Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in New Mexico

OpenTable

Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best ambiance in New Mexico? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Ten 3

4.8

4.8 (1874)

$50 and over

American

Albuquerque

About the restaurant

Welcome to America’s most breathtaking dining experience!

TEN 3 is perched atop the area’s distinct, burgeoning culinary landscape. Our menu features international, Mediterranean, New Mexican, and American dishes, all thoughtfully and responsibly prepared from scratch, emphasizing the unique flavors of the region, and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. We strive for straightforward beauty in every dish with the hopes that each bite will create moments of communal joy you’ll want to return to time and time again.

Although the alpine dining experience can present amazing opportunities to create lasting memories, weather can occasionally present unexpected challenges related to our remote tram access - please be patient with the rare and unavoidable delays or cancellations that may result due to high winds or adverse weather conditions.

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Laura

Dined 2 days ago

Everything was amazing...Our waiter was exceptional!

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5.0

5 (13012)

$50 and over

Fusion / Eclectic

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

Geronimo has established a reputation as THE place to dine in Santa Fe. Tradition and innovation merge at this Canyon Road legend, where simplicity and understatement reign. New Mexico's only Mobil 4 star and AAA 4 Diamond rated restaurant. Winner of TripAdvisor's Top 10 Restaurants in the United States.

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ILANVIP

Dined today

The food was delicious ( the Tuna tartare starter was amazing as well as the main dishes of Prawns and tenderloin ). The service was outstanding, especially of Reginald’s. Great ambience. We had a wonderful birthday dinner experience.

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Popular dish

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Popular dish

Green Miso Sea Bass

Popular dish

Wild Mushroom & Sherry Bisque

SkyFire

4.6

4.6 (736)

$50 and over

Southwest

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

Cuisine that celebrates storied, southwestern traditions. SkyFire at Bishop's Lodge invites you to slow down, take in the panoramic views of the Tesuque Valley and experience the diverse, rich ingredients and textures of the Land of Enchantment.

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LarkVIP

Dined 2 days ago

A beautiful place to spend a delicious evening. One of Santa Fe’s special resorts.

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Popular dish

Green Risotto

Popular dish

Bishop's Tortilla Soup

Experience

Bishop's Happy Hour

Teddy Roe’s

4.7

4.7 (62)

$30 and under

American

Albuquerque

About the restaurant

A speakeasy in the lovely Nob Hill neighborhood, with delicious classic cocktails and tantalizing seasonal house libations. An incredible food menu that's small yet thoughtfully crafted. A dark and mysterious atmosphere is where you can enjoy weekly food and cocktail specials, while enjoying the weekly rotating local jazz musicians. If you're looking for the perfect getaway from the daily routine, Teddy Roe's is Albuquerque's best kept secret!

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Chevy

Dined 5 days ago

Wonderful staff as always along with amazing drinks and food, Teddy Roe’s just never disappoints.

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Experience

Magic Monday With David Grimm

Experience

✨ Burlesque Night at Teddy Roe’s ✨

Double Eagle De Mesilla

4.6

4.6 (255)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Las Cruces / Mesilla

About the restaurant

Located in Historic Old Mesilla + rated number one Steakhouse in New Mexico + casual & fine dining + award winning wine list + ghostly guests

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traveldreamwest

Dined on May 1, 2025

Wonderful, historic place - the food was outstanding. The service was okay.

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Popular dish

Creme Brulee

Popular dish

Center Cut Grande Filet Mignon

Vernon's Speakeasy

4.8

4.8 (5299)

$50 and over

Steak

Albuquerque

About the restaurant

Vernon's Speakeasy is the only speakeasy restaurant in New Mexico! We feature exquisite steaks and seafood and American cuisine in a superb dining atmosphere. The culmination of live music, great food and top notch service, as well as the need for "the Password", create an atmosphere and dining experience that surely proves to be one of a kind.

