Cafe Pasqual's
Southwestern restaurant (US) · Santa Fe ·
Organic Mexican fare in historic adobe with community table
Organic Mexican fare in historic adobe with community table
"Cafe Pasqual’s has been open for over 40 years, and is quintessential Land of Enchantment: Colorful papel picado hang from wall to wall, chile ristras dangle above heads, and folk art paintings are spread throughout the dining room. Dinnertime gets busy with townspeople and visitors alike celebrating getting a table, but we like breakfast best. That’s when the dining room is quieter and you can appreciate all the colorful details jazzed up with natural light. But more importantly, mornings are the only time you can get crispy gruyere potato cakes draped with smoked salmon and huevos Motuleños that get a little sweetness from sautéed bananas." - nina katz
"Whenever we visit this new Mexican cafe in Midtown East, we order too much, and our table turns into a chaotic free for all. (That's the proper way to do things here.) On our most recent visit, the huevo con barbacoa taco, with its slow-cooked beef and fluffy eggs, was the first thing gone." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah, willa moore, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, sonal shah, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, will hartman, willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah, bryan kim, will hartman
"Cafe Pasqual’s has been open for over 40 years, and is quintessential Land of Enchantment: Colorful papel picado hang from wall to wall, chile ristras dangle above heads, and folk art paintings are spread throughout the dining room. Dinnertime gets busy with townspeople and visitors alike celebrating getting a table, but we like breakfast best. That’s when the dining room is quieter and you can appreciate all the colorful details jazzed up with natural light. But more importantly, mornings are the only time you can get crispy gruyere potato cakes draped with smoked salmon and huevos Motuleños that get a little sweetness from sautéed bananas." - Nina Katz
"For forty-four years, Katherine Kagel, the founder and chef of Cafe Pasqual's (aka: the Alice Waters of Santa Fe) has been serving early risers breakfast at her coveted corner cafe. With its sturdy wooden tables and kaleidoscopic ceiling cutouts, you’ll sip some of the best organic coffee around – a warm dark roast Central American blend poured in the cafe’s namesake mugs. After proper caffeination (and whole wheat pancakes), head upstairs to the eatery’s hidden-from-the-street gallery and beeline to the earthy, durable Mica cookware collection. Handcrafted from indigenous micaceous clay that’s been used by Native American potters for centuries, the vessels make a special gift for anyone who enjoys cooking on an open flame. A handful of Mica artists, Felipe Ortega (hailed as the grandfather of the form) alongside Andrea Byers and Clarence Cruz, each bring their own style to the aesthetic. Or maybe you’ll buy a coffee mug, pairing it with a bag of beans from its beloved venue below." - Kate Donnelly
"Cafe Pasquals has been doing the local, sustainable thing here for 44 years in a split-level dining room with vintage Mexican tile everywhere."