New Mexican Restaurants
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Frontier
Get in line for enormous cinnamon rolls (made with, like, a stick of butter each!) and some of the best huevos rancheros in town. The food, people-watching and Western art are all outstanding.
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Tomasita's
Sure it's touristy, but it's good! The menu sticks to traditional New Mexican fare like burritos and enchiladas, and there are huge blue-plate specials. It's a raucous place, good for families hauling exuberant kids. Prepare to wait; the restaurant is always packed.
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Guadalupe Cafe
With a few dining rooms spread around a cozy old house, and an inviting outdoor patio, this reliable restaurant goes beyond the usual list of New Mexican specialties (try the chicken breast rellenos). Breakfasts are hearty and the salads are immense.
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Shed
Superconvenient to the Plaza and with a fun ambience. The food, however, is seriously overrated, aiming straight for the perceived middle-of-the-road tourist palate. There's a nice patio.
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Orlando's
Hands down the best New Mexican food in Taos, it can get really busy in high season. Just north of town on the main road.
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Garcia's Kitchen
Part of a small local chain, this place just east of Old Town has some of the best New Mexican food in Albuquerque. The red vinyl booths and eclectic crowd give it a pure local feel. It's a great spot for breakfast.
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Church St Cafe
The food is good for the plaza area, and the cafe is historic and huge, with a nice patio. Try the Spanish hot chile dip or the veggie fajitas.
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Loyola's Family Restaurant
Pure Route 66 style, baby, Loyola's has been serving fine, no-frills New Mexican fare since before there was even a song about the Mother Road. Some say it has the best chile in town. Just over 500yd east of Nob Hill.
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Tia Sophia's
Local artists and visiting celebrities outnumber tourists at this longstanding Santa Fe favorite that's always packed. Breakfast is the meal of choice, with fantastic burritos and other Southwestern dishes. Lunch is pretty damn tasty too; try the perfectly prepared chile rellenos. The shelf of kids' books helps little ones pass the time.
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Michael's Kitchen
Locals and tourists both converge on this old favorite because the menu is long, the food's reliably good, it's an easy place for kids, and the in-house bakery produces goodies that fly out the door. Plus, it serves the best damn breakfast in town. You just may spot a Hollywood celebrity or two digging into a chile-smothered breakfast burrito.
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San Marcos Café
About 10 minutes' drive south on Hwy 14, this country-style cafe is well worth the trip. Aside from the down-home feeling and the best red chile you'll ever taste, turkeys and peacocks strut and squabble outside and the whole place is connected to a feed store, giving it some genuine Western soul. The pastries and desserts – especially the bourbon apple pie – sate any sweet tooth. Make reservations on weekends.
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Horseman's Haven
Hands down, the hottest green chile in town! (The timid should order it on the side). Service is friendly and fast, and their enormous 3D burrito might be the only thing you need to eat all day.
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Dick's Hideaway
A mysterious stranger at a bar in Bisbee recommended this pocket-sized ode to New Mexican cuisine, and boy are we glad he did. Grab a small table beside the bar or settle in at the communal table in the side room and prepare for hearty servings of savory, chile-slathered New Mexican fare, from enchiladas to tamales to rellenos. We especially like the Hideaway for breakfast, when the Bloody Marys arrive with a shot of beer. A tip: the unmarked entrance is between the towering shrubs.
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