1983 1983 current owner s robert morean judith f. ebbinghaus head chef martin anton food type new american street address 231 washington ave. city santa fe state new mexico postal code zip 87501 country united states other information phone 505 984 1788 website santacafe.com santacaf is a new american restaurant located in santa fe new mexico in the united states . the restaurant is located in the former home of jose manuel gallegos . 1 contents 1 background 2 cuisine 3 references 4 external links background edit the restaurant which is located in a historic building that was once the home of congressional delegate jose manuel gallegos has kiva style fireplaces and courtyard dining . 1 2 the interior has been described as minimalistic . 3 the interior has a close seating arrangement and was described as being close together so don t plan on sharing anything intimate that you don t mind sharing with the class by the denver post . 4 ming tsai is the former executive chef . 5 martin anton became executive chef in 2012 . 1 the restaurant was chosen as one of giada de laurentiis favorite restaurants in santa fe on giada s weekend getaways . 6 in 1998 tom ford named the restaurant one of his favorites in santa fe . 7 former chef ngel estrada left the restaurant to start his own restaurant the midtown bistro in 2013 . he had worked at santacaf for 18 years . 8 cuisine edit before anton joined the restaurant santacaf was described by the chicago tribune as serving southwestern cuisine with asian influences . 9 the santa fe new mexican described santacaf s food as being east meets southwest tradition . sauce is a major component of much of the food . 1 the restaurant serves chili bread with every dinner service . 10 references edit a b c d meadows susan . fit for a king santacaf . pasatiempo . the santa fe new mexican . retrieved september 29 2013 . beckeley barbara . u.s. couples getaways showcase traditional to contemporary cuisine . los angeles times . viator . retrieved july 31 2014 . madden ben . first impression tops second at santa fe s santacafe . albuquerque business first . retrieved september 29 2013 . wagner kyle . santa fe . denver post . retrieved july 31 2014 . ming tsai . lifestyle food . t media . retrieved july 31 2014 . santacaf restaurant & bar . food network . television food network g.p. retrieved july 31 2014 . smith macisaac heather . home to an urbane cowboy . travel leisure . time inc. retrieved july 31 2014 . schirtzinger alexas . the middle . santa fe reporter . wehaa . retrieved july 31 2014 . eddy kristin . santa fe style . portobello . chicago tribune . retrieved september 29 2013 . santacafe chili bread is a real treat . deseret news . retrieved september 29 2013 . external links edit official website choice tables in the new york times retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title santacaf & oldid 716070360 categories 1983 establishments in new mexicorestaurants in new mexicohidden categories use mdy dates from december 2015new mexico articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 april 2016 at 18 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view