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Frommer's Highly Recommended

Doc Martin's serves innovative food in a historic setting. The restaurant comprises Dr. Thomas Paul Martin's former home, office, and delivery room. In 1912, painters Bert Philips (Doc's brother-in-law) and Ernest Blumenschein hatched the concept of the Taos Society of Artists in the dining room. Art still predominates here, in both the paintings that adorn the walls and the cuisine offered. The food is often good here, but it can be inconsistent. The wine list has received numerous \"Awards of Excellence\" from Wine Spectator magazine. In the rich atmosphere of a thick-walled adobe home with a kiva fireplace, diners feast on Southwestern breakfast fare such as huevos rancheros (fried eggs on a blue-corn tortilla smothered with chile and Jack cheese). Lunch might include the house specialty, the Doc Chile relleno or chipolte shrimp on corn cake. For dinner, a good bet is the piñon-encrusted salmon or the Southwest lacquered duck served with posole and mango relish. If you still have room, there's always a nice selection of desserts -- try the chocolate mousse cake or the capirotada (New Mexican bread pudding). The Adobe bar has live jazz with no cover charge. Brunch is served on Sundays from 7:30am to 2:30pm.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque, 11th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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