Guidebook for Santa Fe

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Guidebook for Santa Fe

Food Scene

Local Flavor
123 locals recommend
Harry's Roadhouse
96 B Old Las Vegas Hwy
123 locals recommend
Local Flavor
French Style - just fantastic! Excellent breakfasts and lunches - a bit crowded so be prepared to wait.
110 locals recommend
Clafoutis
333 W Cordova Rd
110 locals recommend
French Style - just fantastic! Excellent breakfasts and lunches - a bit crowded so be prepared to wait.
New Mexican Style - just fantastic! Excellent breakfasts and lunches - a bit crowded so be prepared to wait. Also a fine dinner menu!
136 locals recommend
Cafe Pasqual's
121 Don Gaspar Ave
136 locals recommend
New Mexican Style - just fantastic! Excellent breakfasts and lunches - a bit crowded so be prepared to wait. Also a fine dinner menu!
French style service - one of the best restaurants in Santa Fe. Also a nice bar area for tapas.
110 locals recommend
Geronimo
724 Canyon Rd
110 locals recommend
French style service - one of the best restaurants in Santa Fe. Also a nice bar area for tapas.
Excellent restaurant and bar!
9 locals recommend
315 Restaurant and Wine Bar
315 Old Santa Fe Trail
9 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant and bar!
Traditional New Mexican Fare! Nice atmosphere in the bar seating area.
76 locals recommend
Maria's New Mexican Kitchen
555 W Cordova Rd
76 locals recommend
Traditional New Mexican Fare! Nice atmosphere in the bar seating area.
Local inexpensive New Mexican food.
131 locals recommend
Tune-Up Café
1115 Hickox St
131 locals recommend
Local inexpensive New Mexican food.
Ohori's Coffee Roasters, Luna Location
505 Cerrillos Rd
21 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Pranzo Italian Grill
321 Johnson Street
10 locals recommend
Excellent Italian Fare!
13 locals recommend
Andiamo!
322 Garfield St
13 locals recommend
Excellent Italian Fare!
French Style
51 locals recommend
Joseph's Culinary Pub
428 Agua Fria St
51 locals recommend
French Style
Good Pizza - not expensive!
13 locals recommend
Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza - Santa Fe
321 W San Francisco St
13 locals recommend
Good Pizza - not expensive!
One of Santa Fe's finest restaurants. Lovely ambiance and a good varied menu.
79 locals recommend
The Compound Restaurant
653 Canyon Rd
79 locals recommend
One of Santa Fe's finest restaurants. Lovely ambiance and a good varied menu.
New Mexican cuisine - nice outdoor seating during the summer. A bit out of town - by the Opera.
31 locals recommend
Gabriel's
4 Banana Ln
31 locals recommend
New Mexican cuisine - nice outdoor seating during the summer. A bit out of town - by the Opera.
Fine Dining - lovely Italian upscale restaurant.
Sassella Restaurant
225 Johnson St
Fine Dining - lovely Italian upscale restaurant.
Wonderful for breakfast and lunch! Nice pastries and cakes.
44 locals recommend
Dolina Bakery & Cafe
402 N Guadalupe St
44 locals recommend
Wonderful for breakfast and lunch! Nice pastries and cakes.
Breakfast or Lunch - nice outdoor seating during the summer and very convenient in-town location.
131 locals recommend
The Teahouse
821 Canyon Rd
131 locals recommend
Breakfast or Lunch - nice outdoor seating during the summer and very convenient in-town location.
Very good sushi and menu. Convenient in-town location as well.
Izmi Sushi Bar
105 E Marcy St
Very good sushi and menu. Convenient in-town location as well.
Good sushi and reasonably priced. A bit out of town but open most times when other restaurants may be closed.
Kai Sushi & Dining
720 St Michaels Dr
Good sushi and reasonably priced. A bit out of town but open most times when other restaurants may be closed.
