Guidebook for Taos & Arroyo Seco
Food Scene
Margueritas are fresh squeezed. Music many nights. Catch Jimmy Stanton. Dine on the patio, in the bar or in the dining rooms. Bar menu is abbreviated and less pricey than dining room menu. Take out.
82 locals recommend
Sabroso
470 NM-150Margueritas are fresh squeezed. Music many nights. Catch Jimmy Stanton. Dine on the patio, in the bar or in the dining rooms. Bar menu is abbreviated and less pricey than dining room menu. Take out.
Abes
489 NM-150Good tacos and breakfast burritos. All can be taken out.
They are known for their fried chicken... Their roasted brussels sprouts are good too. Home cooked local food. Patio, screened porch, good food and good desserts.
80 locals recommend
Aceq Restaurant
480 NM-150They are known for their fried chicken... Their roasted brussels sprouts are good too. Home cooked local food. Patio, screened porch, good food and good desserts.
Do not leave without eating their ice cream! Great for apres ski or hike! They also make sandwiches and serve breakfast. You can get a Sunday NY Times if you don't wait too late!
68 locals recommend
Taos Cow
485 NM-150Do not leave without eating their ice cream! Great for apres ski or hike! They also make sandwiches and serve breakfast. You can get a Sunday NY Times if you don't wait too late!
Thin crust pizzas and salads, half way into town. Popular and convenient. Delivery is not reliable. I prefer the pizzas at Taos Out Back, 10 min down the road towards Taos.
62 locals recommend
Pizanos
23 NM-150Thin crust pizzas and salads, half way into town. Popular and convenient. Delivery is not reliable. I prefer the pizzas at Taos Out Back, 10 min down the road towards Taos.
Good sesame crusted pizzas. Great salads with pesto dressing. Pizano's has the view and is closer, but I like the pizzas here better.
44 locals recommend
Taos Pizza Out Back
712 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteGood sesame crusted pizzas. Great salads with pesto dressing. Pizano's has the view and is closer, but I like the pizzas here better.
Orlando's
1114 Don Juan Valdez LnGood New Mexican food. Patio.
Good for leisurely lunch or dinner. On Bent Street. Patio. Bar with bar dining menu upstairs.
97 locals recommend
Lambert's of Taos
123 Bent StGood for leisurely lunch or dinner. On Bent Street. Patio. Bar with bar dining menu upstairs.
Best Japanese and sushi in Taos. Comes with a great view of Taos Mountain and the Indian Land.
28 locals recommend
Sushi A La Hattori
1405 Paseo Del Pueblo NBest Japanese and sushi in Taos. Comes with a great view of Taos Mountain and the Indian Land.
The Love Apple
803 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteRomantic. Covered patio. Local foods prepared imaginatively.
Byzantium
112 Cam De La PlacitaOne man operation and he does it well. Leisurely dinner.
Italian. Won't knock your socks off, but good enough in a non-Italian town. Basics. Take out.
16 locals recommend
Mondo Italiano Taos
832 Paseo Del Pueblo SurItalian. Won't knock your socks off, but good enough in a non-Italian town. Basics. Take out.
Mexican. Try their shrimp cocktail. All the usuals and more as well.
53 locals recommend
Guadalajara Grill
822 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteMexican. Try their shrimp cocktail. All the usuals and more as well.
Great sandwiches to take with you for hiking or skiing. Also breakfast, smoothies and salads. Really good baked goods too. And, there's a little market. Pricey but convenient and good foods. Sit outside or in or take out.
7 locals recommend
Sol Food Cafe
591 Hondo Seco RdGreat sandwiches to take with you for hiking or skiing. Also breakfast, smoothies and salads. Really good baked goods too. And, there's a little market. Pricey but convenient and good foods. Sit outside or in or take out.
The Wake & Take
480 PlazaVegan Restaurant.. Arroyo Seco..... http://shrublifefoods.com/
They make a great hamburger but there's a lot more on the menu from green chile stew to lamb lollypops.
74 locals recommend
Medley.
