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The Matador — Restaurant in Santa Fe

Name
The Matador
Description
Classic dive bar serving up drinks in a funky space with colorful posters & loud music.
Nearby attractions
Santa Fe Plaza
63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
AppleCore Computers
112 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Windsor Betts Art Brokerage & Gallery
217 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
Loretto Chapel Museum
207 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Galerie Zuger
120 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery
100 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hecho a Mano
129 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Nearby restaurants
Tia Sophia's
210 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
BOXCAR
133 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Coyote Cafe & Rooftop Cantina
132 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
The Burger Stand -Santa Fe
207 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
La Fogata Grill
112 W San Francisco St STE 101, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Plaza Cafe Downtown
54 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Cafe Pasqual's
121 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Apothecary Dining - One Sacred
133 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hervé Wine Bar
139 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
Evangelo's
200 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Nearby hotels
Hotel St. Francis
210 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza
100 Sandoval St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Eldorado Hotel and Spa
309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Inn of the Governors
101 W Alameda St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
La Fonda on the Plaza
100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Otra Vez En Santa Fe
202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Piñon Court by La Fonda
201 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Inn and Spa at Loretto
211 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hotel Chimayo
125 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Rosewood Inn Of the Anasazi
113 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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The Matador

116 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.4(263)$$$$
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Classic dive bar serving up drinks in a funky space with colorful posters & loud music.

attractions: Santa Fe Plaza, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, AppleCore Computers, New Mexico Museum of Art, Windsor Betts Art Brokerage & Gallery, Loretto Chapel Museum, Galerie Zuger, Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, Hecho a Mano, restaurants: Tia Sophia's, BOXCAR, Coyote Cafe & Rooftop Cantina, The Burger Stand -Santa Fe, La Fogata Grill, Plaza Cafe Downtown, Cafe Pasqual's, Apothecary Dining - One Sacred, Hervé Wine Bar, Evangelo's
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Nearby attractions of The Matador

Santa Fe Plaza

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

AppleCore Computers

New Mexico Museum of Art

Windsor Betts Art Brokerage & Gallery

Loretto Chapel Museum

Galerie Zuger

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery

Hecho a Mano

Santa Fe Plaza

Santa Fe Plaza

4.7

(4.5K)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Lensic Performing Arts Center

Lensic Performing Arts Center

4.8

(433)

Open 24 hours
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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

4.6

(1.6K)

Open 24 hours
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AppleCore Computers

AppleCore Computers

4.8

(71)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

Miguel Espinoza Fusion Returns to San Miguel Chapel
Miguel Espinoza Fusion Returns to San Miguel Chapel
Sun, Jan 11 • 5:00 PM
401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Uncover Santa Fes history
Uncover Santa Fes history
Mon, Jan 12 • 9:00 AM
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501
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Sip and explore Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery
Sip and explore Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery
Wed, Jan 14 • 3:00 PM
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87508
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Nearby restaurants of The Matador

Tia Sophia's

BOXCAR

Coyote Cafe & Rooftop Cantina

The Burger Stand -Santa Fe

La Fogata Grill

Plaza Cafe Downtown

Cafe Pasqual's

Apothecary Dining - One Sacred

Hervé Wine Bar

Evangelo's

Tia Sophia's

Tia Sophia's

4.6

(1.2K)

$

Open until 12:00 AM
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BOXCAR

BOXCAR

4.2

(1.3K)

$$

Closed
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Coyote Cafe & Rooftop Cantina

Coyote Cafe & Rooftop Cantina

4.5

(1.3K)

$$

Closed
Click for details
The Burger Stand -Santa Fe

The Burger Stand -Santa Fe

4.2

(589)

