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FROM THE EDITOR This annual magazine has carried a number of labels, but each year the Santa Fe Reporter publishes a guide intended to help us connect.

We used to say it’s aimed at making the locals feel like tourists and the tourists feel like locals, but we’re not so into the “us” and “them” at the moment. Visitors become

residents and people who grew up here return home again. The point is that we’re all here now. Here’s our Locals Guide.

Cover artist Eliza Naranjo Morse reflects on the theme in her original work. She says the animals on the cover—a bear, beetle and an ant—are on a pilgrimage together.

Inside these pages you’ll find a thorough

connection to SFR’s Best of Santa Fe reader poll. The choices from our audience are a community-curated guideway through the city—from the preferred places to shop and eat, to the best ways to spend time with youth, go out with friends or give back. Join us in celebrating all things Santa Femous.

-Julie Ann Grimm

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COURTESY ELIZA NARANJO MORSE

COVER ARTIST PROFILE: Eliza Naranjo Morse Family and community are at the center of inspiration

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ollaborating with local artists for the cover art of special issues has become one of SFR’s favorite traditions in the last few years—in just the last few years, we’ve seen original work from Nico Salazar, Angel Wynn, Jared Weiss and Marie Sena. Generally, when we’re gearing up to approach an artist for a special issue, we work up a shortlist of our faves, then carefully weigh the work, the impact, the style. For this year’s Locals Guide, however, the list only had one name: Eliza Naranjo Morse.

Morse really only shows at venues such as the Institute of American Indian Arts’ Museum of Contemporary Native Arts and mobile gallery Axle Contemporary (she says they share a similar ethos), and appears in what she describes as “considered collections.” And even though we were nervous about how she’d respond, Morse tells us that designing an SFR cover has been a bit of a secret goal of hers since she was a teenager.

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A resident of Española, Morse spends much of her time these days building a house on land that’s been in her family for generations. There, she’s created studio space in what will eventually become her bedroom; and there, she says, she feels connected to her family members who came before or still live on the land today.

“It’s surrounded by family,” Morse says. “I grew up on this piece of land, so to come home to it and get older on this land and feel a sense of stewardship;

I spent time talking to my brother, who is one of my best friends, about community in Santa Fe. And I think a theme I found, what my heart lent itself to, was family.”

Morse says the image shows a bear, beetle and ant on a pilgrimage.

I’m here for a moment. What can I do to take care of it? It’s not for me to reinvent—I’m a piece of something that’s ongoing.”

For her piece on the cover, however, Morse was comfortable with trying new methods, like working with glow-in-thedark paint, along with her triedand-true ones, like making her own paint from clay.

“We had talked about community,” Morse says, referring to her first meeting with SFR art director Anson Stevens-Bollen, “and I spent time talking to my brother, who is one of my best friends, about community in Santa Fe. And I think a theme I found, what my heart lent itself to, was family.”

Morse says that the animals on the cover—a bear, a beetle and an ant—are joining together on a pilgrimage. Behind them, a landscape culled from Morse’s own personal microcosm juts out, and a sunrise shines over the scene. The bear, she says, is meant to convey a certain level of world-weary wisdom; the overall statement becomes one of newness and personal and global hope, and there’s an unspoken, perhaps familial connection between the creatures.

“The story of our lives is enormous, right?” Morse says.

“How do you even tell that? I’m still trying to figure that out.”

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Santa Fe’s historic core and downtown hub is more than just the tourism center of our universe. It’s also the seat of city and state government, a hotspot for local commerce, and home to both those holding on to the original foundation of the community and to those seeking the luxuries of urban renewal. Find low-lying

galleries, bright gardens and public art, plus the landmark Plaza, cathedral and museums.

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Cross of the Martyrs: Pedestrians can ascend to the crest of hill near the site of former Spanish and US military garrisons along a path used during the winter holiday for luminarias and a Catholic procession. On a clear day, yes, you can see forever. The entrance is on Paseo de Peralta northwest of Marcy Street.

Santa Fe River Trail: Access the paved walkway along Alameda beginning at Patrick Smith Park, and follow it on bike or on foot west all the way out of the city limits, soaking in the riparian

Fort Marcy Recreation Complex: Not Burning of Zozobra, but kids say this playground is a fun one. A large grassy and make use of outdoor equipment or an indoor pool, gym and weight room.

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KEEP Contemporary: See the art from a wide collection of emerging local artists who are keeping it real, including spray sculpture.

142 Lincoln Ave., 557-9574 keepcontemporary.com Chuck Jones Gallery: Far from your average art gallery, this space lets visitors get close to the artist who brought the world Wile E Coyote, Marvin the Martian and Pepe Le Pew, among other animated stars.

126 W Water St., 983-5999 chuckjones.com/chuck-jones-gallery New Mexico Museum of Art: Regional creatives in the hands of thoughtful curators make the year-round offerings, rotating exhibits and special events at this part of the state Department of Cultural Affairs museum system show off painting, drawing, photography and more.

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Doodlet’s: A day or an hour of shopping in the downtown area is incomplete without a trip to Doodlet’s. The corner store wins not only Best Business Downtown in our readers’ poll, but it also reigns in the citywide Best Gifts category. Browse the books and toys for kids of all ages, funny decor and useful (or useless) tchotchkes, and keep from smiling—we dare you.

120 Don Gaspar Ave., 983-3771 doodlets.com Kaune’s Neighborhood Market: O independent neighborhood grocers in the city is a staple in the South Capitol neighborhood, complete with produce, a butcher and almost too much wine to choose from.

511 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-2629; kaunes.com Botwin Eye Group / Oculus Optical Downtown: E from medical device into fashion accessory.

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SITE Santa Fe: Last year’s grand reopening unveiled even more exhibition space for contemporary art that’s hung on walls, projected on screens, situated in the middle of the floor, and in every other conceivable presentation. It’s also a great venue for lectures, performances

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De Vargas Skate Park: Multigenerational fun awaits among the bowls, ramps and other features designed for wheels whose riders dig tricks and jumps.

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Summer Concert Series: The local Amp Concerts series, with help from a national Levitt AMP Grant (the name is a coincidence), brings even more life to the weekends with free shows from touring acts at the Railyard water tower that have us celebrating music along with monsoon rain.

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Railyard Performance Center: African dance instruction with live drumming is a mainstay at one of the oldest institutions in the Railyard. Take off your shoes and shake free.

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1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-7726 santafefarmersmarket.com Second Street Brewery: Brewers keep the board updated with standards and seasonal specials, and the kitchen keeps the menu accessible and diverse. There are also crayons, a patio and sometimes live performances.

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Rockin’ Rollers Event Arena: Musicians and event organizers of all kinds have rediscovered Santa Fe’s alien-themed roller skating arena for all ages. We recommend dancing on eight wheels in the fabulous chaos of this intimate space at any chance. Call for public skate schedules.

2915 Agua Fría St., 473-7755

5. Gallery: Philosopher and curator Max Baseman runs a legit art gallery from this space in a corrugated steel warehouse. Expect a focus on works on paper, but also

2351 Fox Road, Ste. 700 5pointgallery.com

Meo Wolf A bowling alley that has been transformed into an immersive funhouse has captivated Santa Feans and visitors from across the globe. It’s impossible to soak it all in during just one visit, plus the House of Eternal Return

Bridge over Santa Fe River: Siler Road used to end at Agua Fría, so just walking here is not something everyone has done.

Hop on the paved path that’s separate from driving lanes for a great view of meandering riverbed beneath the Sangre de Cristos.

Ghost: The city’s quintessential DIY venue and home of Matron Records has demonstrated longevity for its ilk. Find local and touring musical acts.

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Teatro Paraguas: Catch live, often bilingual theater from one of the hardest-working and most authentic companies in the city.

3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 teatroparaguas.org

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he Arroyo Chamiso starts near the botanical gardens on Museum Hill and St. John’s College, runs north of the Albertsons at the south end of St. Francis, underneath the railway trestle, and south by the Genoveva Chavez Community Center. There, it meets the city’s largest arroyo, and perhaps the ancestral course of the Santa Fe River, the Arroyo Hondo. The Arroyo de los Pinos runs through the middle of the city, by the parks.

“In parts of it, you get down in there and it’s like, ‘Wow, this is a pristine urban forest,’ and it feels kind of neat,” says Andy Otto, executive director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association. “Other parts of it, it’s like, ‘Wow this is really dangerous’—like if there’s a cloud in the sky, don’t go near them.”

There’s a beautiful patterning to learning the city not by its circuitous streets, but by the veins through which the water runs.

This geography groups neighborhoods around some 80 miles of arroyos webbed through town, eventually feeding the Santa Fe River. But ultimately, says Aaron Kauffman, founder of Southwest Urban Hydrology and a contributor for technical reports for the association, arroyos mark a landscape out of balance.

“Arroyos are pretty good indication that not only has there been some disturbance, but they’re drawing water out of the landscape, they’re pulling water out of the landscape faster,” Kauffman says.

So the Santa Fe Watershed Association, recognized in the Best of Santa Fe readers’ poll last year as the region’s Best Nonprofit for the Environment, is launching a program to adopt arroyos. The strategy is patterned after the organization’s 18-year-old river clean-up efforts that aim to remove garbage and slow erosion. Some of that effort will start far upstream, in gains made an actual foot at a time.

Volunteer crews are adopting a “reach,” a 2,000-foot section of an arroyo. The goal comes down to a simple recipe for the water, Otto says: “Our mantra is, ‘Slow it, spread it, sink it.’”

Historically, sandy plains characterized Northern New Mexico. Early colonists wrote about open basins braided with streams people could hop across without wetting their boots. But over the centuries, those channels have eroded. In downtown Santa Fe, pavement, rooftops and soil compaction, all of which prevent water from running over and seeping into the ground, are leading contributors to the problem.

As water channelizes into a few streambeds, it runs at higher volumes and faster speeds, and erodes more of the soil around it. The result is visible in the Santa Fe River, once level with Water Street, and now at

least a dozen feet below it. Continued erosion can threaten adjacent homes, as well as the sewer and water lines crossing arroyos and, in the case of the Arroyo Torreon, potentially expose a historic city dump.

Some of these gains will be achieved in inches—literally. Environmental laws allow modifications to a streambed of up to 12 inches without chasing a flood of paperwork for approvals, so work could see volunteers placing 12-inch-tall rocks in smaller channels to slow the water and stall out sediment. Other measures will work to slow the water from cutting deeper channels, or collect sediment where it may block water and can host willows. Work is still in planning stages, and likely will target upper reaches.

Some solutions could start well outside the territory La Llorona is said to haunt—in rain gardens in backyards and alongside parking lots, and other rain catchments.

“One of the ways to help arroyos heal or address some of the problems is just to deprive them of runoff,” Kauffman says. “The more we can do to store stormwater in soils, the better.”

But will this map of the city disappear?

Not any time soon. These channels can form in decades. Recovering can take millennia.

The Santa Fe River is fed by some 80 miles of arroyos webbed through town.

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Executive Director Sherry Hooper has been with the organization for more than 17 years.

In 2008, she notes, “when the economy tanked,” The Food Depot saw an approximate 30% increase in the number of people seeking help. Those numbers haven’t changed in the decade since. So, while the effort to meet the daily immediate need for families continues, The Food Depot also has begun working, she says, “on long-term solutions to hunger” through advocacy.

“We’re doing a better job educating our local, state and federal elected officials about hunger in our service area and the work currently being done to end it,” Hooper says.

When asked what people might not realize about hunger in Northern New Mexico, Hooper cites two main points.

The first, she says, “is that more than 50 percent of the people who are helped are some of the most vulnerable in our communities, and they are children and seniors.” The second point is that the remaining people in need are working families. Those families often are two-parent households living on minimum wage. Losing a day of work to stay home with a sick child or even paying for an unexpected car repair can often put such families “over the edge” in terms of their monthly income, “and their food budget tends to be the most flexible piece of their budget.”

The Food Depot has continued to add programs to take away any barriers to people having enough to eat by looking at the issue of hunger holistically. For example, its Diaper Depot program addresses the challenge many working families face in providing diapers for their children.

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“When a parent wishes to go back to school or back to work but has a small child they have to put in daycare, they have to be able to provide disposable diapers or they can’t put them in daycare,” Hooper notes.

The Food 4 Pets program helps feed low-income pet owners’ animals. “We were finding that so many of the people would take the human food we gave them and provide that food to their pets,” she says. “This was affecting a lot of seniors, [many of whom] are living alone and that pet, that dog or cat, may be their only companion.”

Other programs include behind-the-scenes disaster relief during emergencies such as forest fires, a mobile food pantry serving more than 20 rural stops in Northern New Mexico, and a lunchtime summer program to ensure children don’t go hungry when the school year is over.

The number one priority, of course, is “getting food to people who need it,” Hooper says. The Food Depot accomplishes this task by working with nonprofits that have food programs—approximately 70 in Santa Fe alone.

“What that means is those nonprofits don’t need to take resources away from their pri-

orities to gather food,” Hooper says. “They only need to come to us.”

That food comes from a variety of sources, but no matter where it comes from, The Food Depot ensures none goes to waste.

“So much of the food we collect here locally would otherwise go to waste and go to landfills,” Hooper says of the food collected from grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, as well as small manufacturers and distributors. When working with grocery stores, for instance, food that would be pulled from the shelves due to expiration dates is frequently still “perfectly good.” The Food Depot takes it and makes it available to its partner agencies.

And when receiving food that isn’t suitable for human consumption, “we work with local composters and pig farmers to make sure that food is used in some way,” she says. “We don’t put food into our dumpsters; we make sure that it’s used.”

The Food Depot welcomes volunteers and donations of all kinds—consider hosting a food drive personally or through your organization to help fill in the gaps and particularly to help during non-holiday months of the year.

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Youth empowerment nonprofit Girls Inc. doubles down on experiences and learning

BY SARAH EDDY

COURTESY GIRLS INC.

Best Youth Program

Girls ages 5 to 18 can attend programs after school and during breaks.

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t the foot of Hillside Park, in the historic former home of an early 20th-century United States general, the city’s future is brewing.

Tossing away sugar and spice to favor strength, smarts and boldness, Girls Inc. of Santa Fe is helping redefine what it means to be a girl in the City Different. The organization, an affiliate of the national Girls Inc. nonprofit, has been guiding young Santa Feans since 1956, and its recent growth has been meteoric. In the past few years, Girls Inc. of Santa Fe has all but doubled its impact— in 2016, it served 525 girls downtown at its Hillside Center and offsite. In 2018, it reached 1,000. It comes as no surprise to us, then, that Girls Inc. won SFR’s Best of Santa Fe award for Best Youth Program in 2018.

“We really didn’t advertise for that much at all,” Madonna Hernandez, the Girls Inc. director of programs, tells SFR, in regards to BOSF. The organization sent out just one call to action email the day before voting closed.

“What we’re finding is that everybody knows a Girls Inc. girl.

We have made a name for ourselves out in the community, and the fact that we’re doing good work really does pay off.”

