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Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8
Chef Katharine Kagel has cooked seasonal Pueblo-meets-Mexico-meets-Mediterranean at Cafe Pasqual's just off the Plaza in Santa Fe since 1979.
OrderHuevos motulenos, Chile relleno con huevos, Mole enchiladas
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La Choza ★ 4.8
Sister of The Shed, La Choza has plated Northern New Mexican on Alarid Street since 1983; voted #1 New Mexican by Santa Fe Reporter readers repeatedly.
OrderCarne adovada burrito, Blue corn enchiladas, Green chile stew
The Compound ★ 4.8
Mark Kiffin, 2005 James Beard Best Chef Southwest, owns The Compound on Santa Fe's Canyon Road; Chef Dale Kester runs the market-driven kitchen as head cook.
The Frontier Restaurant ★ 4.7
The Frontier on Central across from UNM is Albuquerque's diner since 1971, open daily 05:00 to midnight, with cinnamon rolls and green chile burritos.
OrderFrontier sweet roll, Green chile breakfast burrito
Mary and Tito's Cafe ★ 4.7
Mary and Tito's Cafe on Fourth Street is the James Beard America's Classic 2010 winner for its carne adovada, family run on the North Fourth Street strip.
OrderCarne adovada turnover, Stacked red chile enchiladas
Mary and Tito's Cafe ★ 4.7
Mary and Tito's on Fourth Street in Albuquerque is the James Beard America's Classic 2010 winner for carne adovada and stacked red chile enchiladas plates.
OrderCarne adovada turnover, Stacked red chile enchiladas
The Shed ★ 4.7
The Shed's red chile, grown out at the family farm and ground in-house, has anchored a Santa Fe lunch line since 1953. Sister room of La Choza.
OrderRed chile enchiladas, Blue corn enchiladas, Mocha cake
Tune-Up Cafe ★ 4.7
Tune-Up plates pupusas, tacos al pastor, banana-leaf tamales and breakfast burritos in a Hickox adobe; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives here.
OrderPupusas, Banana-leaf wrapped tamales, Tres leches cake
Horseman's Haven Cafe ★ 4.7
Horseman's Haven has poured Santa Fe's hottest green chile (Levels 1-5) from a Cerrillos Road gas-station building since 1981; Bourdain filmed Parts.
OrderCarne adovada burrito, Level 2 green chile, Small bean burrito with posole
Sadie's of New Mexico ★ 4.6
Sadie's of New Mexico on Fourth Street in the North Valley is the heritage New Mexican family room since 1954, with stuffed sopaipillas and the bottled.
OrderStuffed sopaipilla, Carne adovada
Sadie's of New Mexico ★ 4.6
Sadie's of New Mexico on Fourth Street in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is the heritage New Mexican family room since 1954, famous for the stuffed sopaipilla.
OrderStuffed sopaipilla, Carne adovada
Tomasita's ★ 4.6
Tomasita's has poured Santa Fe's stuffed sopaipillas and chile combo plates next to the Railyard since 1974; the line moves and the kitchen is steady.
OrderRed and green chile enchiladas, Stuffed sopaipillas, Margaritas
Izanami at Ten Thousand Waves ★ 4.6
Izanami plates upscale izakaya next to North America's deepest premium-sake list at Ten Thousand Waves spa off Hyde Park Road in the Santa Fe foothills.
El Patio de Albuquerque ★ 4.5
El Patio de Albuquerque has cooked New Mexican home food on Harvard Drive near UNM since 1977, with green chile chicken enchiladas and fresh sopaipillas.
OrderGreen chile chicken enchiladas, with a bowl of the green chile stew to start.
TipOpen 10:00 to 21:00 seven days a week, so an early dinner beats the queue. Order the sopaipillas with the mains, not after.
El Pinto ★ 4.5
El Pinto on Fourth Street NW in Albuquerque's North Valley is the ten acre mission compound serving New Mexican since 1962, with red and green chile.
OrderCarne adovada, Stacked enchiladas
El Modelo Mexican Foods ★ 4.5
El Modelo Mexican Foods on Second Street SW in Albuquerque is the heritage Barelas counter since 1929, with carne adovada plates and red chile tamales.
OrderCarne adovada plate, Red chile tamales
Sadie's on Academy ★ 4.5
Sadie's on Academy is the Northeast Heights Albuquerque outpost of Sadie's, a heritage New Mexican family room with stacked enchiladas and the bottled.
OrderCombination plate, Sadie's salsa
El Pinto ★ 4.5
El Pinto on Fourth Street NW in Albuquerque's North Valley is the ten acre mission compound serving New Mexican since 1962, with red and green chile.
OrderCarne adovada, Stacked enchiladas
El Modelo Mexican Foods ★ 4.5
El Modelo Mexican Foods on Second Street SW in Albuquerque is the heritage Barelas counter since 1929, with carne adovada plates and red chile tamales.
OrderCarne adovada plate, Red chile tamales
Maria's New Mexican Kitchen ★ 4.5
Maria's has anchored Cordova Road since 1950 with 150-plus hand-shaken margaritas, 170 tequilas and chile-laced plates served with hand-rolled tortillas.
OrderGreen chile enchiladas, Carne adovada plate, Hand-rolled tortillas
Pueblo Harvest Cafe ★ 4.4
Pueblo Harvest Cafe at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on 12th Street is the modern Pueblo Indian room with buffalo posole, frybread and blue corn dishes.
OrderBuffalo short rib posole, Indian taco frybread
Cocina Azul ★ 4.4
Cocina Azul on Mountain Road since 2009 is a modern New Mexican kitchen by Frank Barela, with stacked blue corn enchiladas and carne adovada.
OrderBlue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada
Pueblo Harvest Cafe ★ 4.4
Pueblo Harvest Cafe at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on 12th Street in Albuquerque is the modern Pueblo Indian room with buffalo posole.
OrderBuffalo short rib posole, Indian taco frybread
Cocina Azul ★ 4.4
Cocina Azul on Mountain Road in downtown Albuquerque is a modern New Mexican kitchen with stacked blue corn enchiladas, carne adovada and house margaritas.
OrderBlue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada
Barelas Coffee House ★ 4.4
Barelas Coffee House on Fourth Street SW in Albuquerque is the family New Mexican counter since 1978, with breakfast burritos and posole on the heritage.
OrderBreakfast burrito, Posole
Papa Felipe's Mexican Restaurant ★ 4.4
Papa Felipe's on Menaul Boulevard in Albuquerque is the longtime New Mexican family kitchen with the Adovada Mexicana burrito and unbeaten sopaipilla.
OrderAdovada Mexicana burrito, Sopaipillas
El Rincon Cafe ★ 4.4
Family-owned El Rincon Cafe upstairs in Hotel Chimayo on Washington Avenue Santa Fe, a Northern New Mexican kitchen with French technique, farm-to-table.
OrderChimayo red chile plates, Posole and chicos, Seasonal French-Southwest tasting
Casa Chimayo ★ 4.4
Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins for the blue corn enchiladas.
OrderBlue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada with red chile, Tamales
Garcia's Kitchen ★ 4.3
Garcia's Kitchen on Fourth Street is the family run New Mexican counter since 1975, with six Albuquerque locations and a Christmas plate that never quits.
OrderHuevos rancheros, Carne adovada burrito
Range Cafe Wyoming ★ 4.3
Range Cafe on Wyoming Boulevard in Albuquerque is the local New Mexican chain anchored by the original Bernalillo room, with brunch portions and lemon.
OrderDeath by lemon cake, Huevos rancheros
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