Frommer's EasyGuide to Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque by Barbara Laine

Author:Barbara Laine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FrommerMedia
Published: 2020-04-13T14:10:26+00:00

Where to Eat in Taos

Taos offers great food in great comfort; nowhere is a jacket and tie mandatory. Alongside fine dining spots, you’ll also find basic comfort food—northern New Mexico-style, of course. As in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, the chile can be hot (spicy hot), so if you’re not sure your taste buds and stomach can handle it, ask for a sample before ordering. For many dishes you can also ask for your chile on the side and add a little bit at a time to your meal. Reservations are recommended for dinner when the town’s jammed in summer or during the height of ski season.

Among national chains, you’ll find an IHOP on the south side of Taos at 830 Paseo del Pueblo Sur (www.ihop.com; 575/758-2788) and a Domino’s Pizza at 710 Paseo del Pueblo Sur (www.dominos.com; 575/779-3030), which delivers throughout the area.

Taos Area Dining

Expensive

De la Tierra NEW AMERICAN Located in El Monte Sagrado (p. 128), this high-end restaurant surrounds you in elegance, with plush leather seating, attractive Southwest artwork, and a light and airy feel. The menu blends French and southwestern cuisine, using organic and regional ingredients as much as possible. Breakfast offers such items as El Monte Benedict—topped with chipotle (chile) Hollandaise—plus the whiskey-cured salmon toast. At lunch you might try our favorite: the bison burger with sautéed mushrooms, the chicken flautas, or one of the more than half-dozen salads. De la Tierra dinner entrees include a tender beef tenderloin with parsnip-potato puree and mushroom-red wine jus, and tea-smoked duck breast with kimchi fried rice. The Sunday brunch menu includes huevos rancheros, a breakfast burrito, bananas Foster French toast, and for the adventurous, lobster benedict. A lovely outdoor space for al fresco dining, The Gardens is tucked inside the walls of the resort, and you can also eat in the Anaconda Bar. There is full liquor service.

In El Monte Sagrado Hotel, 317 Kit Carson Rd. www.elmontesagrado.com. 575/758-3502. Breakfast $9–$16; lunch $6–$16; dinner $10–$50. Breakfast Mon–Sat 7–11am; Sunday brunch, lunch Mon–Sat 11am–2pm; dinner Tues–Thurs 5–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10pm.

Doc Martin’s AMERICAN/NEW MEXICAN Doc Martin’s serves delicious and innovative meals in the former home and office of the first doctor in Taos, Dr. Thomas Paul Martin—also the place where painters Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips plotted the beginnings of the Taos Society of Artists in 1912. The old adobe building oozes with Taos history, while keeping up-to-date in comfort and style. Local art graces the walls, tables are comfortably spaced, and there’s a nice courtyard in back for warm-weather dining. There’s also patio dining in front, along the street, if you don’t mind a little traffic noise. This is where we come for our green chile cheeseburger and fries at lunch, although we also like the grilled chicken breast sandwich with Swiss cheese and bacon and the blue corn chicken enchiladas. The dinner menu offers a steak of the day, Doc’s chile relleno (cheese-stuffed green chiles) platter, and the ever-popular grilled rainbow trout. The brunch menu includes the green chile cheeseburger, bacon and eggs (with chile, of course) an omelet of the day, and blue corn chicken enchiladas.

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