La Paloma

Santa Fe


This exposed-brick newcomer is where you come in your fancy clothes to eat the fancy tacos. You know, the ones with hand-pressed tortillas, pepper-almond salsa and crispy sea bass cooked just so. They look and and taste delicious, but, well, this isn't a place for heft. Me still hungry! Mexican dishes are scratch-made, seasonal and, when possible, locally sourced.

The bar is hip, the staff sociable.


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