The Shed

The 12 Best Restaurants in Santa Fe

"This colorful downtown New Mexican joint wins fans with spicy red and green (sauce). Locals will elbow through visitors for a chance to order blue corn enchiladas smothered in red chile with a cup of posole (hominy stew) on the side. The enchiladas pair perfectly with the smooth Código Coin margarita, an entry on the forty–strong Santa Fe Margarita Trail that winds through the town’s restaurants, or the ZoZoRita, which celebrates the city’s annual Zozobra celebration with a tamarindo elixir and a chile salt rim. The eatery’s magenta and turquoise walls belie the history behind them: The restaurant sprawls through nine rooms in an adobe hacienda with roots to 1692 just off the Santa Fe Plaza. If the jammed restaurant is booked—particularly common in the summer—head to sister restaurant La Choza in the Santa Fe Railyard." - Ashley M. Biggers