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Chopes Bar & Cafe 16165 S. Hwy 28 La Mesa, NM (575) 233-3420 Update Oct. 2022: Chope’s is now open Thursday through Sunday for lunch and dinner. My most recent visit was on a Sunday, and only the bar was … Continue reading
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Billy Crews Fine Dining 1200 Country Club Rd. Santa Teresa, NM (575) 589-2071 Billy Crews is what I call an El Paso institution, as defined by any of the following characteristics: (1) it has been here as long as I … Continue reading
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Thai Delight 2184 Avenida de Mesilla Mesilla, NM (575) 525-1900 The Land of Enchantment, with roughly 2 million people and 121,000 square miles, is a diverse area where people tout their native New Mexican cuisine as well as boast about … Continue reading
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Nellie’s Cafe 1226 W. Hadley Ave. Las Cruces, NM (575) 524-9982 This long time family run restaurant has the distinction of being the first New Mexican restaurant I tried in Las Cruces (other than La Posta in Mesilla, a suburb … Continue reading
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Ardovino’s Desert Crossing 1 Ardovinos Dr. Sunland Park, NM (575) 589-0653 Ardovino’s Desert Crossing is an El Paso institution which I took far too long to visit for the first time, given its reputation for excellent food. Actually, this was … Continue reading
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Andele’s Dog House 1983 Calle del Norte Mesilla, NM (575) 526-1271 Andele’s Dog House has an architecture that blends in well with the other buildings in historic Mesilla, New Mexico, but it is a restaurant that is easy to miss … Continue reading
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Le Rendez-vous Cafe 2701 W. Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, NM (575) 527-0098 Although Las Cruces is about one-eighth the size of El Paso, there are several cuisines and food experiences offered here that are not available in its much larger … Continue reading
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Penny’s Diner 12 Kitty Hawk Dr. Santa Teresa, NM (575) 589-0552 In my travels around eastern New Mexico I had originally run into the Penny’s Diner in Vaughn, and their menu made it clear that there were other locations in … Continue reading