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Nights in Midtown Santa Fe Tender Fire for dinner and a movie right across the street

If you haven't tried the lamb burger at Joseph's, it belongs on your list — it's one of the best burgers going in Santa Fe right now. There's something about how they put it together that makes it feel like a considered choice rather than a default, and that's rarer than it should be in this town.

AGAPAO Cold Brew has been on my mind as a morning ritual worth knowing about — there's something about a cold brew that sets the tone for the whole day in a way a drip just doesn't. Curious what the rest of Santa Fe is reaching for first thing: where's your go-to cup in the city?

Harry's Roadhouse on the Old Las Vegas Highway has that particular Santa Fe quality of feeling like a neighborhood secret even when everyone already knows it — the kind of place where a regular is just a regular, whether they're a neighbor or Gene Hackman. Wondering if this is where the rest of you are disappearing to on Sunday mornings, because it's hard to argue with breakfast that good.

If you haven't made it to Versos in Santa Fe yet, the el pastor pork belly is the reason to go this week. One of those dishes that stops the table mid-conversation — the kind of thing Santa Fe quietly does better than anywhere. The photo says more than I can.

The Santa Fe sky did something last night that stopped me mid-step — that particular shade of coral and deep violet that settles over the Sangre de Cristos when the light is almost gone. The photo doesn't fully capture it, and that might be the point.

Atrisco Cafe & Bar is doing the Mexican Coke right — and if you know, you know the difference that cane sugar makes in a tall, cold glass. Worth a stop in Santa Fe when you want something simple done exactly as it should be.

Good morning, Santa Fe.

Kakawa Chocolate House has been a Santa Fe institution for a reason, and the Brownie Sundae is the kind of thing that stops a conversation mid-sentence. If you've been walking past that little shop and talking yourself out of going in, this is your sign to stop doing that.

Welcome to the Santa Fe community on LIVIN.

Santa Fe doesn't have a Market Mayor yet — but the city has too much going for it to wait. This community is for anyone who lives here, has lived here, is thinking about moving here, or just loves it deep enough to keep showing up. Introduce yourself below. Where are you in the relationship with Santa Fe right now? And if you're a long-time resident reading this and feeling the itch to step into the Mayor seat — the application is one click away.

Red, green, or Christmas? Settle it here.

The first question every New Mexican restaurant asks you is the most important question in the state. Red chile, green chile, or "Christmas" (both). What's your answer, what's your favorite spot to get it, and is there a heat tier you've learned to respect? If you're new to town, this thread is your green-chile starter pack.

What's the best advice you'd give someone moving to Santa Fe?

Everyone who moves to Santa Fe gets the same five pieces of advice in the first month. What was yours? "Drink more water than you think." "Don't skip the sunscreen." "Pick a neighborhood and walk it three times before you buy." "Go to the Farmers Market twice — once for groceries, once to meet people." If you've lived here a year or more, drop the one piece of advice that mattered most. Newcomers reading this in five years will thank you.

Indian Market weekend: what do you do differently than the tourists?

Third weekend in August. 1,000+ artists. Hundreds of thousands of visitors. The Plaza essentially closes to normal use. If you live in Santa Fe you either fully participate or you flee — and the people who participate have systems. Park strategy, food strategy, which artists you visit first, which booths you skip even though they're famous. Drop your Indian Market playbook below. Helpful even for first-timers planning their first one.