La Boca

Tucked away one block north of the Palace of the Governors, La Boca’s intimate dining room opened in 2006 is a great pick for an elegant dinner or a linger-worthy lunch. The happy mélange of New Mexican and Spanish cuisines results in such inspired small-plate dishes as carrot-garbanzo hummus with cumin, mint, lemon and grilled house-made yogurt flatbread; grilled artichokes with Spanish goat cheese and mint, and tacos de la Boca; shrimp, morcilla and Napa cabbage slaw on corn tortillas with pimentón agridulce. For innovative tapas, this place has no equal in Santa Fe. Make sure you reserve in advance; the small room always fills up.