Cowgirl BBQ ★ 4.3
Cowgirl BBQ hosts live blues, Americana, singer-songwriters and touring bands most nights on the Guadalupe Street patio; cover varies, kitchen until 22:00.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Santa Fe, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs
Live Music in Santa Fe
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery ★ 4.5
Tumbleroot's historic taproom is one of Santa Fe's most-booked live-music stages; voted 2025 Best Late Night Hangout in Best of Santa Fe.
Boxcar SF ★ 4.2
Boxcar runs touring acts Friday and Saturday, DJ Sato on Mondays, the Canyon Road Blues Jam on Tuesdays, karaoke Wednesdays; second-floor Water Street.
Rooftop Bars in Santa Fe
Coyote Rooftop Cantina ★ 4.3
Coyote Cafe's seasonal rooftop runs April through October above the downtown dining room; the only Plaza-edge rooftop with consistent food service.
Eldorado Hotel Rooftop Pool Bar ★ 4.2
The Eldorado's seasonal rooftop pool and bar runs one of the city's most coveted sunset terraces; pool club access for guests, bar open to walk-ins in season.
Speakeasies in Santa Fe
Tonic ★ 4.5
Tonic operates more like a Prohibition cocktail room than a speakeasy proper; art deco interior, seasonal craft cocktails shaken to order at the bar.
Secreto Lounge ★ 4.6
Secreto Lounge at Hotel St. Francis hides in plain sight behind the lobby; garden-to-glass cocktails, smoked sage margarita, seasonal loggia patio.
Lgbtq
Listening Bars
Late Night Dives in Santa Fe
The Matador ★ 4.2
Santa Fe's beloved basement dive bar; punk on the speakers, cash only, no kitchen, stiff pours until 02:00 Monday through Saturday.