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Where to eat in Santa Fe: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Santa Fe, NM, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 19 picks in the city, of which 10 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 3 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Santa Fe for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $78 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Jambo Cafe

Latin & Caribbean · $$ · about $26 a person · 2010 Cerrillos Rd

Bib Gourmand

12:30 PM · Lunch

Paper Dosa

South Asian · $$ · about $32 a person · 551 W Cordova Rd

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Sazón

Mexican · $ · about $20 a person · 221 Shelby St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Southwest winner 2022 (Fernando Olea)

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Tune-Up Cafe

Coffee & Café · $ · about $14 a person · 1115 Hickox St

Eats Ranked pick

A stop on New Mexico True's Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail, the state tourism department's own list.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Tia Sophia's

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 210 W San Francisco St

Bib Gourmand

A stop on New Mexico True's Breakfast Burrito Byway, the state tourism department's own list.

7:00 PM · Dinner

The Compound

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · 653 Canyon Rd

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Southwest winner 2005 (Mark Kiffin)

Day 3: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Atrisco Cafe & Bar

Mexican · $ · about $14 a person · 193 Paseo De Peralta

Eats Ranked pick

A stop on New Mexico True's Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail, the state tourism department's own list.

12:30 PM · Lunch

The Burger Stand

Burgers · $ · about $16 a person · 207 W San Francisco St

Eats Ranked pick

A stop on New Mexico True's Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail, the state tourism department's own list.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Izanami

Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · about $90 a person · 21 Ten Thousand Waves Way

MICHELIN Recommended

About $318 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

10 more places to eat in Santa Fe

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

La Choza · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand
Joseph's Culinary Pub · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Sassella · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Market Steer · Steakhouse · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Restaurant Martin · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Paloma · Mexican · $ · MICHELIN Recommended
Arroyo Vino · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
The Pantry · American & Other · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
El Farol · American & Other · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
Horseman's Haven Cafe · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.