Mid-Range in Santa Fe

La Choza

• ★ 4.8
• New Mexican
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Sister of The Shed, La Choza has plated Northern New Mexican on Alarid Street since 1983; voted #1 New Mexican by Santa Fe Reporter readers repeatedly.

Cafe Pasqual's

• ★ 4.8
• Brunch
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Order Huevos motulenos with black beans, plantain and salsa borracha

Katharine Kagel's Cafe Pasqual's takes no breakfast reservations; a communal table opens at 08:00 and the huevos motulenos has been on the menu since 1979.

The Shed

• ★ 4.7
• New Mexican
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

The Shed's red chile, grown out at the family farm and ground in-house, has anchored a Santa Fe lunch line since 1953. Sister room of La Choza.

Tune-Up Cafe

• ★ 4.7
• New Mexican
• $$
• Agua Fria / South Capitol

Tune-Up plates pupusas, tacos al pastor, banana-leaf tamales and breakfast burritos in a Hickox adobe; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives here.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales

• ★ 4.7
• Brewery
• $$
• Agua Fria / South Capitol

Rowley brews barrel-aged saisons and mixed-fermentation sours in a small farmhouse-style production room on Maclovia, paired with a farm-to-table pub menu.

El Chile Toreado

• ★ 4.7
• Brunch
• $$
• Cerrillos Road Corridor

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.

Kakawa Chocolate House

• ★ 4.7
• New Mexican
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Kakawa Chocolate House is looks like a chocolate shop, runs like a research kitchen; the historic drinking chocolates are a santa fe-only experience.

Jambo Cafe

• ★ 4.6
• Caribbean
• $$
• Cerrillos Road Corridor

Chef Ahmed Obo cooks Swahili-inflected East African and Caribbean stews at Jambo Cafe in Santa Fe's College Plaza on Cerrillos Road, open since 2009.

Tomasita's

• ★ 4.6
• New Mexican
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

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.

Vinaigrette

• ★ 4.6
• New American
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Erin Wade's adobe-set Vinaigrette serves entree-sized salads built around her 10-acre Nambe farm; lunch is busy, dinner is calmer with a hanger steak.

Iconik Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Baca / Lena Street

Iconik roasts in its Lena Street flagship and serves espresso at three Santa Fe cafes; the bean program is a small but serious origin rotation.

Ohori's Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Cerrillos Road Corridor

Ohori's is New Mexico's first specialty roaster, run by Susan Ohori from a Cerrillos storefront since 1984; the shop micro-roasts single origins on site.

Arroyo Vino

• ★ 4.6
• Wine bar
• $$
• Southside

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.

Harry's Roadhouse

• ★ 4.5
• New American
• $$
• Eastside / Hyde Park Road

Founded in 1992 by Harry Shapiro and Peyton Young, Harry's Roadhouse passed in 2024 to manager Kathleen O'Brien and chef Mario Reyes; the patio and burger.

Maria's New Mexican Kitchen

• ★ 4.5
• New Mexican
• $$
• Southside

Maria's has anchored Cordova Road since 1950 with 150-plus hand-shaken margaritas, 170 tequilas and chile-laced plates served with hand-rolled tortillas.

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Guadalupe)

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Iconik's Guadalupe (Lupe) cafe pulls espresso and pours filter in a small corner room one block north of Cowgirl BBQ, serving the same roast as Lena Street.

Santa Fe Brewing Beer Hall at HQ

• ★ 4.5
• Brewery
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Santa Fe Brewing, New Mexico's original brewery (1988), runs The Beer Hall at HQ off Fire Place; production lines feed the Brakeroom downtown and Eldorado.

Second Street Brewery at the Railyard

• ★ 4.5
• Brewery
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Second Street's Railyard taproom sits in the Farmers Market building next to the Saturday market; British and West Coast ales, pub plates, regular live.

Tonic

• ★ 4.5
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Try Bar bites and craft cocktails

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.

Cafe Fina

• ★ 4.5
• Brunch
• $$
• Eastside / Hyde Park Road

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.

