(includes Lamy, San Jose & Tesuque)
BAKERIES, COFFEE, ICE CREAM, JUICE & TEA
●Café Fina – 624 Old Las Vegas Highway; 505-466-3886; cafefinasantafe.com; brunch, lunch & pastries.
●Chez Mamou – 217 East Palace Avenue; 505-216-1845; chezmamou.com; charming French cafe with verdant patio; housemade pastries, confit & coffee in comfy surrounds.
●Ecco – 105 East Marcy Street; 505-986-9778; eccogelato.com.
●Kakawa Chocolate House – 1050 East Paseo de Peralta; 505-982-0388; kakawachocolates.com; sample chocolate (hot) from around world.
●Ohori’s Coffee Shop – 1098 South Saint Francis Drive; 505-982-9692; ohoriscoffee.com.
●Revolution Bakery – 1291 San Felipe Avenue; 505-988-2100; revolutionbakery.com; gluten-free products.
●Santa Fe Baking Co. Cafe – 504 West Cordova Road; 505-988-4292; santafebakingcompanycafe.com.
●Shake Foundation – 631 Cerrillos Road; 505-988-8992; shakefoundation.com; ice cream.
●Tecolote Cafe – 1203 Cerillos Road; 505-988-1362; tecolotecafe.com; excellent baked goods.
●Tree House – 1600 Lena Street; 505-474-5543; treehousepastry.com; pastries.
BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
●El Farol – 808 Canyon Road; 505-983-9912; elfarolsf.com; set in 1835 adobe building in Canyon Road artists’ quarter’s original neighborhood; cozy low ceilings and hand-smoothed adobe walls; 35 tapas varieties, including gambas al ajillo (shrimp with chile, garlic, Madeira, and lime) and pinchos morunos (grilled pork skewers with harissa sauce); live entertainment 7 nights week starting at 9:30 pm; call ahead to find out about flamenco dinner shows.
●Chispa! – 213 Washington Avenue; 505-983-6756; elmeson-santafe.com; tapas bar with chispa (“spark”) and dancing; draws locals of all types; music ranges from guitar duos to jazz combos to Brazilian music, with flamenco dancers performing on some Saturday nights.
●Legal Tender – 151 Old Lamy Trail (Lamy); 505-466-1650; thelegaltender.com; atmospheric, reconstructed bar-restaurant; across from station building.
●Meow Wolf – 1800 2nd Street; 505-204-4651; meowwolf.com; alternative art and music.
●Milagro 139 – 139 West San Francisco Street; 505-995-0139; milagro139.com; club on Friday and Saturday nights; try house margarita called “Beginners Luck.”
●Santa Fe Bar & Grill – 187 Paseo de Peralta; 505-982-3033; santafebargrill.com.
●2nd Street Brewery – 1814 2nd Street; 505-982-3030; secondstreetbrewery.com; microbrewery.
●2nd Street Brewery – 1607 Paseo De Peralta, #10; 505-989-3278; secondstreetbrewery.com; microbrewery.
●Taberna – 125 Lincoln Avenue; 505-988-7102; labocasf.com; Spanish tapas; entire menu available until 11:00 p.m.
HOTELS
●Bishop’s Lodge – 1297 Bishops Lodge Road; 505-983-6377; bishopslodge.com; undergoing massive renovations.
●El Rey Inn – 1862 Cerillos Road; 505-982-1931 or 800-521-1349; elreyinnsantafe.com; retro-chic, 1930s-style motel; beautifully landscaped grounds; nicely furnished rooms; this is great choice.
●Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe – 198 State Road 592 (Tesuque); 505-946-5700 or 866-954-4840; fourseasons.com/santafe; 15 minutes from Santa Fe by car; mid-century modern; home to region’s best outdoor fire pit with view.
●Hotel St. Francis – 210 Don Gaspar Avenue; 505-983-5700; hotelstfrancis.com; oldest Santa Fe hotel; spectacularly renovated in 2009.
●Inn at Loretto – 211 Old Santa Fe Trail; 505-988-5531 or 866-778-5565; innatloretto.com.
●Inn of Anasazi – 113 Washington Street; 505-988-3030 or 888-767-3966; innoftheanasazi.com; handmade furnishings in 58-room boutique hotel.
●Inn of Five Graces – 150 East De Vargas Street; 505-992-0957; fivegraces.com; 22 suite Inn located in quiet historic neighborhood; authentic Afghan & Tibetan artifacts; 100s luminarias, tile mosaics, centuries old wood carvings.