Just excellent and wonderful ambiance. Ten Thousands Waves is also a lovely spa! DeUnitely worth a visit.
61 locals recommend
Izanami Restaurant
21 Ten Thousand Waves Way
61 locals recommend
Just excellent and wonderful ambiance. Ten Thousands Waves is also a lovely spa! DeUnitely worth a visit.
Great Bar and Restaurant! Nice outdoor seating during the summer.
7 locals recommend
Hotel St. Francis
210 Don Gaspar Ave
7 locals recommend
Great Bar and Restaurant! Nice outdoor seating during the summer.
Fine Dining and lovely outdoor seating!
27 locals recommend
Restaurant Martin
526 Galisteo St
27 locals recommend
Fine Dining and lovely outdoor seating!
Nice inexpensive restaurant and bar. Live music and outdoor seating.
148 locals recommend
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
319 S Guadalupe St
148 locals recommend
Nice inexpensive restaurant and bar. Live music and outdoor seating.
local place – good bar and nachos, margaritas, and hamburgers.
Del Charro
local place – good bar and nachos, margaritas, and hamburgers.
Historic Santa Fe New Mexican Restaurant - right in the center of town!
160 locals recommend
The Shed Restaurant
113 1/2 E Palace Ave
160 locals recommend
Historic Santa Fe New Mexican Restaurant - right in the center of town!
Mexican - nouvelle chic - the chef just won ‘best chef’ in the Southwest.
41 locals recommend
Sazón
221 Shelby St
41 locals recommend
Mexican - nouvelle chic - the chef just won ‘best chef’ in the Southwest.
Historic Hotel in Santa Fe - nice bar and restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
55 locals recommend
La Fonda on the Plaza
100 E San Francisco St
55 locals recommend
Historic Hotel in Santa Fe - nice bar and restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Excellent restaurant in addition to lodging, shop and lavender farm!
114 locals recommend
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
4803 Rio Grande Blvd NW
114 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant in addition to lodging, shop and lavender farm!
Great breads and pastries, sandwiches, breakfast!
40 locals recommend
Sage Bakehouse
535 Cerrillos Rd
40 locals recommend
Great breads and pastries, sandwiches, breakfast!
A gathering place in the railyard. Very nice ambiance!
22 locals recommend
Santa Fe Spirits Downtown Tasting Room
308 Read St
22 locals recommend
A gathering place in the railyard. Very nice ambiance!
One of Santa Fe's and New Mexico's best local winery!
13 locals recommend
Gruet Winery Santa Fe Tasting Room
210 Don Gaspar Ave
13 locals recommend
One of Santa Fe's and New Mexico's best local winery!
A good place to eat when visiting Madrid. Informal and outdoor seating available.
37 locals recommend
The Hollar
2849 NM-14
37 locals recommend
A good place to eat when visiting Madrid. Informal and outdoor seating available.
A good place to eat when visiting Madrid. Informal and outdoor seating available. Music generally on weekends.
47 locals recommend
The Mine Shaft Tavern
2846 NM-14
47 locals recommend
A good place to eat when visiting Madrid. Informal and outdoor seating available. Music generally on weekends.
At Bishops Lodge: Excellent for tapas, cocktails and for dinner. Outdoor dining available seasonally. Very very nice venue!
SkyFire Restaurant
At Bishops Lodge: Excellent for tapas, cocktails and for dinner. Outdoor dining available seasonally. Very very nice venue!
La Casa Sena is the home of Club Legato, Santa Fe's local jazz bar with weekly performances.
39 locals recommend
La Casa Sena
125 East Palace Avenue
39 locals recommend
La Casa Sena is the home of Club Legato, Santa Fe's local jazz bar with weekly performances.

