Guidebook for El Prado
Food Scene
The Taos Ale House has the most delicious burgers in Taos and a decent selection of Beers. Personal favorites are the Black and Blue burger and the Fire burger.
66 locals recommend
The Burger Stand @ Taos Ale House
401 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteThe Taos Ale House has the most delicious burgers in Taos and a decent selection of Beers. Personal favorites are the Black and Blue burger and the Fire burger.
The Love Apple has a wonderful atmosphere with delicious and local food (when possible). Please bring cash as they do not accept card payments. Recommended date night location.
139 locals recommend
The Love Apple
803 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteThe Love Apple has a wonderful atmosphere with delicious and local food (when possible). Please bring cash as they do not accept card payments. Recommended date night location.
Delicious Coffee! Personal favorite in terms of quality and consistency. Cash Only.
33 locals recommend
Elevation Coffee
1110 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteDelicious Coffee! Personal favorite in terms of quality and consistency. Cash Only.
Orlando's
1114 Don Juan Valdez LnWonderful New Mexican Cuisine, Unique Environment.
Great New Mexican food. Best sampling of local favorites for the buck. Plan on eating outside or ordering to go, very small dining area inside.
45 locals recommend
La Cueva Cafe
135 Paseo Del Pueblo SurGreat New Mexican food. Best sampling of local favorites for the buck. Plan on eating outside or ordering to go, very small dining area inside.
Wonderful selection of organic goods and some pre-made sandwiches. Nice owners, cool place, a little expensive but tasty market.
10 locals recommend
Taos Market
910 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteWonderful selection of organic goods and some pre-made sandwiches. Nice owners, cool place, a little expensive but tasty market.
A local breakfast favorite! Delicious food and coffee, a hearty beginning to an adventurous day. Try the Charles burrito if you dare.
39 locals recommend
Taos Diner
908 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteA local breakfast favorite! Delicious food and coffee, a hearty beginning to an adventurous day. Try the Charles burrito if you dare.
Fine Dining Restaurant with good happy hour drink and appetizer specials. Very cool treetop bar upstairs, trendy spot.
97 locals recommend
Lambert's of Taos
123 Bent StFine Dining Restaurant with good happy hour drink and appetizer specials. Very cool treetop bar upstairs, trendy spot.
Common Fire
88 NM-150Delicious Pizza, good drink menu, nice scene and outdoor seating.
Wonderful restaurant, legendary Sunday brunch, unique and comfortable atmosphere.
80 locals recommend
Aceq Restaurant
480 NM-150Wonderful restaurant, legendary Sunday brunch, unique and comfortable atmosphere.
Abe's Cocina is about as original as you can get in the northern new mexico vibe category. Abe started this bar 60 years ago and is still hanging around, their breakfast burritos are fantastic. Nothing special, just classic tasty northern New Mexican cuisine.
44 locals recommend
Abes
489 NM-150Abe's Cocina is about as original as you can get in the northern new mexico vibe category. Abe started this bar 60 years ago and is still hanging around, their breakfast burritos are fantastic. Nothing special, just classic tasty northern New Mexican cuisine.
Good restaurant with excellent margaritas. They normally have live music, if you are around when Jimmy Stadler is playing check him out.
82 locals recommend
Sabroso
470 NM-150Good restaurant with excellent margaritas. They normally have live music, if you are around when Jimmy Stadler is playing check him out.
Delicious ice cream! Lavender and Mexican Chocolate are my favorite, but they are happy to sample as many as you like. Good coffee, nice vibe, can sit by the river and reflect.
68 locals recommend
Taos Cow
485 NM-150Delicious ice cream! Lavender and Mexican Chocolate are my favorite, but they are happy to sample as many as you like. Good coffee, nice vibe, can sit by the river and reflect.
Excellent Mexican Cuisine, one of my favorites. They recently moved back to Taos and we're happy they are home.
12 locals recommend
Antonio's " The Taste of Mexico"
1379 Paseo Del Pueblo SurExcellent Mexican Cuisine, one of my favorites. They recently moved back to Taos and we're happy they are home.