The group offers after-school, spring break and summer camp programs for girls ages 5 to 18 at its Hillside Center. The programming, developed by the Girls Inc. National Resource Center and other organization affiliates, is research-based, with learning supported by arts and crafts, field trips, community projects and special mentoring. Girls learn about topics such as Santa Fe’s culture and heritage, budgeting and financing, healthy sexuality and body image.

And each represents an investment in the next Santa Fe. The organization keeps costs low, spending about $5.50 per girl per hour, and no one is turned away due to an inability to pay, which means most participants receive a scholarship to attend.

“We’re prepared to continue expanding our programs, and my hope is that the community, which has been so supportive, continues to support us in a way that we can make a bigger and bigger impact,” Girls Inc. CEO Kim Brown tells SFR. “I would love for young women, when they graduate from high school and go to college, to be able to say that growing up in Santa Fe was so pro-girl, it was such a good place to grow up being a girl. And I don’t think we can say that right now, but we should be able to say that, and I think we’re on our way.”

Brown has been with the nonprofit since 2005. In that time, she’s watched the staff grow from three full-time employees to 16.

When she first joined the team, the group only operated out of its downtown center, and it now offers programming and workshops at 15 local schools as well as two nearby pueblos.

You may have caught Girls Inc. girls conquering local hiking trails, wielding signs at women’s marches or rappelling down the side of La Fonda on the Plaza during hairraising fundraisers. Whatever they’re up to, one thing’s clear: These girls can’t be stopped, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Girls have so much power,” Hernandez says. “I really feel like if our girls are supported and they’re able to recognize how to treat each other and how to advocate for other people and for themselves, that in itself would totally be able to shift the way that things happen within the world and our community.”

We’re prepared to continue expanding our programs, and my hope is that the community, which has been so supportive, continues to support us in a way that we can make a bigger and bigger impact.”

- KIM BROWN, GIRLS INC. CEO

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Brands include Cleary for kids and Rocky Mountain.

rob & charlie’s

1632 St. Michael’s Drive, 471-9119

BEST Bike Shop Mellow Velo

132 E Marcy St., 995-8356

Owner David Bell brings a community bicycling vision to this downtown hub that serves tourists who want daily rentals alongside endurance athletes—and all of us in between.

The Broken Spoke

1426 Cerrillos Road, 992-3102

Choice mountain bikes and commuter machines from Mike Chapman and his team.

Rob and Charlie were real Santa Fe dudes who started the store, legend has it, by borrowing $4,000 from Rob’s dad. Charlie Verral is still going at it, and his shop in Midtown is a staple.

BEST Bookstore Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226

This 40-year-old bookstore invites readers to explore with the latest from Santa Fe’s homegrown authors and

The Raven Fine Consignments

from the nation’s best sellers without ever leaving the coffee shop.

op.cit Books

DeVargas Center, 157 Paseo de Peralta, 428-0321

Peruse the plentiful stacks for used titles, plus get the new, hot and headlinegrabbers. Local author events and meetups run over into the mall, which also offers sunny spots to read.

Garcia Street Books

376 Garcia St., Ste. B, 986-0151

Tiny means curated, which is the kind of selection readers find here et care l b n choices also mean it’s often got the coveted new titles first

BEST Car Dealer Toyota of Santa Fe

1601 St. Michael’s Drive, 982-1900

The vast dealership spreads out across several blocks near the busy intersection of Cerrillos Road and St. Michael’s Drive. Watch for the thumbs-up from general manager Buddy Espinoza.

Great Little Cars

500 Cordova Road, 992-8122

Find a pre-owned vehicle that fits o r needs and doesn t atten o r financ al t re at this great little place that knows what kind of car can help you go go go in Santa Fe.

Honda Subaru of Santa Fe 7511 Cerrillos Road, 471-7007

Get the latest Hondas and Subarus on one lot, and get to four-wheelin’. Or, bring ’em n when o can t fi re o t what’s making that noise.

BEST Children’s Store Doodlet’s

120 Don Gaspar Ave., 983-3771

Shop for clever toys, books, stickers, miniatures, collectables and more for the little ones (or not-so-little ones) to laugh over and love.

Indigo Baby

DeVargas Center, 185 Paseo de Peralta, 954-4000

Not just fun stuff, but useful, nat ral and e c ent st for tiny tots—plus a great consignment section, too.

Moon Rabbit Toys

Plaza Mercado, 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 202, 982-9373

Run-of-the-mill toys be gone. These are educational, crafted and creative brain games, puzzles and more.

BEST Consignment Double Take

320 Aztec St., 989-8886

No one has to look twice to find the best second or th rd hand clothing, jewelry, shoes, furniture and more in the Guadalupe District.

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furniture, decor and indescribable objects are packed into seemingly endless showrooms.

Stephen’s A Consignment Gallery 2701 Cerrillos Road, 471-0802

See a collection of zany and artful antiques and other consigned goods you don’t know you need yet. Don’t stop n the first b roo t keeps going and going.

BEST Floral Shop CLOTHES WITH HISTORY, FROM WOMEN WITH A PAST

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Amanda’s Flowers

1610 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-9212

Centrally located and with great customer service, owner Carol Rose stays at the top o the oral class or S readers. Get delivery or pick up made-to-order arrangements.

Artichokes & Pomegranates

418 Cerrillos Road, 820-0044

It’s not called Roses &

Daisies for a reason. Though these h h end oral art sts do work with petals, they’re also known for incorporating lesser-used botanicals in unpredictable ways.

Barton’s Flowers

1722 St. Michael’s Drive, Ste. H, 982-9731

Shop owner Stephen Jones specializes in Instagram brag-worthy custom arrangements that strive to be accessible, unfussy, n or st celebrat ons o w ld owers w th ncred ble texture.

BEST Garden/Plant Supplies Agua Fria Nursery

1409 Agua Fría St., 983-4831

Helpful staff and a localcentric bent on perennials are a good combo to help your green thumb. Head to the west side for this quintessential Santa e n rser e per ence

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now run by its second and third generation in the Pennington family.

Payne’s Nurseries

North: 304 Camino Alire, 988-8011 South: 715 St. Michael’s Drive, 988-9626

3095 Agua Fría St., 438-8888

at e seeds owers vegetables and other plants that are selected to succeed in Santa Fe. They have a seasonal restaurant too.

BEST Gift Store Doodlet’s

120 Don Gaspar Ave., 983-3771

Best of Santa Fe voters

Go deep into cowboy culture, Native folk art from coast to coast, weaving, jewelry, beads, antiques and collectables with motherand-daughter duo Cathy Smith and Jennifer Jesse Smith at the trading post that feels like a museum.

Detours at La Fonda

La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E San Francisco St., 988-1404

An expanded hotel gift shop that’s far from schlocky, it carries Pendleton blankets and luggage, Los Poblanos personal care items such as lotions and beard oil, and other local-ish gifty goods.

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Find well-stocked soil options and bulbs, shrubs and trees for outdoors and a wide selection of house plants at two locations. And catch frequent classes on the season’s tasks.

picked this store as a winner in our Best Children’s Store and Best Downtown Business categories for its diverse and affordable gifts for all occasions, in all sizes—and for no reason at all.

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BEST Hardware Store Big Jo True Value Hardware 1311 Siler Road, 473-2255

Santa Fe’s uncontested favorite for nuts, bolts, brac ets tools p pe fitt n s caulk, bulbs and a million other th n s to eep ho e and b s ness to ether ocal owners and attentive staff— and you can pick up lottery t c ets

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2006 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 1, 424-9343

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BEST Head Shop Fruit of the Earth Organics 901 Early St., 310-7917

ne o the first cannab s dispensaries in the city is also one of shoppers’ new favorite places to choose from a w de select on o s o n accessories like papers, vape pens lass and s l con

Concrete Jungle Smoke Shop

126 N Guadalupe St., 820-2888

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Malouf on the Plaza

1434 Cerrillos Road, 982-4202

61 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-9241

A hole in the wall that is not just packed with glass and vape accessories, but also paint and art supplies and apparel. Find a discount coupon on the weekly SFR back page.

A focus on turquoise, silver and a Southwest feel, this downtown corner store also carries rugs and weavings.

BEST Mattress Shop

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Home Store

1427 Avenida de las Americas, 474-9398

Design Warehouse

130 Lincoln Ave., 988-1555

Go by the well-stocked store and stretch out while you visualize a better night’s sleep. Then, get that sucker delivered and catch up on your zzz’s.

The clean, modern stylings lead to rooms that are livable and loveable. Get dishes and tchen ad ets o ce accessories, furniture and other fun decor—all in a new location.

Sachi Organics

523 Cordova Road, 982-3938

Reside Home

1233 Paseo de Peralta, 780-5658

Also recently relocated to a space double the size of the former, this interior specialist also does in-home design consultations.

Double Take

320 Aztec St., 989-8886

Add more of the Southwestern aesthetic for home decor at a price point that leans toward rustic and supports a community of consignors.

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BEST Jewelry Store Santa Fe Goldworks

Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St., Ste. 218, 983-4562

Loyal customers who can’t live without their bling return to designer David Griego’s corner store for all occasions.

Located on the Plaza and more than 40 years old, it’s

been a readers’ favorite over and again.

James Kallas Jewelers

2801 Rodeo Road, Ste. B10, 986-1955

Fine jewelry repair and expert appraisals are among the specialties at James Kallas, which also, of course, offers custom designs.

Buy handcrafted wool, cotton and other natural pillows from a mother-andson business that began in Albuquerque and now exports to both coasts.

Mattress Firm Santa Fe

199 Paseo de Peralta, 216-2550 3300 Cerrillos Road, 216-2933 3517 Zafarano Drive, 473-0188

Catch promotional sales, and choose from moderately priced modern mattresses.

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Harry’s

202 Galisteo St., 988-1959

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2947 Rodeo Park Drive, Ste. E, 983-6613

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BEST Pet Store

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107 W San Francisco St., 820-2300

DeVargas Center, 165 Paseo de Peralta, 982-9374

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BEST Optical Shop

The Critters & Me

1403 Agua Fría St., 982-5040

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125 W Water St., 982-2020 444 St. Michael’s Drive, 438-2020

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Jurassic Pets

507 Cordova Road, 428-0836

Small rodents from Chile and larger reptiles from Australia, in addition to snakes and birds and so many other faces to keep you company in every exotic fashion.

BEST Shoe Store On Your Feet

328 S Guadalupe St., Ste. I (enter on Montezuma Avenue), 983-3900 DeVargas Center, 189 Paseo de Peralta, 780-8997

Owner Nina Houle and her husband Tom were eating ice cream on the Plaza a couple summers ago when a photographer shot a prize-winning image of them that appeared in last year’s Locals Guide. Shoes from her shop keep you looking sharp while you get things done.

Goler

125 E Palace Ave., Ste. 125, 982-0924

Fashion for men and women with brands such as Donald J Pliner, Toms, Sesto Mucci and Matisse. Other glamour goods too.

The Running Hub

1100 Don Diego Ave., Ste. B, 820-2523

Full-service analysis helps a casual runner or an active athlete get the right shoes for the longest mile.

your family probably needs a birthday present from the shop(pe).

Cheesemongers of Santa Fe 130 E Marcy St., 795-7878

We can’t remember what it was like before this cheese palace opened downtown.

Get educated with liberal tasting of life-changing triple creams, funky blue, sharp cheddar etc.

Kaune’s Neighborhood Market 511 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-2629

A regular old lovable neighborhood grocer with a little produce, a little more butcher shop, and a lot more wine. Try the lunch chop salad counter.

BEST Thrift Store The Cat

South: 2570 Camino Entrada, 474-6300 North: 541 W Cordova Road, 780-8975

Recently shortened from Look What The Cat Dragged In, shoppers say these stores are the best place for making a thrifty purchase, and that’s likely because proceeds benefit the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society.

Double Take

320 Aztec St., 989-8886

BEST Specialty Food/

Cooking Store

Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe

Western wear is plentiful, but it’s not the only style in this massive store that’s all new to you.

Savers

DeVargas Center, 181 Paseo de Peralta, 988-3394

3294 Cerrillos Road, 919-7185

The name means “the things,” and it’s an apt description.

Another one might be “all the things.” The amateur chef in

The massive thrift center that fills the shell that once was Baillio’s makes a super place for seasonal buys.

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BEST Women’s Clothing Get it Together

328 S Guadalupe St. (enter on Montezuma Avenue), Ste. G, 983-4498

Shop for casual wear, handbags and other women’s clothing at the sister store to this year’s Best Shoe Store, On Your Feet. Love linen?

You’ll love these selections.

WearAbouts

101 W Marcy St., Ste. 3, 982-1399

Shop for boots by Frye,

leather coats and handbags

by Liebeskind and denim from Principle and DL 1961 Jeans—all at a new location, just across the street.

Bodhi Bazaar

DeVargas Center, 564 N Guadalupe St., 982-3880

Get a little more classy with a great pair of slacks, a fun skirt, Mother jeans, Bailey 44 and top off the boho look with Magnolia Pearl.

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BIG MALL: Santa Fe Place, located at the intersection of Cerrillos and Rodeo roads on the Southside and still called Villa Linda by at least half of our readers, is the quintessential mall experience, now home to World Market and Bed Bath & Beyond, to boot. A security guard on the lookout for shoplifters confirms, “This mall is a pretty safe place where kids just like to come and kick back, just like they do at any mall anywhere.”

This is the place to go if you’re looking for killer deals on trendy summer dresses or an affordable pair of jeans. We recommend grabbing refreshments at the Boba Tea Company as you head to H&M or Torrid for reasonably priced fashion staples, or to the Boot Barn for a classic pair of cowboy boots.

Not only do H&M and Torrid offer the most fashionable attire, but H&M also recently

The mall food court at Santa Fe Place on Santa Fe’s Southside is still a pretty safe place for hanging out.

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here’s something about shopping malls in America that feels removed from place and time—the big-box stores with familiar names that sell the same fast-fashion items all across the country, the artificial lighting, the ambient strains of the most recent top-charting pop songs floating through echoey halls populated by packs of teenagers—this familiar scene is reiterated across cities and generations. Santa Fe’s big mall fits perfectly into this image of the all-American consumer culture cliche, one of the few places in the city with national brands on offer. And across

town, the small mall continues to raise the bar with establishments high in local flavor and high-end shopping vibes.

Mall seating offers a quiet, almost private date for two teens.

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started offering discounts if you bring in old clothes to recycle, and has been working on sustainable production methods for some of its fashion lines.

Torrid is your best bet for stylish plussize apparel. Shopper Tiffany Di Marco tells SFR that it is her go-to spot. “It’s hard to find boutiques that cater to a full spectrum of body types,” says Di Marco. “Torrid is special because they really celebrate who you are and sell clothes that are super flattering on curvier women.”

But before you whip out your credit card, we feel obligated to note that despite H&M’s new sustainability campaign, the fashion industry still accounts for nearly 10 percent of global carbon emissions and remains the second-largest polluter in the world. The UN reports that nearly 40 percent of clothes in the developed world’s closets are discarded without having ever been worn. Our advice: Once you’re done in the dressing room, take a lap around the mall to decide if you really need that new item, and mentally catalog how you will wear it with the clothes you already own before committing. Donate or consign one thing in your closet for every new thing you buy.

