Around Town
Food
The local food ‘lingo’: New Mexico is home to one of the only places in the US where you can readily find green chile as an optional add-on to your food (even at large franchised/fast food chains!). We are only ~40 mi south of Hatch, New Mexico where the Hatch chile is from, so this is the place to try it! If you’re not a fan of spicy food, there are mild green chile options that aren’t painfully hot, just ask your servers about the level of spiciness. Green vs Red: most places will ask if you want green chile/salsa or red chile/salsa, or ‘christmas’ which is a mix of both green and red! If you’re not sure which you’ll like more, christmas is a great option to try both out.
NOTE: Many restaurants close at 9:00pm!
All distances from Courtyard Marriott
Mesilla (~2.5 mi/4 km)
- Chala’s Wood Fire Grill (closed Tuesday)
- La Posta de Mesilla : historic Mexican where all tourists go
- D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro
- Luna Rossa Winery & Pizzeria
- Peppers / Double Eagle : New Mexican (Peppers) and “fine dining” (Double Eagle)
- Hacienda de Mesilla
- Andeles : Mexican, closed Monday
- Andele’s Dog House
Downtown Las Cruces(~2.5 mi/4 km) : walkable from Astronomy on Tap location
- Icebox Brewing - Boneyard Cantina Astronomy on Tap location!, closed Mon/Tues
- Little Toad brewery - brewery with “fine pub food”
- Grounded : coffee shop with pizza, closed Sunday
- Zeffiros : pizza+ closed Monday/Tuesday
- Farmer’s Market on Wednesday & Saturday mornings (8:30 am - 1 pm)
La Mesa (14 mi)
- Chope’s Bar and Cafe La Mesa: closed M-W, closes Sunday at 6:00. Classic Mexican.
Las Cruces (around town)
- Santorini (0.6 mi/ 1 km) : middle Eastern
- Sí Señor Restaurant (2.9 mi/4.6 km) : Mexican
- Bosque Brewing Co., has 2 locations in town closest is on University (0.6 mi/1 km) : brewery with some pub food, close!
- Chachi’s Restaurant (1.2 mi/1.9 km) : Mexican
- Icebox brewery Locust : brewery with a little pub food
- La Carreta Authentic Mexican Food Truck (2.2 mi/3.5 km)
- Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant (1.3 mi/2.1 km)
- Paco’s Tacos (food truck on Solano) (2 mi/3.2 km)
- El Vagon tacos
breakfast/lunch:
- OMPC-The Shed (2.6 mi/4.2 km)
- Milagro Coffee y Espresso (1.3 mi/2.1 km)
- Indulgence Bakery & Cafe (0.7 mi/1.1 km)
- Moms Coffee (0.6 mi/1 km)
Sightseeing
Las Cruces
- Farmer’s Market on Wednesday & Saturday mornings (8:30 am - 1 pm)
- Historic Mesilla
- A number of local hikes (but may be rather hot!!!)
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
- Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market (Saturday mornings until ~1pm)
Within ~50 mi/80 km
- White Sands National Park (55.5 mi/90 km drive)
- Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument (11.5 mi/18.5 km)
- Dripping Springs Natural Area (10 mi/16 km drive)
- Soledad Canyon/Bar Canyon Loop (11.8 mi/19 km drive)
- Spaceport America (45 mi/72.4 km)