Coyote Cafe ★ 4.5
Mark Miller built the modern-Southwestern playbook here in 1987; Coyote Cafe today still serves elk, tellicherry ribeye and a seasonal Rooftop Cantina.
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Santa Fe's cafe scene blends serious third-wave coffee with all-day kitchens and a few one-of-a-kind rooms. Iconik Coffee Roasters roasts daily at its Lena Street flagship, while Ohori's on Cerrillos Road, opened in 1984 as New Mexico's first specialty roastery, still pulls espresso from a Probat drum. Downtown, 35 North sits in the Plaza arcade as the city's main morning room, and The Teahouse at the top of Canyon Road pours from over 80 leaf teas in a gluten-free scratch kitchen.
Iconik Coffee Roasters (Lena Street) ★ 4.7
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.
35 North Coffee ★ 4.3
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.
Ohori's Coffee Roasters (Cerrillos) ★ 4.6
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.
Counter Culture Cafe ★ 4.2
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.
Modern General Feed and Seed ★ 4.0
Vinaigrette chef-owner Erin Wade opened Modern General as a small organic breakfast counter and compiled general-store hybrid on Cerrillos Road in 2015.
The Teahouse ★ 4.1
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.
Dolina Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.5
Chef Annamaria O'Brien named Dolina for the Slavic word for valley; her cafe pulls espresso, pastries and a Slovak-leaning brunch most mornings.
Kakawa Chocolate House ★ 4.8
Kakawa pours historically researched drinking chocolates (Mesoamerican, European) plus chile and goat-cheese truffles on Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.
Jambo Cafe ★ 4.6
Jambo Cafe is buried in the college plaza strip mall on cerrillos; ahmed obo's swahili coconut goat stew is the city's least-likely tourist destination.
TipOrder the goat stew if available; the jerk chicken sandwich is the safer fallback.
Horseman's Haven Cafe ★ 4.5
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.
OrderCarne adovada burrito with Level 2 green chile
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