Activities: Saturday afternoon is the best time for people-watching at the Santa Fe Place

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food court, where teens, families and couples like to kick back. Catch a movie at the newly reopened theater while you’re at it, or play some old-school arcade games at the only retro arcade in town, right across from the theater.

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LITTLE MALL: The north side DeVargas Center at the V of Paseo de Peralta and Guadalupe Street has gone through some serious upgrades in the past few years. When the Sanbusco Center at the Railyard closed to make way for the New Mexico School for the Arts campus, many of its businesses moved to spaces at DeVargas. This, along with Sprouts moving in as its second grocery, brought both a parking crunch and new life to De Vargas.

Gone are the sketchy vibes of the ’90s when kids did wheelies in the parking lot in broad daylight, brought sub-woofers out for mini dance parties at night, and casually referred to the shopping center as the “Hall of Lame.”

The businesses that made the move from Sanbusco to DeVargas include On Your Feet, Rock Paper Scissors Salon Spa, Kioti Boutique and more. The flurry of recent activity and the redesign of the interior has transformed the DeVargas Center into an

This mall is a pretty safe place where kids just like to come and kick back, just like they do at any mall anywhere.”

-Mall Cop

upscale and lively place, with men playing mahjong at the center tables and ladies sipping hot drinks outside of Sabor Peruano, children playing life-size chess, and members of a popular speed-walking and jogging club pacing the hallways in the early mornings.

The change has been good for the businesses too. The owner of op.cit Books, Noemi de Bodisco, tells SFR that being in De Vargas has greatly increased traffic to the bookstore.

“Since the move, our business has been increasing every year. We feel like this is a real center for community; people buy books and read them at the tables outside the doors, we host readings and other community events and we get many more people dropping in who are at the mall shopping for something else. It just feels a lot more engaging.” op.cit sells both new book-club hits and used books. The store is full of rare treasures and first editions, but scrappy paperbacks for a couple bucks are an easy score as well.

Bodhi Bazaar and Kioti offer high-end women’s attire with a particularly Santa Fe aesthetic, and Indigo Baby sells beautiful (if not sometimes expensive) kids’ clothes—but fear not, there’s a consignment rack too.

Despite the enjoyable new atmosphere, most of the boutiques in the transformed shopping center remain out of an average gal’s price range. Good thing Ross has held on to its location at the mall to provide a little bit of balance to this newly thriving shopping center.

Activities: Stay tuned for the new bowling alley that is scheduled to open this spring!

The most awesome mall oddity ever: The Harrell House Bug Museum, where you can pet tarantulas and millipedes during feeding time every day at 4 pm.

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

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Friday, December 20, 2019

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A Thousand Thoughts: A Live Documentary with the Kronos Quartet

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Even if you don’t know how to feel about opera, pretty much everyone knows how to feel about SFO’s beautiful Crosby Theatre.

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he Santa Fe Opera enters its 2019 season on a couple high notes. First, it was the Grammy for Best Opera Recording presented to 2017’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs on Feb. 10—and then some indirect accolades when, on Feb. 24, the Best Costume Design Oscar went to former apprentice Ruth E Carter for her work on Black Panther. Beyond big-time awards, recently appointed General Director Robert Meya is eager to do some deserved bragging.

Meya, 45, young in age but experienced in opera and arts administration, took over from Charles MacKay in 2018 after seven years as SFO’s director of external affairs (not to mention a SFO internship in 1999). His favorite things to point out in the upcoming season are young artists making their SFO debuts and women in production roles.

On the coattails of last year’s citywide participation in Doctor Atomic, Meya emphasizes the importance of community involvement. “We see ourselves very much as partners in developing the cultural landscape,” Meya says. “The more that we can partner, the broader our reach, and the richer the experience for the audience member.”

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sic, then sent on tours around the country. The inaugural production, to debut in October 2019, is the 70-minute Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun, commissioned from writer Augusta Read Thomas by SFO and a consortium of other opera companies. The titular Sweet Potato (you guessed it) kicks the sun out of the galaxy, and woodland creatures, cosmic guides and vocalist/beatboxer Nicole Paris figure out what to do next.

What we’re going to do next, of course, is head to SFO for a few balmy summer nights. Here’s what’s in store; see dates and get tickets at santafeopera.org, or call 800-280-4654.

Never too much of a good thing Even the biggest fan of chocolate cake may roll their eyes when the 100th chocolate cake of their lifetime is placed in front of them— but they’ll still eat it with gusto.

So it is that Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème is presented at SFO for the 12th time.

The story of starving artists trying to survive in 1800s Paris is often called the most beautiful opera in existence and was unofficially dubbed the best-selling opera ever at the Met in New York.

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(as has prevailed for nearly 200 years), director Mary Birnbaum brings a fresh perspective to the show’s archetypes, symbolism, and how they all interact.

The syrup flows heavy in this one, especially in the tragic love story between destitute Rodolfo and flashy Mimì. There is not a soul alive who won’t swoon during its most famous aria, “Che Gelida Manina,” and Rodolfo’s sublime appeal: “Who am I? I am a poet.

What do I do? I write. How do I live? I live.”

La Bohème opens SFO’s 63rd season on June 28 and will probably sell all 12 performances well, so get your tickets soon. Bring the tissues—and someone you have a crush on. You’ll probably get laid.

She and Nadir fall in love, meeting in secret. When Zurga finds out, he demands they both die—but, in a climactic scene, Zurga forgives his friend and frees them to live in happiness, standing alone as he watches them leave.

“In terms of atmosphere, it’s one of the most incredible experiences,” Meya tells SFR of the lush staging. In addition to a largely open set, providing sweeping panoramic sunset views, “there are flames onstage, there’s a rain scene with actual water falling; it’s musically dramatic. … It’s a beautiful production.”

The Pearl Fishers shares opening weekend with La Bohème, opening on June 29, and runs for six performances in total.

Bros before priestesses

Why you gotta be like that?

French composer Georges Bizet wrote The Pearl Fishers in his early 20s; the opera made its premiere in 1863, just over a decade before Bizet’s better-known Carmen took the stage. The Pearl Fishers, set in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), introduces best friends Nadir and Zurga, two young fishermen. Years ago they both fell in love with a beautiful priestess named Leila, but they reaffirm their friendship as stronger than that infatuation.

That vow only lasts until Leila appears once again on the shore.

The first word that pops out of any modern writing about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s popular 1789 opera buffa Così fan tutte (rough translation: “women are like that”) is “misogynistic.” Truthfully, though, an alternate translation of the title is “people are like that,” and it can be considered a cynical satire that equally mocks both men and women. SFO chooses the latter interpretation.

The comedy features Ferrando and Guglielmo, happily engaged to Dorabella and Fiordiligi, respectively. When the wily Don

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Alfonso hypothesizes that all women are disloyal and that the fiancees would easily cheat, Ferrando and Gugliemo dress in disguise and set off to seduce each other’s lovers. Dorabella and Fiordiligi fall for it, because—as previously established—women are like that.

The director, 32-year-old Upstate New York native RB Schlather, is flanked by other young designers for a production that Meya calls “quite radical.”

The massive, stark set extends a vast raked prism out beyond the back of the opera house, inspired by ultra-modern artists—who all happen to have connections to SITE Santa Fe, if that gives you an idea of the aesthetic. Schlather “intends to infuse the action into the stage direction,” Meya says; “he has been able to cast this with singers who are also extremely talented actors.”

Così opens July 13 and runs for seven performances.

Everything old is new again

Jenůfa, by Czech librettist and composer Leoš Janáček, which premiered in 1904, is a grim love triangle between the titular character, her fiance Števa and Števa’s half-brother Laca.

When Laca cuts Jenůfa’s face in jealousy, Števa loses interest and refuses to claim Jenůfa’s baby as his own. After no small amount of tragedy, love prevails, but we have a hell of a time getting there.

This staging by David Alden is “set in a vaguely Cold War set-

ting,” Meya says. SFO considers “the threat of nuclear proliferation; … it’s relevant once more to have this idea of what the Cold War means. … We know today that it never ended—and is perhaps fiercer today, if you look at relations between Russia and the US, than it’s ever been. So it’s important to be mindful of how these pieces are staged, and what they can represent.”

This company premiere opens July 20 and runs for five performances.

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In SFO’s 16th world premiere, a fantastical feat by the composer of the in-demand opera version of The Handmaid’s Tale, the titular 13th child is Lyra. Her paranoid father has banished her 12 older brothers from his kingdom; in a journey to rival even the most epic of fairy tales, Lyra sets out to find them, encountering all manner of magical demons and helpers along the way.

Stage director Darko Tresnjak’s track record includes more jaunty productions on Broadway and Connecticut’s Hartford Stage, and he brings a pop art eye to SFO. “There are elements of this that might feel like Alfred Hitchcock,” Meya says, referencing the famously disorienting shot of a spiral staircase in Vertigo; the set recalls that image, featuring projections of castles and forests, calling to mind the glorious discomfort of MC Escher mind games.

In true fairy tale fashion, this story is not without its share of darkness. Composer Poul Ruders says that while he thinks it’s appropriate for all ages, he hopes kids “will find it kind of scary.”

Because from Harry Potter to The Neverending Story, being slightly spooked builds character, right?

The Thirteenth Child makes its debut on July 27 and runs for five performances. Despite being untested, to a degree, SFO’s world premieres are often highly popular—so get tickets soon.

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f you ever want to have a super-fun conversation with someone deeply ensconced in the established arts community in Santa Fe, let ’em know you’ve started to grow tired of the Canyon Road scene.

Oh, don’t get us wrong. We’ve seen some stellar shows up there, assume we will again, and we do kind of love that there’s a dedicated gallery street in town.

But even our readers know the gallery landscape is a-changing.

This is partly why we’re excited to highlight three local galleries that topped our annual readers poll—none of which reside on that storied street.

We think this proves a couple important truths: that Santa

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Feans will go where the good art is, regardless of address, and that the democratization of visual and performance art is well underway.

You needn’t worry about galleries as we know them, for they’ll always exist as they have so long as the city’s marketing dollars have a dog in the hunt.

Further, the galleries on this list are in downtown Santa Fe, long held as the bastion of acceptable art spaces (not counting the Midtown push or the Southside DIY renaissance). Still, there’s a certain something about these galleries that speak to Santa Fe’s sensibilities—why else would you have voted for them as the cream of the crop?

FORM & CONCEPT It seems like the very moment the Zane Bennett Contemporary Art transformed into the more eccentric and entirely more locally focused form & concept, the hits have kept on coming.

From the bizarre landscapes of Matthew Mullin and the visceral wearable art of Debra Baxter and the show-stopping full-space multimedia of Thais Mather, the Guadalupe Street space has never once feared taking risks.

We’ve caught live music from ppoacher ppoacher; we’ve stared in awe at painter Jared Weiss’ colorful assemblages; we’ve seen trans musical activists, caught incredible talks about sex ed and peered at strange cyanotypes obscured with other-worldly knitting. There’s no telling what you’ll find at form & concept, but you just know you’ll probably love it.

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NEDRA MATTEUCCI GALLERIES The oldest gallery on our list opened its doors in 1972, and has long been one of the most popular spaces for observing (and maybe even buying) paintings and sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more. It’s not unusual to see traditional landscapes and historical paintings alongside contemporary Native artists, bronze sculpture or stirring portraiture. Also notable is the serene and pastoral sculpture garden, replete with soft grass and a beautiful pond.

It’s the sort of gallery tourists and locals alike can enjoy, the coming-together of our city’s hundreds of years of history alongside more contemporary artists exploring their craft. You’ll find easily more than 50 at any given time, with the promise of more surprises at any given moment.

Still life compositions by William Acheff are tiny: 10 to 12 inches.

WOW! GALLERY Wow! represents the gallery as leveler, an eclectic venue that seems at first blush like everything Santa Fe exploded in a room. But when we take into account the gallery’s unique pricing structure, things start to get a little more interesting.

See, when it comes to paintings at Wow!, customers only pay $100 for original work. This is meant to encourage new collectors to get in the game, and highlights an interesting point about the art market’s labyrinthian concepts of value. Does a piece need to cost or be valued astronomically in order to be worthwhile, or does the feelings it evokes carry more weight?

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ubbles pop, right? It’s what they do.

But real estate and soap aside, it seems unlikely Santa Fe’s theater bubble is going to do anything but get bigger and more prismatic. Audiences are only getting larger, ticket sales are only increasing, press coverage is only widening and, once again, 50-ish weekends a year offer your choice of multiple productions of varying conceits.

Every company in town has taken a hit in the last couple years with the closure of Santa Fe University of Art and Design and the subsequent loss of its incredible performance and tech programs. Directors are taking the shift into consideration, choosing plays based on how many young people are even going to be available to fill age-specific roles. So far, we still have a decent population of 20- and 30-somethings onstage and in blacks, but let us waste no time in enjoying it, lest it dissolve—and let’s also keep an eye toward the Institute of American Indian Arts (iaia.edu), which is once again offering an accredited performing arts degree.

Significant developments in our local scene also have implications that stretch far into the future. Aside from keeping your thumb on the pulse of Theatre Santa Fe (theatresantafe.org), the go-to org for what’s onstage and in the works, here are a few institutions to keep an eye on:

International Shakespeare Center 1213 Parkway Drive, 466-3533 internationalshakespeare.center

In case you’ve been living under a rock, ISC recently took over the former Adobe Rose Theatre, dubbed it The Swan and now rejoices in having a permanent home. Upstart Crows, a students’ classical theater troupe, has a bunch of shows on the docket, including comedic scenes from Monty Python and Shakespeare in July. Over the summer, ISC’s Long Long Dead But

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Well-Read series presents dramatic readings of works by Shakespeare’s contemporaries, then grown-up actors offer Henry IV, Part 1 and Measure for Measure in repertory in August and September.

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Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta Built into a trusted source of improvisation classes by founder Ben Taxy, local creative Kita Mehaffy has taken over SFI and now offers new classes, plus monthly performances both by advanced students and SFI teachers. SFI has set new sights on classes for teens, in line with the mission of its new home, Warehouse 21. Three-week summer camps for students take place in June 2019.

“Hopefully that will move us into regular teen programming,” Mehaffy tells SFR. “There’s tons of research out there … on the benefits of improv for youth, in terms of helping them encourage communication and find support in teamwork and in finding a unique creative voice.”

Indeed, improv is perfect for anyone who has excess creative energy to expel, or who wants to be more creative in everyday life; for those who are shy or for those who are gregarious; experienced actors or folks who have never been onstage. It’s a theater form for absolutely everyone.

Wayward Comedy The local funnypersons collective continues to keep it real with comedy open mics at 8:30 pm (you can sign up at

7:30 pm) every first and third Wednesday of the month at Chili Line Brewing Company (204 N Guadalupe St., 982-8474), as well as a smattering of events with local comics and traveling stand-ups. Founding member Evan Galpert says summer will see more oneoff shows and possibly collaborations with Albuquerque comics. And, he adds, they’re always looking for new people to come joke around.

