Cowgirl BBQ ★ 4.3
Cowgirl BBQ keeps the kitchen open until 22:00 weeknights and 23:00 weekends; bar runs later with live music most nights on Guadalupe Street.
Try: Frito pie or buffalo burger
Where to eat in Santa Fe after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
Boxcar SF ★ 4.2
Boxcar is the city's second-story late-night gastropub on Water Street; live music Friday-Saturday, gastropub plates from the kitchen until 01:30 nightly.
Try: Late-night gastropub burgers and wings
Tonic ★ 4.5
Tonic is the city's late cocktail bar on East Water Street with a 1920s jazz-era room, a stiff-pour menu and bites long after most kitchens close.
Try: Bar bites and craft cocktails
The Matador ★ 4.2
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.
Try: Cash-only stiff drinks (no kitchen)
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Pub fare with house beer and cocktails
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