Santa Fe: Nightlife and entertainment
Santa Fe has the range of nightlife you'd expect in a small city rather than a major metropolis, though its cultural scene livens up in summer. For full listings of what's going on, check the free weekly Reporter or the "Pasatiempo" section of Friday's New Mexican . The much-anticipated Santa Fe Opera season runs through July and August in a magnificent renovated amphitheater seven miles north of town (tel 505/986-5900 or 1-800/280-4654, ).Some of the most atmospheric places to drink in town are in the old hotels - the downstairs lounge and rooftop bar of La Fonda on the plaza spring to mind - but otherwise conventional bars are surprisingly few and far between.
Catamount Bar 125 E Water St tel 505/988-7222. Downtown bar with plenty of microbrewed beers on tap, and live rock or blues most nights.
Cowgirl Hall of Fame 319 S Guadalupe St tel 505/982-2565. Very busy country-and-western-themed restaurant and bar, with regular live music.
The Dragon Room Pink Adobe , 406 Old Santa Fe Trail tel 505/983-7712. Classy, atmospheric bar in romantic 300-year-old adobe restaurant facing the San Miguel Mission, with eccentric décor and an eclectic mix of regulars.
El Farol 808 Canyon Rd tel 505/983-9912. Historic bar-cum-restaurant that serves Spanish tapas to a musical accompaniment from blues to flamenco.
Evangelo's 200 W San Francisco St tel 505/982-9014. The only good bare-bones bar in easy walking range of the plaza, with a pool table, a jukebox, and occasional live music.
The Paramount and Bar B 331 Sandoval St tel 505/982-8999. Cool, glamorous former restaurant that's become Santa Fe's premier venue for clubbing and alternative live music; the smaller Bar B programs its own specialized-appeal events.
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