Aztec Street Cafe 317 Aztec 983-9464
Coffee house. Bruschetta, sandwiches, pasta salads, pastries and new art on the walls every month. A place for body jewelry, tattoos and serious conversations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days. No credit cards. Under $5.
Babbo Dolce 118 Old Santa Fe Trail 982-7069
Coffee bar. Sandwiches and ice cream. There's a new owner, but it's still a place to nosh Downtown. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days. No credit cards. Under $7.
Backroom Coffee Bar 616 Canyon Road 988-5323
Coffee bar. A place for snacks, sandwiches and sorbets while gallery hopping. Outdoor seating. Open morning to early evening seven days. No credit cards. Under $5.
CD Cafe 301 North Guadalupe 986-0735
Coffee bar and compact discs. Sandwiches, salads, pastries, desserts, smoothies, shakes -- you can build your own sandwich here. Morning to evening, seven days. AMX, MC, V. $5 and under.
Cloud Cliff Bakery, Cafe and Artspace 1805 2nd 983-6254
Bakery. A lovely space that serves tremendous baked goods, many of them European and not seen much in these parts. Outdoor patio. Breakfast, lunch seven days, Sun. brunch. Beer and wine. MC, V, D. $7.50 and under.
Desert Desserts 4350 Airport 471-0821
Bakery, cafe. Here's a mix -- Frito pies for breakfast, lunch and dinner and great custom cakes. Plenty of stuff in between, too. Breakfast through early dinner, Mon.-Sat., breakfast and lunch Sun. MC, V, D. Under $7.
Downtown Subscription 376 Garcia 983-3085
Coffee bar. Plenty of magazines, sandwiches, pastries, Leonard Cohen on the sound system, and a beautiful back courtyard with little tables set among native plantings and lilac bushes. Open seven days, morning to evening. No credit cards. $7 and under.
Java Joe's 2801 Rodeo 474-5282 @Address:and 2430 Cerrillos at College Plaza 471-5637
Coffee bar. Paninis and pastries at Rodeo, and a much bigger menu at the College location. Morning to evening Mon.-Sat.; Sun. 'til 4 p.m. MC, V. Under $7.
Optimo Espresso 418 Cerrillos
Espresso bar. Owners Bill and Barbara Anthony take their espresso very, very seriously. Outdoor tables. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 'til 11 a.m. Sat. No credit cards. Under $5.
Piccolo Cafe 142 Lincoln 984-1709
Coffee bar. Soups, sandwiches, bagels, pastries, maybe even wraps by the time you read this. Morning through early evening, seven days. No credit cards. Under $7.
Plaza Bakery/Haagen-Dazs 56 E. San Francisco 988-3858
Snacks. Everything's baked on premises, including obsession brownies -- espresso brownies with nuts, chocolate icing and chocolate shavings. Morning to night, seven days. No bar, no credit cards. $7 and under.
Tribes Coffee House 139 W. San Francisco 982-7948
Coffee. Six different sandwiches, as well as salad and soup and pastries. Breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days. Live entertaiment Thurs.-Sat. night and sometimes on Sun. No credit cards. Under $7.