Restaurants
Amavi
221 Shelby
505.988.2355
Mediterranean; highly creative;romantic setting. Santacafe’s former exec chef opened here summer, 2007
Dinner $$$
Andiamo
322 Garfield St.
505.995.9595
Northern Italian. Big local favorite, with good reason.
Dinner $$
Back Street Bistro
513 Camino de los Marquez
505.982.3500
Justly famous for their soups; try the mushroom!
Lunch $
Bert’s La Taqueria
416 Agua Fria
505.988.5991
Great atmosphere, great Mexican food, great prices.
Lunch,Dinner $$
Bistro 315
315 Old Santa Fe Trail
505.986.9190
Charming; daily blackboard menu. Try the amazing stuffed squash blossoms (when in season).
Dinner $$$
Bobcat Bite
420 Old Las Vegas Highway
505.983.5319
Open Wed - Sat, 11:00 a.m. – 7:30
No frills; some say the best hamburger anywhere in Santa Fe
Lunch $
Body Café
333 W. Cordova
505.986.0362
At least 90% organic, local ingredients; vegan, vegetarian, fish & chicken.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill
301 Jefferson Street 505.820.2862
3777 Cerrillos Road 505.988.3278
Delicious freshly prepared Mexican food; drive-up window for quick getaways; check out the entertainment.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$
Carlos Gosp’L Café
The Design Center
418 Cerrillos Road
505.983.1841
Terrific sandwiches; Shane: best lemon meringue pie ever.
Lunch $
Chocolate Maven Bakery & Café
821 W. San Mateo Road
505.984.1980
Local favorite for many years.
Breakfast, Lunch $$
Chow’s
720 St. Michaels Dr.
505.471.4120
Probably the best Chinese in town; attractive interior too.
Lunch, Dinner $$
Clafoutis
402 Guadalupe
505.988.1809
Spectacular croissants, pastries, salmon quich & more. Challenging parking, but worth it.
Breakfast, Lunch, etc. $$
Cleopatra Café
The Design Center,
418 Cerrillos Road
505.820.7381
Middle Eastern cuisine; tasty and generous portions.
Lunch, Early Dinner $
Counter Culture
930 Baca Street
505.995.1105
Try the fall salad. Breakfast all day Saturday & Sunday Fun, casual, yummy take-out ribs, great weekend brunch place.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $
Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill
319 S. Guadalupe
(505) 982-2565
Great weekend brunch
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$
Coyote Café
132 Water Street
505.983.1615
New owner Eric Di Stefano was Geronimo’s chef; exciting fresh menu.
Lunch, Dinner $$$$
Coyote Café Cantina
132 E. Water Street
505.983.1615
Warm weather dining, April through October. Great BBQ duck quesadillas & mango margaritas.
Lunch, Dinner $$
Geronimo
724 Canyon Road
505.982.1500
Lovely historic building, innovative cuisine.
Dinner $$$$
El Farol
808 Canyon Road
505.983.9912
Colorful scene: locals, tourists, cowboys & bikers. Great funky bar with music & dancing.
Tapas, Lunch, Dinner $$$
El Nido
In Tesuque
505.988.4340
Cozy; comfortable menu; consistent. Oysters Rockefeller, steaks, salmon & regional dishes.
Dinner $$$
El Tesoro Café
Sanbusco Center
500 Montezuma Avenue
505.988.3886
Delightful salads & sandwiches
Lunch $
Felipe’s Tacos
1711 Llano
505.473.9397
Locals love their soft tacos, including us.
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Harry’s Road House
Old Las Vegas Highway
505.989.4629
Fab desserts, great prices, varied menu. Huge local hangout; prepare to wait.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$
Il Piatto
95 W Marcy Street
505.984.1091
Italian bistro - good value. Shane: try the walnut ravioli with gorgonzola sauce; Caroline: try the pumpkin ravioli.
Lunch, Dinner $$
Inn of the Anasazi
113 Washington Ave.
505.988.3030
Chef Martin Rios is stellar. Local secret: pamper yourself with their delicious breakfasts.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$$$
La Boca
101 W. Marcy Street
505.982.3433
Tapas, etc. Tasty, noisy, reasonable. Hugely popular.
Lunch, Dinner $$
Marisco’s La Playa
537 W Cordova Road
505.982.2790
Short on atmosphere; long on delicious (and reasonable) seafood.
Lunch, Dinner $
Masa Sushi
Solana Center
927 E Alameda
505.982.3334
Caroline’s favorite sushi place.
Lunch, Dinner $$
O Eating House
10 Cities of Gold Road
505.455.5065
Chef Enrique Guerrero, once chef for a former president of Mexico, receives raves; so does the wine list. Worth a detour, as they say.
Lunch, Dinner $$$
Osteria D’Assisi
58 S Federal Place
505.986.5858
Northern Italian
Lunch, Dinner $$$
Pasqual’s
121 Don Gaspar
505.983.9340
Delightful folk ambiance; owner Katherine Kagel was a James Beard award winner with good reason.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$$
Plaza Café
54 Lincoln Avenue
505.982.1664
New Mexican, Southwestern, Greek. Popular with locals and visitors alike.
Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails $
Pranzo Italian Grill
540 Montezuma
Sambusco Market Center
505.984.2645
Local favorite, varied menu, comfortable ambience. David Geist entertains on the piano upstairs.
Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails $$$
Railyard Restaurant and Saloon
530 S. Guadalupe Street
505.989.3300
Good food & ambiance; great place to meet for drinks.
Dinner $$$
Ristra
548 Agua Fria
505.982.8608
Charming ambiance, sweet bar. Wonderful mussels.
Lunch, Dinner $$$
Santacafé
231 Washington Avenue
505.984.1788
Oh, the calamari! Oh, the lamb! A fair-weather weekend brunch treat, too.
Lunch, Dinner $$$
Shohko Café
321 Johnson Street
505.982.9708
Japanese, Sushi Lunch, Dinner $$
Tesuque Village Market
In Tesuque Village
505.988.8848
Local hangout; fun for weekend brunch too.
Dinner $$
The Bull Ring
150 Washington Avenue
505.983.3328
Best steaks in town; popular politico watering hole.
Lunch, Dinner $$$$
The Compound
653 Canyon Road
505.982.4353
Lovely for lunch, and for very special dinners.
Dinner $$$$
The Shed
113 ½ E Palace Avenue
505.982.9030
Northern New Mexican; a Santa Fe fixture; charm and character. Desertaholics: the frozen mocha cake is to die for.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $$
Tia Sophia’s
210 W San Francisco Street (on the Plaza)
505.983.9880
No frills, reliable Northern New Mexican dishes.
Breakfast, Lunch $
Tortilla Flats
3139 Cerrillos Road
505.471.8685
Plain Jane atmosphere; amazing chicken and vegetarian quesadillas.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner $
Trattoria Nostrani
304 Johnson Street
505.983.3800
Nellie’s celebrated cuisine is sublime. No perfume, please!
Dinner $$$$
Whole Hog Café
3006 Cerrillos
505.474.3375
Memphis-style dry-rub barbecue; many say the best baby back ribs in town.
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