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Where to eat in Albuquerque: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Albuquerque, NM, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 24 picks in the city, of which 2 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 9 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Albuquerque for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

The Burque Bakehouse

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 640 Broadway Blvd SE

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Bakery semifinalist 2026

12:30 PM · Lunch

Mary & Tito's Cafe

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 2711 4th St NW

James Beard America's Classic

One of New Mexico True's Culinary Treasures: a long-running restaurant still owned and run by its family.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Campo at Los Poblanos

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

MICHELIN Recommended

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program finalist 2025

Day 2: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Coda Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 230 Louisiana Blvd SE

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Bakery semifinalist 2025

12:30 PM · Lunch

Buen Provecho

American & Other · $$ · about $32 a person · 2500 Central Ave SW #3

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Southwest semifinalist 2025 (Kattia Rojas)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · 608 McKnight Ave NW

James Beard finalist

Outstanding Bar finalist 2026

Day 3: about $50 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Vic's Daily Cafe

Coffee & Café · $ · about $14 a person · 3600 Osuna Rd NE #105

Eats Ranked pick

A stop on New Mexico True's Breakfast Burrito Byway, the state tourism department's own list.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Hurricane's Cafe

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $16 a person · 4330 Lomas Blvd NE

Eats Ranked pick

A stop on New Mexico True's Breakfast Burrito Byway, the state tourism department's own list.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Mesa Provisions

Mexican · $ · about $20 a person · 3120 Central Ave SE

James Beard finalist

Best Chef: Southwest finalist 2026 (Steve Riley)

About $261 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

15 more places to eat in Albuquerque

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Frontier · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand
Daydream Rum Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Level 5 · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Happy Accidents · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Western View Diner & Steakhouse · Steakhouse · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House · Steakhouse · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Laguna Burger Rio Puerco · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Kathy's Carry Out · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Lucky Boy - Chinese Food & Hamburgers · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Taco Sal Restaurant · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Annie's Soup Kitchen · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Casa de Benavidez · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Sadie's of New Mexico · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
El Camino Dining Room · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.