12 restaurants in Santa Fe, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday — the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Santa Fe.
Cafe Pasqual's ★ 4.8
downtown · 121 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Daily 08:00-15:00, 17:30-21:30
Chef Katharine Kagel has cooked seasonal Pueblo-meets-Mexico-meets-Mediterranean at Cafe Pasqual's just off the Plaza in Santa Fe since 1979.
The Compound ★ 4.8
canyon road · 653 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:30-21:00, lunch Mon-Fri 12:00-13:30; closed Sun
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.
The Shed ★ 4.7
downtown · 113 1/2 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-14:30, 17:00-21:00; bar opens 16:00; closed Sun
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.
Geronimo ★ 4.7
canyon road · 724 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Daily 17:45-21:00
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.
Izanami at Ten Thousand Waves ★ 4.6
hyde park · 21 Ten Thousand Waves Way, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Wed-Mon 16:30-21:00; closed Tue
Izanami serves elevated izakaya plates and one of North America's deepest premium-sake lists inside the Ten Thousand Waves spa, off Hyde Park Road.
Jambo Cafe ★ 4.6
cerrillos · 2010 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun
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.
Coyote Cafe ★ 4.5
downtown · 132 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Daily 17:00-21:00; Rooftop Cantina Apr-Oct, 12:00-21:00
Coyote Cafe pioneered modern Southwestern under Mark Miller in 1987; today the downtown room serves elk and tellicherry ribeye, with a rooftop cantina.
Anasazi Restaurant at Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi ★ 4.5
downtown · 113 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Breakfast 07:00-10:30, lunch 11:30-14:30, dinner 17:00-21:30, daily
Cristian Pontiggia, 2023 New Mexico Chef of the Year, leads the Anasazi kitchen at Rosewood with a contemporary-American menu on Washington Avenue.
Vinaigrette ★ 4.5
railyard · 709 Don Cubero Alley, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun
Erin Wade grows the lettuces and produce at her 10-acre Nambe farm, then drives them daily to Vinaigrette's Don Cubero Alley adobe for entree-sized salads.
Casa Chimayo ★ 4.4
downtown · 409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
Casa Chimayo cooks family Chimayo red and green chile and Dine accents downtown; Guy Fieri filmed Diners, Drive-Ins for the blue corn enchiladas.
Dr. Field Goods Kitchen ★ 4.3
downtown · 187 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00
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
downtown · 193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00; weekend breakfast Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00
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.