●Inn of Governors – 101 West Alameda Street; 505-982-4333 or 800-234-4534; innofthegovernors.com; just 2 blocks off historic plaza; simple, friendly, nice place to stay; house margarita is must in front of fire at attached, Del Charro Restaurant & Bar.
●Pecos River Cliff House – 74 County Road B41A (San Jose); 214-668-9580; pecosrivercliffhouse.com.
●10,000 Waves – Hyde Park Road; 505-982-9304; tenthousandwaves.com; ryokan-type resort-spa.
RESTAURANTS
●A La Mesa! – 428 Agua Fria Street; 505-988-2836; do not confuse with “La Mesa”; chic & romantic, with progressive American cooking.
●Andiamo – 322 Garfield Street; 505-995-9595; andiamoonline.com; neighborhood trattoria serving Italian-inspired food in warm atmosphere with reasonable prices; for special occasions.
●Bert’s Burger Bowl – 235 North Guadalupe Street; 505-982-0215; bertsburgerbowl.com; burger dive popular with locals.
●La Boca – 72 West Marcy Street; 505-982-3433; labocasf.com; popular, new tapas restaurant; try mariscada.
●Café Café – 500 Sandoval Street; 505-466-1391; cafecafesantafe.com; trattoria-style food.
●Café Fina – 624 Old Las Vegas Highway; 505-466-3886; cafefinasantafe.com; brunch, lunch & pastries.
●Café Pasqual – 121 Don Gaspar Avenue; 505-983-9340; pasquals.com; heavenly chorizo burritos; cheerful cubbyhole that dishes up Southwestern and Nuevo Latino specialties for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; lines out in front but worth wait; serving for more than 25 years specialties like buttermilk biscuits with sage-bacon gravy, smoked-trout hash, and poached eggs; dinner more formal affair, with char-grilled lamb with pomegranate-molasses glaze, steamed sugar-snap peas, and pan-seared potato cakes; Mexican folk art and colorful tiles and murals by Oaxacan artist Leovigildo Martinez create festive atmosphere; try communal table if want to be seated in hurry, although still expect wait.
●Café Phenix – 1414 2nd Street; 505-988-7303; café-phenix.com; family-owned, specializing in crepes and galettes; best breakfast and coffee in town.
●Del Charro Restaurant & Bar – 101 West Alameda Street (at Inn of Governor); 505-982-4333; innofthegovernors.com house margarita is must in front of fire.
●Chez Mamou – 217 East Palace Avenue; 505-216-1845; chezmamou.com; charming French cafe with verdant patio; housemade pastries, confit & coffee in comfy surrounds.
●Dr. Field Goods – 2860 Cerrillos Road; 505-471-0043; drfieldgoods.com; for great burgers; resides in strip mall; bustling haunt for locals; burger contains half-pound ground buffalo meat (from herd bred in New Mexico), roasted in wood-fired oven; try crunchy potatoes that come alongside in lieu of fries.
●Compound Restaurant – 653 Canyon Road; 505-982-4353; compoundrestaurant.com; elegantly formal and relatively pricey; 30-year history of providing Continental cuisine with exceptional service; beautifully atmospheric dining experience in adobe hacienda; try signature mushroom soup before enjoying fresh seafood, beef, or lamb entrée; full bar and excellent wine list; reservations recommended.
●El Farol – 808 Canyon Road; 505-983-9912; elfarolsf.com; set in 1835 adobe building in Canyon Road artists’ quarter’s original neighborhood; cozy low ceilings and hand-smoothed adobe walls; 35 tapas varieties, including gambas al ajillo (shrimp with chile, garlic, Madeira, and lime) and pinchos morunos (grilled pork skewers with harissa sauce); can make meal out of 2-3 shared tapas or order full dinner, such as paella or mixed grill; live entertainment 7 nights week starting at 9:30 pm; call ahead to find out about flamenco dinner shows; known for wine and sherry selection.
●Horsemen’s Haven – 4354 Cerrillos Road; 505-471-5420; local hangout with good chili.
●Izanami – 3451 Hyde Park Road (at Ten Thousand Waves); 505-428-6390; izanamisantafe.com; burger is only savory American item served at this restaurant; ground beef from local ranch that raises cattle of Japanese descent, brushed with soy-based yakatori sauce and then gilded with oozy asadero cheese, caramelized onions, and bacon.
●Jambo Café – 2010 Cerillos Road; 505-473-1269; jambocafe.net; Kenyan-inspired.
●Legal Tender – 151 Old Lamy Trail (Lamy); 505-466-1650; thelegaltender.com; atmospheric, reconstructed bar-restaurant; across from station building.
