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A downtown gastropub on Water Street with live music, reviewed by the Santa Fe New Mexican's Pasatiempo and singled out by the Santa Fe Reporter for its Southern comfort plates. The signature is chicken and waffles finished with red chile butter, a New Mexican turn on the Southern classic. Order the chicken and waffles, and settle in for a night of music and cocktails. A casual downtown room open for lunch, dinner and late nights.

Picks from Santa Fe New Mexican (Pasatiempo) and Santa Fe Reporter

This downtown gastropub's contribution to the fried-chicken category is its chicken and waffles: crisp fried chicken over a Belgian waffle, finished with red chile butter and maple syrup, singled out by the Santa Fe Reporter and reviewed by the Santa Fe New Mexican's Pasatiempo. Order the chicken and waffles, the fried chicken carrying the plate against the sweet-and-heat of the red chile butter. A lively Water Street room with live music most nights.

Picks from Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog, Santa Fe New Mexican (Taste), Santa Fe New Mexican (Pasatiempo), and Santa Fe Reporter