re: Santa Fe NM

My wife were just there for a week from May 31 - June 6. We stayed at an Airbnb a block east of Tomasita's Restaurant on Cerrillo's Rd, which was a nice and convenient area. We mostly went for the food and weather, capping off a two week road trip to Durango and Santa Fe working remotely.

The restaurants were beginning to open the week we were there. For New Mexican, we ate at Tomasita's, La Choza, and Maria's. La Choza and Tomasita's were 1a and 1b as our favorite food wise and were excellent, with La Choza having very good margaritas. Maria's was still good but not on their level. We also went to El Farol on Canyon Road for some delicious happy hour tapas and drinks. I'm starting to think New Mexican food is better than Texmex. The green and red pepper sauces are amazing.

Overall the town seemed quieter than normal with tourists, which was kinda nice. We only checked out a few shops and did some walking along Canyon Road. Shops and exhibits were open (prob not all), and the city had strict mask requirements. However, Meow Wolf and Georgia O'Keeffe were temporarily closed which was unfortunate.

We hiked up Atalaya Mountain and Dorothy Stewart trails. They were really convenient and easy to moderate hikes. Checking out the architecture of the million dollar homes in that area was worth it.

We also went to the Santa Fe Farmer's Market which had really great produce, dried peppers, etc, and is open Tuesdays and Saturdays. We ate in during the week quite a bit so that was worth it to us. I also wanted to check out restaurants/exhibits in Tesuque, but didn't have the time.

All in all it was a great trip to escape Houston weather and enjoy Santa Fe. Just about the entire city is walkable. The trip was 100% worth it.