Bars

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bosque Brewing is New Mexico's most acclaimed craft brewery — a multiple-location Albuquerque operation producing outstanding New Mexican-influenced beers including the beloved Acequia Amber and Hefeweizen. Named for the cottonwood forest bosque along the Rio Grande, the brewery's deep connection to New Mexico's natural and cultural landscape creates beers with a genuine sense of place unlike any other brewery in the Southwest.

106 Girard Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bosque Brewing is Albuquerque's fastest-growing craft brewery — a Nob Hill taproom producing outstanding New Mexico-inspired ales whose extraordinary green chile beers capture the essence of New Mexico's most distinctive agricultural tradition. Albuquerque's remarkable craft brewing scene and Bosque's innovative approach to New Mexico flavors create a brewery taproom of genuine Southwestern character.

106 Girard Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kelly's Brew Pub is Albuquerque's most atmospheric bar — a beautifully restored 1939 Western Auto building on Route 66 presenting outstanding craft beers in a historic gas station. The extraordinary Route 66 heritage (Albuquerque is one of the few cities where historic Route 66 runs through the heart of the city) and Kelly's exceptional preservation of the building's original Art Deco character create a bar experience of genuine American road history.

3222 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Turtle Mountain Brewing is Albuquerque metro's most outstanding satellite brewery — a Rio Rancho institution producing award-winning ales in the fastest-growing city in New Mexico. Rio Rancho's extraordinary growth (it grew from 9,000 to 100,000+ residents since 1980) and Turtle Mountain's consistent excellence create a brewery taproom of genuine New Mexico craft beer significance.

905 36th Pl SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Blue Corn Brewery is Santa Fe's most beloved brewpub — a downtown brewery producing exceptional ales with New Mexican influences in a setting that perfectly captures Santa Fe's unique blend of pueblo architecture, world-class art, and authentic Southwestern hospitality. The brewery's use of New Mexico chiles, blue corn, and local ingredients creates beers that are as distinctively New Mexican as a bowl of green chile stew.

133 Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Coyote Café is Santa Fe's most legendary dining and drinking institution — a restaurant and rooftop bar that helped define the Santa Fe culinary style when chef Mark Miller introduced Southwestern cuisine to national attention in the 1980s. Its extraordinary rooftop cantina with views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Palace of the Governors plaza creates one of the most memorable bar settings in the American Southwest.

132 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Santa Fe, New Mexico

El Farol is Santa Fe's most historic bar and entertainment venue — a Canyon Road institution operating since 1835 that has been a gathering place for artists, politicians, and writers for nearly two centuries. The adobe bar serves Spanish tapas, an extensive sherry and wine list, and live flamenco dancing several nights a week in one of Santa Fe's most atmospheric rooms, capturing the full richness of New Mexico's Spanish colonial cultural heritage.

808 Canyon Rd 87501

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Brewing Company is New Mexico's oldest craft brewery — a high-altitude institution producing outstanding ales in America's highest state capital. At 7,000 feet above sea level, brewing in Santa Fe presents unique fermentation challenges that Santa Fe Brewing has mastered, creating beers that reflect the extraordinary natural environment of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

37 Fire Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87508

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe's downtown bar scene is one of the most culturally extraordinary in America — a walkable historic city where traditional New Mexican cantinas, outstanding craft cocktail bars, and gallery-adjacent wine bars create a drinking culture shaped by 400 years of Spanish colonial winemaking and Indigenous fermentation traditions. The Plaza, the Palace of the Governors, and the remarkable concentration of Southwestern art galleries create a bar environment uniquely shaped by the most historically layered city in the American Southwest.

66 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Taos, New Mexico

Taos Mesa Brewing is one of the most dramatically situated craft breweries in America — a high desert taproom producing outstanding ales in the shadow of Taos Pueblo (an inhabited Native American community continuously occupied for over 1,000 years). The extraordinary sacred geography of the Taos Plateau (Taos Mountain, the Rio Grande Gorge, and the 1,300-year-old Taos Pueblo) and the brewery's deep connection to its remarkable natural environment create a taproom experience of profound Southwestern significance.

20 ABC Mesa Rd, El Prado, NM 87529