New Mexico Actors Lab Accustomed to presenting three or four shows each summer, NMAL plans to offer five in 2020, two of which will move from the company’s current home at Teatro Paraguas to ISC’s The Swan (formerly the Adobe Rose Theatre)—a solid growth plan from Artistic Director Robert Benedetti. This summer’s shows (A Doll’s House, Part 2; No Man’s Land; Stop Kiss; and 4000 Miles) remain at Paraguas, but get ready to take a leap.

Visit the company’s website to sign up for its email list, which gets you a chance to attend special staged readings of scripts Benedetti is considering producing. Based on audience response to these events, future seasons take shape. Now that’s democracy.

Santa Fe Playhouse’s Young Playwrights Project A new initiative from the Santa Fe Playhouse sees local energetic thespian-educators Quinn Fontaine and Marguerite Louise Scott shepherding youngsters.

In January 2019, Scott tells SFR, a handful of kids showed up to the very first YPP program—and every single one came back the next week, and some bought friends.

This hearty response from students age 8-12 encouraged Fontaine and Scott to set their sights high, hoping to bring in more teachers for workshops and intensives both in acting and writing.

Over the summer, Scott says, they’d like to try out bilingual workshops, and continue the same improv and writing courses. Folks hoping to get involved should drop a line to ypp@santafeplayhouse.org.

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It was Wise Fool New Mexico’s first time seeking state funding, although the 19-yearold nonprofit works in 17 public schools and pays for 15 of those schools’ circus arts programs itself. And while the initial responses to Rodriguez’ bill was “very intense,” Wise Fool Executive Director Amy Christian says “it ended up being a great opportunity for us to educate people about what we’re really doing here. It’s not about teaching our kids to ride elephants,

Wise Fool New Mexico’s circus arts programs promote community and dialogue

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it’s not about … training them to join a circus.”

Rather, she says, through circus arts—think trapeze, aerials, stilt-walking—Wise Fool New Mexico (1131 Siler Road, 992-2588, wisefoolnewmexico. org) teaches life skills. “Kids learn teamwork, they build

Wise Fool offers classes and programs for women, teens, families and anyone who wants to explore circus arts.

self-confidence, and they learn how to set a goal and work persistently toward that goal,” she says. “And what’s beautiful in circus arts is when they reach that goal, they get to have the performance experience and feel like they have value in their community—like they have something to offer.”

Unlike traditional sports, circus arts doesn’t emphasize winning or prioritize one player over another. Rather, Christian emphasizes, “in circus, everybody counts. Everybody has

hen a bill was introduced during the 2019 Legislative session to fund circus education, Republican-led criticism and mocking followed, with one state senator even arriving at the Roundhouse with a stuffed elephant.

The bill, carried by state Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe, would have appropriated $100,000 to the Public Education Department for circus arts education. And while it didn’t make it through the necessary committees before time ran out, the bill did receive approval in the GABRIELLA MARKS

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value. Circus really teaches a sense of ‘we’re all in this together.’ We can really lift each other up.”

In addition to its programs in the schools, Wise Fool’s youth offerings include after-school programs; classes for pre-kindergarten through first-graders; youth aerial training; an open-studio family series; summer camps for kids; a teen troupe program; and a Teen BUST series for middle-school girls.

Teen BUST, now in its sixth year, Christian says, has been a “key point” at Wise Fool, and was developed after an Albuquerque middle school teacher took one of Wise Fool’s adult BUST programs for women and saw the value it would have for her students.

The two-week intensive program is entirely free for participants, who are nominated by their school counselors or teachers. Teen BUST teaches circus arts, Christian says, “but within that, we also do all this delving into leadership skills.

[Students learn] about how social media is affecting them, about how diet culture is affecting how they look at themselves.” Working with groups such as Solace Crisis Treatment Center, the program provides curriculum around “a whole wide range of setting boundaries, how to be clear

about your own body and your right to be the boss of that.” All together, she says, “it’s a whole youth development experience for them and, at the same time, they’re doing all these circus arts, they’re building trust in the group, trust with other girls.

It’s a super powerful program.”

From there, the middle-school students can segue into Wise Fool’s teen programs, then into adult workshops and

classes, and into public performances. For instance, some of Wise Fool’s teen participants were part of the Youth Climate Strike in March.

Wise Fool’s origin story began as political street theater in San Francisco before founding members relocated to Northern New Mexico and evolved the group into an education-driven nonprofit.

Performance is still a key ele-

ment, though. In addition to participating in a wide range of community events yearround, Wise Fool also puts on seasonal cabarets, a beloved Thanksgiving weekend Circus Luminous performance, and other shows throughout the year. Its work was recognized last year by Cirque du Soleil, which awarded Wise Fool one of three $10,000 grants given in the US to social circuses. The award, Christian says, “was an honor,” and will help Wise Fool grow capacity in its myriad programs. All together, annually Wise Fool provides hands-on activities to 3,500 youth and adults, and performs for 14,000 audience members—also a factor in why readers chose it as Best Theater Group in Santa Fe Reporter’s annual poll.

Through all of its work, Wise Fool’s fundamental mission remains rooted in community-building.

“Really, it’s about seeing each other’s humanity,” Christian says. “With so much of what’s happening in our world, you’re on either side of the fence yelling across it at each other. The whole concept of Wise Fool is to lure people into dialogue and understanding, through beauty or wonder, through giant puppets and the circus. All of these things are a way to draw people into conversations.”

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ou’ll find a sea of bars in Santa Fe—from the divey and subterranean to the posh and uber-fancy. The alcoholic beverage is one of humanity’s earliest creations, and easily one of its most impactful— but when the options are good just about anywhere, the service, the ambiance and the style becomes the selling point.

We do this well, too, Santa Fe; we’re a service town. So, when the drinkers come out to play, a select few bars usually top their lists. Here’s how our readers voted:

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Fires in the winter, sunroom action all summer, smooth, leather-backed chairs all the time and easily the most value you’ll find in a margarita, Del Charro is a local fave for plenty of reasons.

Perhaps it’s the sports on the TV, the affordable food menu or the servers who remember you no matter how many years pass. Whatever your reasons for loving this bar, it’s pretty much always packed. Check the massive marg list for over a dozen specialty versions, or try a signature drinks such as the Texas TIC (like an Irish coffee, just better) or the Oranje Smash (like a Creamsicle, only more awesome). Grab that burger on the cheap or share an order of the sweet natillas, all without decimating your wallet. Giddyup, cowpokes.

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Best Bars Boxcar Boxcar rose out of the ashes of the former Catamount (RIP). In a relatively short time, it became the go-to for locals, service industry folk, music fans, diners, families and … wait a sec, Boxcar (Boxcar!) is actually awesome.

We’re talking one of the most expansive food menus in town, killer bands like Red Elvises on the regular, tons of glutenfree options, fancy-ass steaks, delicious cocktails and plenty of local and not-so-local beers on tap right there in the Railyard.

Boxcar does holidays right, too, to which we can attest thanks to a particularly excellent Christmas Eve some years ago. For the vegetarians who like a good brew or stiff drink, there’s nothing but good news. Add a sports broadcast on one of the hugest TVs in all Santa Fe bar-dom, plus ownership with a service pedigree who know how to take care of service folk.

Oh, Boxcar, we love thee so.

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Founded in 2010, the little operation would soon expand outward, offering the nighttime goer-outers a place to sample from numerous spirits such as whiskey, vodka and gin. From an adorable adobe house on Read Street, they serve their wares, sometimes host music or readings and create signature cocktails for the glitterati. It’s smooth, friends. santafespirits.com

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hough we often think of Santa Fe as a small town, we really are on the map globally when it comes to art markets and live musical performances. Here are those which Best of Santa Fe voters picked as the top venues among the many that keep the city on the radar as a hot spot for live music.

Santa Fe Bandstand

What makes the Santa Fe Bandstand such a force in live music is a credit to not only its diversity in programming, but its audience.

During the summer months, the free evening music on the Plaza attracts members of various communities, age groups and tastes.

“We not only present diversity, but our audience is incredibly diverse, particularly now that we have our Southside venue,” Bandstand Executive Director Michael Del-

Fe are its extracurriculars, such as the Apprentice Program for Singers, which pays living expenses for performers in search of world-class industry experience. The opera also provides youth outreach, including the Pueblo Opera Program, which serves Native American youth throughout New Mexico and introduces the continued relevance of classical and operatic music.

In addition to the usual programming, which kicks off again this June with Puccini’s iconic La Bohème, the Opera provides a beautiful space for contemporary music as well.

Touring acts such as Wilco and St. Vincent have graced the stage in recent years, and the organization also has a focus on staging contemporary operas, like last year’s world premiere of Mason Bates’ The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs about the late tech mogul. The connecting of new and old is always a hit, lending the opera staying power for decades to come.

heim tells SFR, referring to occasional shows in the SWAN Park off Jaguar Drive. “It’s introduced us to a whole new segment of Santa Fe that was never planning to come to the Plaza. We went to them, and it’s really been rewarding to see brand-new faces. Our outreach and diversity in programming gives a really different look than some of the other standard venues in town.”

That Delheim and his team can provide great live entertainment—for free—is something that brings people together and somehow creates intimate live performance even in an open-air setting, and on both ends of town. It’s truly, uniquely Santa Fe. santafebandstand.org

Santa Fe Opera

Since the late 1950s, the Santa Fe Opera has shaped a legacy that puts Santa Fe on the map worldwide for its excellence in programming and performance. In addition to its consistently excellent productions, what makes this storied venue vital for Santa

A common thread between Santa Fe’s most popular live venues is their diversity, and the Lensic Performing Arts Center’s programming is no different. From stand-up comedy to film screenings, lectures, classical performance, rock bands and all points in between, the historic Lensic is a unique space that can cater to almost any taste. Lensic Executive Director Joel Aalberts believes this to be what makes it such a crucial piece of Santa Fe culture.

“Most cities would have two to three different theaters that would be managing all these different things,” Aalberts says. “The diversity of that programming really is kind of unmatched—particularly when you put it into a community the size of Santa Fe; no other city of 85,000 people has a theater that’s offering as many diverse programs as what you see here in any given week.”

It’s true. When you imagine an icon such as Patti Smith, whose recent performance at the Lensic sold out, you might not initially think she would come to a smaller town.

Thanks to theaters like this one, Santa Fe remains a draw for national and renowned acts.

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Santa Fe’s museum treasures include not just fine art, but culture, history and folk art. And folk art, in itself, is many things: old and new, art and craft, politics and music. A true something-for-everyone medium, there is no better place in the world to experience it than the Museum of International Folk Art. Perched atop Museum Hill, the expansive space holds the world’s largest collection of international folk art, as well as rotating exhibits that “encourage people of all ages to put on a different pair of glasses,” says museum Director Khristaan Villela.

“This is why it’s fun to come,” Villela continues, “because there’s always something interesting to see. People can take folk art in at whatever level they are, whether a child or a PhD.” The museum’s colorful permanent collection, Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, showcases just a smidge of designer Alexander Girard’s voluminous folk art collection. “It’s Meow Wolf circa 1950,” says Villela. Displays include everything from intricate dioramas and original Japanese Transformers characters to textiles, masks and dolls from around the world.

“Girard had a great sense of humor, which you can see at every turn in the wing,” Villela points out. “If he could have put smell in here, he would have, he was so into the immersive experience.”

“Folk art is inspirational to many designers, and he was kind of a pivot point and the source of many objects people collected,” Villela adds. So inspirational, in fact, that Mary Blair, the designer of Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World,” used the installation as “Christening,” influence for her own famous imthe Aguilar mersive experience. family, Ocotlán The remainder of the musede Morelos, um spaces are dedicated to two Oaxaca, Mexico, at the Museum of to three rotating exhibits per International Folk Art.

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year, which span the world spectrum of folk art. Current exhibits include the Gallery of Conscience’s Community Through Making, which brings together local and Peruvian artists in a “conversation across borders.”

The collaborative projects include video, artwork and stories created by the artists in residency. This exhibit runs in conjunction with Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru through July 17, 2019— a thoughtful exhibit which explores new directions in Peruvian folk art which emerged over recent decades of economic, political and social upheaval.

“These rooms are conversations with real people living real lives,” Villela explains.

“Folk art may have blurry edges; it’s not just handmade objects of a tradition, but it is art with traditions handed down that addresses real life: the ethical, cultural, socio-economic and environmental issues people face. The messages of folk art are as relevant today as they were when the museum opened in 1953.”

In May 2019, the museum welcomes Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe, a retrospective of Girard’s design work, featuring more than 300 pieces from his private collection. In his professional career, Girard worked with mid-century masters Eames, Saarinen and Herman Miller, injecting bright color to their traditional designs.

The museum plans to unveil additional exhibits, including Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico in October 2019 and, in December, Yokai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan. These “ghastly and comical” creatures and supernatural beings in traditional and contemporary Japanese culture will be brought to life within an immersive installation of a “ghost house.”

Folk art, and this museum, are accessible to all—no doubt why it’s repeatedly voted our Best Museum in the Best of Santa Fe readers’ poll. In addition to one of the most diverse and affordable museum gift shops in Santa Fe, museum entry is just $6 for students and $7 for adults who live in New Mexico ($11 and $12, respectively, for outof-state visitors). Admission is always free for in-state children under 16, and is also free on Wednesdays for New Mexicans 60 and over. As if you needed more persuasion, the first Sunday of each month is free for all New Mexico residents. You can even borrow a free family pass (which includes admission to over 15 area museums) at any Santa Fe Public Library branch.

“This truly is a place that has something for everyone,” Villela concludes. “It’s a treasure that belongs to you and me.”

museums around town Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 217 Johnson St., 946-1000, okeeffemuseum.org In addition to family activities and workshops on art-making, this temple of modernity focuses not only on O’Keeffe, but on her contemporaries and those inspired by her, or whom she was inspired by.

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Art 108 Cathedral Place, 983-8900, iaia.edu Dedicated to showcasing progressive, often groundbreaking works by Native artists from across the country, the Institute of American Indian Arts’ MoCNA also dedicates significant wall space to current and former fine art students from IAIA. It’s also got painted columns out front that are perfect for your Insta.

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1269, indianartsandculture.org Native pottery and intricate jewelry make up the permanent collection at this Museum Hill venue. On exhibit through March 2020 is the masterful modern work of 2019 Native Treasures designees Mateo and Diego Romero (Cochiti), and then a solo show, Diego Romero vs. the End of Art, is up from October 2019 until April 2020.

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200, internationalfolkart.org A beloved, family-friendly collection filled with history, handmade textiles and folk art from cultures around the world.

Community Through Making From Peru to New Mexico, in the Gallery of Conscience, shows what happens when revolutionary makers from South America meet Santa Fe’s artists. Through January 2020.

Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226, spanishcolonial.org The only museum of its kind in the country, it focuses on the Spanish Colonial era in America. Paul Pletka: Converging Faiths in the New World is a unique departure for the museum, featuring modern interpretations and musings on the meeting of European and Indigenous cultures in New Mexico. Through October 2019.

