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Albuquerque Business First has a story about a new diner operation opening at the 505 Central Food Hall in Downtown Albuquerque. Kaufman's New York Diner was announced late last year and is taking over the space where Humble Coffee has operated even before the rest of the food hall opened. The new operation has added a kitchen to the space and is actually more of a partnership between Humble Coffee and Kaufman's Bagels of West Downtown. Many of Humble Coffee’s drink offerings will still be available, along with the new food offerings of the diner operation.

https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2026/01/20/nyc-style-diner-coming-to-downtown-abq.html

The owner of Kaufman’s Coffee and Bagels and a local architect are working together to bring a new restaurant concept to historic Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque.

David Kaufman and Mark Baker of Humble Coffee Company and Baker Architecture + Design announced Kaufman’s New York Diner will tentatively open in the historic Sears building, now 505 Central Food Hall, the week of Jan. 19, a Jan. 16 press release shows.

The new authentic New York-style diner will transform the existing Humble Coffee location inside 505 Central Food Hall at 505 Central Ave. NW into a full-service, classic urban diner serving iconic NYC diner favorites along with signature Humble Coffee beverages.

The new diner’s offerings will include hearty breakfast plates, pastrami sandwiches, knishes, bagel and lox, blintzes, French dip sandwiches, classic black-and-white cookies and Humble Coffee’s espresso drinks, lattes, matcha, cold brew and teas.

Kaufman's New York Diner will be its own restaurant adjacent to and contiguous with 505 Central Food Hall, Baker said. It will join vendors Lai Lai Kitchen, Himawari Ramen, Stackers Burger Co., Sanchez Tacos, Thicc Pizza Co., KūKri Hot Chicken, Moonwalk Bar and Packie's Bar as part of the food hall.

Kaufman is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and many local cafés and restaurants throughout the city serve his bagels. The new diner concept will allow him to expand creatively and showcase a broader range of traditional New York comfort foods.

“This is something I’ve wanted to do for years, to bring that authentic New York diner experience to my ‘new’ hometown of Albuquerque,” Kaufman said.

As a fervent advocate for downtown Albuquerque, Baker’s partnership with Kaufman reflects his commitment to revitalizing the area, along with past and upcoming projects like the 505 Central Food Hall, Moonwalk Distillery, Villa Agave Apartments and The Keleher.

Kaufman and Baker, who are longtime friends from the food and beverage industry, had always wanted to work on something together, Baker said. So, as Humble Coffee's 505 Central Food Hall location saw increasing demand for a full breakfast and lunch, they decided this would be a good opportunity to work together to meet that demand.

“Downtown Albuquerque has grown up a lot since we opened Humble Coffee on Central (Avenue) nine years,” Baker said in the release. “The full diner experience is definitely something we see every day when someone comes in asking for it.”

The diner will be open seven days a week, Baker said. Sunday through Thursday, it will be open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for breakfast and lunch. On Friday and Saturday, it will do dinner as well and close at 9 p.m.

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