The Shed

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"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

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"If I want to get a really good bowl of pozole stew, a dish in Santa Fe that has pork shoulder, hominy, lime, and garlic, I go to the Shed. They'll ask you if you want red or green chile sauce. As New Mexicans, we tend to go the 'Christmas' route and order both." - Ashley M. Biggers

"Hefty Chile Dishes in Santa Fe A local institution, situated since 1953 in a 1692 adobe hacienda with brightly colored walls and a pretty courtyard, the Shed is deservedly famous for its smoky chile , just-hefty-enough blue corn tortillas, and classic recipes. Its sister restaurant, La Choza, is another local favorite. “We don’t have ambition to do a lot more,” says co-owner Courtney Carswell. “We just do what we do.” And they do it well."

"Hefty Chile Dishes in Santa Fe A local institution, situated since 1953 in a 1692 adobe hacienda with brightly colored walls and a pretty courtyard, the Shed is deservedly famous for its smoky chile , just-hefty-enough blue corn tortillas, and classic recipes. Its sister restaurant, La Choza, is another local favorite. “We don’t have ambition to do a lot more,” says co-owner Courtney Carswell. “We just do what we do.” And they do it well."

"Hefty Chile Dishes in Santa Fe A local institution, situated since 1953 in a 1692 adobe hacienda with brightly colored walls and a pretty courtyard, the Shed is deservedly famous for its smoky chile , just-hefty-enough blue corn tortillas, and classic recipes. Its sister restaurant, La Choza, is another local favorite. “We don’t have ambition to do a lot more,” says co-owner Courtney Carswell. “We just do what we do.” And they do it well."