Breakfast in Taos

The Viva breakfast — French toast, egg, and sausage — is a reliable, excellent order every time, backed by genuinely great service.

304-C Paseo del Pueblo Norte

The eggs benedict is a standing order and the pear drink is not to be skipped. Reliable, consistent, very good, week after week.

$$ · 812B Paseo del Pueblo Norte

The chile relleno burrito is simply perfect: quick, reliable, and built around a green chile worth the trip on its own.

1639 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

All-natural, local ice cream that's the real deal, and the green chile egg sandwich is a standing order. A tourist treat and a local habit at the same time.

$$ · 485 NM-150

The ribs are a standing order: messy, saucy, and excellent, with great fries and slaw. The mac and cheese is straight from a box, and it costs them two full stars.

$$ · 1032 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Local, local, local: bold breakfast plates, a turmeric honey latte worth ordering every time, and a genuinely charming room right on the Plaza.

103 North Plaza

Consistently excellent New Mexican food at fair prices. The breakfast burritos alone are worth the trip. Expect a wait.

402 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Restaurant and bar inside The Blake hotel at the base of Taos Ski Valley, with a fireside dining room.

$$ · 116 Sutton Place

Long-running family business in the village of Arroyo Seco, combining a cantina, a kitchen and a small store; it dates to the 1940s.

$ · 489 NM-150

Street food business that began as a food cart, run by an owner with New Zealand roots.

625 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Restaurant and wine bar at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort, about 50 miles southwest of Taos.

50 Los Banos Drive

Breakfast and lunch cafe on Bent Street, north of Taos Plaza.

120 Bent Street, Suite M

Espresso stand in the base-area plaza at Taos Ski Valley, operating since 1994.

$ · Resort Center (Base Area Plaza)

Woman-owned bread bakery and cafe on Paseo del Pueblo Sur, beside Coffee Apothecary, that started in 2020 selling at the Taos Farmers Market.

$$ · 616 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Convenience market and burrito counter in the Snakedance building at the Taos Ski Valley resort center.

$ · 110 Sutton Place (Snakedance Condominiums)

Coffee shop and small bodega in the John Dunn Shops off Bent Street, opened in 2022.

$$ · 124 Bent Street, Suite F (John Dunn Shops)

Family-owned natural and organic grocery on Paseo del Pueblo Norte.

623 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Restaurant at the El Monte Sagrado resort on Kit Carson Road, east of Taos Plaza, serving regional and seasonal American dishes.

317 Kit Carson Road

Small coffee shop on Paseo del Pueblo Norte at the south edge of El Prado.

$$ · 1110 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Farm-to-table cafe and bakery in El Prado, located behind Overland Sheepskin Co.

1405 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Family-run breakfast and lunch restaurant on NM-150 in El Prado, with views toward the Arroyo Seco foothills.

88 NM-150

Coffee bar, deli and carry-out shop on the south side of Taos, across from Five Star.

1033 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Food truck on Paseo del Pueblo Sur run by chef Alondra Galindo, originally from Chihuahua, who opened it in late 2022 after years in Taos restaurant kitchens.

829 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Mexican restaurant in the historic Casa Baca adobe, a block south of Taos Plaza at Paseo del Pueblo Sur and Quesnel Street.

135 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Cafe on the east side of Taos Plaza serving New Mexican breakfast and lunch alongside pizza, paninis and coffee drinks.

$$ · 115A East Plaza

Mexican restaurant on Paseo del Pueblo Sur centered on tamales, sold ready to eat, refrigerated or frozen.

715 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

South-side location of the family-owned Mante's Chow Cart, a Taos business that started in 1973 out of an old bread truck.

1541 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Food truck on Paseo del Pueblo Sur serving New Mexican and American comfort food, with a focus on breakfast burritos.

616 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Convenience market, gas stop and bar on NM-522 in Arroyo Hondo, about 8 miles north of Taos; some locals still call it Herb's.

680 NM-522

Breakfast and brunch cafe inside the Hotel Don Fernando de Taos on Paseo del Pueblo Sur.

$$ · 1005 Paseo del Pueblo Sur (inside Hotel Don Fernando de Taos)

Coffee shop inside Hotel La Fonda de Taos on the south side of the historic Taos Plaza.

108 South Plaza (inside Hotel La Fonda de Taos)

Restaurant and wine bar at the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort, about an hour southwest of Taos, open to the public for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

$$$ · 50 Los Baños Drive

Northern New Mexican restaurant in a late-1700s adobe on the Ranchos de Taos plaza, next to the San Francisco de Asís mission church.

8 Ranchos Plaza

Family-style diner serving traditional New Mexican and American breakfast and lunch dishes, including sopaipillas.

312 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Taco spot on the south end of Paseo del Pueblo Sur serving breakfast and lunch.

1807 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Family-owned restaurant a short walk north of the Taos Plaza that blends Mexican and New Mexican cooking.

228 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Suite A

Restaurant and cantina inside the Sagebrush Inn & Suites on the south side of Taos.

1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur (Sagebrush Inn & Suites)

Organic grocery and cafe on Hondo Seco Road in Arroyo Seco.

591 Hondo Seco Road

Burrito stand on Paseo del Pueblo Sur in south Taos built around the chicharron burrito.

1328 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Second location of the Arroyo Seco ice cream maker, in the historic Anglada building on Kit Carson Road east of the Plaza.

736 Kit Carson Rd

Coffee shop with a drive-thru on Paseo del Pueblo Sur on the south side of Taos.

1006 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Resort-run quick-service market and food court at the base of Lift 1 in the Taos Ski Valley resort center.

116 Sutton Place

Coffee roaster and cafe on Paseo del Pueblo Sur south of downtown.

$$ · 616 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Taos location of the Texas-based burger chain, in the Albertsons shopping center on Paseo del Pueblo Sur.

710 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Ste W

Small independent coffee bar on the corner of Paseo del Pueblo Norte at the Taos Plaza intersection.

$$ · 102 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Ste A

Cafe on NM 75 in the village of Dixon in the Embudo Valley, about 25 miles south of Taos.

234 NM-75