Guidebook for Santa Fe
Food Scene
Delicious, filling salads and other great food right down the street! Closed on Sunday, unfortunately.
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Vinaigrette
709 Don Cubero AlleyDelicious, filling salads and other great food right down the street! Closed on Sunday, unfortunately.
Sweet little local's cafe has locally-roasted coffee, local goodies and Zojirushi swag. Walkable from the house.
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Ohori's Coffee Roasters, Luna Location
505 Cerrillos RdSweet little local's cafe has locally-roasted coffee, local goodies and Zojirushi swag. Walkable from the house.
Amazing food, all day - Salvadoran/New Mexico fusion with lots of local ingredients. A heftier walk from the house but do-able!
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Tune-Up Café
1115 Hickox StAmazing food, all day - Salvadoran/New Mexico fusion with lots of local ingredients. A heftier walk from the house but do-able!
House of Chocolate - get your no-joke chocolate fix here with the drinking chocolate, truffles, or bars.
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Kakawa Chocolate House
1050 Paseo De PeraltaHouse of Chocolate - get your no-joke chocolate fix here with the drinking chocolate, truffles, or bars.
Best brunch, hands down. Local fare, local flair. Worth the scenic drive (~6 mi from house), get the cloud cakes and eat them on the sunny patio!
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Cafe Fina
624 Old Las Vegas HwyBest brunch, hands down. Local fare, local flair. Worth the scenic drive (~6 mi from house), get the cloud cakes and eat them on the sunny patio!
Fabulous brunch, bring a wheelbarrow for the enormous and fabulous cinnamon rolls! *CASH ONLY*
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Counter Culture
930 Baca StFabulous brunch, bring a wheelbarrow for the enormous and fabulous cinnamon rolls! *CASH ONLY*
Get your classic Santa Fe hipster coffee and homemade eats here. They have live music and art, plus great people-watching in and outdoors on their patio!
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Iconik Coffee Roasters
1600 Lena StGet your classic Santa Fe hipster coffee and homemade eats here. They have live music and art, plus great people-watching in and outdoors on their patio!
Drinks & Nightlife
Lively tapas bar with live music throughout the week -- go to the La Taberna side, the La Boca side is a lovely (but fancier!) restaurant. Walkable from the house.
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La Boca
72 W Marcy StLively tapas bar with live music throughout the week -- go to the La Taberna side, the La Boca side is a lovely (but fancier!) restaurant. Walkable from the house.
Entertainment & Activities
Best popcorn ever, bring that and your adult beverage into the theater!
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Violet Crown Santa Fe
1606 Alcaldesa StBest popcorn ever, bring that and your adult beverage into the theater!
Shopping
Bittersweet Designs
667 Canyon RdGorgeous jewelry store on Canyon Road - bring the AmEx!
My absolute favorite consignment shop -- anything and everything Audrey Hepburn would stock her closet with. Across the street from a cafe, and a bead & crystal store.
Ooh La La Consignments
518 Old Santa Fe TrailMy absolute favorite consignment shop -- anything and everything Audrey Hepburn would stock her closet with. Across the street from a cafe, and a bead & crystal store.
Uh-ma-zing boots, purses and other leather goods -- stock up on your ranch-chic essentials here!
Desert Son of Santa Fe
725 Canyon RdUh-ma-zing boots, purses and other leather goods -- stock up on your ranch-chic essentials here!
Parks & Nature
Get lost up in the mountains - incomparable views and remoteness that's hard to get elsewhere.
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Bandelier National Monument
15 Entrance RdGet lost up in the mountains - incomparable views and remoteness that's hard to get elsewhere.
To get there you can drive and park at the trailhead or run from the house, going up the quaint Museum Hill road.
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Sun Mountain Trailhead
Old Santa Fe TrailTo get there you can drive and park at the trailhead or run from the house, going up the quaint Museum Hill road.
Everything Else
I spend way too much time at this Japanese spa sanctuary up in the gorgeous Santa Fe foothills. For $26 you can hang out in the women's (or communal) bath area with the hottest sauna, coldest cold plunge, and most lovely hot tub ever. Bonus: Grab lunch or dinner at their amazing restaurant.
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Ten Thousand Waves
21 Ten Thousand Waves WayI spend way too much time at this Japanese spa sanctuary up in the gorgeous Santa Fe foothills. For $26 you can hang out in the women's (or communal) bath area with the hottest sauna, coldest cold plunge, and most lovely hot tub ever. Bonus: Grab lunch or dinner at their amazing restaurant.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
753 Cerrillos RdTrader Joe's
530 W Cordova Rd