Alison’s guidebook

Alison
Alison’s guidebook

My favorite restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.

We can easily walk to most of the places on this list. Let us know if you find a few favorites of your own.
A few steps from our house. Great margaritas!
73 personas de la zona recomiendan
La Posta De Mesilla
2410 Calle De San Albino
73 personas de la zona recomiendan
A few steps from our house. Great margaritas!
Two blocks from the house. Best guacamole salad around.
44 personas de la zona recomiendan
Andele Restaurant
1950 Calle Del Norte
44 personas de la zona recomiendan
Two blocks from the house. Best guacamole salad around.
Charming patio.
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
JOSEFINA'S OLD GATE CAFE
2261 Calle De Guadalupe
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
Charming patio.
Best breakfast around.
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Shed
810 S Valley Dr
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Best breakfast around.
Easy walking distance. Good breakfast. A local "in" place.
18 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Bean Cafe
2011 Avenida de Mesilla
18 personas de la zona recomiendan
Easy walking distance. Good breakfast. A local "in" place.
Oohlala. French and American food. Short but good wine list.
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Le Rendez-vous Café
2701 W Picacho Ave
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Oohlala. French and American food. Short but good wine list.
Right on the Mesilla Plaza. Elegant bar.
45 personas de la zona recomiendan
Double Eagle
2355 Calle De Guadalupe
45 personas de la zona recomiendan
Right on the Mesilla Plaza. Elegant bar.
Great beer and bar food.
31 personas de la zona recomiendan
Spotted Dog Brewery
2920 Avenida de Mesilla
31 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great beer and bar food.
It's about a 20 minute drive south but worth it for the scenery on the way there and the enchiladas when you arrive. A long-time local favorite.
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Chopes Bar & Cafe
16145 NM-28
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
It's about a 20 minute drive south but worth it for the scenery on the way there and the enchiladas when you arrive. A long-time local favorite.
A local hangout for generations. Check with them to see about live music.
13 personas de la zona recomiendan
El Patio Bar
2171 Calle De Parian
13 personas de la zona recomiendan
A local hangout for generations. Check with them to see about live music.

Activities within walking distance

You can walk for miles on the ditchbanks. There are several spas, massage therapists, and yoga classes. Great stores, bookstores and cafes surround the Plaza.
Great classic and alternative movies. We go every week.
15 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fountain Theatre
2469 Calle De Guadalupe
15 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great classic and alternative movies. We go every week.
Locally owned, a great collection of NM books.
Mesilla Book Center
2360 Calle Principal
Locally owned, a great collection of NM books.
Great music on the patio on weekends.
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Vintage Wines & Cigars
2461 Calle Principal
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great music on the patio on weekends.

Grocery Stores

Don't forget the Farmers' Market on Main Street in the downtown mall every Saturday morning. Have lunch at one of the food trucks!
My favorite. Not a chain, locally owned. If you want it - they'll get it. A good selection of wines and organically grown food.
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Toucan Market
1701 East University Avenue
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
My favorite. Not a chain, locally owned. If you want it - they'll get it. A good selection of wines and organically grown food.
Food that's really good for you. Lot's of vegetarian and glutan-and lactose-free items.
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Mountain View Market Co+op
23843 El Paseo Rd
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Food that's really good for you. Lot's of vegetarian and glutan-and lactose-free items.
A good overall, healthy store with lots of selection.
15 personas de la zona recomiendan
Sprouts Farmers Market
2340 E Lohman Ave
15 personas de la zona recomiendan
A good overall, healthy store with lots of selection.
A huge selection of supplements and body care products as well as organic food.
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Natural Grocers
3970 E Lohman Ave
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
A huge selection of supplements and body care products as well as organic food.

Yoga, hiking, and other fun stuff.

For weekly guided hikes google Ocotillo Hikers. There are also several tennis courts and golf courses open to the public. In summer check out the public swimming pools or take a drive up to Elephant Butte lake. Las Cruces also has many parks and recreation centers. You can find all these online.
Fantastic classes from restorative and yin to active and hot yoga. Tell Coleen we sent you!
Downtown Desert Yoga
303 S Alameda Blvd
Fantastic classes from restorative and yin to active and hot yoga. Tell Coleen we sent you!
There are trails to the top and an easy 5 mile walk around. Beautiful cactus and scenery.
Tortugas Mountain
There are trails to the top and an easy 5 mile walk around. Beautiful cactus and scenery.
A moderate hike up to the ruins of an old sanitarium. Gorgeous views!
68 personas de la zona recomiendan
Área Natural de Dripping Springs
15000 Dripping Springs Road
68 personas de la zona recomiendan
A moderate hike up to the ruins of an old sanitarium. Gorgeous views!
An easy hike up to a seasonal waterfall.
Fillmore Canyon
An easy hike up to a seasonal waterfall.
Great hiking
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Soledad Canyon Day Use Area
13300 Soledad Canyon Road
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great hiking
A gorgeous, moderately challenging hike.
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Baylor Pass West Trailhead
4842 Baylor Canyon Rd
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
A gorgeous, moderately challenging hike.

Fun Day Trips

Many trails from easy to challenging
24 personas de la zona recomiendan
Aguirre Spring Campground
Aguirre Springs Road
24 personas de la zona recomiendan
Many trails from easy to challenging
Fascinating old mining town with cool art galleries and antique shops.
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
Silver City
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fascinating old mining town with cool art galleries and antique shops.
Multiple mineral springs. Our favorite is Riverbend. For a great meal go to the Sierra Grande.
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Truth or Consequences
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Multiple mineral springs. Our favorite is Riverbend. For a great meal go to the Sierra Grande.
Our favorite in Truth or Consequences.
30 personas de la zona recomiendan
Riverbend Hot Springs
100 Austin St
30 personas de la zona recomiendan
Our favorite in Truth or Consequences.
A beautiful mountain village. Stop at White Sands on the way there.
79 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cloudcroft
79 personas de la zona recomiendan
A beautiful mountain village. Stop at White Sands on the way there.
Walk through the dunes in a place like nowhere else on earth.
244 personas de la zona recomiendan
Monumento Nacional de las Arenas Blancas
244 personas de la zona recomiendan
Walk through the dunes in a place like nowhere else on earth.