Whole roasted green chiles stuffed with cheese, dipped in egg batter and fried golden, served with red chile sauce. Santa Fe runs both the Pueblo (cornmeal-coated) and Mexican (egg-battered) versions.
Chiles rellenos arrived in New Mexico from central Mexico through Spanish colonial cooks; the Pueblo cornmeal-coated version surfaced as a more local adaptation, with the egg-battered Mexican form remaining the more common restaurant standard today across Santa Fe. Both forms now run on Santa Fe menus, with Estevan's mushroom-duxelle-stuffed take a 2024 menu signature plate.
4 editor picks for Chiles rellenos in Santa Fe, ranked by editorial score. All Santa Fe signature dishes · Chiles rellenos across every city.
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.
Estevan Restaurante ★ 4.5
downtown · 125 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Chef Estevan Garcia cooks Chimayo red chile, posole, chicos and calabacitas with French technique upstairs in Hotel Chimayo near the Santa Fe Plaza.
Tomasita's ★ 4.4
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.
Plaza Cafe Downtown ★ 4.2
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.