The Shed is a new mexican restaurant in Downtown, Santa Fe.
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 dishes: Red chile enchiladas, Blue corn enchiladas, Mocha cake
Address: 113 1/2 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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
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
Coyote Cafe pioneered modern Southwestern under Mark Miller in 1987; today the downtown room serves elk and tellicherry ribeye, with a rooftop cantina.
Signature: Elk tenderloin with huitlacoche, Tellicherry-crusted ribeye, Buttermilk pecan pie
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
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
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
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
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.
Signature: Nami burger with wagyu, Black sesame noodles, Robata-grilled skewers
Coyote Cafe pioneered modern Southwestern under Mark Miller in 1987; today the downtown room serves elk and tellicherry ribeye, with a rooftop cantina.
Signature: Elk tenderloin with huitlacoche, Tellicherry-crusted ribeye, Buttermilk pecan pie
