Downtown Coffee

ZendoDowntown

Downtown coffee with a gallery that turns over every Artwalk.

• Laptop-friendly
• Art on the walls
• Patio
• Events & markets

New shows open on Artwalk nights with a DJ on the back patio, and a run club meets here. Weekdays it's long tables and laptops.

Hours Daily 7am–7pm

Good to know Wifi · Outlets · Back patio

Castle CoffeeDowntown

House-made syrups, an Abuelita Chocolatito, and couches for a long catch-up.

• Good for talking
• Wild sweet drinks
• New Mexico flavors
• Laptop-friendly

Three shops: Downtown on Tijeras, Nob Hill on Carlisle, and Rio Rancho. They pitch the downtown one as the place to sit and talk.

Hours Hours vary by shop

Good to know Fast wifi · Lots of seating · Meeting room you can rent

Burning DaylightDowntown

Coffee in the morning, draft beer by afternoon, same seat.

• Beer & wine
• Laptop-friendly
• Real food
• Patio

Pancakes and green chile grilled cheese, mimosas on the patio, and happy-hour prices on draft. People work here all day.

Hours Mon–Fri 6:30am–7pm · Sat–Sun 8:30am–5pm

Good to know Outlets for laptops · Draft beer and mimosas

VM CoffeeDowntown

French Toast Friday on local challah, a new version every week.

• Real food
• Roasts its own
• Patio
• Laptop-friendly
• Quiet

They roast their own beans, and Chef Yoyo Torres runs the kitchen: tortilla soup, crème brûlée French toast. Patio seating when it's warm.

Hours Mon–Fri 6am–3pm · Sat 10am–2pm · closed Sun

Good to know Fast wifi · Quiet

Curious ToastDowntown

Downtown café and gallery on Route 66.

• Real food
• Art on the walls
• New Mexico flavors
• Patio

Green chile BLT, and posole from the chef's grandmother's recipe. It fills up every Artwalk, and there's a patio facing the public art next door.

Hours 8am–2pm, weekends to 3pm · closed Tue (check)

Java Joe'sDowntown

Downtown standby in the building covered in murals.

• Art on the walls
• Pastry case
• Real food
• Laptop-friendly
• Patio

Kaufman bagels, pastries from their own ovens, and local art on the walls. Sister shop Whiting Coffee on Osuna has the view.

Hours Daily 6:30am–3:30pm

Good to know Wifi · Outdoor seating

Lasso Coffee & LagerDowntown

They roast the coffee and brew the lagers, and the long tables are good for working until 9.

• Laptop-friendly
• Beer & wine
• Roasts its own
• Open late
• Patio
• Events & markets

Kölsch, Vienna lager and pils on draft and in 4-packs, single-origin coffee on drip, and food pop-ups most weekends. Movie nights and live music on the patio.

Hours Mon–Thu 7am–9pm · Fri 7am–11pm · Sat 7:30am–11pm · Sun 7:30am–9pm (check)

Good to know Long tables and booths for working · Beer, wine, kombucha, house cocktails · Courtyard patio