Paloma
- ★ 4.5
- Modern Mexican
- $$$
Paloma cooks fresh, handmade Mexican plates and pours an extensive agave spirits list a block north of Tomasita's in the Guadalupe district.
Old rail district turned market and brewery hub. Anchor: Saturday farmers market under the pavilion, Second Street Brewery taproom, Tomasita's.
Paloma cooks fresh, handmade Mexican plates and pours an extensive agave spirits list a block north of Tomasita's in the Guadalupe district.
Erin Wade grows the lettuces and produce at her 10-acre Nambe farm, then drives them daily to Vinaigrette's Don Cubero Alley adobe for entree-sized salads.



Tomasita's has poured Santa Fe's stuffed sopaipillas and chile combo plates next to the Railyard since 1974; the line moves and the kitchen is steady.
Sister of The Shed, La Choza has plated Northern New Mexican on Alarid Street since 1983; voted #1 New Mexican by Santa Fe Reporter readers repeatedly.
Cowgirl BBQ spans nearly a block of Guadalupe Street with patio, billiards, live music most nights and mesquite-smoke barbecue plus a Frito pie on the menu.
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Iconik's Guadalupe (Lupe) cafe pulls espresso and pours filter in a small corner room one block north of Cowgirl BBQ, serving the same roast as Lena Street.
Santa Fe Brewing, New Mexico's original brewery (1988), runs The Beer Hall at HQ off Fire Place; production lines feed the Brakeroom downtown and Eldorado.
Second Street's Railyard taproom sits in the Farmers Market building next to the Saturday market; British and West Coast ales, pub plates, regular live.
Beer Creek Brewing on Highway 14 toward Madrid is Santa Fe's farm-to-tap brewery, leaning on New Mexican ingredients across the rotating taps.
150 growers within a 15-county Northern New Mexico zone fill the Saturday Pavilion at the Railyard; 100% of the produce is grown in-state, market running.
The Tuesday version of the Railyard market runs lighter and cooler than Saturday; same grower roster, half the crowd, easier conversations with the chile.
Sundays the Railyard Pavilion turns over from produce to handcrafted goods; the food makers, jams, sauces, breads, salsas, mix with art and textiles.
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Order Egyptian dukkah avocado toast with citrus and chili
Built inside a reclaimed 1920s school, Iconik Lupe plates eggs benedict, breakfast tacos and waffles next to the same espresso served at Iconik Lena Street.
On this list, shown aboveCowgirl BBQ
On this list, shown aboveCowgirl BBQ