Best Sweet Roll in Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM
The Frontier Restaurant has faced the University of New Mexico across Central Avenue since 1971, a sprawling, Western-themed dining hall open early and late. Its cinnamon sweet roll — enormous, glazed, and griddled in butter — is the stuff of local legend, and the fresh-squeezed orange juice, green-chile cheeseburgers, and hand-rolled tortillas keep the lines moving.
Part diner, part community crossroads, the Frontier feeds students, professors, and road-trippers from morning to midnight, its walls hung with a famous collection of John Wayne portraits.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Frontier Restaurant (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.