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org A time capsule of state history takes visitors on a chronological journey through

New Mexico history, from prehistory to modern times. Permanent exhibits include religious artifacts, the Fred Harvey Company and more; also catch an exhibition about World War I through Nov. 11, 2019.

New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072, nmartmuseum.org See historic works from New Mexico, a rotating exhibit repertoire and an internationally famous roster of artists like Picasso and Cézanne. August 2019 sees the continuation of the popular Alcoves series, in which local modern artists are given the spotlight in short, one-person exhibitions.

Palace of the Governors 105 W Palace Ave., 476-5200, palaceofthegovernors.org In the 1600s, this low adobe building was the seat of government from which Spain reigned over the entire Southwest.

It’s been closed since autumn 2018 for renovations, and as of press time a reopening date was still not set. But check out walking tours from docents daily during the warmer months; get info at santafewalkingtour.org.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261, golondrinas.org This living history museum occupies 200 acres of land shaded by giant cottonwoods and dotted with buildings, some of which date to the 1700s, when it was a trading stop along the Camino Real. Open from June through September, today it is the site of re-enactments and fun weekend events. Go visit some donkeys and stroll the picturesque grounds.

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199, sitesantafe.org The ship-prow looking building in the Railyard is our hub for installations about science, politics and modern art that makes you think.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo, 986-4636, wheelwright.org Contemporary and historic Native textiles, artwork and a huge display of traditional jewelry illuminate Indigenous traditions, as well as modern looks at ancestral life. Santa Clara artist Rose B Simpson’s work is featured in a one-woman show, LIT, through October 2019; Humor and Satire in Native American Arts is on view from November 2019 through October 2020.

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ambo Café chef and owner Ahmed Obo wears his local celebrity well. Which is to say, he wears it humbly.

He will talk about his four years winning Best Chef in SFR’s readers’ poll, or Jambo’s eight straight years as winner in the international cuisine category.

But he’d rather talk about the Jambo Kids Clinic he set up in his hometown of Lamu, Kenya, to provide health care for the families who live there.

Growing up in poverty, as he did, Obo wants to help people still living with inadequate resources. “People there need it so bad,” he says, recounting that last year during a flu outbreak, he received reports that there were 140 people at the clinic he built receiving the care they needed.

“I’m very happy,” he says of the clinic’s work. “Coming from nothing and growing up, God [gave] me this business and it succeeded, but I always knew the best way to continue is to give it back.”

The giving takes place in Santa Fe, as well, where Jambo participates in large fundraisers, such as ones to benefit The Food Depot (Obo’s soups are a regular winner at its annual Souper Bowl competition), Kitchen Angels and La Familia Medical Center, and offers gift certificates and other assistance to numerous additional organizations.

He believes that spirit of giving is part of Jambo’s success.

“Helping and giving back … has been the success for Jambo,” Obo says during an early evening interview at the café, where tables are starting to fill up in the popular eatery even though it is barely 5 pm. “People feel it here at Jambo: People eat and they know this is not just for money, this is something from somebody’s heart.”

Of course, there’s also the food. The popular menu features items such as coconut chicken curry, Caribbean goat stew and banana leaf-wrapped island spiced mahimahi.

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and have been to Jambo say, this is better than they have had in Kenya. For me that translates: I have used my Kenya idea with American experience.”

Obo’s story has many starting places. It could start in 1995, when he first moved to Santa Fe, a city he loved from the start. “I felt it the first time,” he says. “I was in the Plaza and just thought, ‘This is a nice place to live.’”

Obo cooked in others’ restaurants, the former Atalaya Restaurant and Zia Diner, before starting his own restaurant in August 2009. He had a vision of what it would look like, the food he would serve, and the way his place would help the community that had become home and where he was raising his family.

“When I was preparing to open Jambo, I [felt] the idea that I would give back … that this is who I am and Jambo Café is another way God is guiding me to do more.”

But the story also stretches back to Obo’s childhood in Kenya as the eldest of 11 siblings—the one who looked out for his younger brothers and sisters, as he still does to this day.

He grew up sailing with his father, who had his own sailboat.

Later, when his father could not repair his boat any longer, Obo found another smaller dhow, purchased it, and spent three years painstakingly repairing and restoring it. From there, he launched his own business, taking tourists fishing, sailing and snorkeling. And he cooked for them. “It was a joyful time,” he says. “Just like being here at Jambo.”

Being a business owner, of course, comes with challenges. In March 2017, a car drove into Jambo’s storefront, forcing Obo to close for six weeks. This year, after two years in business, Obo closed Jambo’s Albuquerque location, saying he was simply stretched too thin trying to run both.

But he’s not one to focus on the negative.

He’d rather discuss Jambo’s 10-year anniversary, for which he’s organizing a party this summer in the Railyard.

“We are a Santa Fe baby,” he says. “We want to make sure everyone comes and celebrates.”

Obo is preparing for the 10-year anniversary of his restaurant, serving Afro-Caribbean cuisine.

recipes, based on the cuisine of Kenya.

“I love to cook,” he says. “My cuisine or my home style of cooking touches a lot of people’s hearts; it’s comfort food.” In his culture, he says, “we don’t really have recipes. It’s the same way grandmother cooked and your mother cooked and the next generation passes it on. So, I’ve used it and the people who have been to, especially Kenya,

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side from the fact that it serves some of Santa Fe’s most beloved chile, there are two things everyone needs to know about La Choza: Leave room for sopaipillas, and make a dinner reservation. On busy nights, it’s possible to wait upwards of two hours—and it’s worth every minute if the exclamations of sated diners are any indication.

“Get the blue corn soft tacos, they are the best ever!” proclaimed one satisfied lunchee as she made for the exit, while her companion lobbied for the carne adovada stuffed sopaipilla.

The sister restaurant of the beloved Shed, La Choza (which accordingly roughly translates to “the shed” in Spanish) is no less busy, despite its location outside the bustle of downtown. A longtime neighborhood staple for locals and tourists alike, La Choza’s colorful labyrinth of rooms has welcomed decades of diners. Consistently voted a favorite of SFR readers for its New Mexican staples, the eatery also offers a dedicated vegetarian menu as well as kids’ favorites such as tacos and burritos, toneddown for more delicate taste buds, along with hamburgers and grilled cheese.

“It’s a different feeling of Santa Fe,”

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says Sarah Carswell, co-owner and general manager.

Carswell is the granddaughter of The Shed’s original founders, Thornton and Polly Carswell. After growing up working in the family business, she returned after college, eventually taking over management duties of La Choza in 2007.

“What I most enjoyed growing up in the restaurant was the people and the stories that would unfold as they ate,” says Carswell. “When people come to eat they share their dreams, visions, successes, loves and even disappointments. Their shared experience is within these walls.”

For 36 years, the ears of those walls have eavesdropped on diners enjoying a wide variety of La Choza favorites including green chile clam chowder, “a quirky, comforting dish,” Carswell says, which features fresh, not canned, clams. Another is the green chile stew. Packed with spice and vitamin C, it’s not uncommon during cold and flu season to see someone leaving La Choza packing a mason jar filled with its magic. Still another popular choice is the locally sourced rib-eye paired with cheese enchiladas.

La Choza’s combo plate deal allows diners to choose their own combination of items from the menu. This includes everything from slow-cooked chicken or pork adovada to fluffy steamed tamales and toasty chile rellenos. Obviously, you’re going to want to go to La Choza hungry.

There’s also that feeling you rarely get in a large restaurant—that you’re enjoying a meal in someone’s home, albeit someone with a really large family. It’s comfortable, a little raucous, loud, fun, and you leave absolutely stuffed, but feeling like your meal somehow reached out and gave you a big hug.

“Despite all our different walks of life, we have a lot in common,” says Carswell. Obviously, food would be one— but, according to Carswell, “how much we love this city we live in” is the other.

“Generations have come here and let us embrace them. You are a gift to us. Thank you for trusting us with what you love.”

Speaking of generations, I mentioned to Carswell that my grandparents used to eat at The Shed and that my grandma was a huge fan of La Choza’s sopaipillas. Her response was a testament to how true her feelings about her community are: She asked, “What were their names?”

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In Australia they have “bird bars,” where imbibers ogle passers-by from behind panes of mirrored glass. Coyote Cantina may well be the Santa Fe version of a bird bar, where you can sip a cocktail while partaking in one of the world’s favorite pastimes: people watching.

Perched above West Water Street, Coyote Cantina’s drinks and decor are as colorful as a Mexican street market. Even on a rare cloudy day, Coyote Cantina still feels bright and cheery, a cacophony of colorful decor and murals by local artist Joerael Numina.

If all of the chairs overlooking the street are taken, it’s just as fun a sight to pull up a bar stool and watch Coyote Cantina’s bartenders piece together their vivid concoctions. House specialty cocktails ($12) include the inventive Farolito (reposado tequila, hot water, lemon, cardamom agave syrup and a flaming lemon wedge); the hard-to-resist Gentleman’s Vice (a bourbon Manhattan, smoked in a decanter with cherry wood); and, for those with a sweet tooth, the Tranquillo (single-barrel Patrón anejo with vanilla poached pears and hot or cold caramel).

In winter, warm up with apres-ski specials (show your same-day ski pass) which include $5 well drinks, $2 Tecates and $5 house margaritas. All are nice with a hot basket of caramel-filled churros with chocolate sauce ($6). On a hot day, you can opt to cool down with a bucket of Coronitas ($14) or a Lava Lamp ($8), a frozen margarita combined with an ice-cold Dos Equis lager. Decisions!

When news flashed around town in late 2018 that Radish & Rye was closing up shop at its homey space on Agua Fría Street, the groans of heartbroken Santa Fe foodies were palpable. As was the collective sigh of relief when we learned that Radish & Rye wasn’t gone forever, it was just moving.

The new location within the Luna Center promises a rustic-yet-sophisticated setting for showcasing the fresh, farm-inspired fare and damn fine cocktails Radish & Rye has become known for. If margaritas aren’t your thing, Radish & Rye might be.

Focused on bourbon, rye and whiskey, Radish & Rye’s signature cocktails range from the dark and seductive Abuelito ($12) of Buffalo Trace, smoked dark tobacco, Carpano Antica and bitters, to the zippy Bourbon Punch ($15) with Buffalo Trace, cinnamon, amarena cherry, lemon and Amaro di Angostura.

If you’re extra-fancy, try Pappy’s Perfect Manhattan ($30) made of Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year, Routin vermouth and angostura bitters. Farm inspiration extends into seasonal cocktails featuring fresh-made shrubs ($12). Purists can choose from an extensive menu of bourbon, rye, Tennessee whiskey and American whiskey to accompany some of Radish & Rye’s earthy delights such as smoked ribs with chipotle Carolina sauce and pickled cucumber ($14) or splurge on a grilled rib-eye with duck fat potatoes and house sauce ($48).

“Santa Fe’s watering hole” is a bustling Wild West bar consistently packed for a number of reasons. One, it’s got a prime location. Two, because of this, the local color game is strong here—you’re just as likely to rub elbows with a Legislative suit as you are a turquoise-clad tourist. Three, both the drinks and the food aren’t just good, they’re also affordable.

The specialty drinks menu is straight out of a Sex and the City episode (think green apple martini and cosmos) but the 14 margaritas are the stars of this cocktail show. Popular options include the Margarita Ahumada (“the smoky margarita,” $11) made of Del Charro Patrón reposado, mezcal, Grand Marnier, grilled pineapple and sweet and sour mix; and the Agave Loco ($10) with pepper-cured tequila reposado, containing the oil of six varieties of peppers, Grand Marnier, house-made sweet and sour, and jalapeño slices.

There are plenty of food options to help soak up the tequila. Favorites include housemade potato chips with ranch ($4), Texas chili cheese fries ($6), and the stuffed green chile cheeseburger ($11.50) made of fresh ground beef stuffed with autumn-roasted New Mexico green chile and gorgonzola cheese, and topped with chipotle barbecue sauce, smoked bacon and house-made green chile relish.

Another highlight of Del Charro is that it’s open until midnight most nights. If you’ve been out and about in Santa Fe and want to catch a late buzz (or perhaps a meal is wiser), Del Charro will keep the fire burning for you.

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n the kitchen of Felipe’s Tacos, founder/owner Felipe Martinez explains the size of the space. It’s late afternoon during the slow period following the inevitable daily rush, and this is easily the cleanest restaurant kitchen I’ve ever seen in my life. Martinez seems tired from the day’s labors, but content and present. It’s obvious he loves his corner of the world.

“It’s compact, but it’s effective,” Martinez says. “We keep it quick.”

The taqueria in the St. Michael’s corridor does indeed keep it quick, but they’re also relatively unique within a sea of traditional New Mexican eateries. It’s how they’ve managed to remain one of the town’s most popular and storied restaurants over the last 26 years; Martinez and his crew celebrated that mile-

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stone in February and, for him, it’s about the journey.

“When I thought of the concept, which was healthy, health-conscious—this concept was around 50 years ago in Los Angeles,” Martinez says. “When I moved here, I focused on raising my daughter as a single parent, but I also saw there was a lack of health-conscious Mexican restaurants, and it was also this new chapter in life.”

Martinez’ first wife died of cancer shortly before he moved from LA to Santa Fe. “There was no hesitating,” he says of his exodus from Los Angeles following his wife’s death. “I was making cabinets then, and I resigned right away and told my daughter we were moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico. You realize when situations like that happen, it’s a wake-up call—it gave me such strength to

move on and raise my daughter.”

Martinez says he felt immediately embraced by the community, but that he still felt something was missing; “I saw the need for healthy Mexican food,” he explains.

He’d taken home ec classes in junior high and high school as well as culinary courses at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California. “I took all those courses so I could eat,” he says, laughing. “But it’s what prepped me to understand the different tools, and I started to think if I could ever [open a restaurant], that would be great.”

And so, with the help of his wife’s life insurance policy, Martinez opened the doors to Felipe’s Tacos on February 18, 1991.

“The moment I opened that door, a man came in and ordered a soda, and I never looked back,” he says, motioning to the framed dollar from that first sale that hangs above the counter. “Now we’re hitting 26 years, and I’m kind of in awe by how quickly time lapsed. … I learned to grow, I learned to be in the moment—I did it all; the peaks and the valleys of the journey,

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The moment I opened that door, a man came in and ordered a soda, and I never looked back. Now we’re hitting 26 years, and I’m kind of in awe by how quickly time lapsed.”

and, y’know, it taught me to keep the ego down and serve.”

The first years weren’t exactly easy. Martinez says it took time to educate Santa Fe diners about the differences between New Mexican and Mexican food. As it stands, Felipe’s Tacos is still the closest thing our city has to Southern California-style Mexican food, though Martinez’ menu—which has evolved over the last 26 years—touches on styles from all over.

“They liked the food, but it was different,” he says. They’d say, ‘How come it’s not smothered?’ I had to teach the community

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what the words ‘asada’ and ‘asado’ mean—it just means ‘char-brolied,’ cooked on a grill, but the locals were mistaking it for adovada.”

