11 cafe rooms in Santa Fe we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Santa Fe | Cafe across every city.
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.
Coyote Cafe ★ 4.5
132 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Mark Miller built the modern-Southwestern playbook here in 1987; Coyote Cafe today still serves elk, tellicherry ribeye and a seasonal Rooftop Cantina.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jambo Cafe ★ 4.6
cerrillos · 2010 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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.
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.