Fuel Up on Route 66
From Route 66 favorites and local diners to lemonade, street sips, pizza, burgers, Mexican food, and quick road-trip meals, Tucumcari gives travelers plenty of places to eat before the next stretch of the Mother Road.
Local Favorites Worth the Stop
Slow down, grab a meal, and enjoy the local flavor that makes Tucumcari more than a place to pass through.
Del’s Restaurant
A classic Tucumcari Route 66 dining stop listed in the current visitor guide with dine-in, takeout, delivery, and souvenirs.
Find Del’s
Carlson’s Coffee Shop
A familiar local coffee stop on Center Street. The visitor guide lists Goodies Go Last inside Carlson’s Coffee Shop.
Find Carlson’sChoose Your Road Trip Flavor
The 2026–2027 visitor guide lists Tucumcari restaurants with meal-cost ranges and service options. Use the badges below to quickly spot dine-in, outdoor dining, takeout, delivery, and souvenir stops.
Hours, menus, delivery options, and services can change. Please confirm directly with each restaurant before heading out.
Meal Cost Guide
$ Under $10
$$ $10–$20
$$$ $20+
What Are You Hungry For?
Route 66 Classics
Del’s Restaurant, La Cita, Rubee’s 2 Go, Side Kix, and other stops along the route.
Sweet Stops
Frost 5 Lemonade, Kandel’s Street Sips, Carlson’s Coffee Shop, and Goodies Go Last.
Quick Road Food
Arby’s, Blake’s Lotaburger, McDonald’s, Sonic, Taco Bell, and other easy road-trip options.
Dine-In & Takeout
Use the badges in the directory to find dine-in, outdoor dining, takeout, and delivery options.
Find a Place to Eat
Listings below are based on the 2026–2027 Tucumcari Official Visitors Guide dining table.
Arby’s
1900 S. Mountain Rd.
575.461.1900
Blake’s Lotaburger
2523 S. 1st St.
575.461.0011
Chester’s Chicken
1900 Mountain Rd.
575.461.1777
Del’s Restaurant
1202 E. Route 66
575.461.1740
Denny’s
2021 S. Mountain Rd.
575.461.3396
Frost 5 Lemonade
1214 E. Route 66
575.708.0661
Godfather’s Pizza
1900 S. Mountain Rd.
575.461.1900
Golden Dragon
1006 E. Route 66
575.461.2853
Carlson’s Coffee Shop
Goodies Go Last inside Carlson’s Coffee Shop
417 E. Center St.
575.359.5822
Kandel’s Street Sips
112 W. Main St.
575.403.4529
La Cita
820 S. 1st St.
575.461.7866
Las Chapparitas
110 E. Main St.
575.403.5312
McDonald’s
2608 S. 1st St.
575.461.4900
Pizza Hut
2402 S. 1st St.
575.461.3770
Rubee’s 2 Go
714 W. Route 66
575.461.1463
Side Kix
321 E. Route 66
575.815.8955
Sonic
2423 S. 1st St.
575.461.1922
Taco Bell
3600 E. Tucumcari Blvd.
575.403.5499
Plan Your Centennial Meal Stop
Open the Tucumcari Centennial Visitor Guide for the full 2026–2027 lodging, dining, shopping, events, and Route 66 travel information.