Food destinations within easy reach of Santa Fe, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Santa Fe, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Rancho de Chimayo's stuffed sopaipillas, carne adovada and Chimayo red chile
Chimayo is the heart of New Mexico red chile country; Rancho de Chimayo (2016 James Beard America's Classic) plates the canonical stuffed sopaipilla.
Drive north on US-285, then NM-503/NM-76 (the High Road to Taos)
Famous for Bode's breakfast burritos and chile-laden hot case
Bode's has run a general store, gas pump and breakfast burrito counter in Abiquiu since 1893; this is Georgia O'Keeffe country, hot case open daily 06:30.
Drive north on US-84
Famous for The Love Apple in a converted 1860s adobe chapel
The Love Apple cooks Northern New Mexican farm-to-table in a converted 1860s Placitas Chapel north of Taos Plaza; Chef Andrea Meyer's kitchen runs Wed-Sun.
Drive north on US-285 to US-84/64 or take the scenic High Road via Chimayo
Make a night of it
Hotels in Taos (The Love Apple)
Famous for Sugar's brisket sandwich and brisket-and-chile burrito by the Rio Grande
The Embudo roadside smokehouse Sugar's (since 2000) reopened April 2025 as Aly's at Sugar's, serving brisket and a brisket-green-chile burrito.
Drive north on US-84/285 to NM-68
Famous for Vivac dry red wines and a tasting flight with handmade chocolates
Vivac Winery sits 45 miles north of Santa Fe at the Dixon turn-off with a Tuesday-Sunday tasting room, gourmet picnic items and handmade chocolates on sale.
Drive north on US-84/285 to NM-68; turn at the Dixon junction
Famous for El Parasol's green chile cheeseburger and rolled tacos
The El Parasol Pojoaque outpost (open since 2006) plates rolled tacos and chile cheeseburgers on the New Mexico Green Chile Cheese Burger Trail.
Drive north on US-285/84
Famous for Gruet methode champenoise sparkling wines with caviar pairing
Gruet, founded 1984 by the Gruet family, pours New Mexico methode champenoise sparkling at the Albuquerque tasting room; the caviar pairing is the upgrade.
Drive south on I-25
Make a night of it
Hotels in Albuquerque (Gruet Winery Tasting Room)
