Where to stay in Santa Fe, for the food
Chef reads the best lists and what reviewers say, and tells you how far each hotel is from dinner.
‹ Every part of Santa FeThe Plaza and downtown
The historic Plaza and the blocks around it, where the old inns, the galleries and most of the New Mexican counters sit within a short walk.
The food: Tia Sophia's, The Shed and Sazón are a few blocks away, with La Fonda's lounge on the Plaza itself.
Chef's hotels in The Plaza and downtown
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Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi
The Anasazi Restaurant serves Southwestern cooking and the bar is known for margaritas.
From: Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, dining, New Mexico Magazine, Santa Fe hotels
La Fonda on the Plaza
La Fiesta Lounge made the Santa Fe Reporter's 2026 hotel bar list and chef Marc Quinones runs its outlets.
From: Santa Fe Reporter, Best of 2026, Hospitality Net, La Fonda
Inn of the Five Graces
Chef Mario Espinosa Torres cooks Mexican dishes and the Dragon Room is its bar.
Palace Modern Hotel
On the footprint of the 1881 Palace Hotel, a few steps from the Plaza.
Hotel Glorieta
Opened in late October 2025 with Lady Duff's Lounge, a cocktail bar with bar plates. A full restaurant is planned.
From: Travelling for Business
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8 of Chef's places are a 15-minute walk from The Plaza and downtown. Chef looks for hotels in The Plaza and downtown first. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
Where to eat in The Plaza and downtown
All 8 of Chef's places a 15-minute walk away, nearest first.
- The ShedRestaurant · order Red chile enchiladas1 min
- Plaza Cafe DowntownBreakfast · order A diner breakfast with chile2 min
- Anasazi Restaurant (Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi)Romantic dinner2 min
- SazónRestaurant3 min
- Cafe Pasqual'sRestaurant · order Breakfast3 min
Tia Sophia'sRestaurant · order Christmas on a breakfast burrito5 min- Julia at La Posada de Santa FeRomantic dinner8 min
- Tomasita'sFamily-run · order Stuffed sopaipillas and a chile combo plate14 min
Sources: Table Magazine, breakfast, Tripadvisor Santa Fe
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