Dolina Bakery & Cafe

• ★ 4.5
• Brunch
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Order Apple walnut strudel and a sour-cream coffee cake

Annamaria O'Brien's Dolina mixes Slovak strudels, butter croissants and a savory Eastern European brunch; a queue of regulars forms most mornings.

Iconik Coffee Roasters Lupe

• ★ 4.5
• Brunch
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Order Egyptian dukkah avocado toast with citrus and chili

Built inside a reclaimed 1920s school, Iconik Lupe plates eggs benedict, breakfast tacos and waffles next to the same espresso served at Iconik Lena Street.

Casa Chimayo

• ★ 4.4
• New Mexican
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins for the blue corn enchiladas.

Tulsi

• ★ 4.4
• Indian
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Chef Pramod Paddy Rawal, a 2016 Chopped competitor and 2020 Beat Bobby Flay winner, opened Tulsi in late 2024 with Indian and Southeast Asian plates.

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$
• Siler

Tumbleroot opened in 2018 as a combined brewery and distillery; the Agua Fria Street taproom hosts live music nightly with a small pub kitchen.

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.

Counter Culture Cafe

• ★ 4.4
• Brunch
• $$
• Baca / Lena Street

Order Cowboy bowl with bacon, beans and eggs

Counter Culture is the Baca neighborhood's brunch staple; huevos rancheros, the Cowboy Bowl and lemon ricotta pancakes lead a dog-friendly patio menu.

Chocolate Maven

• ★ 4.4
• Brunch
• $$
• Southside

Order Green chile quiche or Nutella banana waffles

Chocolate Maven has run a Santa Fe brunch around three decades; the open pastry kitchen and a long Best of Santa Fe streak are the morning draws.

The Teahouse

• ★ 4.4
• Brunch
• $$
• Canyon Road

Order Eggs benedict on a gluten-free biscuit

The Teahouse runs a year-round dog-friendly patio brunch out of a 99% gluten-free scratch kitchen at the top of Canyon Road, with 80 leaf teas on offer.

Dr. Field Goods Kitchen

• ★ 4.3
• New Mexican
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Chef Josh Gerwin's Dr. Field Goods centres on a butcher and bakery; the Devargas-mall kitchen turns own meats and bread into chile-laced burgers and pizza.

Atrisco Cafe & Bar

• ★ 4.3
• New Mexican
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

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.

Cowgirl BBQ

• ★ 4.3
• American BBQ
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Cowgirl BBQ spans nearly a block of Guadalupe Street with patio, billiards, live music most nights and mesquite-smoke barbecue plus a Frito pie on the menu.

35 North Coffee

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

35 North roasts in small batches for its Plaza arcade cafe in downtown Santa Fe; bagged beans are sold over the counter to walk-up morning crowds.

Java Joe's & Groovy Bean Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Siler

Java Joe's runs an independent Santa Fe roastery and cafe on Siler Road; weekday breakfast burritos, scratch baked goods, bagged Groovy Bean beans on sale.

Santa Fe Brewing The Brakeroom

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

The Brakeroom is Santa Fe Brewing's downtown taproom on Galisteo, with a garden Bang Bite food truck out back; smaller and more central than the HQ Beer.

Beer Creek Brewing Company

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$
• Guadalupe / Railyard

Beer Creek Brewing on Highway 14 toward Madrid is Santa Fe's farm-to-tap brewery, leaning on New Mexican ingredients across the rotating taps.

Second Street Brewery Rufina Taproom

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$
• Siler

Second Street's Rufina taproom is the original brewing site for the operation founded by Rod Tweet in 1996; production tanks and a larger pub kitchen.

Modern General Feed and Seed

• ★ 4.3
• Brunch
• $$
• Cerrillos Road Corridor

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.

Palacio Cafe

• ★ 4.3
• Brunch
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Order Smothered green chile breakfast burrito

Palacio Cafe runs one of Santa Fe's most generous breakfast burritos at the eastern edge of the Plaza; the kitchen leans hot on the green chile.

Boxcar SF

• ★ 4.2
• British gastropub
• $$
• Downtown / The Plaza

Try Late-night gastropub burgers and wings

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.