32 cheap eats places in Santa Fe, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Santa Fe: the places editors actually return to. All Santa Fe food.
Clafoutis French Bakery ★ 4.8
southside · 333 West Cordova Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Philippe and Anne Laure Ligier bake 800 to 1,000 hand-rolled pastries daily at Clafoutis on Cordova Road, a hard-French operation in a southwestern adobe.
Kakawa Chocolate House ★ 4.8
downtown · 1050 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Kakawa pours historically researched drinking chocolates (Mesoamerican, European) plus chile and goat-cheese truffles on Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.
El Chile Toreado ★ 4.8
cerrillos · 807 Early Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
El Chile Toreado is Santa Fe's popular Mexican food truck, run by the Medina family since 2005; breakfast burritos and Polish-sausage hot dogs are the order.
Horseman's Haven Cafe ★ 4.7
cerrillos · 4354 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Horseman's Haven has poured Santa Fe's hottest green chile (Levels 1-5) from a Cerrillos Road gas-station building since 1981; Bourdain filmed Parts.
Kakawa Chocolate House ★ 4.7
downtown · 1050 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Kakawa pours historically researched drinking chocolates and a small case of truffles in chile, sage and goat cheese; the storefront sits quietly on Paseo.
Iconik Coffee Roasters (Lena Street) ★ 4.7
lena street · 1600 Lena Street A2, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Iconik's 2,000-square-foot Lena Street flagship roasts coffee daily in Santa Fe; the cafe pulls espresso, plates simple breakfast and runs as a slow-pour.
El Chile Toreado ★ 4.7
cerrillos · 807 Early Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
El Chile Toreado runs an under-$12 breakfast burrito out of an Early Street trailer; the green chile delivers heat and the kitchen turns lines fast.
Ohori's Coffee Roasters (Cerrillos) ★ 4.6
cerrillos · 505 Cerrillos Road Suite B103, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Susan Ohori opened New Mexico's first specialty roastery in 1984; the Cerrillos shop roasts single origins in a Probat drum and pours espresso to walk-ups.
Bang Bite Filling Station ★ 4.6
downtown · 510 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Enrique Guerrero's Bang Bite truck sits in the Brakeroom garden behind Santa Fe Brewing's downtown taproom; Food Network named it one of America's 26 best.
Bang Bite Filling Station ★ 4.6
downtown · 510 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Bang Bite's Galisteo Street truck plates the Bite Burger and a green chile cheeseburger under $18; on Food Network's 2019 Best 26 Food Trucks list.
Sage Bakehouse ★ 4.5
cerrillos · 535 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Sage Bakehouse, a Cerrillos Road artisan since 1996, bakes long-fermented country loaves, sandwich service and a chile sourdough Santa Fe households order.
Dolina Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.5
downtown · 402 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Annamaria O'Brien named Dolina for the Slavic word for valley; her cafe pulls espresso, pastries and a Slovak-leaning brunch most mornings.
Tia Sophia's ★ 4.5
downtown · 210 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tia Sophia's lays claim to coining the term "breakfast burrito" on a menu; the Plaza counter has fed Santa Fe under-budget breakfasts since 1975.
Horseman's Haven Cafe ★ 4.5
cerrillos · 4354 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Horseman's Haven has poured cheap chile-laden plates from a Cerrillos Road gas-station building since 1981; full meal under $15, plus the Bourdain-blessed.
Tune-Up Cafe ★ 4.5
agua fria · 1115 Hickox Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tune-Up plates pupusas, breakfast burritos and tres-leches cake under $15 in a Hickox Street adobe near the Capitol; the line is regulars, not tourists.
Dolina Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.4
downtown · 402 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Annamaria O'Brien's Dolina pulls Slovak strudels, butter croissants and lemon poppy muffins out of the case daily; expect a brunch queue most mornings.
El Chile Toreado (Siler Road) ★ 4.4
siler · 1311 Siler Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507
The Medina family opened El Chile Toreado's Siler Road second location in 2022 in Santa Fe; same Pueblo-meets-Mexican breakfast burrito, less line at lunch.
Tomasita's ★ 4.4
railyard · 500 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tomasita's has done sub-$20 stuffed sopaipillas and chile combo plates since 1974; the line is part of the deal, the kitchen never rushes you.
Santa Fe Bite ★ 4.4
southside · 1616 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Santa Fe Bite, employee-owned heir to the iconic Bobcat Bite chile-burger lineage; the 10-oz patty under $18 pulls St. Michael's Drive crowds Tue through Sun.
Whoo's Donuts ★ 4.3
cerrillos · 851 Cerrillos Road B, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Whoo's makes scratch donuts and weekend sourdough pizza in a small Cerrillos building; the blue corn blueberry lavender ring is the local benchmark.
35 North Coffee ★ 4.3
downtown · 60 East San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
35 North sits in the Plaza arcade and is the city's main hangover-cure morning room for tourists and locals who want a proper third-wave espresso.
Palacio Cafe ★ 4.3
downtown · 209 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Palacio Cafe sits a half block from the Plaza and runs breakfast burritos and Boar's Head deli sandwiches under $15 from 07:30 daily, closed Tuesday.
Counter Culture Cafe ★ 4.2
baca · 930 Baca Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Counter Culture is the Baca district daily driver in Santa Fe; all-day breakfast and lunch on a sunny dog-friendly patio behind the gallery row.
El Parasol Pojoaque ★ 4.2
pojoaque · 30 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, NM 87506
El Parasol started as a roadside taco stand in 1958; the Pojoaque outpost sits on New Mexico's Green Chile Cheese Burger Trail and feeds Highway 285.
Bumble Bee's Baja Grill ★ 4.2
downtown · 301 Jefferson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Bumble Bee's plates counter-service Baja-style tacos and burritos near the Plaza on Jefferson Street; under $15 fills you, salsa bar is included.
The Pantry Restaurant ★ 4.2
cerrillos · 1820 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Open since 1948 on Cerrillos Road, The Pantry plates carne adovada combo plates and chicken-fried steak under $18 in a no-frills diner room.
Bumble Bee's Baja Grill ★ 4.1
downtown · 301 Jefferson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Bumble Bee's counter-service Baja-style tacos, burritos and tortilla soup feed a casual lunch and dinner crowd at Jefferson Street near the Plaza.
Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.1
southside · 821 West San Mateo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Chocolate Maven has run a brunch-and-cake operation in Santa Fe around three decades; an open kitchen lets you watch the pastry team while you eat.
The Teahouse ★ 4.1
canyon road · 821 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
The Teahouse sits at the gallery end of Canyon Road with over 80 leaf teas, a 99% gluten-free scratch kitchen and a year-round dog-friendly patio.
Dr. Field Goods Butcher Shop & Bakery ★ 4.0
downtown · 187 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Josh Gerwin's relocated Dr Field Goods Butcher Shop at DeVargas Center in Santa Fe runs a working butcher, charcuterie counter and naturally leavened.
Modern General Feed and Seed ★ 4.0
cerrillos · 637 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Vinaigrette chef-owner Erin Wade opened Modern General as a small organic breakfast counter and compiled general-store hybrid on Cerrillos Road in 2015.
Santa Fe Bite ★ 4.0
southside · 1616 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Santa Fe Bite, the employee-owned heir of the well-known Bobcat Bite (opened 2013), grinds 10-ounce green chile cheeseburgers in-house on St. Michael's Drive.