His persistence obviously paid off, and today most everyone loves Felipe’s Tacos.

“We’ve added along the way,” Martinez notes. “Different items, different meats; we’re now into fish and shrimp and we’re doing barbacoa—this juicy shredded beef cooked in a pressure cooker with onions and a little salt and … we let it fall apart. And we keep the broth to use again, and when you’re biting into the barbacoa it just falls apart! But we want to keep it healthy, and that’s why we also have the al pastor, for example.”

Martinez also points to the varying styles of tacos, served both in Mexican and American tradition.

“The Mexican way is just the tortilla and the meat, and it’s the salsa that makes everything; throw in a little onion and cilantro and lime juice if you want,” he says.

“But here people were like, ‘Where’s the lettuce and tomato?’ so we do that, too. Then there are people who want it all, and I say, ‘Oh! You want the Chicano!’”

For now, Felipe’s Tacos is going strong, though at 61 years old, Martinez does say he’s “inching toward retirement.” Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s shutting down tomorrow, next week or even next year. That #2 taco and quesadilla combo plate is safe.

“I’ve still got some loose ends, but there are options—to keep it going, to close it down and walk away. I’m … looking at all my options,” Martinez says. “But I’m wiser. Everything my parents and elders told me is fulfilling itself, and the true essence of life is the now the journey. And this journey, for me, is about serving and being the best I can.

I find more fulfillment in that. You’re asking me about a quarter of a century, and what’s happened? I’ve grown.”

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Restaurant Directory COMPILED BY CHARLOTTE JUSINSKI / PHOTOS BY JOY GODFREY

Our newest idea for you is to take this guide and pin it to your wall like a giant bingo board, highlighting local restaurants as you enjoy them—if you get bingo, it means you’ve eaten exceptionally well.

DOWNTOWN 35° North Coffee Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St., 983-6138 Coffee, pastries and light fare.

315 Restaurant & Wine Bar 315 Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-9190 A backbone of French cuisine supports an extensive wine list.

Agave Lounge Eldorado Hotel & Spa, 309 W San Francisco St., 995-4530 Small bites and entrees, creative cocktails and beautiful digs—and one heck of a happy hour.

Agoyo Lounge Inn on the Alameda, 303 E Alameda St., 984-2121 From beef tartare to Frito pie.

Amaya Restaurant Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 955-7805 Native American food from New Mexico and beyond.

Anasazi Restaurant Inn of the Anasazi, 113 Washington Ave., 988-3236 Choose from sophisticated fine dining or a bar menu Hot tip: Brunch mimosas are made with fresh-squeezed OJ and are maybe even worth the $13.

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La Fonda Hotel, 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Open from May to October, this high point has light bites, excellent margs and one of the best sunset ie s around

Blue Corn Café and Brewery 133 W Water St., 984-1800 New Mexico flavors and local brews too!

La Boca (Original Location) 72 W Marcy St., 982-3433 Arguably the best tapas in town are sure to leave you satisfied

La Boca (Taberna Location) 125 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 117, 982-3433 This location, tucked inside a courtyard, shares a menu with a oca and hosts i e music

Boultawn’s Bakery 105 E Marcy St., 983-9006 Made-from-scratch breakfast, lunch and pastries, what we’ve unofficia y dec ared the best bagel in Santa Fe, and one of the friend iest counter staffs around

The Bull Ring

Café Atalaya

El Callejón

150 Washington Ave., Ste. 108, 983-3328 Rub elbows with the rich and famous—or at least those who a so o e meat

Plaza Galeria, 66 E San Francisco St., Ste. 11 Crepes both savory and sweet, plus gelato and people-watching from windows that face the a a

208 Galisteo St., 983-8378 This relative newcomer has quickly gained a place in many hearts as one of the best ta uerias in to n e dream of that barbacoa

Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill 301 Jefferson St., 820-2862 Quality ingredients make for great tacos, burritos, soups and more

The Burger Stand 207 W San Francisco St., 989-3360 Serving—you guessed it— burgers, plus other dishes sure to ease, us ha y hour nd , the fries

Café des Artistes 223-B Canyon Road, 820-2535 Stop in for a sandwich or glass of wine after perusing the ga eries

Café Pasqual’s 121 Don Gaspar Ave., 983-9340 A Santa Fe institution serves upscale New Mexican cuisine and reno ned brea fast

The Burrito Company

Caffe Greco

111 Washington Ave., 982-4453 Get breakfast and lunch quick and friendly, plus a burger we’d eat any day

233 Canyon Road, 820-7996 New Mexican fare, plus coffee and wine, in a refreshingly casua setting

La Casa Sena 125 E Palace Ave., 988-9232 ine food, fine music, fine courtyard, fine ocation us a wine shop and club, not to mention singing aitstaff

CAVA Santa Fe Lounge Eldorado Hotel & Spa, 309 W San Francisco St., 988-4455 You don’t have to be a hotel guest to take an elegant happy hour staycation

Cheesemongers of Santa Fe 130 E Marcy St., 795-7878 Cheese and cured meats abound ee an eye out for cheese c asses, too

Chez Mamou French Bakery & Café 217 E Palace Ave., 216-1845 A favorite stop for locals and uro eans a i e et the frog egs

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The Beestro

Salmon salad with carrots and eggplant; hummus plate; pistachio cookie

The Compound

Dumpling Tea

653 Canyon Road, 982-4353 Rich, excellently prepared contemporary American cuisine. Hot tip: he bar as famous y outfitted by mod designer Alexander Girard, and a retrospective of his work is on display at the Museum of International Folk Art through Oct. 27, 2019.

Plaza Galeria, 66 E San Francisco St., Ste. 10, 646-945-5000 Ji Wang Noodle Shop has been re-envisioned as a dumpling shop serving up fresh Chinese food on the Plaza.

Coyote Café 132 W Water St., 983-1615 Fine dining with classics and a seasonal menu, plus some of the best cocktails in the city and a rooftop bar that’s a perfect people-watching perch.

Del Charro Saloon 101 W Alameda St., 954-0320 Dine inexpensively in a cozy atmosphere complete with kivas and leather chairs.

Desert Dogs Brewery & Cidery Taproom 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 307, 983-0134 Fruit-based booze, fun food and games galore.

Downtown Subscription 376 Garcia St., 983-3085 Coffee, espresso drinks, pastries and light meals. Plus, periodicals and art.

The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 A great happy hour menu and plenty of popcorn in a comfortable, funky space.

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Ecco Espresso & Gelato 105 E Marcy St., 986-9778 Fresh ingredients go into gelato flavors, and they also have panini if you’re peckish.

Eloisa Drury Plaza Hotel, 228 E Palace Ave., 982-0883 egant fine dining and by the way, it’s pronounced El-oy-sa. Yes, really.

Espresso de Arte Plaza Galeria, 66 E San Francisco St., Ste. LL1, 470-9466 Snacks ‘n’ espresso drinks downstairs (on the Water Street level).

Estevan Restaurante Hotel Chimayó, 125 Washington Ave., 930-5363 Honest New Mexican food with a French twist.

El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Dine and dance in the newly remodeled establishment.

La Fiesta Lounge La Fonda Hotel, 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Casual eats and local music at the

historic hotel. Hot tip: Mondays and Tuesday nights, catch legendary honky-tonker Bill Hearne; he’s been playing here for more than 25 years.

Fiesta Oaxaca 135 W Palace Ave., Ste. 101, 982-9525 Fresh Mexican dishes in an out-of-the-way spot.

Five & Dime General Store 58 E San Francisco St., 992-1800 World-famous Frito pie with a side of postcards and tchotchkes.

La Fogata Grill Plaza Mercado, 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 101, 983-7302 t may ta e a minute to find, but definite y try this basement stop for Latin foods.

The French Pastry Shop La Fonda Hotel, 100 E San Francisco St., 983-6697 Bring some cash and a good appetite for casual French fare, bread and pastries.

Geronimo 724 Canyon Road, 982-1500 he finest of fine dining ear your pearls.

Holy Spirit Espresso 225 W San Francisco St., 920-3664

Coffee and such at a downtown hole in the wall. (Yes, it’s actually a hole in the wall.)

India Palace 227 Don Gaspar Ave., 986-5859 Don’t miss a stellar Indian food lunch buffet.

Izmi Sushi 105 E Marcy St., 424-1311 he s ogan is ore fish, ess rice,” because that’s what we want from our sushi.

Johnnie’s Cash Store 420 Camino Don Miguel, 982-9506 Stop in one of Santa Fe’s last neighborhood corner stores for tamales.

Julia La Posada de Santa Fe, 330 E Palace Ave., 986-0000 The hotel was the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Staab in the 1880s. Hot tip: She’s still around.

La Lechería 101 W Marcy St., 205-1595 Craft ice cream and light-fare lunch. Bring it upstairs to Remix Audio Bar and hang out.

Luminaria Inn and Spa at Loretto, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7915 asua fine dining and a beautiful patio.

Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, 992-0304 Mexican favorites, plus the Chat Noir Cabaret live music extravaganza on Fridays and Saturdays.

Maize 225 Johnson St., 780-5125 Cuisine inspired by traditional flavors and complex combinations.

Mamunia 130 Lincoln Ave., 983-8654 A safe haven, a Paul McCartney song, a coffee shop; you can have it all.

Mangiamo Pronto!

228 Old Santa Fe Trail, 989-1904 Eat this Italian food—fast!

Market Steer Steakhouse Hotel St. Francis, 210 Don Gaspar Ave., 992-6354 American-Southwestern dishes from chef Kathleen Crook, who went to college on a rodeo scholarship—so she ain’t frontin’ with this Western thing.

El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Spectacular tapas and jazzy live music, plus a tango milonga on Tuesday evenings.

Milad Persian Bistro

Osteria d’Assisi

802 Canyon Road, 303-3581 Choose from an Iranian, Turkish and Lebanese menu.

58 S Federal Place, 986-5858 This exceptional Italian food is highly regarded by locals and Italians alike.

El Molero Fajitas Corner of Lincoln Avenue and E San Francisco Street That chile stain on your shirt is a badge of honor.

Mucho Gusto 839 Paseo de Peralta, 955-8402 You’ll be pleased to meet these Mexican dishes.

Museum Hill Café 710 Camino Lejo, 984-8900 All that art can make you hungry. Here, the food and the ambiance are classy.

New York Deli 420 Catron St., 982-8900 From bagels to breakfast to salads—they even have Snapple.

L’Olivier 229 Galisteo St., 989-1919 Bold Southwestern flavors are infused into classic French cuisine ri fi e too

Ortiz Café Hilton Santa Fe, 100 Sandoval St., 988-2811 Light fare, small plates and pastries make this a good stop for recharging downtown.

Palacio Café 209 E Palace Ave., 989-3505 New Mexican and American classics always satisfy. Hot tip: Closed on Tuesdays.

Palacio Café II Santa Fe Village, 227 Don Gaspar Ave., 820-7888 Is Palace Avenue just a bit too far away? Don’t want to run into S R staffers et your fi on Don Gaspar.

Il Piatto 95 W Marcy St., 984-1091 It’s been 20 delicious years of these fresh Italian dishes.

The Pink Adobe 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 et satisfied ith u sca e e Mexican favorites.

Plaza Café 54 Lincoln Ave., 982-1664 Locals and visitors have both depended on this inexpensive, friendly fare since 1905.

La Plazuela Restaurant La Fonda Hotel, 100 E San Francisco St., 995-2334 Dine in the historic hotel’s original patio sunroom. Hot tip: There’s a haunted well.

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Travel Bug Coffee Shop

410 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-5555 Chef Paddy Rawal’s beloved Indian cuisine is back, in a quick but just-as-fresh format for lunch.

221 Shelby St., 983-8604 Chef Fernando Olea serves so histicated e ican food, with a focus on the mole.

839 Paseo de Peralta, 992-0418 offee, ma s and tra e accessories us s ide ectures about exotic locales.

The Shed

Tres Colores

113½ E Palace Ave., 982-9030 Everything’s swimming in Santa e s best chi e ith a side of garlic bread.

101 W Marcy St., 490-0296 he out et ma sta e has moved its mole downtown.

409 W Water St., 428-0391 raditiona e e ican dishes te the story of e S ain a e you e er had a b ue corn so ai i a e , no s your chance.

Upper Crust Pizza

Caveman Coffee Cave

Remix Audio Bar 101 W Marcy St., 205-1595 Climb the stairs above La echer a to find an o en ate coffee bar with awesome bre s and head hones to listen to live and streamed DJs. ring your a to and a snac

Rio Chama 414 Old Santa Fe Trail, 955-0765 ining is su er e egant, the bar is su er casua it s the best of both worlds.

Rooftop Pizzeria Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St., Ste. 301, 984-0008 Enjoy a slice on the roof, as the name would suggest, or bring a ie into he raft Station do n the hall.

Roque’s Carnitas Corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and E San Francisco Street Get a whiff of that mouthwatering smoke, already.

San Francisco Street Bar & Grill 50 E San Francisco St., 982-2044 All your fave American and New Mexican dishes from a ofty erch

Santacafé 231 Washington Ave., 984-1788 ot ust for s ecia occasions, this town favorite serves a great Sunday brunch

Santa Fe Espresso Co. 56 E San Francisco St., 988-3858 Coffee’s just the beginning here; they also have ice cream. ost fo s no it sim y as he agen a s

Santa Fe Oxygen & Healing Bar: Apothecary 133 W San Francisco St., 986-5037 Delicious oxygen elixirs and fresh su erfood ta as ring your drink downstairs to the Kaverns for occasional live music.

Shohko Café 321 Johnson St., 982-9708 any fo s fa orite u sca e sushi and i a aya ates ot ti t s fragrance free, so don t ear erfume

Sushi Land East Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St. (enter on Water Street), 820-1178 Reliable sushi at a friendly rice oint

329 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0000 From the traditional to the uni ue ine nut and brocco i i a, anyone

Il Vicino 321 W San Francisco St., 986-8700 ot ust i a get a great salad or sammie too, if that’s more your s eed

The Teahouse 821 Canyon Road, 992-0972 our sto for incredib e tea o tions, not to mention breakfast, lunch and dinner.

TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 n oy high c ass food and fine wine in a comfy and vibrant environment. Date night central, right here.

Thunderbird Bar & Grill 50 Lincoln Ave., 490-6550 A second-story deck overlooks the a a for a scenic ie with your American and New Mexican food.

Tia Sophia’s

RAILYARD/GUADALUPE STRETCH Andiamo! oca ingredients and im orted sensibilities make this an Italian feast to remember.

Atrisco Café & Bar DeVargas Center, 193 Paseo de Peralta, 983-7401 Not your average mall food, this oca s ot features carefully crafted New Mexican entrees.

