Santa Fe Restaurant Update
Santa Fe Restaurants
I have been attempting to try new restaurants on every trip I make to Santa Fe. In June I thoroughly enjoyed 315 which is a great restaurant on Old Santa Fe Trail. The service was great and I loved the food and the small outdoor garden. I tried Aqua Santa which was recommended to me and was just written up in Travel and Leisure but I was very underwhelmed. The food was good but the service poor. We felt totally neglected and I could see that other diners were upset as well.
This trip I went to Geronimo’s for a wonderful meal. Nice wines, great service and an outstanding menu made for a great experience. The ambiance was also perfect. I loved the seared tuna entrée that I ate and the coconut sorbet was amazing. Last night I went to Trattoria Nostrani. It was a small intimate restaurant with a great chef Nelli Maltezos who was sous chef for Charlie Trotters in Chicago. The asparagus salad and halibut were great but I also liked tasting the seafood crepes and the scallops. I highly recommend this new find.
But my new favorite spot in Santa Fe is the Cloud Cliff Bakery and Café on 2nd Street. I met Willem Malten the owner at the Santa Fe Folk Art Market last year where I purchased a number of Peruvian textiles from the Amazon rain forest from him. I purchased more this year which was a highlight as Allie McGraw helped me with the sale. Willem is from the Netherlands and is helping raise funds for the Shipibo Konibo villages in this remote area of Peru. I loved the café with its art and textiles and like it so much that I ate there two days in a row. The blue corn blue berry pancakes were great and the salmon frittata omelet was really good. I highly recommend this spot for
breakfast and lunch.
My local favorite near Casa Las Artes is the Tesuque Village Market where you can get great food at breakfast, lunch and dinner. I love the salmon for dinner!
