Guidebook for Santa Fe
Food Scene
Delicious African & Caribbean dishes--goat stew, shrimp in coconut sauce, jerk chicken, tasty salads, etc.--at reasonable prices.
90 locals recommend
Jambo Cafe
2010 Cerrillos RdDelicious African & Caribbean dishes--goat stew, shrimp in coconut sauce, jerk chicken, tasty salads, etc.--at reasonable prices.
Clafoutis
333 W Cordova RdFrench bakery with great pastries, breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
La Choza Restaurant
905 Alarid StKnown for authentic Southwestern cuisine.
Tune-Up Café
1115 Hickox StGourmet dining in a casual, comfortable old neighborhood house.
Contemporary Latin American cuisine. Top restaurant with top prices but well worth it for a special occasion. Expect to be exquisitely pampered across several courses and a couple of leisurely hours.
41 locals recommend
Sazón
221 Shelby StContemporary Latin American cuisine. Top restaurant with top prices but well worth it for a special occasion. Expect to be exquisitely pampered across several courses and a couple of leisurely hours.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great bar and bar scene is located on the lobby level. Nearly every night from 8 - 11 pm, there is live music--blues, country, and classic rock--and lively dancing. It's more suited to the over-50 crowd, but everyone's welcome. The best dancing scene of its type in Santa Fe.
55 locals recommend
La Fonda on the Plaza
100 E San Francisco StA great bar and bar scene is located on the lobby level. Nearly every night from 8 - 11 pm, there is live music--blues, country, and classic rock--and lively dancing. It's more suited to the over-50 crowd, but everyone's welcome. The best dancing scene of its type in Santa Fe.
Vanessie Lounge
427 W Water StLively piano bar with a devoted clientele.
Restaurant (BBQ and western cuisine) and live music. Love their margarita with a smoky tequila floater.
148 locals recommend
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
319 S Guadalupe StRestaurant (BBQ and western cuisine) and live music. Love their margarita with a smoky tequila floater.
Arts & Culture
Excellent restaurants, shops, and activities. On Saturday mornings, there's a Farmer's Market.
56 locals recommend
Santa Fe Railyard Arts District
544 S Guadalupe StExcellent restaurants, shops, and activities. On Saturday mornings, there's a Farmer's Market.
Canyon Road
Canyon RoadThis is what you came for, right? New Mexico's most famous artist.
212 locals recommend
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson StThis is what you came for, right? New Mexico's most famous artist.
Entertainment & Activities
The best standard (non-arts) movie theater in Santa Fe. Cocktails, wine, or beer from a selection of over 50 (or is it 100?), and gourmet treats can be taken into the movie with you where you will relax into wonderfully comfortable stadium-style seats. Book ahead online for Friday and Saturday nights.
126 locals recommend
Violet Crown Santa Fe
1606 Alcaldesa StThe best standard (non-arts) movie theater in Santa Fe. Cocktails, wine, or beer from a selection of over 50 (or is it 100?), and gourmet treats can be taken into the movie with you where you will relax into wonderfully comfortable stadium-style seats. Book ahead online for Friday and Saturday nights.
Known as the Santa Fe Ski Basin, it is 30 minutes up Hyde Park Road (475) from downtown Santa Fe.
163 locals recommend
Ski Santa Fe
1477 NM-475Known as the Santa Fe Ski Basin, it is 30 minutes up Hyde Park Road (475) from downtown Santa Fe.
Sightseeing
Don't miss the center of Santa Fe; always a people watching scene with frequent free concerts and art & craft fairs. Lots of Santa Fe's iconic shopping with native wares, not to mention native American street vendors, charming cafes and bars, etc.
254 locals recommend
Santa Fe Plaza
63 Lincoln AveDon't miss the center of Santa Fe; always a people watching scene with frequent free concerts and art & craft fairs. Lots of Santa Fe's iconic shopping with native wares, not to mention native American street vendors, charming cafes and bars, etc.
Parks & Nature
Fabulous scenic hiking in the tallest mountains (up to 12,000 feet) in the immediate area. Backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing, also.
27 locals recommend
Santa Fe National Forest
Fabulous scenic hiking in the tallest mountains (up to 12,000 feet) in the immediate area. Backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing, also.
Essentials
Alberston's Food, Starbucks, CVS, Ross Dress for Less, and a couple of dozen shops, salons, and cafes. There are small clothing boutiques but no major department stores.
33 locals recommend
DeVargas Center
564 N Guadalupe StAlberston's Food, Starbucks, CVS, Ross Dress for Less, and a couple of dozen shops, salons, and cafes. There are small clothing boutiques but no major department stores.