Bambini’s Steaks & Hoagies

210 W San Francisco St., 983-9880 oca s ac it e ery morning for the best breakfast burritos.

905 S St. Francis Drive, 699-2243 You’d think this seasonal food truck just rolled in from Philly.

Tonic

Bouche French Bistro

103 W Water St., 982-1189 Unique cocktails and late-night a on ridays and Saturdays During the warmer months, the itchen ser es u sca e versions of comfort food to soa u that a coho

451 W Alameda St. (enter on West Water Street), 982-6297 oca mainstay sti im resses, now with a little Italian flavor mixed in with French.

Trattoria a Mano

530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Bar food that’s way better than bar food, ser ed ti am

227 Galisteo St., 982-3700 Fine Italian dishes handcrafted with care by head chef Michael eonard and the team of Santa Fe Fine Dining.

Boxcar

Café Sonder 326 S. Guadalupe St., 982-9170 rom the o ners of a a af

comes a s ight y more u sca e (but still hearty and comfortab e merican restaurant

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Combination plate with carne adovada chicken and a blue corn burrito

Raaga-Go

Casa Chimayó

411 W Water St., 988-8042 Coffee made with coconut oil and butter, us oca beer and merch too.

Chili Line Brewing Co. 204 N Guadalupe St., 982-8474 A smoked beer goes nicely ith i e tunes, ub fare and Italian food from the sister restaurant, i eria a ino, right next door.

Chopstix Oriental Food 238 N Guadalupe St., 820-2126 et your hinese food fi from a friendly staff of take-out masters.

La Choza 905 Alarid St., 982-0909 f he Shed is too ac ed, isit its s ight y ess ac ed sister restaurant for ama ing New Mexican food in a casual atmos here

Cowgirl BBQ 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 et your ids ay hi e you down a margarita or a giant brisket sandwich.

Dinner for Two 106 N Guadalupe St., 820-2075 ring more than one com anion for fine y finished ates and a well-trained staff.

Dolina Bakery 402 N Guadalupe St., 882-9394 s resso and coffee, ies and sou s ith astern uro ean influences.

Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Excellent cocktails, great steak and live entertainment for over three decades at the boutique hotel.

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Sabor Peruano

222 N Guadalupe St., 954-1635 Let it become your favorite neighborhood gastropub, even if you don’t live in the neighborhood.

DeVargas Center, 163 Paseo de Peralta, 358-3829 The favors of Peru are also great for vegetarians. We had one of these savory empanadas, it had an egg in it, and it changed our collective life.

Iconik Coffee Roasters 314 S Guadalupe St., 428-0996 Iconik’s expanding its coffee empire with a menu of light breakfast and lunch fare, plus signature coffees.

Jinja Bar & Bistro 510 N Guadalupe St., 982-4321 Get cozy with some of the best Asian dishes in the city and a killer cocktail list.

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Second Street Brewery (Railyard)

428 Agua Fría St., 982-1272 Sophisticated fare, friendly staff and a great wine list.

Kohnami

Sky Coffee

Lion & Honey 418 Montezuma Ave., Ste. B, 557-6769 Rainbow-colored desserts, local art and boba tea, plus CBD-infused drinks.

Love Yourself Café DeVargas Center, 199 Paseo de Peralta, 983-5683 Organic, gluten-free, vegan and clean eating in a charming, sunny spot in the mall. Hot tip: Golden milk!

Macalicious 226 N Guadalupe St., 557-6495 Gourmet macaroni and cheese served bubbling-hot—plus sandwiches and salads, if you’re not into the carbohydrate coma.

Ohori’s Coffee Roasters 505 Cerrillos Road, 982-9692 Locally roasted coffee as dark as your desires.

Paloma 401 S Guadalupe St., 467-8624 Upscale Mexican-inspired dining and a great patio. Hot tip: The cauliflower taco may be the best one. No, seriously!

Pizza Etc. DeVargas Center, 556 N Guadalupe St., 986-1500 Grab a slice, y’all.

Pizzeria & Trattoria da Lino 204 N Guadalupe St., Ste. B, 982-8474 ood fired ie and ta ian c assics

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DeVargas Center, 187 Paseo de Peralta, 982-3033 Consistently good food, solid salads and a full bar.

1607 Paseo de Peralta, Ste. 10, 989-3278 Microbrews, wings, burgers, friends, and big garage-bay doors that open in nice weather to watch the trains.

Joseph’s of Santa Fe

313 S Guadalupe St., 984-2002 Japanese that hits the spot. exp. 4/30/2020

Santa Fe Bar & Grill

1609 Alcaldesa St. Third-wave brews, pie and dessert too.

Social Kitchen & Bar Sage Inn, 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Hotel guests and locals alike should check out this varied menu, plus live local music almost every night.

Taco Fundación 235 N Guadalupe St., 982-8286 Tacos tacos tacos tacos from the same folks who brought you Shake Foundation.

Tomasita’s 500 S Guadalupe St., 983-5721 This Santa Fe favorite is famed for its spicy chile and marvelous margaritas in a historic depot.

Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St., 216-5678 Bring your fancy pub grub into the movie theater, or skip a movie entirely and just enjoy those Brussels sprouts.

Whole Hog Café 320 S Guadalupe St., 474-3375 Award-winning barbecue served up fast and casual. Hot tip: We have two words for you. Banana.

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Whoo’s Donuts 851 Cerrillos Road, Ste. B, 629-1678 Unique, irresistible flavors on hearty, cakey donuts. Oh yes.

South Capitol

WEST ALAMEDA/AGUA Fria Bang Bite 2791 Agua Fría St., 469-2345 Find the food truck at Tumbleroot most days for trailer fries and a burger with maple bacon jam.

Barrio Brinery 1413-B W Alameda St., 699-9812 If you think you don’t like pickled foods, give the handcrafted stuff a try.

The Betterday Coffee Shop & Dine-In

Bruno’s 690-0966 This pizzatastic food truck tends to chill lately at the Santa Fe Brewing Company’s Brakeroom (510 Galisteo St.), but stay tuned to brunos.biz to know where it will be next.

Café Mimosa 513 Camino de los Marquez, Ste. C, 365-2112 Lunch and brunch of sustainable, locally sourced ingredients.

Solana Center, 905 W Alameda St., 428-0876 Bring your laptop and get some work done with Stumptown coffee, or get a full meal at the restaurant.

Chicago Dog Express

The Kitchen

807 Early St., 500-0033 Don’t worry—it’s not gone, they just moved! The best breakfast burritos in town get got at this little food truck.

Plants of the Southwest, 3095 Agua Fría St., 465-9535 Open weekdays April through October, this seasonal locale serves one vegetarian lunch entree a day.

Masa Sushi Solana Center, 927 W Alameda St., 982-3334 Noodles ‘n’ sushi.

La Montañita Co-op Solana Center, 913 W Alameda St., 984-2852 Healthy daily buffets and salt lamps.

Pho Kim Solana Center, 919 W Alameda St., 820-6777 A varied Vietnamese menu.

Piccolino 2890 Agua Fría St., 471-1480 Delicious casual Italian fare.

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Beer! Spirits! Music! Food trucks!

Charcuterie! Elk brats with spicy, seedy mustard! Ample parking! Are we dreaming?

Tune-Up Café

600 Cerrillos Road, 984-2798 Dogs approved by Chicagoans.

El Chile Toreado

Clafoutis 333 W Cordova Road, 988-1809 Pastries that are rich, fresh and in a location with almost enough parking.

Cleopatra’s Café Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Road, 820-7381 Middle Eastern and Mediterranean specialties quick and savory.

Dulce Bakery & Coffee 1100 Don Diego Ave., 989-9966 Cupcakes almost too pretty to eat (but do eat them, they’re delicious).

Edible Alchemy 815 Early St., Ste. B, 983-8152 This plant-based eatery is not only meticulous and unique, but it’s attached to one of Santa Fe’s favorite cannabis dispensaries.

Kakawa Chocolate House 1050 E Paseo de Peralta, 982-0388 The chocolate here isn’t just an indulgence—it can help heal your soul.

Kaune’s Neighborhood Market

1115 Hickox St., 983-7060 American, New Mexican ‘n’ El Salvadorean. Hot tip: That soft shell crab sandwich special is where it’s at.

511 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-2629 Yes, it’s a grocery store—but the chopped salad bar and pre-packed lunches are handy.

Valentina’s

The Kitchen Window

Solana Center, 945 W Alameda St., 988-7165 Mexican and New Mexican favorites abound. Awesome breakfast too!

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Maria’s

Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Road, 988-8825 he c osest thing you can find to real New York pizza in town.

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537 W Cordova Road, 982-2790 ore fish than you can sha e a stick at.

505 W Cordova Road, 989-1378 Mediterranean food of all stripes, from Greek to North African.

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637 Cerrillos Road, 930-5462 Soup, smoothies, gardening tools and sandwiches. One of these things is not like the other …

505 Cerrillos Road, 930-5325 A great bourbon cocktail list and a superb seasonal menu, now at a cool new location near the Cerrillos and Paseo de Peralta intersection.

The New Santa Fe Baking Company 504 W Cordova Road, 557-6435 The breakfast, lunch and dinner you know and love, plus soups revived from the now-defunct Back Street Bistro.

Ohori’s Coffee Roasters 1098 ½ S St. Francis Drive (access on Pen Road), 982-9692 507 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-9692 Locally roasted coffee as dark as your desires.

Paleteria Oasis

Edible Alchemy

Zen salad with Green Tractor Farms greens and flowers, zucchini noodles, peanuts and carrots

Pizza Centro

555 W Cordova Road, 983-7929 Over 100 tequilas make this your spot for margaritas and great New Mexican food.

Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Road, 820-7381 This is like the Disneyland of Mexican popsicles.

Paper Dosa 551 W Cordova Road, 930-5521 Most Indian food around is northern Indian—so try these southern Indian dishes on for size.

Restaurant Martín 526 Galisteo St., 820-0919 Chef Martin Rios serves up progressive, refreshingly unique American cuisine.

Root 66 Vegan Food Truck 510 Galisteo St. This new staple in Santa Fe’s plant-based scene started out parked at the Santa Fe Brewing Company Brakeroom in the warmer months, but check root66.com for details on its location.

El Sabor Spanish Tapas y Másss Corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail, 316-5084 Get your flash-fried avocado and fish tacos at this corner most often, but this is an actual truck, after all—so call to see where it is today, if you have a craving.

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Sage Bakehouse 535 Cerrillos Road, 820-7243 Sage serves up the best bread in town, plus sandwiches and tarts.

Saigon Café 501 W Cordova Road, 988-4951 Don’t let the humble locale fool you—this place is your ticket to Vietnam.

Santa Fe BBQ 600 Old Santa Fe Trail, 573-4816 Check ahead to see if the food truck will be there, or just follow your nose. Pro tip: Cops get it half-price.

New Mexico Hard Cider Taproom 505 Cerrillos Road, Ste. A, 231-0632 Nine taps of local cider, plus hearty sandwiches and snacks.

Santa Fe Juice Bar Corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail, 490-5157 Juices and chia bowls are as fresh as fresh can be, right on the corner in the warmer months.

Santafamous Street Eats

Yin Yang Design Center, 418 Cerrillos Road, 986-9279 Everything you’d expect from a Chinese joint, plus many specials.

TRIANGLE DISTRICT/ ST. MICHAEL’S DRIVE Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Café 1620 St. Michael’s Drive, 988-9688 Eat without fear—vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, clean, they do it all!

Back Road Pizza

Saveur

1599 S St. Francis Drive, 316-9418 A glorious food truck serves up tacos, Eastern-style.

631 Cerrillos Road, 988-8992 Get your burgers, fries, adobe shakes and more from a walkup counter.

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Vinaigrette 709 Don Cubero Alley, 820-9205 You never thought you’d willingly pay $15 for a salad, but these amazing and craveable leafy bowls prove you wrong yet again.

1807 Second St., Ste. 1, 955-9055 You can’t top this delicious crispy cornmeal-dusted crust.

Shake Foundation

Dosa with potato masala, sambar and coconut and tomato chutney

1005 St. Francis Drive, 983-9817 New Mexican and American that’s hearty and generous, plus live music nightly.

Corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail, 795-1396 This heckuva food truck serves up one of the best barbecue sandwiches we’ve ever eaten, plus tacos, dogs and more.

204 Montezuma Ave., 989-4200 Especially great for a quick lunch, try the French bistro menu or buffet.

Paper Dosa

Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge

Corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail Culinary students from community colleges offer a rotating menu. This truck moves around sometimes, so get the info at streetfoodinstitute.org.

The Bonsai Asian Tacos

Burrito Spot 1057 Cerrillos Road, 820-0779 You know you want burritos.

Who doesn’t want burritos?

Chocolate Maven 821 W San Mateo Road, 984-1980 Great food, sure, but don’t lie—you’re really here for the exquisite desserts.

Chow’s Asian Bistro 720 St. Michael’s Drive, Ste. Q, 471-7120 Asian fusion made with care.

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Ramblin’ Café

930 Baca St., 995-1105 Bring cash for a diverse and delicious menu—and the biggest and best cinnamon roll in town.

1420 Second St., 989-1272 A perfect neighborhood spot for spicy chile, good prices and fast service.

Felipe’s Tacos 1711 Llano St., Ste. A/B, 473-9397 Get Santa Fe’s best tacos for breakfast and lunch.

Iconik Coffee Roasters 1600 Lena St., 428-0996 Hand-roasted coffee and a menu of thoughtful food. Hot tip: If you wonder whether you can bear to spend more than $5 on a 10-ounce coffee, the horchata latte will make a believer out of you.

La Lechería 1708 Lena St., 205-1595 Unique handcrafted flavors of ridiculously awesome craft ice cream.

Loyal Hound 730 St. Michael’s Drive, 471-0440 Comfort food done well, accompanied by great beer and wine.

Kai Sushi 720 St. Michael’s Drive, 438-7221 Fantastic rolls at low-brow prices.

Midtown Bistro 901 W San Mateo Road, Ste. A, 820-3121 Brunch, lunch and dinner in an airy, comfortable space.

Mucho, The Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe 1711 Llano St., Ste. F/G, 473-7703 If you like lots of stuff between slices of bread, there is nowhere else to go. Any place with a turkey-con-cranberry sammy year-round is awesome.

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730 St. Michael’s Drive, 780-5263 The Sagche brothers offer comforting breakfast and lunch menus and locally roasted coffee.

Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Pull up a table for 10 or a stool for one.

Sunrise Family Restaurant 1851 St. Michael’s Drive, 820-0643 Delicious, friendly, inexpensive and centrally located.

Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen 1512 Pacheco St., Bldg. B, 795-7383 It’s all about good food, good vibes and community involvement, plus vegan and gluten-free dishes.

Tecolote 1616-A St. Michael’s Drive, 988-1362 Now serving all three meals in a space with tables for miles.

Hot tip: Don’t you dare skip that bakery basket on Cinnamon Roll Sunday, folks.

Terra Verde Organic 851 W San Mateo Road, 780-5151 Once the home of Verde Juice Co., the kitchen will still churn out your favorite cold-pressed juices but also opens up to the impossibly healthy food-making skills of Kevin and Mariana Ivens.

Opuntia Café 922 Shoofly St. Upscale American brunch dishes, Asian-influenced dinners and more succulents than you have room for at home.

