23 new mexican places in Santa Fe we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Santa Fe | New Mexican across every city.
Northern New Mexican cooking is the soul of the Santa Fe table, defined by red and green chile, blue corn and stuffed sopaipillas. The Shed has anchored a downtown lunch line since 1953 with farm-grown red chile ground in-house, while its sister La Choza has plated the same tradition in the Railyard since 1983 and Tomasita's nearby has poured chile combo plates since 1974. Out on Cerrillos Road, Horseman's Haven Cafe has served Santa Fe's hottest green chile from a gas-station building since 1981.
Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8
downtown · 121 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Katharine Kagel has cooked seasonal Pueblo-meets-Mexico-meets-Mediterranean at Cafe Pasqual's just off the Plaza in Santa Fe since 1979.
The Shed ★ 4.7
downtown · 113 1/2 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
The Shed's red chile, grown out at the family farm and ground in-house, has anchored a Santa Fe lunch line since 1953. Sister room of La Choza.
El Rincon Cafe ★ 4.4
downtown · 125 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Family-owned El Rincon Cafe upstairs in Hotel Chimayo on Washington Avenue Santa Fe, a Northern New Mexican kitchen with French technique, farm-to-table.
Dr. Field Goods Kitchen ★ 4.3
downtown · 187 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Josh Gerwin's Dr. Field Goods centres on a butcher and bakery; the Devargas-mall kitchen turns own meats and bread into chile-laced burgers and pizza.
Atrisco Cafe & Bar ★ 4.3
downtown · 193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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.
Casa Chimayo ★ 4.4
downtown · 409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins for the blue corn enchiladas.
Tomasita's ★ 4.6
railyard · 500 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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.
La Choza ★ 4.8
railyard · 905 Alarid Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Sister of The Shed, La Choza has plated Northern New Mexican on Alarid Street since 1983; voted #1 New Mexican by Santa Fe Reporter readers repeatedly.
Maria's New Mexican Kitchen ★ 4.5
southside · 555 West Cordova Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Maria's has anchored Cordova Road since 1950 with 150-plus hand-shaken margaritas, 170 tequilas and chile-laced plates served with hand-rolled tortillas.
Tune-Up Cafe ★ 4.7
agua fria · 1115 Hickox Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tune-Up plates pupusas, tacos al pastor, banana-leaf tamales and breakfast burritos in a Hickox adobe; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives here.
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.
Plaza Cafe Downtown ★ 4.1
downtown · 54 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Plaza Cafe Downtown bills itself as Santa Fe's oldest restaurant, serving on the Plaza since 1905 and owned by the Razatos family since 1947.
Palacio Cafe ★ 4.2
downtown · 209 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Damian and Maria Munoz opened Palacio Cafe on East Palace Avenue in 2012; the breakfast burritos are among the biggest and chile-hottest near the Plaza.
Atrisco Cafe & Bar ★ 4.2
downtown · 193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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.
Casa Chimayo ★ 4.3
downtown · 409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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.
The Compound ★ 4.8
653 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Mark Kiffin, 2005 James Beard Best Chef Southwest, owns The Compound on Santa Fe's Canyon Road; Chef Dale Kester runs the market-driven kitchen as head cook.
Izanami at Ten Thousand Waves ★ 4.6
21 Ten Thousand Waves Way, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Izanami plates upscale izakaya next to North America's deepest premium-sake list at Ten Thousand Waves spa off Hyde Park Road in the Santa Fe foothills.
The Matador ★ 4.2
downtown · 116 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
The Matador is a Santa Fe basement dive bar pouring stiff drinks until 02:00 most nights; punk on the speakers, cash only, no kitchen, no menu.
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery ★ 4.4
siler · 2791 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Tumbleroot's late identity won 2025 Best of Santa Fe for the category; live music nightly, full kitchen until 22:00 weekdays, drinks until 23:00 on Fridays.
Kakawa Chocolate House ★ 4.7
downtown · 1050 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Kakawa Chocolate House is looks like a chocolate shop, runs like a research kitchen; the historic drinking chocolates are a santa fe-only experience.
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.
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.
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.