100 NM-150They make a great hamburger but there's a lot more on the menu from green chile stew to lamb lollypops.
Yum! chocolate in all forms.. liquid, mousse, truffles... All made on site.
36 locals recommend
Chokola'
100-198 Juan Largo LnYum! chocolate in all forms.. liquid, mousse, truffles... All made on site.
South of Town in Ranchos...Really good! Sandwiches, tacos to full meals and desserts.
20 locals recommend
Trading Post Café
4179 NM-68South of Town in Ranchos...Really good! Sandwiches, tacos to full meals and desserts.
Golden Piñon
Good breakfasts and lunches...
Good pizzas and salads.. In one room there are 4 tvs if you want to catch a game
86 locals recommend
Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Tap Room
201 Paseo Del Pueblo SurGood pizzas and salads.. In one room there are 4 tvs if you want to catch a game
The Lounge by Rolling Still Distillery
110 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteHip. Music
Good Music, bar food, often dancing.. check website
39 locals recommend
Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn
125 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteGood Music, bar food, often dancing.. check website
Tap Room in town has beer, pizza, salads and one of the rooms has 4 tvs where you can catch a game.
Mothership out towards the gorge has great music as well as bar food. Check out their website
86 locals recommend
Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Tap Room
201 Paseo Del Pueblo SurTap Room in town has beer, pizza, salads and one of the rooms has 4 tvs where you can catch a game.
Mothership out towards the gorge has great music as well as bar food. Check out their website
Essentials
Great sandwiches to take with you for hiking or skiing. Also breakfast, smoothies and salads. Really good baked goods too. And, there's a little market. Pricey but convenient and good foods.
43 locals recommend
Sol Food Market
Great sandwiches to take with you for hiking or skiing. Also breakfast, smoothies and salads. Really good baked goods too. And, there's a little market. Pricey but convenient and good foods.
Everything Else
Giclee prints of local artists. Wide selection. Good selection of cards too. Ask for Liz--- she's your neighbor when you are staying at Coyote Guest Suite.
Jack Leustig Imaging, LLC
482 NM-150Giclee prints of local artists. Wide selection. Good selection of cards too. Ask for Liz--- she's your neighbor when you are staying at Coyote Guest Suite.
Emily Benoist Ruffin Design & Goldsmiths
She trained in Germany and her jewelry is award winning.
The Wright Contemporary
Pretty gallery. Interesting exhibits and lectures. South of Town
Taos Ceramics Center
114 Este Es RdGreat gallery.. South of town..
Lake Object
Julie welds fine steel wire into fascinating sculptures and jewelry. Don't miss her!
CRYSTALS...Beautiful Shop. And Radha knows all about them!
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
CRYSTALS...Beautiful Shop. And Radha knows all about them!
MoMo Taos
133 Bent StBeautiful building, beautiful jewelry and more... Don't miss it..
Lovely shop. Lovely things from jewelry to baskets to vessels and things for your wall. All local and most handmade. Sue, the owner is a pistol.
Taos Blue
101 Bent StLovely shop. Lovely things from jewelry to baskets to vessels and things for your wall. All local and most handmade. Sue, the owner is a pistol.
Gorgeous textiles and fabrics from around the globe. Pretty shop too!
11 locals recommend
Common Thread / Uncommon Fabrics
124 Bent StGorgeous textiles and fabrics from around the globe. Pretty shop too!
Great shop, cool clothes and shoes for women.. and plenty for the woman of a certain age. Comfortable and stylish.
6 locals recommend
Steppin' Out
120 Bent StGreat shop, cool clothes and shoes for women.. and plenty for the woman of a certain age. Comfortable and stylish.
City/town information
On the way to the Ski Valley.. funky, original, local shops and restaurants...Just 20 minutes outside of town... Don't leave without checking it out and absolutely get some of the best ice cream anywhere at Taos Cow.
NM-150, New Mexico, USA
On the way to the Ski Valley.. funky, original, local shops and restaurants...Just 20 minutes outside of town... Don't leave without checking it out and absolutely get some of the best ice cream anywhere at Taos Cow.