Parks & Nature

Was inhabited over 1000 years ago!
230 locals recommend
Bandelier National Monument
15 Entrance Rd
230 locals recommend
Was inhabited over 1000 years ago!
Great for Hiking Trails. They are throughout the park!
41 locals recommend
Hyde Memorial State Park
740 Hyde Park Road
41 locals recommend
Great for Hiking Trails. They are throughout the park!
Nice views - especially during the Fall! Nice hike!
28 locals recommend
Aspen Vista Picnic Ground
Hyde Park Road
28 locals recommend
Nice views - especially during the Fall! Nice hike!
There are many trailheads. Perhaps start at St. John's University Parking lot! It is also accessible right from the front door of Rass Mandal.
7 locals recommend
Atalaya Mountain
7 locals recommend
There are many trailheads. Perhaps start at St. John's University Parking lot! It is also accessible right from the front door of Rass Mandal.
Climb Wheeler Peak - highest peak in New Mexico!
240 locals recommend
Taos Ski Valley
116 Sutton Place
240 locals recommend
Climb Wheeler Peak - highest peak in New Mexico!
A nice hike amongst the limestone clihs and canyons.
119 locals recommend
Tent Rocks
0 NM-22
119 locals recommend
A nice hike amongst the limestone clihs and canyons.
Distance: 105 miles/170 KM Driving Time: 2-1/2 hours from Santa Fe to Taos (no stops) Trip Time: As there are so many interesting places to stop along the way, this trip can take from 4 to 7 hours. Please allow some extra time to enjoy this unique scenic byway and its tiny villages along the way.
High Rd to Taos, New Mexico, USA
Distance: 105 miles/170 KM Driving Time: 2-1/2 hours from Santa Fe to Taos (no stops) Trip Time: As there are so many interesting places to stop along the way, this trip can take from 4 to 7 hours. Please allow some extra time to enjoy this unique scenic byway and its tiny villages along the way.
Nice Hiking on the Aspen Vista Trail Head.
28 locals recommend
Aspen Vista Picnic Ground
Hyde Park Road
28 locals recommend
Nice Hiking on the Aspen Vista Trail Head.
Great hike with many petroglyphs! On the way to Bandelier.
11 locals recommend
Tsankawi prehistoric sites Bandelier National Monument
11 locals recommend
Great hike with many petroglyphs! On the way to Bandelier.

Drinks & Nightlife

Live Music, okay food and drinks!
148 locals recommend
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
319 S Guadalupe St
148 locals recommend
Live Music, okay food and drinks!
7 locals recommend
Hotel St. Francis
210 Don Gaspar Ave
7 locals recommend
Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino
30 Buffalo Thunder Trail
15 locals recommend
Great place and live music!
8 locals recommend
Hervé Wine Bar
139 W San Francisco St
8 locals recommend
Great place and live music!
In the railyard district! Bar food, drinks, pool, music, etc.
37 locals recommend
BOXCAR
133 S Guadalupe St
37 locals recommend
In the railyard district! Bar food, drinks, pool, music, etc.
Good bar food and drinks! Great location in the heart of the Railyard.
58 locals recommend
Second Street Brewery at The Railyard
1607 Paseo De Peralta
58 locals recommend
Good bar food and drinks! Great location in the heart of the Railyard.

Arts & Culture

Museum Hill has a number of museums that will represent the history of art in New Mexico. Additionally thee are a number of great museums in the center of town.
155 locals recommend
Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
155 locals recommend
Museum Hill has a number of museums that will represent the history of art in New Mexico. Additionally thee are a number of great museums in the center of town.
Numerous Art Galleries along the entire street. Well worth a day's visit as you tour Santa Fe.
25 locals recommend
Canyon Road Contemporary Art
622 Canyon Rd
25 locals recommend
Numerous Art Galleries along the entire street. Well worth a day's visit as you tour Santa Fe.
Only museum in the US solely dedicated to a woman artist!
212 locals recommend
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson St
212 locals recommend
Only museum in the US solely dedicated to a woman artist!
Read about it on the web! A nice day's visit and a nice drive to it.
86 locals recommend
Ghost Ranch
U.S. 84
86 locals recommend
Read about it on the web! A nice day's visit and a nice drive to it.
20 locals recommend
Puye Cliff Dwellings
Santa Clara Canyon Road
20 locals recommend
Oldest continually inhabited dwellings in the United States. Pueblo Indians.
Taos Pueblo Heritage Center
Oldest continually inhabited dwellings in the United States. Pueblo Indians.
Ghost Ranch has an international paleontological reputation since Edwin Colbert's discovery of the Coelophysis in 1947. The Coelophysis Dinosaur Quarry is a National Natural Landmark. Our dinosaur, the Coelophysis, is New Mexico's State Fossil.
86 locals recommend
Ghost Ranch
U.S. 84
86 locals recommend
Ghost Ranch has an international paleontological reputation since Edwin Colbert's discovery of the Coelophysis in 1947. The Coelophysis Dinosaur Quarry is a National Natural Landmark. Our dinosaur, the Coelophysis, is New Mexico's State Fossil.
Check the web for coming attractions.
66 locals recommend
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St
66 locals recommend
Check the web for coming attractions.
Great hike with many petroglyphs! On the way to Bandelier.
11 locals recommend
Tsankawi prehistoric sites Bandelier National Monument
11 locals recommend
Great hike with many petroglyphs! On the way to Bandelier.
Changing and varied exhibits by worldwide artists.
56 locals recommend
SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo De Peralta
56 locals recommend
Changing and varied exhibits by worldwide artists.
History of New Mexico.
64 locals recommend
Palace of the Governors
105 W Palace Ave
64 locals recommend
History of New Mexico.

