, biscuits smothered in gravy and croissant sandwiches: They've got it all. For the lunch-style menu, you'll find juicy burgers, fresh salads, and meaty sandwiches.

But they really go all-out with the waffles. Sunnyside Up will smother your waffles in whipped cream, fresh fruit, pecans, syrup, and sprinkles, you name it. We also love that they're close to home, less than a 10-minute drive from Mission Hill Apartments.

Donut Mart

Donuts, Pastries, and Breakfast Sandwiches
5 AM - 5 PM

Last but never least is our local favorite donut spot. Breakfast in Albuquerque wouldn't be complete without a place to sate your donut cravings. Donut Mart may have a simple name, but their menu is complete with more than just frosted fried dough rings at all four of their Albuquerque locations. And unlike other donut shops, they're open until early dinner time.

They have giant cinnamon rolls and eclairs to round out the sweets, and their options for savory breakfast include breakfast sandwiches, burritos, and quesadillas in classic Albuquerque style.

Tia B's La Waffleria

Southwest Breakfast and Specialty Waffles
8 AM - 2 PM

Albuquerque is one of the few cities in the world to have a Waffleria, a Southwest-style brunch spot that specializes in delicious waffles. Tia B's La Waffleria is a quaint down-home cafe with beautiful outdoor seating. There are a couple of indoor tables for rainy days, but the experience is among the umbrella-shaded picnic tables on the hand-laid brick patio. There's a covered porch section that provides heaters in the winter.

The menu features sweet and savory waffles, from waffles rancheros to salted caramel waffles and everything in between - plus an awesome list of sweet and savory add-ons to any waffle combo. The "Not waffles" menu is also delicious, featuring the heartland breakfast and several tasty scrambles, all made with delightfully fresh ingredients.

Start Your Day Right

The best way to start your day is in your Albuquerque apartment, followed by a delicious breakfast. Sunnyside Up is our particular favorite because it's so close to Mission Hill Apartments that you can include it in your commute or swing out for a weekend breakfast any day of the week. But to truly enjoy the incredible brunch culture here in Albuquerque, you should try them all.