Top 3 Santa Fe Lunches

Jambo Cafe

Jambo opened in 2009 and hasn’t looked back since. Winner of the Santa Fe Reporter’s “Best New Restaurant” and “Best Ethnic Restaurant”.  Apps include cinnamon-dusted plantains with pineapple curry dipping sauce and coconut peanut chicken kebobs. Jambo’s soup of the day is not to be missed.  Main course includes grilled marinated Beef Kabobs, a spiced New Mexican Lamb Burger and Grilled Jerk Organic  Chicken. For dessert there’s Organic Coconut Lime Sherbet and Organic Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Gelato (yum). Jambo is located at 2010 Cerrillos Road, open Monday- Saturday, (505) 473-1269

Jambo Dining Room     Ahmed Obo, Chef owner-Jambo     Jambo Jerk organic chicken          Jambo Exterior

 

Tune-up Cafe

If lunch is what you’re after, there’s a wide variety of delicious quesadillas, enchiladas, burgers and their famous Yucatan fish tacos. Tune-Up’s signature lunch item is their El Salvadoran Pupusas brought to Santa Fe by owner-chef and native Salvadoran, Jesus Rivera. You’ll find his wife and partner Charlotte behind the counter and keeping things “tuned-up”. Open for breakfast and lunch and dinner at 1115 Hickox St.,  Santa Fe (505) 983-7060.

Tune-up Counter     Tune-up Cafe Interior     Yucatan Fish Tacos     Tune-up Cafe Sign

 

The Atrisco Cafe

Atrisco is a third generation family restaurant with its roots in the 1940′s on Atrisco Boulevard in Albuquerque. Enchiladas, Burritos, Tacos, Chalupas and Chile Rellenos and the Roast Leg of Lamb Burrito (delicious) are a few favorites in this authentic New Mexican restaurant. Open daily for lunch and dinner with weekend breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays. Located at  the DeVargas Center, 193 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe (505) 9383-7401.

Atrisco Dinong Room     LAmb Burrito     Atrisco Exterior