Chocolate Maven ★ 4.4
Chocolate Maven has run a Santa Fe brunch around three decades; the open pastry kitchen and a long Best of Santa Fe streak are the morning draws.
Order: Green chile quiche or Nutella banana waffles
Counter Culture Cafe is a brunch spot in Baca, Santa Fe.
Counter Culture is the Baca neighborhood's brunch staple; huevos rancheros, the Cowboy Bowl and lemon ricotta pancakes lead a dog-friendly patio menu.
Must order: Cowboy bowl with bacon, beans and eggs
Address: 930 Baca Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chocolate Maven has run a Santa Fe brunch around three decades; the open pastry kitchen and a long Best of Santa Fe streak are the morning draws.
Order: Green chile quiche or Nutella banana waffles
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.
Order: Egyptian dukkah avocado toast with citrus and chili
The Teahouse runs a year-round dog-friendly patio brunch out of a 99% gluten-free scratch kitchen at the top of Canyon Road, with 80 leaf teas on offer.
Order: Eggs benedict on a gluten-free biscuit
The Pantry has plated Cerrillos Road diners since 1948; chile-laced eggs, pancakes and chicken-fried steak from a kitchen that has not lost its rhythm.
Order: Carne adovada breakfast burrito
Palacio Cafe runs one of Santa Fe's most generous breakfast burritos at the eastern edge of the Plaza; the kitchen leans hot on the green chile.
Order: Smothered green chile breakfast burrito
Katharine Kagel's Cafe Pasqual's takes no breakfast reservations; a communal table opens at 08:00 and the huevos motulenos has been on the menu since 1979.
Order: Huevos motulenos with black beans, plantain and salsa borracha