Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8
Chef Katharine Kagel has cooked seasonal Pueblo-meets-Mexico-meets-Mediterranean at Cafe Pasqual's just off the Plaza in Santa Fe since 1979.
Signature: Huevos motulenos, Chile relleno con huevos, Mole enchiladas
CuisineTraditional New Mexican
Price$$
Neighbourhooddowntown
HoursWed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
Signature dishes: Blue corn enchiladas, Carne adovada with red chile, Tamales
Location
Address: 409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Also in downtown
The Shed ★ 4.7
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.
Signature: Red chile enchiladas, Blue corn enchiladas, Mocha cake
Sazon ★ 4.8
Fernando Olea, 2022 James Beard Best Chef Southwest, has cooked in Santa Fe since 1991; Sazon opened on Shelby Street in 2015 with a Degustacion menu.
Signature: Chef's Degustacion nine-course menu, Seabass in mole verde, Duck with mole poblano
Restaurant Martin ★ 4.7
Chef Martin Rios, a ten-time James Beard nominee, cooks seasonal progressive-American tasting menus at Restaurant Martin, in a quiet downtown garden.
Signature: Tea-smoked Peking duck breast, Wagyu beef tartare, Roasted pheasant
More restaurants in Santa Fe
Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8
Chef Katharine Kagel has cooked seasonal Pueblo-meets-Mexico-meets-Mediterranean at Cafe Pasqual's just off the Plaza in Santa Fe since 1979.
Signature: Huevos motulenos, Chile relleno con huevos, Mole enchiladas
The Shed ★ 4.7
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.
Signature: Red chile enchiladas, Blue corn enchiladas, Mocha cake
Geronimo ★ 4.7
Geronimo cooks fusion-forward fine dining in a 1756 Canyon Road adobe, the city's sole AAA Four Diamond and Forbes Four Star room since 1991.
Signature: Tellicherry-rubbed elk tenderloin, New Mexico Four Corners grilled rack of lamb, Green miso sea bass
The Compound ★ 4.8
Mark Kiffin, 2005 James Beard Best Chef Southwest, owns The Compound on Canyon Road; Chef Dale Kester took over the kitchen at the storied adobe in 2026.
Signature: Tuna tartare, Roasted chicken with foie gras, Liquid-centre chocolate cake
Sazon ★ 4.8
Fernando Olea, 2022 James Beard Best Chef Southwest, has cooked in Santa Fe since 1991; Sazon opened on Shelby Street in 2015 with a Degustacion menu.
Signature: Chef's Degustacion nine-course menu, Seabass in mole verde, Duck with mole poblano
Restaurant Martin ★ 4.7
Chef Martin Rios, a ten-time James Beard nominee, cooks seasonal progressive-American tasting menus at Restaurant Martin, in a quiet downtown garden.
Signature: Tea-smoked Peking duck breast, Wagyu beef tartare, Roasted pheasant