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Sazon

$50 and over

Latin American

221 Shelby St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

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Sazon

4.6

$50 and over

Latin American

Santa Fe

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2 people

20 Sept 2026

19:00

Booked 21 times today

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Innovative
Charming

Originally from Mexico City, Chef Fernando Olea, formerly Chef of Epazote, has been enthralling diners in Santa Fe since 1991. Chef Olea creates sophisticated flavors using Old Mexico’s indigenous and culinary traditions alongside ingredients from around the world. His menu is deliberately small, featuring fresh and locally sourced produce and meats when possible.

Nothing evokes the mystery of Mexican cuisine more than mole, a sauce of complex flavors that usually includes toasted and ground spices, seeds, nuts, chocolate and chile. Many mole recipes contain more than thirty ingredients and some recipes have five varieties of chile alone. Chef Olea is delighted to share his moles that include his "New Mexican Mole" that he created to commemorate Santa Fe’s 400 year anniversary in 2009.

Awarded the prestigious AAA 4 Diamond Award and ranked fourth in the country for fine dining by Trip Advisor, Chef Olea is honored to have won the 2022 james Beard Award, Best Chef: Southwest.

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2026

James Beard Winner2022

From the OpenTable editors: Chef Fernando Olea won a James Beard Award in 2022, and Sazón is where that recognition took shape over decades of cooking he calls New World Cuisine. The signature sopa de amor makes the case plainly: a cream of poblano soup finished with lump blue crab, amaretto foam, and a dusting of chocolate. The Sazonrita with mezcal, muddled cucumber, and a red chile salt rim is the right drink alongside it. This is fine dining with the warmth and specificity of a chef who has been telling the same story for a long time and keeps finding new ways to tell it.

Executive chef: Fernando Olea

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Latin American, Contemporary Mexican
Hours of Operation
Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00
Phone number
(505) 983-8604
Website
http://www.sazonsantafe.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual
Private party facilities
We offer customized menus, experienced servers, extraordinary food, and our very own Chef Fernando Olea’s culinary expertise and flair. There can be nothing more perfectly paired!Menu items change with each season and can be customized to fit your event dinner.For more information: Tel: 505-983-8604 or email: shannon@sazonsantafe.com

Location
221 Shelby St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Award-winning
1. OpenTable Icons 2026
2. James Beard Winner Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)�� 2022
Area
Santa Fe
Cross street
East Alameda Street & Water Street
Parking Details
There is self- parking only, but most of the parking near the restaurant is metered. The meters have certain times when they are monitored and when they are not, so please read signs carefully.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

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Dulce Sinfonía
Chef Olea's signature dessert. Sweet Symphony – high tones of caramel, low notes of frozen creamy fruit, accompanied by vegetables, nuts and spice. Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, Champagne, Collection 245, Louis Roederer, Reims, MV
Camaron-Tini
Colossal white shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico in a light crispy batter served with sweet Thai chile aioli. Sauvignon Blanc, Hourglass, Napa Valley, 2023
Atun Azteca
Yellow fin tuna crudité, avocado, cucumber, spicy tacuba sauce, crispy corn chip. Chardonnay/Vermentino, Casa Magoni, Valle de Guadalupe, 2023
Higado de Ganso
Foie Gras with raspberry, coconut sauce, roasted piñon and almonds, served with mini bread slices. Sauternes, Chareau Roudime-Lacoste France 2023
Pulpo
Octopus sautéed in olive oil with pork belly and spicy chile served with bread. Albarino, Pazo das Bruxas, Rias Baixas, 2024
Cholula
A tower of chile poblano, ground lamb, pork and beef, nuts, dried fruits and spices over a cold creamy walnut sauce with pomegranate seeds and a balsamic jalapeño reduction. Garnacha, Carignan/Syrah, Black Slate Gratallops, 'Vi De La Vila', Priorat, 2022
Enmoladas
Tortilla stuffed with Muscovy duck and sweet potatoes in Mole Poblano. Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot/Malbec, Ramey, Napa Valley, 2019
Sopa de Amor
Chef Olea's signature soup. Cream of Poblano soup with lump blue crab, amaretto foam and dusted with cinnamon/chocolate. Gris de Gris, Domaine de Constantin, Languedoc, 2023
Chocolate
The traditional Mexican way to finish a meal. Grahams Old Tawny Port 40 yr.