Pizzeria Espíritu 1722 St. Michael’s Drive, 424-8000 Not just pizza, but the spirit of fine ta ian

CERRILLOS ROAD CORRIDOR Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant 3136 Cerrillos Road, 474-4897 Mexican food, mariachi music and karaoke nights.

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Aldana’s Restaurant 3875 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 12, 471-0271 Meals sans frills via Mexico and New Mexico.

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Baja Tacos 2018 Cerrillos Road, 471-8762 Awesome tacos y burritos have moved to the old Wendy’s location near the St. Mike’s intersection, so you can even sit inside while you chow down.

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Handcrafted chocolates from Cacao and other craft chocolatiers, plus a full coffee bar and chocolate education classes.

Café Castro 2811 Cerrillos Road, 473-5800 A devoted following swears by the local dishes served friendly and tasty.

El Comal Restaurant 3571 Cerrillos Road, 471-3224 Tourists and locals alike love the Mexican food and friendly service.

Dr. Field Goods Kitchen 2860 Cerrillos Road, Ste. A1, 471-0043 ub fare at its finest, a ton of beer and really dang good coffee.

Fast & Real Burritos 2207 Cerrillos Road, 474-6202 Neither slow nor fake, it’s your centra y ocated fast fi for asada and pico.

India House 2501 Cerrillos Road, 471-2651 Excellent Indian fare served by some of the friendliest servers we’ve ever encountered.

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2010 Cerrillos Road, 473-1269 Regulars—and there are lots of them—salivate for the unique AfroCaribbean dishes.

Java Joe’s 1248 Siler Road, 930-5763 Joe brings good coffee to the industrial pocket of town, with great success.

Kakawa Chocolate House 930-5460 Everyone’s favorite ancient-recipe chocolate sorcerers have opened an outpost in midtown.

Lu Lu’s Chinese Cuisine 3011 Cerrillos Road, 473-1688 Stop in for some of the best Chinese food around.

Lucia’s 2411 Cerrillos Road, 471-0585 Fresh Mexican right where you need it. Midtown, baby.

Madame Matisse A brand-new French bakery and café graces Midtown.

MAMA’S World Take-Out The name stands for Middle Eastern, American, Mexican, Asian and Salvadoran.

Mariscos Costa Azul 2875 Cerrillos Road, 473-4594 Date night or family night, just get some oysters in this colorful dining room.

Ortega’s Jerky Carne seca at its best. This is the nice thin-sliced stuff, too. Let it rain.

El Paisano Café 3140 Cerrillos Road, 424-9105 A grocery store with an awesome lunch counter is greater than the sum of its parts.

Palate A truck that frequents Meow Wolf, where you can load your food palette with unique New Mexican-Louisianan flavors.

The Pantry 1820 Cerrillos Road, 986-0022 A local staple serves up no-frills diner food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We like to get grits and potatoes.

El Parasol 1833 Cerrillos Road, 995-8015 Look for the colorful umbrella for mouthwatering burritos.

Pho Ava 2430 Cerrillos Road, 557-6572 Vietnamese options to bring a little Asia to New Mexico.

Pollo Asado

Tortilla Flats

2864 Cerrillos Road (in the Cheeks parking lot), 316-4085 We named this spiced roasted chicken one of our 25 favorite things about Santa Fe in 2017, and we weren’t lyin’ about how good it is.

3139 Cerrillos Road, 471-8685 They boast it’s where the locals eat, and after trying it, you’ll see why.

Los Potrillos 1947 Cerrillos Road, 992-0550 Authentic Mexican and New Mexican dishes pack this local favorite daily.

Quechua Peruvian Restaurant 1374 Vegas Verdes Drive, Ste. 4, 666-1577 The Taos restaurateurs bring their authentic and affordable Peruvian cuisine south.

Realburger 2641 Cerrillos Road, 474-7325 Burgers of all stripes at reasonable prices tucked away on Cerrillos.

Red Enchilada 1310 Osage Ave., 820-6552 A perennial locals’ favorite serves up super-authentic Central American cuisine. Hot tip: We’d eat those camarones a la plancha till our stomachs exploded.

Restaurante El Salvadoreño 2900 Cerrillos Road, 474-3512 If you’ve never had a pupusa, let them show you how it’s done.

El Rinconcito del Sabor 2864 Cerrillos Road (in the Cactus Centro parking lot), 913-1558 Fabulous food truck eats from scratch.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales 1405 Maclovia St., 428-0719 Great beer brewed by a Los Alamos scientist, great food and a dedication to the community have us sold.

Mac ‘n’ cheese and other good stuff comes in little skillets. Bring your dog to the now-covered patio!

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) The Midtown warehouse space has a unique menu from the other two locations, really snazzy industrial decor and hosts live music too.

Tokyo Café 1847 Cerrillos Road, 982-1688 All the Japanese food your heart desires, and a way to order online before you hit the drive-thru, if you’re in a rush.

Weck’s

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2000 Cerrillos Road, 471-9111 Generous portions of breakfast and lunch comfort foods.

RODEO ROAD Los Amigos 3904 Rodeo Road, 438-0600 Mexican food ‘n’ Mexican friends.

And friends of other nationalities, too, we assume.

Double Dragon 3005 S St. Francis Drive, Ste. D3, 989-8880 Fresh Chinese food that’s served up seven days a week—and late, too.

Well, late for Santa Fe (10 pm on weekends).

Garbo’s Restaurant Montecito Santa Fe, 500 Rodeo Road, 428-7777 Indulge in classic continental dishes in this unique retirement community.

Rezzies required, so call ahead.

Home Run Pizza Rodeo Plaza, 2801 W Rodeo Road, 424-6666 Good pies, hot and fresh.

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Java Joe’s Rodeo Plaza, 2801 Rodeo Road, Ste. B8, 474-5282 Some of the best coffee in town in a comfy atmosphere, or hit the drive-thru.

Joe’s Dining Rodeo Plaza, 2801 Rodeo Road, 471-3800 Unrelated to the other Joe at this address, get upscale farm-to-table diner fare plus beer and wine.

Posa’s El Merendero 1514 Rodeo Road, 820-7672 These tamales are basically a religion around here.

Tibet Kitchen 3003 S St. Francis Drive, 982-6796 Dumplings, blood sausage, butter tea, fried rice and chai—offerings both familiar and unique are made with care by owner Gonpo Trasar.

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SOUTHSIDE

New York Deli

Blue Corn Brewery

4056 Cerrillos Road, 424-1200 Start spreading the news: Breakfast is served all day at this hotspot. Come here if the downtown location’s parking sitch drives you batty.

4056 Cerrillos Road, 438-1800 Great grub and locally brewed beer on the Southside, and a different menu from the downtown location.

Panadería y Lonchería Esmeralda

Burrito Spot 5741 Airport Road, 471-1602 Feed the addiction with burritos, tacos, quesadillas and more. Hot tip: ¡HORCHATA!

6417 Airport Road, 424-9452 Baked goods that will keep you coming back.

Café Grazie

El Parasol

3530 Zafarano Drive, Ste. C-3, 471-0108 Impossibly good Italian fare for the fam even comes gluten-free, if you want.

298 Dinosaur Trail, 995-8226 Good taste is not extinct here.

This location has a dining room, too.

PC’s Restaurant & Lounge

Cleopatra’s Café 3482 Zafarano Drive, 474-5644 Belly dancers frequent this space, and the TVs always have the coolest Middle Eastern music videos playing.

La Cocina de Doña Clara 4350 Airport Road, Ste. 4, 473-1081 What do you want more than authentic Mexican food?

Nothing.

Los Dogos 3985 Cerrillos Road, 455-6147 Surrender your taste buds to this evening food truck’s Juárez-style dogs, served late (just like they do south of the border).

Flying Tortilla 4250 Cerrillos Road, 424-1680 When the Pantry’s line is out the door, try this restaurant with similar fare.

Horseman’s Haven 4354 Cerrillos Road, 471-5420 Accept the challenge of their claim to the hottest green chile in town.

El Milagro 3482 Zafarano Drive, Ste. C, 474-2888 Miraculous New Mexican cuisine and burgers.

Nana Pancha 4434 Airport Road (in the Latinos Unidos parking lot), 577-1265

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4220 Airport Road, 473-7164 Authentic New Mexican food that is a favorite of folks all over town.

Pizza Centro Pizza Centro Cheese pizza

3470 Zafarano Drive, Ste. D, 471-6200 New York-style pizza that does not disappoint.

Plaza Café Southside 3466 Zafarano Drive, 424-0755 The downtown institution brings its fresh diner food and New Mexican dishes way down Cerrillos.

Posa’s El Merendero 3538 Zafarano Drive, Ste. A2, 473-3454 Just buy 50 tamales and call it a day. OK, 100. OK, 150.

Puerto Peñasco 4681 Airport Road, Ste. 1, 438-6622 If you haven’t tried Mexicanstyle seafood, you’re truly missing out.

El Queretaño 4430 Airport Road, 204-0306 Some call it the best taco truck on Airport. Try it and report back to us.

The Ranch House 2571 Cristo’s Road, 424-8900 Best ribs in town. Though, honestly, everything here is good. Everything.

Rebel House Coffee Santa Fe Place Mall, 4250 Cerrillos Road, 819-1037 More than just coffee, this locally owned stop in the mall also hosts art pop-ups and has a classy two-story dining room, perfect for getting some afternoon work done.

Refresquería Las Delicias 4350 Airport Road, Ste. 13, 438-0280 Mexi snack foods that satisfy the sweetest tooth.

El Rey del Pollo 4350 Airport Road, Ste. 18, 570-1380 Not to be confused with Los Pollos Hermanos, which now does exist, just not in Santa Fe.

San Q South 3470 Zafarano Drive, Ste. C, 438-6222 Sushi, traditional donburi bowls and tapas.

Santa Fe Capitol Grill 3462 Zafarano Drive, 471-6800 A solid menu is made even better by a full bar and happy hour too.

El Tapatío Restaurante 6417 Airport Road, 467-8494 Stop in for authentic Mexican food.

Taquería Argelia 4720 Airport Road (in the Airport Road Car Wash parking lot), 204-5211 A big menu and reasonable prices, aka everything you want from a food truck.

Thai Café & Noodle Treats 3482 Zafarano Drive, 424-1818 A smart choice in the area’s growing restaurant district.

Tribes Coffeehouse 3470 Zafarano Drive, Ste. A, 473-3615 Stout coffee, pastries and light fare, and local art for sale.

Bring your laptop, stay a while.

NORTH OF SANTA FE Angelina’s 1226 N Railroad Ave., Española, 753-8543 Hit up this favorite family eatery for great Mexican and New Mexican food.

Arroyo Vino Restaurant & Wine Shop 218 Camino La Tierra, 983-2100 Inspired American fare and impeccable service in Las Campanas.

Cottonwood Kitchen Tesuque Casino, 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Head to the area’s newest casino for American and Southwestern fare, and live music most nights of the week.

Dandy’s Burgers 424 S Riverside Drive, Española, 753-4234 You’ve never seen a more dapper hunk of ground beef!

Gabriel’s 4 Banana Lane, Pojoaque, 455-7000 The tableside guacamole service is famous for a reason—they whip it good.

Izanami 21 Ten Thousand Waves Way, 982-9304 Locally sourced Japaneseinspired small plates. Hot tip: No one will look at you funny if you wear your spa robe.

JoAnn’s Ranch O Casados 938 N Riverside Drive, Española, 753-1334 Traditional New Mexican food served in a great setting.

Lov’n Oven Bakery 107 N Riverside Drive, Española, 753-5461 Come early and bring cash; they sell out long before noon and don’t take plastic.

The Ranch House

Red chile honeyglazed baby back ribs

La Mesita Eatery 86 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 455-7004 The legends are true: This is the best fried chicken in the state. Possibly in the country.

We tried it. We know.

El Nido 1577 Bishops Lodge Road, Tesuque, 954-1272 Something’s roasting on an o en fire and ser ed ith a savory, satisfying sauce.

Painted Parrot Buffet Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, 819-2060 What’s a casino without an awesome all-you-can-eat trough?

Pajarito Brewpub & Grill 614 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, 662-8877 Trivia Mondays, karaoke Tuesdays, great food all the time!

Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante 300 Juan Medina Road, Chimayó, 351-4444 For over 50 years, this James Beard-nominated staple has served up traditional New Mexican food.

Red Sage Buffalo Thunder Resort & CasIno, 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, 819-2056 Creative dishes and a happy hour too.

Terra Restaurant Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, 198 Hwy. 592, 946-5700 A breathtaking dining room is the backdrop for innovative American cuisine.

Tesuque Village Market 138 Tesuque Village Road, 988-8848 The neighborhood haunt for folks from Tesuque and beyond.

SOUTH OF SANTA FE Arable 7 Avenida Vista Grande, Ste. B6, 303-3816 Classy American fare from scratch. Hot tip: The butterscotch budino is the ticket.

Beer Creek Brewing Co. 3810 Hwy. 14, 471-9271 Pizza, comfort food, live music and a colorful crowd.

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The Bourbon Grill

The Mine Shaft Tavern

104 Old Las Vegas Hwy., 984-8000 After working out at El Gancho, you totally deserve that steak. We also hear it has a heck of a Sunday brunch buffet.

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 One of the last great roadhouses serves it up with live music, colorful folk and a friendly vibe.

Blue Heron Restaurant

Desert Dogs

Sunrise Springs Spa Resort, 242 Los Pinos Road, 780-8145 The region’s only waterside dining is fine, refreshing and a great companion to a hot tub soak.

Café Fina 624 Old Las Vegas Hwy., 466-3886 Brunch and lunch in a spot that’s housed many a fine restaurant, but this one may be the best.

The Coffee Wheel La Tienda Shopping Center, 7 Caliente Road, Eldorado, 660-9021 Third wave coffee, high-quality tea and snacks right where you need them.

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Pecos Trail Café Pecos Trail Inn, 2239 Old Pecos Trail, 982-9444 Authentic New Mexican grub for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Pizza Centro Agora Center, 7 Avenida Vista Grande, Ste. D7, Eldorado, 466-3161 Enjoy premium, creative pizza at the flagship that spread to two additional locations in Santa Fe.

La Plancha de Eldorado La Tienda Shopping Center, 7 Caliente Road, Eldorado, 466-2060 Original Latin flavors and more in a relaxed setting.

San Marcos Café 3877 Hwy. 14, 471-9298 Come early for the cinnamon rolls.

Pick up chicken feed, while you’re at it.

Santa Fe Brewing Co.

2849 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 471-4821 Refined Southern food and barbecue specials from the smoker from chef and owner Josh Novak.

35 Fire Place, 424-3333 The Brewing Co. has all kinds of taprooms in all kinds of places, but the OG location also has food trucks every evening to accompany your games of cornhole and occasional live music at The Bridge.

Java Junction

Upper Crust Pizza

2855 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 438-2772 Local coffee pairs well with local pastries and local people.

5 Colina Drive, Eldorado, 471-1111 Get a pie without schlepping into town.

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