●Luminaria Restaurant & Patio – 211 Old Santa Fe Trail (at Inn at Loreto); 505-988-5531; innatloretto.com; contemporary American selections with Southwest accents; farm fresh and some organic foods; lit by candles and blazing fireplace; romantic, comfortable, and private; outdoor patio offers stunning views of Historic Loretto Chapel and city streets.
●El Meson – 213 Washington Avenue; 505-983-6756; elmeson-santafe.com; elegantly rustic setting reminiscent of old Spanish hacienda; entertainment and tapas; try steamed mussels in herbs and blue-crab cakes with garlic-caper aioli; don’t pass up paella here, made as Spaniards do in Valencia with prawns, calamari, shrimp, mussels, chicken, and chorizo all cooked slowly with saffron rice; for dessert, try tres leches, 1 of creamiest concoctions imaginable.
●Plaza Café – 54 Lincoln Avenue; 505-982-1664; thefamousplazacafe.com; open since 1918; Santa Fe’s best diner-style eating; excellent food in bright and friendly atmosphere right on plaza; red upholstered banquettes, Art Deco tile, and soda fountain-style service counter; service always quick and conscientious; breakfasts excellent and large; hamburgers and sandwiches at lunch and dinner are good; if adventurous, try pumpkin posole; also, check out Greek dishes, such as vegetable moussaka, beef and lamb gyros, and souvlaki; wash it down with Italian soda, in flavors from vanilla to Amaretto or shake; also try coconut cream pie or Plaza Café’s signature dessert, cajeta (apple and pecan pie with Mexican caramel); beer and wine available.
●Posa’s El Merendero – 1514 Rodeo Road; 505-820-7672; santafetamales.com; local favorite serving burritos and tamales.
●Posa’s El Merendero – 3538 Zafarano Drive; 505-473-3454; santafetamales.com; local favorite serving burritos and tamales.
●Restaurant Martin – 526 Galisteo Street; 505-820-0919; restaurantmartinsantafe.com; progressive American cooking; décor is elegant and understated.
●San Marcos Café – 3877 State Road 14; 505-471-9298; big breakfasts; hard to find – look for handwritten cardboard sign that says, “Pine wood stove pellets sold here”; peacocks and turkeys roam property; try cheese omelet.
●Santa Fe Baking Co. Cafe – 504 West Cordova Road; 505-988-4292; santafebakingcompanycafe.com; order burrito bowl and listen as public radio goddess Mary-Charlotte Domandi broadcasts interviews from her table; try green chile breakfast burritos.
●Santa Fe Bar & Grill – 187 Paseo de Peralta; 505-982-3033; santafebargrill.com.
●Santa Fe Bites – 311 Old Santa Fe Trail; 505-982-0544; santafebite.com; former Bobcat Bite on Old Las Vegas Highway; renamed and relocated to space inside Garrett’s Desert Inn, motel with quirky midcentury-modern vibe; green chile burger remains phenomenal; meat has steak-like depth, cheese (American & Swiss) adds creamy tang to each bite without taking over; also, steaks, fish & chips, and chopped salad; breakfast on weekends; buttermilk fried chicken appears as Sunday night special.
●2nd Street Brewery – 1814 2nd Street; 505-982-3030; secondstreetbrewery.com; microbrewery.
●2nd Street Brewery – 1607 Paseo De Peralta, #10; 505-989-3278; secondstreetbrewery.com; hearty pub fare.
●Shake Foundation – 631 Cerrillos Road; 505-988-8992; shakefoundation.com; high quality ingredients; notable for burgers but also try fried oyster sandwich.
●Shed – 113½ East Palace Avenue; 505-982-9030; sfshed.com; in thick-walled hacienda dating to 1692; open for lunch and dinner; institution since 1953 located just east of plaza; small, vividly colored wooden sign marks entrance; try red chile enchiladas and green chili stew.
●Taberna – 125 Lincoln Avenue; 505-988-7102; labocasf.com; Spanish tapas; entire menu available until 11:00 p.m.
●Tecolote Cafe – 1203 Cerillos Road; 505-988-1362; tecolotecafe.com; good place for breakfast; unpretentious; excellent baked goods (but no toast).
