Chope's Bar and Café

16145 S Hwy 28, La Mesa, New Mexico 88044 USA

138 Reviews

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Reasonable

Closed Now

Opens Thu 12p

Independent
Credit Cards
Accepted
No Wifi

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“Well-seasoned Mexican deliciousness!”

Pronounced cho-pez, it looks like a run-of-the-mill adobe building from the outside, but inside the 150-year-old former Benavides homestead you'll find happy locals and many turistas eating well-seasoned Mexican food and drinking ice-cold beer and tasty margaritas. Bikers join the convivial crowd in the bar next door; like the restaurant, it's still owned by the Benavides family. It's worth the 15-mi drive south from Old Mesilla for the local flavor. No credit cards are accepted in the bar.

Reviewed by
Tricia B.

December 17, 2023

6 years later and still the best enchiladas and salsa in the area. The green enchiladas are the best I have ever had. Chips are so fresh. Salsa is the perfect combination of flavor and heat. Read more

Reviewed by
Aimee K.

February 05, 2024

After hearing many good things about this place I was pretty disappointed by the food. Service was average, beer was beer. Right now you have to go outside to use a portable toilet trailer for the... Read more

Reviewed by
JD G.

April 11, 2024

This is one-of-a-kind excellence! Go in and make some friends, eat some out-of-this-world New Mexican food, and drink some inexpensive beers. Everyone who's lived in Cruces misses Chope's when... Read more

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