CuisineNew Mexican and deli
Price$$
Neighbourhooddowntown
HoursMon, Wed-Sun 07:30-20:00; closed Tue

Signature dishes: Smothered breakfast burrito, Carne adovada, Boar's Head deli sandwiches

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Location

Address: 209 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501

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Also in downtown

Tulsi ★ 4.4

Indian and Pan-Asian$$downtownTue-Sun 11:30-21:00; closed Mon

Chef Pramod Paddy Rawal, a 2016 Chopped competitor and 2020 Beat Bobby Flay winner, opened Tulsi in late 2024 with Indian and Southeast Asian plates.

Signature: Chicken tikka masala, Rajasthani laal maas, Tandoori naan

839 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

Atrisco Cafe & Bar ★ 4.3

New Mexican$$downtownDaily 11:00-21:00; weekend breakfast Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00

Atrisco builds family-recipe red chile from sun-dried whole pods at Devargas Center, served with local Santa Fe lamb, beef and honey-glazed sopaipillas.

Signature: Sun-dried whole-pod red chile, Carne adovada plate, Sopaipillas with raw honey

193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

Casa Chimayo ★ 4.4

New Mexican$$downtownWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue

Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed DDD here for the famous blue corn enchiladas plate.

Signature: Blue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada with red chile, Tamales

409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

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The Pantry Restaurant ★ 4.2

American diner with New Mexican$$cerrillosDaily 07:00-20:30

Open since 1948 on Cerrillos Road, The Pantry plates diner classics next to chile-heavy New Mexican breakfasts; a 2025 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice winner.

Signature: Carne adovada breakfast burrito, Chicken-fried steak, Pancakes

1820 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Book →

Vinaigrette ★ 4.5

New American salad$$railyardMon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun

Erin Wade's adobe-set Vinaigrette serves entree-sized salads built around her 10-acre Nambe farm; lunch is busy, dinner is calmer with a hanger steak.

Signature: Sycamore salad with seared steak, Omega salad with tuna, House-baked focaccia

709 Don Cubero Alley, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Tulsi ★ 4.4

Indian and Pan-Asian$$downtownTue-Sun 11:30-21:00; closed Mon

Chef Pramod Paddy Rawal, a 2016 Chopped competitor and 2020 Beat Bobby Flay winner, opened Tulsi in late 2024 with Indian and Southeast Asian plates.

Signature: Chicken tikka masala, Rajasthani laal maas, Tandoori naan

839 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

Atrisco Cafe & Bar ★ 4.3

New Mexican$$downtownDaily 11:00-21:00; weekend breakfast Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00

Atrisco builds family-recipe red chile from sun-dried whole pods at Devargas Center, served with local Santa Fe lamb, beef and honey-glazed sopaipillas.

Signature: Sun-dried whole-pod red chile, Carne adovada plate, Sopaipillas with raw honey

193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

Casa Chimayo ★ 4.4

New Mexican$$downtownWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue

Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed DDD here for the famous blue corn enchiladas plate.

Signature: Blue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada with red chile, Tamales

409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

Tomasita's ★ 4.4

New Mexican$$railyardMon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun

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.

Signature: Red and green chile enchiladas, Stuffed sopaipillas, Margaritas

500 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Book →

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