Green chile twists to try
10 places · best Oct–Mar
These ten put green chile somewhere you might not look: a Venezuelan holiday bread, an Indian curry, a biscuit, an apple fritter, a jar of jam, a Filipino spring roll. This fall Cottonwood’s pot pies are back, and The Chancla’s blue corn waffles are $9 on Wednesdays all November.
Latin Flavor
Pan de jamón is a Venezuelan holiday bread filled with ham, bacon, raisins and olives. Latin Flavor makes a green chile version, alongside the traditional loaf and a mortadella and pistachio one.
Holiday preorders by Instagram message (@latinflavornm), in different sizes.
Marigold Cafe
Marigold's Indian curry comes with slow-cooked chicken and green chile, and they say it pairs perfectly with their house-made naan.
$15 as a bowl. They also put it in a $5 curry taco on naan. On Lang Ave NE.
Sunset Comida
Green chile biscuits, handmade with local flour and packed with extra-hot Hatch chile. This is Southern baking with New Mexican ingredients, and the heat is real.
In their shop at El Vado, on Central.
Knead & Nook
Green chile apple fritters put New Mexico green chile in with the sweet cinnamon apples. Knead & Nook calls it sweet heat, and bakes them in Moriarty.
Preorder by text at (505) 510-0883 and pick up in Moriarty.
Golden Crown Panaderia
New Mexico Green Chile Bread is a Golden Crown original: local green chile, fresh tomato, cilantro, onion and Parmesan, plus a spice blend they won’t share. Tear into it on the way home.
On Mountain Road NW.
Tula's Kitchen
Green chile cheddar sourdough comes with Tula’s NM Red Chile Steak Stew, new this fall. The kitchen says the bread is there for maximum dipping, so dunk away.
The bread comes with the stew, $15.
Los Poblanos Farm Shop
Green Chile Jam is fire-roasted Hatch green chile with a sweet touch. Spread it on thick-cut toast, then mashed avocado and a fried egg on top, the way Los Poblanos suggests.
$16 at the Los Poblanos Farm Shop or on lospoblanos.com.
Cottonwood Creamery & Cookies
Green chile chicken pot pies are back this fall at this ice cream and cookie shop in Los Ranchos, made for lunch. Dessert is the easy part.
On 4th Street in Los Ranchos.
The Chancla
On Waffle Wednesdays the blue corn waffles go sweet or savory, $9 either way. They've served the savory one under red chile and green chile with eggs sunny side up.
$9 on Waffle Wednesdays all November. On San Mateo SE.
Barkadas ABQ
Green chile cheese lumpia are Filipino spring rolls with a New Mexico filling: chopped green chile and mozzarella, rolled by hand. Three to an order, and vegetarian.
At La Carinderia on 4th Street SW. The Lumpia Sampler has all three flavors.