El Rincon Cafe
- ★ 4.4
- Mexican
- $$
- Downtown / The Plaza
El Rincon Cafe is a mexican room in Downtown. Tue-Sat 17:30-20:30 only; Sun 17:30-19:30. The seasonal tasting menu rewards a long unhurried visit.
The places in Santa Fe the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Off the beaten plate
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Cafe Fina
Cafe Fina on Old Las Vegas Highway in Eastside is the counter-service breakfast burrito and green-chile cheeseburger sleeper, tucked behind a gas station.
El Chile Toreado
El Chile Toreado is a trailer parked on early street that has fed santa fe locals breakfast for two decades; the plaza tourist current rarely reaches it.
Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Santa Fe
Jambo Cafe
- ★ 4.6
- Cafe
- $$
- Cerrillos Road Corridor
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.
Kakawa Chocolate House
Kakawa Chocolate House is looks like a chocolate shop, runs like a research kitchen; the historic drinking chocolates are a santa fe-only experience.
Arroyo Vino
Arroyo Vino on Camino La Tierra west of the Plaza is the wine-shop-plus-restaurant where you pick a bottle in the shop and pay retail plus $20 at table.
Rowley Farmhouse Ales
- ★ 4.7
- Modern European
- $$
- Agua Fria / South Capitol
Rowley Farmhouse Ales is a maclovia street warehouse you'd never find by accident; the saisons and mixed-fermentation sours rival any small us sour program.
Modern General Feed and Seed
Modern General Feed and Seed is a brunch room in Cerrillos. Cold-pressed juice plus the egg sandwich; do not skip browsing the kitchen tool wall.
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