Food Near UNM
UNM has 26,000 students and 17,000 employees across the campus, the hospital and the research operation. Yale Landing is two miles south — close enough for lunch, far enough that you're not eating in the same three places as everyone else.
2 Miles from Campus
Getting Here
- Distance
- 2.0 miles
- VA Medical Center
- 0.75 miles
- Parking
- Free, on site
- Late
- Open until 9pm
Cheap, generous, actually good
Perico's has fed Albuquerque since 1982. Burritos start around and the half-pound versions run under — student-budget food that isn't a compromise. Mini burritos, six-packs of tacos, mini sopapillas covered in cinnamon and sugar.
For the medical district
The VA Medical Center is 0.75 miles away and UNM Hospital is close behind. Free parking and a fast counter make this workable on a real break, which is more than can be said for most of the options nearer campus.
Something cold, late
Paletería Cuauhtémoc runs until 9pm daily — fruit and cream paletas, aguas frescas, shaved ice, milkshakes, elote. Worth the drive on a hot afternoon.
What's Here
Three Places, One Parking Lot
Mexican + New Mexican
Perico's Burritos · Tacos
Family-owned since 1982. Half-pound burritos, tacos by the six-pack, stuffed sopapillas, red or green chile.
Paletas · Ice Cream · Aguas Frescas
Paletería Cuauhtémoc
Handmade Mexican paletas, shaved ice, milkshakes, elote and aguas frescas. Open until 9pm every day.
Taproom · Wine · Coffee
FMV Brewing Co.
Seven New Mexico beers on tap, cocktails on local spirits, coffee roasted in house. Upstairs with a mountain-facing patio.
Common Questions
Good to Know
Where can I eat near UNM?
Yale Landing at 2500 Yale Blvd SE is two miles from the University of New Mexico with three independent food and drink businesses and free parking.
Is there cheap food near UNM?
Perico's sits at the affordable end — long a student and shift-worker standby.
What's near UNM Hospital and the VA?
Yale Landing is 0.75 miles from the VA Medical Center and two miles from UNM, with free surface parking.