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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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