New Mexican food in Taos

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

402 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

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

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

88 NM-150

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

$$ · 115A East Plaza

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

Restaurant, bar and event venue in a historic hall on NM-68 across from the San Francisco de Asís church in Ranchos de Taos.

4140 NM-68

New Mexican cafe on Paseo del Pueblo Norte in El Prado, just north of the town of Taos.

1114 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

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

Resort-run restaurant and bar at the base of Lift 1 in Taos Ski Valley, named for the resort's 'First Lady'.

Base of Lift 1, Taos Ski Valley Resort Center

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

312 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

Northern New Mexican bistro in Arroyo Seco from ACEQ chef-owner Elijah Safford, opened in May 2024 in the longtime Sabroso building.

470 NM-150

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

1328 Paseo del Pueblo Sur

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

234 NM-75