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West Downtown's Sunday Bagels runs a short weekly window, sells until it's gone, and the green chile cheddar alone is reason enough to rearrange your morning.

On Sandoval Street, Richard Perea turned New Mexico's state cookie into coffee, ice cream, and a daily downtown stop.

Historic elixirs, hand-rolled truffles, agave caramels, and a brownie sundae on a blue Talavera plate — Kakawa Chocolate House is the real Santa Fe sweet stop.

On South Guadalupe, Paloma brings nixtamalized heirloom corn, sizzling fajitas, and an agave bar that holds its own conversation — in a room worth every minute of your evening.

Since 2018, Beck & Bulow has stocked Santa Fe with bison, Wagyu, wild boar, and elk out of a no-frills storefront on Cerrillos Road — and ships nationwide from the same address.

George Myers opened The Pantry on Cerrillos Road in 1948. Three generations of Santa Fe have been eating there ever since. Some things shouldn't be fixed.

Tourists do a loop and leave. New residents do it every weekend until the portal makers know your face — and that's when the city actually opens up.

Chef Fernando Ruiz opened Escondido in August 2024. His contemporary Mexican kitchen — just off Agua Fria Street — is the kind of place that makes you feel like a local the first time you sit down.

After breakfast at Versos, I walked into Farm Shop Norte at 201 Washington and didn't leave for a while. The Los Poblanos outpost downtown earns every minute you give it.

SABO (Sage Botanical) at 65 W Marcy St is part plant shop, part artisan goods store — and one of the most considered retail concepts downtown Santa Fe has produced in years.

When you're furnishing a new life in Santa Fe, Sukhmani on Read Street isn't a stop on a list — it's the whole afternoon.

The Sandias sit at your back every morning when you step outside. They don’t frame a postcard skyline…