Good cheap mexican food. Try the Torta Cubana sandwich if you dare, it is delicious.
13 locals recommend
Toribios
1630 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteGood cheap mexican food. Try the Torta Cubana sandwich if you dare, it is delicious.
The Bavarian is located on the backside of the ski valley and is a wonderful restaurant and beautiful scene. Authentic Bavarian cuisine in a high alpine environment. They run a chairlift in the summer that is stunning in beauty, worth a trip. You can also hike to Williams Lake and if you wish Wheeler Peak from this location.
43 locals recommend
The Bavarian Restaurant
100 Kachina RdThe Bavarian is located on the backside of the ski valley and is a wonderful restaurant and beautiful scene. Authentic Bavarian cuisine in a high alpine environment. They run a chairlift in the summer that is stunning in beauty, worth a trip. You can also hike to Williams Lake and if you wish Wheeler Peak from this location.
Pizanos
23 NM-150Good Pizza, Good Sandwiches, Nice Place .
Trading Post Café
4179 NM-68Wonderful food in a local's favorite on the south side.
Delicious coffee and an interesting location to sit on the bench and meet locals. Cash Only.
59 locals recommend
World Cup Café
102 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteDelicious coffee and an interesting location to sit on the bench and meet locals. Cash Only.
Delicious breakfast, same as Taos Diner but on the southside of town. A wonderful diner experience to start off the day.
24 locals recommend
Taos Diner II
216 Paseo Del Pueblo SurDelicious breakfast, same as Taos Diner but on the southside of town. A wonderful diner experience to start off the day.
Parcht
103 E PlazaVery nice wine bar in Taos Plaza.
Good quick new mexican cuisine. Not the healthiest, but very tasty.
11 locals recommend
Mante's Chow Cart
402 Paseo Del Pueblo SurGood quick new mexican cuisine. Not the healthiest, but very tasty.
Yu Garden Asian Cuisine
1033 Paseo Del Pueblo SurBest Asian cuisine in Taos.
Once a popular bar has been turned into a nice restaurant. Worth stopping by to check out the scene and history. Beautiful place.
25 locals recommend
Old Martina's Hall
4140 NM-68Once a popular bar has been turned into a nice restaurant. Worth stopping by to check out the scene and history. Beautiful place.
The latest hip coffee shop in Taos. Delicious coffee and nice vibe.
25 locals recommend
The Coffee Apothecary
616 Paseo Del Pueblo SurThe latest hip coffee shop in Taos. Delicious coffee and nice vibe.
Delicious pizza, family owned store. They will deliver as well. This is our best pizza for the price in town.
Chalupp's Pizza
108 Siler RdDelicious pizza, family owned store. They will deliver as well. This is our best pizza for the price in town.
Drinks & Nightlife
Decent Food, Great Beer, Best Music Venue in town. Check out who is playing if you want to visit a beautiful amphitheater and get a taste of mesa life in Taos.
122 locals recommend
Taos Mesa Brewing
20 ABC Mesa RdDecent Food, Great Beer, Best Music Venue in town. Check out who is playing if you want to visit a beautiful amphitheater and get a taste of mesa life in Taos.
The Alley Cantina is a local bar that can have either a fun and artsy scene or a not-so-great scene depending on the night. They have a pool table and shuffle board and bring in some talented local musicians. Great happy hour specials and surprisingly delicious food, most of the time. Roll the dice, meet true taoseno locals here.
82 locals recommend
The Alley Cantina
121 Teresina LnThe Alley Cantina is a local bar that can have either a fun and artsy scene or a not-so-great scene depending on the night. They have a pool table and shuffle board and bring in some talented local musicians. Great happy hour specials and surprisingly delicious food, most of the time. Roll the dice, meet true taoseno locals here.
Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Tap Room
201 Paseo Del Pueblo SurGood Pizza, excellent selection of beer.
They have a beautiful environment with live music every night. Good nachos.
91 locals recommend
The Historic Taos Inn
125 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteThey have a beautiful environment with live music every night. Good nachos.
