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French style northern New Mexican farm to table. - El Rincón Café, Santa Fe, NM

El Rincón Café

4.8 (1315)
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
125 Washington Ave, Hotel Chimayo, Santa Fe, NM 87501

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El Rincón Café

4.8
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
Santa Fe

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2 people
19:00
Booked 4 times today

About this restaurant

  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
We are a New Mexico COVID-19 certified business.

El Rincon Cafe is a fine dining establishment based around a relaxed New Mexican atmosphere. All of our produce is sourced from the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market when available. Our poultry, meat, and fish is sourced from free roaming, grass fed, or wild caught farms. Our menu is traditional farm to table Northern New Mexican cuisine.
We are now serving traditional wines over a broad spectrum primarily focusing on Spanish and French. As well we do unique wine based cocktails.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Regional American (Southwestern), American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 17:30–20:30
  • Phone number
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Bairon Delgadillo /
  • Catering
    We do not cater.
  • Area
    Santa Fe
  • Parking Details
    Parking can be found in limited spaces below the Hotel de Chimayo as<br />well as on the street immediately surrounding the building. Additional<br />parking is available on all streets downtown as well as across the<br />street at 150 Washington and 125 Lincoln plaza for a small fee
  • Public transport
    The Downtown transit center in conveniently locatedtwo blocks away at the intersection of West Marcy St and SheridanAve. Taxi service for 1$ available for intoxicated persons at 438-­0000
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at El Rincón Café.

4.8

4.8
(1315)
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Santa Fe / Albuquerque

    Great for fine wines

  • Santa Fe / Albuquerque

    Romantic

  • Santa Fe / Albuquerque

    Good for special occasions

  • Santa Fe / Albuquerque

    Contemporary American

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Great for fine wines

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Romantic

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
El Rincón Café offers an exceptional dining experience with "outstanding food" and "friendly expert service." Guests praise its diverse menu, organic ingredients, and excellent wine selection. The "lovely New Mexican ambiance" and cozy setting make it a hidden gem in Santa Fe. Highly recommended for a memorable culinary delight.
1,315 Reviews
  1. Chris Gold

    New York City9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    When you tire of gargantuan plates of enchiladas etc. give this place a try! Loved the quiet atmosphere, fire in the fireplace, and the food was perfect! We’ll be back!

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  2. Pete

    New Mexico4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 7 September 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best restaurant in Santa Fe that I have found in the last seven years of living here. Everything is outstanding. Rating of 3.5 is way off

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  3. susan

    New Mexico1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 6 September 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I reserved a table of 7 for my husband’s birthday.The menu was diverse & met everyone’s needs! Five of my guests had never been there before. They were thrilled with their entrees and satisfied with the selection of wine. I throughly recommend for all to experience this culinary delight!

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  4. Kenneth

    New Mexico4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 3 September 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic dinner with great service and outstanding food. Brendon, our waiter was very accommodating and super friendly. My wife has several food allergies and the chief happily modified the dish so she could eat it. They use mostly organic ingredients. Excellent wine too. The tres leches cake was out of this world. This restaurant is located on the second floor and not affiliated with the Low & Slow bar pizza joint on the first level. El Rincon is definitely a restaurant you should try. I highly recommend it.

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  5. Perren Gold

    New Mexico72 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 29 August 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent restaurant! Food is always outstanding, wait staff excellent ! We dined on the patio and the weather was perfect!

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  6. Donna Gold

    New Mexico12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 13 August 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The tomato salad was delicious and the chicken pillard was divine. Crispy on the outside tender inside. Eat on the patio if you can.

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  7. Denise

    Detroit / Eastern Michigan13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 7 August 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful dinner on an outdoor upper level balcony overlooking the tree lined street listening to the music from the plaza which is in earshot. Dinner and service was wonderful.

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  8. Bernie Gold

    Denver / Colorado157 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 7 August 2026

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was delicious as usual. This time the service was very slow, even though there were only five occupied tables served by two waiters.

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  9. Steve Gold

    San Francisco Bay Area24 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 7 August 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food, friendly expert service, very tasteless wine based margaritas, lots of flavor with less alcohol, perfect! We want to go back and try the dishes our table mates had! Still all the good qualities of Esteban, but nicely updated.

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  10. Don

    New York City5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 25 July 2026

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    El RINCON is a highly ignored establishment that strives to and succeeds in providing excellent customer service and cuisine. Great value also exceeding that of Santa Fe’s overrated and overpriced 5 star restaurant icons.
    El Rincón CaféResponded on 4 August 2026
    Gracias, Don — Zach and the whole team will be happy to hear how much you enjoyed your evening with us. We’re glad the food, service, and value felt true to this little rincon of Northern New Mexico. Regresa pronto!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Regional American (Southwestern), American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 17:30–20:30
  • Phone number
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Bairon Delgadillo /
  • Catering
    We do not cater.
  • Area
    Santa Fe
  • Parking Details
    Parking can be found in limited spaces below the Hotel de Chimayo as<br />well as on the street immediately surrounding the building. Additional<br />parking is available on all streets downtown as well as across the<br />street at 150 Washington and 125 Lincoln plaza for a small fee
  • Public transport
    The Downtown transit center in conveniently locatedtwo blocks away at the intersection of West Marcy St and SheridanAve. Taxi service for 1$ available for intoxicated persons at 438-­0000
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. Santa Fe / Albuquerque
  4. Santa Fe / Mountains
  5. Santa Fe

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A photo of El Rincón Café restaurant

El Rincón Café

4.8
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
Santa Fe

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 4 times today
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