●Tesuque Village Market – 138 Tesuque Village Road; 505-988-8848; tesuquevillagemarket.com; Range Rovers park alongside beat-up pick-ups in front of this market-restaurant; located amid cottonwoods in quaint village center; average food but worth trip just for atmosphere; during warmer months, sit on porch; interior comfortable, with plain wooden tables next to deli counter and upscale market; best bet as breakfast place, with blue-corn pancakes, burritos, French Toast, and huevos rancheros; lunch and dinner are always crowded (though waits usually brief); burgers, lasagna; for dessert, house-made cakes and pastries, as well as fancy granola bars and oversize cookies.
●Tomasita’s – 500 South Guadalupe Street; 505-983-5721; authentic, New Mexico cuisine; in modern building near train station; food is renowned; atmosphere simple – hanging plants and wood accents, where many come to drink margaritas; service is quick, even little rushed; try chile rellenos (house specialty), vegetarian dishes, burgers, and steaks; full bar service.
●Trattoria Nostrani – 304 Johnson Street; 505-983-3800; trattorianostrani.com; watch out for ruthlessly enforced no-scent policy; patrons summarily dismissed for even dab of Chanel.
●Tree House – 1600 Lena Street; 505-474-5543; treehousepastry.com; excellent for brunch, lunch, and pastries.
●Tune Up Café – 1115 Hickox Street; 505-983-7060; tuneupcafe.com; informal, Salvadoran food.
●Vinaigrette – 709 Don Cubero Alley; 505-820-9205; vinaigretteonline.com; environmentally-aware café.
●Weck’s – 2000 Cerrillos Road; 505-471-9111; wecksinc.com; breakfast & lunch; diner kinda place; chain but reliable.
SERVICES
●Mellow Velo – 621 Old Santa Fe Trail #1; 505-995-8356; ww.mellowvelo.com; bicycle rentals.
●Santa Fe Mountain Sports – 1221 Flagman Way; 505-988-3337; santafemountainsports.com; bicycle rentals.
●Ten Thousand Waves – 3451 Hyde Park Road; 505-982-9304; tenthousandwaves.com; spa outside Santa Fe.
SHOPPING
●Bellas Artes Gallery – 653 Canyon Road; 505-983-2745; bellasartesgallery.com; interesting art.
●Ben Nighthorse Jewelry – 125 West Palace Avenue; 505-501-6555; nighthorsejewelry.com.
●Cicada Collection – 221 Galisteo Street; 505-982-6260; cicadacollection; women’s fashions.
●Eight Modern – 231 Delgado Street; 505-995-0231; eightmodern.net; geometric scrap-metal constructions by Ted Larsen; backyard sculpture garden especially beautiful at night.
●Nicholas Potter’s Bookseller – 211 East Palace Avenue; 505-983-5434; best used bookstore in town with large Southwest selection.
●Todos Santos Chocolates – 125 East Palace Avenue; 505-982-3855; 1st and best chocolate confectionary in Santa Fe.
SIGHTS & SITES
●Cloud 5 Projects – 1805 2nd Street; 505-577-5282; cloud5project.com; modern art gallery.
●Georgia O’Keeffe Museum – 217 Johnson Street; 505-946-1000; okeeffemuseum.org; 1,149 works.
●Ghost Ranch – 401 Old Taos Hwy; 505-982-8539; ghostranch.org; near Abiquiu; ghostranch.org; Georgia O’Keefe’s home.
●Institute of American Indian Arts Museum – 108 Cathedral Place; 505-983-8900; iaia.edu.
●New Mexico History Museum – 113 Lincoln Avenue; 505-476-5200; nmhistorymuseum.org; new and stunning; Palace of Governors is attached space; 2 museum complex free on Fridays.
●Santa Fe Farmers Market – 1607 Paseo de Peralta; 505-983-4098; santafefarmersmarket.com; dates back half century; famous for spices; part of new, bustling district that includes Railyard Park.
●Santa Fe Art Museum – 1600 St. Michael’s Drive; 505-424-5050; sfai.org; among most striking modern buildings in Santa Fe.
●Santa Fe Opera House – 301 Opera Drive; 505-986-5955; santafeopera.org; remarkable architecture.
●Santa Fe Rail Trail – 102 Grant Ave (Santa Fe County); 505-986-6200 (same); santafecountynm.gov/public_works/open_space_and_trails_program/rail_trail_property; 18-mile path that runs across town from recently developed, central rail yard, and snakes into desert, finally arriving at railway junction in Lamy, south of town.
●SITE Santa Fe – 1606 Paseo de Peralta; 505-989-1199; sitesantafe.org.
●State of New Mexico Museum – 105 West Palace Avenue (in Governors Palace); 505-476-5100; palaceofthegovernors.org; corridor on buildings’ south side provides vending avenue for over 900 handicraft sellers.
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