Arts & Culture
Ennui Gallery
134 Bent StInteresting People!
It's the Harwood... One of the largest and more prestigious museum's in Taos. Wonderful experience, highly recommended.
84 locals recommend
Harwood Museum of Art
238 Ledoux StIt's the Harwood... One of the largest and more prestigious museum's in Taos. Wonderful experience, highly recommended.
Very good museum featuring history from all over the southwest.
61 locals recommend
Millicent Rogers Museum
1504 Millicent Rogers RdVery good museum featuring history from all over the southwest.
Kit Carson Home & Museum
113 Kit Carson RdGood downtown museum.
Sightseeing
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is one of the famous landmarks in Taos. There is a nice hike behind the visitor center (across bridge on the left) that will wind around the gorge with less tourist and traffic. There are benches out there which are good to sit on, read on, and ponder with.
226 locals recommend
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is one of the famous landmarks in Taos. There is a nice hike behind the visitor center (across bridge on the left) that will wind around the gorge with less tourist and traffic. There are benches out there which are good to sit on, read on, and ponder with.
The Taos Pueblo has a beautiful and complicated history. The Pueblo plays an important role in the history and present day settling of Taos. There are guided tours available at the Taos Pueblo that we highly recommend.
228 locals recommend
Taos Pueblo
The Taos Pueblo has a beautiful and complicated history. The Pueblo plays an important role in the history and present day settling of Taos. There are guided tours available at the Taos Pueblo that we highly recommend.
San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church
60 St Francis PlazaFamous church, painted many many times.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful territory not too far away. You can find petroglyphs, steep and moderate hikes, and wonderful sight seeing (outside of Questa).
13 locals recommend
Río Grande del Norte National Monument
New Mexico 68Beautiful territory not too far away. You can find petroglyphs, steep and moderate hikes, and wonderful sight seeing (outside of Questa).
A nice place to take a walk and hang out. There are picnic tables, volleyball court, basketball court, and plenty of shade.
23 locals recommend
Kit Carson Park
211 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteA nice place to take a walk and hang out. There are picnic tables, volleyball court, basketball court, and plenty of shade.
This is a nice park that not many people know about. There is a playground for kids, a large field for activities, and a nature trail.
7 locals recommend
Fred Baca Park
301 Cam Del MedioThis is a nice park that not many people know about. There is a playground for kids, a large field for activities, and a nature trail.
Beautiful area on the Rio Grande. Good for camping or a day trip.
11 locals recommend
Orilla Verde Recreation Area
New Mexico 570Beautiful area on the Rio Grande. Good for camping or a day trip.
Williams Lake Trail
Williams Lake TrailA beautiful high alpine lake.
Essentials
Smith's Food and Drug
224 Paseo Del Pueblo SurPrimary grocery store in Taos. Good selection, good prices.
Largest organic grocery store in Taos. Very large selection with a delicious salad bar and hot bar.
123 locals recommend
Cid's Food Market
623 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteLargest organic grocery store in Taos. Very large selection with a delicious salad bar and hot bar.
Entertainment & Activities
Ojo is a great place to have a soak and relax. You can also get a variety of massages.
173 locals recommend
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
50 Los Banos DriveOjo is a great place to have a soak and relax. You can also get a variety of massages.
Big Al has been taking people on his mountain tours for many years. This is a good way to see the Sangre De Cristo mountains on horseback of snowmobile.
A A Taos Ski Valley Wilderness
116 Sutton PlBig Al has been taking people on his mountain tours for many years. This is a good way to see the Sangre De Cristo mountains on horseback of snowmobile.
Our recommended river guides in Taos. Very professional and well trained crew.
6 locals recommend
New Mexico River Adventures
2217 NM-68Our recommended river guides in Taos. Very professional and well trained crew.
Eske is a great guy who runs a good show. If you have ever been interested in a hot air balloon ride, this is a wonderful place to do so.
Eske's Paradise Balloons
31 Reynolds RoadEske is a great guy who runs a good show. If you have ever been interested in a hot air balloon ride, this is a wonderful place to do so.