Restaurants in New Mexico

I agree with Estella's in Las Vegas. I did not recommend Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe because healthierkitchen said she wanted "not touristy, off the beaten path". The Coyote Cafe is definitely a tourist destination, Guide Micheline rated, AAA 4Diamond, pricey, reservations essential type of place. Good though. Healthierkitchen you did not say how long you were going to be in each area, so the recommendation lists were short. ABQ, SF, and Taos are all food and art towns and depending on how long you are going to be in each place, I could recommend more local, non-touristy places. In Taos, my favorite local place is Gutiz, on the road going North out of town. This is 4 star food at 2 star prices, breakfast, brunch, lunch and some dinner. You could have all your meals here and never repeat because the chef is always offering seasonal daily specials. Kid friendly, special requests accommodated. If any of your traveling companions have AAA, they have pretty good lists though not comprehensive for the "off the beaten track"places.

If you travel to Las Vegas, NM ( 1 hour east of Santa Fe) try Estella's--third generation restaurant with excellent Northern NM food.

Thanks bevi

coyote cafe and the blue corn

thanks so much garlic&lemon!

Correction to above: In Santa Fe, the Chocolate Maven Cafe. As I think of more suggestions, I'll add them.

Welcome to New Mexico! There are many great restaurants in each of these cities - too many to list in this small space! In ABQ, the Frontier and Sadie's for New Mexican red and green chile (there are many more); Anapurna for amazing vegan cuisine; Il Vicino for pizza and house brewed beer; Artichoke, Season's, Jennifer James 101 for fresh seasonal fine dining; and there is great Thai, Greek, Vietnamese. Of course, south of ABQ in San Antonio, NM (totally off the beaten track) is the Buckhorn (which beat Bobby Flay with green chile cheeseburger) and the Owl Cafe (just about as good)! For Santa Fe and Taos, pick up this month's issue of LOCAL FLAVOR, free, available city-wide. While in ABQ, you have to hit Ta Lin, our fabulous pan-Asian grocery store- even if you are not buying groceries - it is that impressive. My current favorite local Santa Fe: Jambo - African cuisine; The Chocolate Cafe - breakfast, lunch & bakery.