Sightseeing

Oldest continuously inhabited place in all of the US. Take the short tour!
228 locals recommend
Taos Pueblo
228 locals recommend
Oldest continuously inhabited place in all of the US. Take the short tour!
Look it up on the web!
31 locals recommend
Chimayo
31 locals recommend
Look it up on the web!
Just Cool!
45 locals recommend
Earthship Biotecture
2 Earthship Way
45 locals recommend
Just Cool!
Clih Dwellings - a nice walk to visit ancient dwellings of over 1000 years ago.
26 locals recommend
Bandelier Visitor Center
15 Entrance Rd
26 locals recommend
Clih Dwellings - a nice walk to visit ancient dwellings of over 1000 years ago.
Distance: 105 miles/170 KM Driving Time: 2-1/2 hours from Santa Fe to Taos (no stops) Trip Time: As there are so many interesting places to stop along the way, this trip can take from 4 to 7 hours. Please allow some extra time to enjoy this unique scenic byway and its tiny villages along the way.
High Rd to Taos, New Mexico, USA
Distance: 105 miles/170 KM Driving Time: 2-1/2 hours from Santa Fe to Taos (no stops) Trip Time: As there are so many interesting places to stop along the way, this trip can take from 4 to 7 hours. Please allow some extra time to enjoy this unique scenic byway and its tiny villages along the way.
Oldest continually inhabited dwellings in the United States. Pueblo Indians.
Taos Pueblo Heritage Center
Oldest continually inhabited dwellings in the United States. Pueblo Indians.
One of the highest spans in the United States.
226 locals recommend
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
226 locals recommend
One of the highest spans in the United States.
Ghost Ranch has an international paleontological reputation since Edwin Colbert's discovery of the Coelophysis in 1947. The Coelophysis Dinosaur Quarry is a National Natural Landmark. Our dinosaur, the Coelophysis, is New Mexico's State Fossil.
86 locals recommend
Ghost Ranch
U.S. 84
86 locals recommend
Ghost Ranch has an international paleontological reputation since Edwin Colbert's discovery of the Coelophysis in 1947. The Coelophysis Dinosaur Quarry is a National Natural Landmark. Our dinosaur, the Coelophysis, is New Mexico's State Fossil.
A fun rail car ride to Lamy, NM. George RR Martin developed the attraction!
Sky Railway
A fun rail car ride to Lamy, NM. George RR Martin developed the attraction!
A living museum - check out the scheduling online.
31 locals recommend
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
334 Los Pinos Rd
31 locals recommend
A living museum - check out the scheduling online.
Really diherent - close to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge!
45 locals recommend
Earthship Biotecture
2 Earthship Way
45 locals recommend
Really diherent - close to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge!
A cultural place worthy of a day trip to visit.
Chimayo
A cultural place worthy of a day trip to visit.
On Museum Hill. DeUnitely worthy of a visit when at the museums.
37 locals recommend
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
715 Camino Lejo
37 locals recommend
On Museum Hill. DeUnitely worthy of a visit when at the museums.

Essentials

181 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
753 Cerrillos Rd
181 locals recommend
151 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
530 W Cordova Rd
151 locals recommend
44 locals recommend
Kaune's Neighborhood Market
511 Old Santa Fe Trail
44 locals recommend

Shopping

Unique Consignment Shop
21 locals recommend
Double Take
320 Aztec St
21 locals recommend
Unique Consignment Shop
Open Tuesdays and Saturdays - in the Railyard District! Local produce and wares.
179 locals recommend
Santa Fe Farmers Market
1607 Paseo De Peralta
179 locals recommend
Open Tuesdays and Saturdays - in the Railyard District! Local produce and wares.
A nice town to visit. Take the high road to Taos on the way there and the low road (along the Rio Grande) on the return!
86 locals recommend
Taos Plaza
North Plaza
86 locals recommend
A nice town to visit. Take the high road to Taos on the way there and the low road (along the Rio Grande) on the return!