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Brian

Dined 3 days ago

Out waitress, Emily, was a real gem! The food was fantastic as always, and the ambience amazing!

Radish & Rye

4.8

4.8 (3077)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

Join us for one of Santa Fe's most unique dining experiences! We call it farm inspired cuisine with southern sensibilities. There's a reason Edible Magazine has awarded us Best Restaurant, Best Cocktail Program, and Best Chef. We pride ourselves on sourcing, and work with local and regional vendors to bring you the freshest food we can find. Our bar program is focused on American brown spirits with over 175 bourbons, ryes, and American single malts! And we also have an award winning wine list! Come and see why radish & rye is THE "don't miss" destination for tourists and locals alike.

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KristenVIP

Dined 3 days ago

The ambiance and food was perfection! We loved this spot for our girl’s dinner on our trip to Santa Fe!! Anna was an amazing waitress!

Sazon

4.8

4.8 (5484)

$50 and over

Latin American

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

Originally from Mexico City, Chef Fernando Olea, formerly Chef of Epazote, has been enthralling diners in Santa Fe since 1991. Chef Olea creates sophisticated flavors using Old Mexico’s indigenous and culinary traditions alongside ingredients from around the world. His menu is deliberately small, featuring fresh and locally sourced produce and meats when possible.

Nothing evokes the mystery of Mexican cuisine more than mole, a sauce of complex flavors that usually includes toasted and ground spices, seeds, nuts, chocolate and chile. Many mole recipes contain more than thirty ingredients and some recipes have five varieties of chile alone. Chef Olea is delighted to share his moles that include his "New Mexican Mole" that he created to commemorate Santa Fe’s 400 year anniversary in 2009. The large mural in the main dining room, was painted and presented to Chef Olea by Federico Leon De La Vega, a well- known artist from Mexico City.

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Herb

Dined 7 days ago

Great food great ambience wonderful experience very pleasurable very expensive

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4.8

4.8 (5058)

$31 to $50

Creative Japanese

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

Izanami serves Japanese Izakaya fare: seasonally inspired small plates meant for sharing, with the best sake list in the west. While we do our best to accommodate your seating, we cannot guarantee requests. We’ve been named one of OpenTable’s 100 best restaurants for outdoor dining in America. Heaters and blankets ensure a comfortable dining experience year-round; dress warmly for optimal outdoor dining.

NOTICES:

> During peak seasons, we may limit dining time to 2 hours to accommodate following reservations. Thank you for your understanding!
> While we strive to accommodate early arrivals, we may not always be able to seat you before your scheduled reservation time. Thank you for your patience.
> If you arrive more than 30 minutes late, we may need to cancel your reservation. We appreciate your cooperation.
>Allergy accommodations may be limited based on restaurant capacity
>A 5% coordination fee will apply if parties of 12 or more do not arrange in advance with our coordinator.

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ThomasVIP

Dined 6 days ago

A wonderful venue, good service…I would stay away from the fried foods next time

The Pink Adobe

4.6

4.6 (661)

$31 to $50

Mexican / Southwestern

Santa Fe

About the restaurant

The Pink Adobe restaurant stands proudly in the heart of Santa Fe's historic Barrio De Analco neighborhood, which is considered the oldest neighborhood in the US. Founded in 1944 by Rosalea Murphy, an artist and social connector, the restaurant takes its name from the rose-colored adobe plastering on the nearly 400-year-old hacienda that serves as its home. This iconic Santa Fe destination at the heart of the Old Santa Fe Trail has been known for its fun, vibrant atmosphere and outstanding cuisine. Some of the famous well-known dishes are still existing such as the Steak Dunnigan, French Onion Soup and Rosalea's French Apple Pie among with new and innovative creations from our Executive Chef Andrew Fox.

FOR CATERING AND EVENT INQUIRIES, Please send us an email to:
events@thepinkadobe.com

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PearlVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Such a beautiful restaurant with a beautiful presentation of food. Servings were excellent and wine list was lovely!

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