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Sazon.

4.6

(6303)

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Santa Fe / Albuquerque
Innovative
Santa Fe / Mountains
Innovative
Santa Fe / Mountains
Romantic
Santa Fe / Mountains
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Sazon in Santa Fe offers an exceptional dining experience with "amazing service" and "unique, creative cuisine." Guests rave about the mole dishes and "sopa de amor," describing them as "delicious" with "complex flavors." The ambiance is "beautiful," and Chef Fernando Olea's personal touch elevates the experience. Reservations are essential for this "culinary delight."

6,303 Reviews

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Lewis Gold
Austin2 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
An exceptional fine dining experience with very tasty dishes and a service staff that is very professional. A beautiful restaurant with great ambience, you can’t go wrong.
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Kristin Gold
New York City7 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
BEST restaurant in Santa Fe!!!!! Always perfect attention to detail and very very tasty
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Ellen Gold
Los Angeles26 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great and totally innovative food. Cool setting. Cannot wait to go back.
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Albert Gold
West Palm Beach55 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is an amazing, high end restaurant with very unique menu items. The famous sopa de amor lived up to its reputation. Very enjoyable. We had dishes that we never had before. The Chalula preparation had some Lebanese ingredients according to the Chef. All in all a not to miss in Santa Fe.
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Margie Gold
Philadelphia County24 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
What an amazing experience. One of the best meals we’ve had. Thank you Chef!
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Shannel
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
5.0
Dined on 12 September 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We went to celebrate my girlfriend’s birthday and the food was some of the best we’ve had. Her halibut and my lamb chops were cooked perfectly. The green mole is to die for!
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armine
Los Angeles5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 11 September 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The mole flight was fabulous We ordered the shrimp enchilada and the stuffed eggplant, both were phenomenal Chef Olea came around after our meal and when he found out we didn’t have the signature so he had the kitchen send us a bowl. WOW, what a treat Our waiter, Seith was very professional, attentive and friendly. I would definitely come back
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Jason
Los Angeles2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 11 September 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, the mole was out of this world. Beautiful romantic spot, you'll be surrounded by different incarnations of Frida Kahlo on the walls, but you'll be focused on the delicious food and drink for sure.
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Erica
Orlando / Central Florida East10 reviews
4.0
Dined on 9 September 2026
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had great service and the food was excellent. One dish was a little disappointing, but the chef's soup was amazing.
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Nicole
Denver / Colorado9 reviews
5.0
Dined on 9 September 2026
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and service at Sazón is always over the top. We chose a selection of items for our own tasting menu and our waiter, Fernando, recommended the perfect Mexican wine to accompany our meal.
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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Latin American, Contemporary Mexican
Hours of Operation
Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00
Phone number
(505) 983-8604
Website
http://www.sazonsantafe.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual
Private party facilities
We offer customized menus, experienced servers, extraordinary food, and our very own Chef Fernando Olea’s culinary expertise and flair. There can be nothing more perfectly paired!Menu items change with each season and can be customized to fit your event dinner.For more information: Tel: 505-983-8604 or email: shannon@sazonsantafe.com

Location
221 Shelby St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Award-winning
1. OpenTable Icons 2026
2. James Beard Winner Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)�� 2022
Area
Santa Fe
Cross street
East Alameda Street & Water Street
Parking Details
There is self- parking only, but most of the parking near the restaurant is metered. The meters have certain times when they are monitored and when they are not, so please read signs carefully.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

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Sazon

4.6

$50 and over

Latin American

Santa Fe

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2 people

20 Sept 2026

19:00

Booked 21 times today

Sazon

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Sazon

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Dulce Sinfonía

Camaron-Tini

Atun Azteca

Higado de Ganso

Pulpo

Cholula

Enmoladas

Sopa de Amor

Chocolate

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