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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.
3 editor picks for Chiles rellenos in Santa Fe, ranked by editorial score. All Santa Fe signature dishes · Chiles rellenos across every city.
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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.
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.
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.
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