Guidebook for Ruidoso
Food Scene
Great food and great service. They serve breakfast and lunch. Wonderful green chili cheddar toast. Capitan's best is our favorite breakfast sandwich.
98 locals recommend
Cornerstone Bakery Cafe
1712 Sudderth DrGreat food and great service. They serve breakfast and lunch. Wonderful green chili cheddar toast. Capitan's best is our favorite breakfast sandwich.
Wonderful pizza and salads. We usually order pizza and go pick it up. The place is very small. You have to wait outside for a table or pizza . If it's really cold call ahead best bet.
76 locals recommend
Cafe Rio Pizza
2547 Sudderth DrWonderful pizza and salads. We usually order pizza and go pick it up. The place is very small. You have to wait outside for a table or pizza . If it's really cold call ahead best bet.
Drinks & Nightlife
Tall pines serves beer and wine made in New Mexico. They have the best outside patio in Ruidoso. You can sit and drink and watch the street traffic. They have live music often. They sell local arts and crafts, very unique items. Limited food menu eat before or after your visit. Many people have pizza delivered . The owners are the nicest people you could hope to meet. They want you to enjoy your experience at Tall Pines. Tall pines also has a chalet they rent nightly. It's super cute and in a great location.
16 locals recommend
Tall Pines Beer and Wine Garden
2213 Sudderth DrTall pines serves beer and wine made in New Mexico. They have the best outside patio in Ruidoso. You can sit and drink and watch the street traffic. They have live music often. They sell local arts and crafts, very unique items. Limited food menu eat before or after your visit. Many people have pizza delivered . The owners are the nicest people you could hope to meet. They want you to enjoy your experience at Tall Pines. Tall pines also has a chalet they rent nightly. It's super cute and in a great location.
Casino with several restaurants, valet parking. They do have gaming tables. Many live concerts weekly. Golfing and lake activities available.
178 locals recommend
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
287 Carrizo Canyon RdCasino with several restaurants, valet parking. They do have gaming tables. Many live concerts weekly. Golfing and lake activities available.
Sell New Mexico beer and wines. They have really good food also and live entertainment .
33 locals recommend
Hidden Tap
2408 B Sudderth DrSell New Mexico beer and wines. They have really good food also and live entertainment .
Sightseeing
Spencer theater is a spectacular building with chihuly glass. Free tours are given on specific days. Worth the tour. The building has wonderful acoustics if you want to see a show.
40 locals recommend
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
108 Spencer RdSpencer theater is a spectacular building with chihuly glass. Free tours are given on specific days. Worth the tour. The building has wonderful acoustics if you want to see a show.
Nice museum about Smokey the Bear. Beautiful drive to Capitan. There are several good restaurants in Capitan. Our favorite is Oso Grill. Capitan also had a really nice little grocery store. The grocery store has fresh food counter with burgers, BBQ , desserts.
15 locals recommend
Smokey Bear Museum
102 Smokey Bear BlvdNice museum about Smokey the Bear. Beautiful drive to Capitan. There are several good restaurants in Capitan. Our favorite is Oso Grill. Capitan also had a really nice little grocery store. The grocery store has fresh food counter with burgers, BBQ , desserts.
Parks & Nature
Grindstone lake has biking and hiking trails. Fishing is allowed at the lake. More recently, swimming in the lake and small boat craft usage has been available. Great place to enjoy nature.
140 locals recommend
Grindstone Lake
501 Resort DrGrindstone lake has biking and hiking trails. Fishing is allowed at the lake. More recently, swimming in the lake and small boat craft usage has been available. Great place to enjoy nature.
Beautiful drive to fort Stanton, 34 minutes from the cabin, ( 21.5 miles). Fort Stanton has recently remodeled the old bunk house and other buildings to there original state. They have a great gift shop museum and a video is presented telling the rich history of Fort Stanton. fortstanton.org .
14 locals recommend
Fort Stanton
Beautiful drive to fort Stanton, 34 minutes from the cabin, ( 21.5 miles). Fort Stanton has recently remodeled the old bunk house and other buildings to there original state. They have a great gift shop museum and a video is presented telling the rich history of Fort Stanton. fortstanton.org .
Shopping
Best local store for buying furniture. They sell rustic furntiure from Mexico. They also sell modern outdoor patio furniture. Have a great selection of mirrors and small house items, rugs. They also have a couple of draft beers on tap you may purchase while you shop.
Casa Decor
1214 Mechem DrBest local store for buying furniture. They sell rustic furntiure from Mexico. They also sell modern outdoor patio furniture. Have a great selection of mirrors and small house items, rugs. They also have a couple of draft beers on tap you may purchase while you shop.
Essentials
Walmart Supercenter
26180 US-70We all shop at Walmart. Enough said.
Albertsons Market
721 Mechem DrHave a pharmacy in the store.
Dollar General
1110 Mechem DrGreat for reasonable essentials and some food items.
Family Dollar
721 Mechem DrGood stop for essentials and cleaning products.
Entertainment & Activities
Three small screens with newest shows. Type in Sierra Cinema there website can be viewed.
10 locals recommend
Sierra Cinema
721 Mechem DrThree small screens with newest shows. Type in Sierra Cinema there website can be viewed.
Ski apache recently purchased new gondolas they are very roomy. You can take your mountain bike up the gondola and bike down the mountain. There is also a zip line at the top of the mountain.
162 locals recommend
Ski Apache
1286 Ski Run RoadSki apache recently purchased new gondolas they are very roomy. You can take your mountain bike up the gondola and bike down the mountain. There is also a zip line at the top of the mountain.