Placitas and Beyond
Food scene
Blades' Bistro
221 NM-165Very good food, a nice and elegant treat.
Placitas Cafe
221 NM-165Excellent pizza to go, right up the street!
Good breakfast food, best breakfast potatoes this side of the Rio Grande! Check their hours, not always open.
16 locals recommend
Placitas Cafe
221 NM-165Good breakfast food, best breakfast potatoes this side of the Rio Grande! Check their hours, not always open.
Groceries
The Merc
221 NM-165All the grocery basics you need and more, right up the street.
City/town information
Santa Fe
A must-see 40 mins away. The Saturday morning market is wonderful.
Sightseeing
Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina CirA very unique interactive experience
The monument contains more than 20,000 images pecked in stone. Some are recognizable as animals, people, or crosses & others are more mysterious. The images carved onto these black rocks provide an opportunity for people today to share the cultures of those who long ago inhibited & traveled through the Rio Grande Valley.
135 locals recommend
Petroglyph National Monument
Western Trail NorthwestThe monument contains more than 20,000 images pecked in stone. Some are recognizable as animals, people, or crosses & others are more mysterious. The images carved onto these black rocks provide an opportunity for people today to share the cultures of those who long ago inhibited & traveled through the Rio Grande Valley.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a breathtaking yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October.
79 locals recommend
Balloon Fiesta Park
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a breathtaking yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October.
Hiking
Placitas Trailhead
Forest Loop RoadBeautiful hikes, 5 mins away by car.
Neighborhoods
Old Town’s narrow streets and century-old adobe houses are home to New Mexican eateries serving enchiladas and sopaipilla pastries, and tiny artisan shops selling jewelry, rugs, and pottery.
197 locals recommend
Old Town
Old Town’s narrow streets and century-old adobe houses are home to New Mexican eateries serving enchiladas and sopaipilla pastries, and tiny artisan shops selling jewelry, rugs, and pottery.
The cottonwood forest that borders the Rio Grande runs through New Mexico; its habitat is both unique and diminishing. It’s known as “the Bosque,” which means “woods” or “forest” in Spanish. Its riparian forests provide an oasis of valuable resources for animals and plants living in an otherwise arid Southwest habitat.
Bosque Trail
Bosque TrailThe cottonwood forest that borders the Rio Grande runs through New Mexico; its habitat is both unique and diminishing. It’s known as “the Bosque,” which means “woods” or “forest” in Spanish. Its riparian forests provide an oasis of valuable resources for animals and plants living in an otherwise arid Southwest habitat.