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Pork shoulder marinated in red chile sauce and slow-braised until the meat shreds with a fork. Smoky, deeply spicy, never sweet. The benchmark Santa Fe meat dish.
Carne adovada (sometimes adobada) descends from Spanish colonial preservation: pork marinated in dried chile, garlic and vinegar to extend shelf life before refrigeration. The Chimayo and Espanola valleys north of Santa Fe codified the slow-braise version through the 19th century, and it became a Santa Fe restaurant standard by mid-20th century, anchoring menus at Horseman's Haven, Pasqual's and La Choza.
4 editor picks for Carne adovada in Santa Fe, ranked by editorial score. All Santa Fe signature dishes · Carne adovada across every city.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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