The 12 Best Restaurants in Santa Fe

"Before the James Beard Foundation gave him a hat tip as a Best Chef Southwest semi-finalist in 2023, chef and co-owner David Sellers won Santa Feans over with his weekly fried chicken dinners. Sellers opened Horno in 2021 spending a decade behind the wheel of the non-profit Street Food Institute, which he founded to teach budding culinary entrepreneurs the food truck biz. These street influences—along with Sellers’ decades at fine-dining restaurants—guide Horno where the food is sophisticated but without pretense. A block north of the Santa Fe Plaza, the intimate bistro (reservations are a must) overflows onto the sidewalk where diners tuck into small plates of miso roasted seasonal vegetables or Korean barbecue pork belly, and main dishes like squid ink capellini. Keep dessert simple with the seasonal pop tart; previous flavors have included a obsession-worthy apple with cardamom frosting, caramel sauce, and vanilla semi freddo." - Ashley M. Biggers