If you’re looking for the best restaurants in New Mexico, the town’s historic Taos Plaza has a fresh wave of exciting spots to try.
Now you can find four new-wave eateries within a two-minute stroll of the historic plaza, just off Paseo del Pueblo Sur as you roll northward into town on Highway 68.
From wood-fired sourdough pizzas to creative fine dining and natural wine bars, each place offers something special.
The Historic Taos Plaza’s New Restaurants
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow bakery and cafe, TNT to locals, therefore, sits nearby. Moreover, born in Paris, Matt Burns’ sourdough starter is over a decade old and has, in addition, logged miles in Mexico, Canada, Argentina, and more. Furthermore, “Making bread is the world’s best icebreaker,” says Burns.
That same well-traveled starter, therefore, powers the morning’s baguettes, boules, and bialy-style bagels, all baked in a wood-fired oven. Then, in the morning, order the lox (wildcaught Atlantic smoked salmon), which is flown in fresh daily. By contrast, by evening, the menu pivots to 12-inch sourdough pizzas. Additionally, they have arty names like Agnes Martin Abstract, with arugula, serrano, and lemon. Another is Hopper’s LSD, featuring local green chili sausage, local honey, and red chile.
With its open kitchen, killer cappuccinos, and a staff passionate about creating beauty, TNT is a special place. It’s a place where you find yourself planning to return.
Suchness
Opened in June 2024, Suchness is the love child of Pittsburgh transplants Kevin and Meg Sousa. With clean lines and simple furnishings beneath the requisite vintage vigas, the room is anchored by a bright blue canvas that catches your eye between bites. Behind the open pass, Kevin works alone. Meg, meanwhile, runs everything else: front of house, the bar, the room’s temperature.
A meal at Suchness is like falling down a rabbit hole. Each twist of the fork reveals a hidden layer. You discover a different texture, an unexpected flavor, or a quiet revelation that makes you set your utensils down. Then you just sit and think. Take the rigatoni, a smoked carrot bolognese with vegan ricotta. It’s a dish so rich and complex it would fool the most committed carnivore.
“If people walk away from a dinner here and say, ‘Oh, I could have made that at home,’ I f*cked up,” Kevin says.
Corner Office
In late 2022, Zak Pelaccio and Jori Jayne Emde—the duo behind award-winning Fish + Game—opened Corner Office. It is the town’s only natural wine bar. The 12-page wine list is mostly a love letter to Loire Valley and Jura wines. It also features funky skin contact wines and a sprinkle of Italian wines, thanks to new partner, chef Ian Wolff. “The menu is basically Zac and Jori’s cellar that we get to drink,” says Wolff, former cofounder of legendary Blue Plate.
The vibe is chic Cheers: everybody knows your name, and everybody knows their Gamay from their Grüner. The food matches the quality of the wine selection. Dishes include wild Burgundian escargot broiled in fermented garlic-thyme butter and a broiled hamachi collar with local grape gastrique. There are also the legendary Corner Tots—confit potatoes shaped and stacked like Jenga blocks, served with chile aioli.
Juliette
Completing the triangle is Juliette, opened in May 2025 as the signature restaurant of Hotel Willa, the new 51-room, art-centric hotel. Created by chef and Taos Pueblo member Johnny Ortiz-Concha of Siempre Design, Juliette’s menu reflects both creature comforts, like the green chile smashburger, and boundary-pushing dishes, such as the cold milk custard dessert with local bee pollen, piñon honey, and vinegar.
“We let the bounty dictate the menu,” explains executive chef Noah Petrus. Petrus carries out the vision with a spin of his own, like the smoked trout over cultured cream and thinly sliced, spicy black radishes.
Juliette is certainly the “wild child” of the triangle, staying open till midnight on weekends with chill DJs or live music. Yet the cocktails, like mezcal margaritas, are reason enough to visit. Weekend brunch is a new addition as well, anchored by the Dutch pancake that arrives puffed and golden and absurdly giant in the best way.
Where to Stay Near the Historic Taos Plaza
Hotel Willa
A 1940s gem has been updated into a 51-room, art-filled treasure in Taos’s historic district.
Casa Gallina
Just five minutes from Taos Plaza, stay in one of five adobe casitas — in the company of the owners 40 roaming hens.
Story by Lanee Lee
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