# Driving through Santa Fe tomorrow. Dinner recommendations? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329 "2012-12-17T18:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/1 "2012-12-17T18:34:47Z")
I’m driving tomorrow from Albuquerque through Santa Fe, then north off into the wilderness. I’ll be in Santa Fe around dinner time and figured I’d be better off stopping there than elsewhere. If anyone has has a recommendation that isn’t too far out of my way, please post! ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/2 "2012-12-17T18:37:57Z")
I should add I’m looking at maybe $30-40, sans beverages. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/3 "2012-12-17T18:46:03Z")
I liked [The Atomic Grill](http://www.theatomicgrill.com/)when I was last in Santa Fe. Decent vegetarian options when we were there, if that’s important to you. [Cafe Pasqual’s](http://www.pasquals.com/) is supposed to be great, and may fall under your price requirements. Both are right in/near Downtown Santa Fe. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/4 "2012-12-17T19:29:06Z")
Cheap is fine, too. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/5 "2012-12-17T19:46:25Z")
Tomasita’s on Guadalupe at the train depot - best NM food in Santa Fe. Not as touristy as the places in the plaza and very reasonably priced (and VERY good food). ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/6 "2012-12-17T22:47:10Z")
I second Cafe Pasqual’s, given your stated price range. [Blue Corn Cafe](http://www.bluecorncafe.com/) is a brewery that has pretty good food. If your price range were a bit higher, I’d recommend [Coyote Cafe](http://www.coyotecafe.com/) . ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/7 "2012-12-18T03:41:02Z")
Another vote for Tomasita’s. Excellent food. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/8 "2012-12-18T04:49:54Z")
I’ve eaten at the Blue Corn Cafe. I had the Carne Adovada, and it was absolute bliss. The Adovada sauce is made with Hatch chiles. If you are gonna eat in Santa Fe, you MUST have Hatch chiles! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/9 "2012-12-18T06:47:26Z")
You want us to opine on a restaurant in Santa Fe? Are there financial gains involved? ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/10 "2012-12-18T10:37:36Z")
_sings_ Let’s open up a resturuant in Santa Fe… ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/11 "2012-12-18T13:45:52Z")
Thanks everyone. I’m going to skip the brewery and save it for a time when I can safely sample stool the beer. Tomasita’s may be my target. Or anything else that catches my eye. And I haves a freezer full of green chiles (mailed fresh from NM; best birthday present ever) , so I should be ok on that front, but well see what I’m hungry for. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/12 "2012-12-18T15:08:44Z")
Another place where I’ve always had good food is Del Charro, just a couple of blocks south of the plaza. Very reasonably priced, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/13 "2012-12-18T15:17:50Z")
One more option: [Posa’s El Merendero](https://plus.google.com/110662385976449588961/about?gl=us&hl=en). A small, out-of-the-way place. Nothing fancy by any means. But the food is fantastic. If I had to pick one I’d go with Tomasita’s. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/14 "2012-12-19T02:09:00Z")
Sitting at the bar at Tomasita’s, nibbling chips and guac, and waiting for my tamales. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/15 "2012-12-19T02:36:07Z")
Skip Santa Fe , eat in Albuquerque at Tucanos Brazilian Grille on Central, If you don’t know what you want to eat, they will certianly have it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/16 "2012-12-19T02:36:35Z")
That was tasty. Thanks all. Maybe next time I roll through I’ll try to meet up with some folks. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/17 "2012-12-19T02:37:37Z")
> [@getitrite](#): > > Skip Santa Fe , eat in Albuquerque at Tucanos Brazilian Grille on Central, If you don’t know what you want to eat, they will certianly have it. I’ll be in Albuquerque tomorrow night. Will keep that in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-santa-fe-tomorrow-dinner-recommendations/644329/18 "2012-12-19T20:27:35Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > I’ll be in Albuquerque tomorrow night. Will keep that in mind. If you don’t mind having New Mexican twice in a row, [Sadie’](http://sadiesofnewmexico.com/)s is outstanding. The service is not, but the pork adovada will make up for it. I found the spice to be extremely warm—the next day, unpleasantly so—but then again so was everything else in New Mexico.