$

Closed
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Below all the #fancypants shops and #touristtraps of #downtownsantafe …. #divebar #divebars #divebardick #notyournormalnomad #divebarlife #coldbeer #cheapbeer #barcrawl #pubcrawl #dive #fypシ #fyp #beer #strongdrinks #newmexico #santafe #santafenewmexico #sketchybathroom
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Let's Go Day Drinking at The Matador If you're lucky, when you get to this bar beneath the street at 5pm, it will be open.  Is that guaranteed? Absolutely not. But that's The Matador in Santa Fe's Old Town. What else? Cheap beers. Awesome bartender. Incredible art on every available wall space.  Let's take the stairs down to look inside this rock and roll bar that might be open in time for day drinkers, but if not, it'sworth a wait. VIBE: Neighborhood Dive Punk Rock Living Room Subterranean Safe Space BEER 🍺:  Decent Selection Cash Only Average Prices  PRIVY 🚻:  Two Private Rooms Clean Enough I wonder what's behind that plywood FUN: Darts DVD Movies on TV Sun's out, Suds out at The Matador 116 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Old Town) #letsgo_daydrinking #bars #daydrinking #santafe #thematador
Bradley TammenBradley Tammen
Nice late night dive with decent local acts crooning with discernible effort despite minimal turn out on a weekday evening. Overpriced local beers served by a somewhat expectedly salty tender. This bar doesn't accept cards, and instead relies on the customer to use their ATM to withdraw cash at a steep fee of $3.50. Quite clever accounting gymnastics, making an extra fee off a customer while simultaneously avoiding any record of these transactions. Bathroom smelled of urine and ammonia, and was deeply neglected. Beer selection was more than ample, giving the venue a nod toward the positive despite the obvious shortcomings described.
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Let's Go Day Drinking at The Matador If you're lucky, when you get to this bar beneath the street at 5pm, it will be open.  Is that guaranteed? Absolutely not. But that's The Matador in Santa Fe's Old Town. What else? Cheap beers. Awesome bartender. Incredible art on every available wall space.  Let's take the stairs down to look inside this rock and roll bar that might be open in time for day drinkers, but if not, it'sworth a wait. VIBE: Neighborhood Dive Punk Rock Living Room Subterranean Safe Space BEER 🍺:  Decent Selection Cash Only Average Prices  PRIVY 🚻:  Two Private Rooms Clean Enough I wonder what's behind that plywood FUN: Darts DVD Movies on TV Sun's out, Suds out at The Matador 116 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Old Town) #letsgo_daydrinking #bars #daydrinking #santafe #thematador
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Nice late night dive with decent local acts crooning with discernible effort despite minimal turn out on a weekday evening. Overpriced local beers served by a somewhat expectedly salty tender. This bar doesn't accept cards, and instead relies on the customer to use their ATM to withdraw cash at a steep fee of $3.50. Quite clever accounting gymnastics, making an extra fee off a customer while simultaneously avoiding any record of these transactions. Bathroom smelled of urine and ammonia, and was deeply neglected. Beer selection was more than ample, giving the venue a nod toward the positive despite the obvious shortcomings described.
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4.4
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1.0
45w

we came late on a saturday night, me and my two girl friends. the club was packed, and lots of weird men were in there and being very uncomfortably forward to my one friend in particular. inside, multiple men kept trying to antagonize/pull attention, relentlessly. we moved outside to try to order an uber. eventually, a man named Sundance came up to our group of three and would not leave us alone, insistently trying to hit on my same friend. when i explained she was not interested and we were waiting for our ride, he spent 10-15 minutes intimidating and antagonizing and threatening me for trying to protect my friend. finally, after my other friend got security’s attention, he was finally pulled away from us. it was a terrible night full of lax security and being extremely close to flights. the highlight of our visit was the Uber that picked us up. don’t go to the Matador with your female friends unless you want to deal with the WORST atmosphere and...

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3.0
7y

Just OK for a international city as Santa Fe should be, the music played there seems be played for the DJ and not the audience. They do not about the tip process. The decorations are cool and the artwork. This seems to be real growing trend in Ego over the audience participation. Reminds me a Nazareth song "What's In It For Me"

You want me to be your friend Stick by you through thick or thin

What's in it for me What's in it for me?

You'd like me to deal you in Hold your hand right to the end

What's in it for me What's in it for me?

You want me to be your friend You want me and you want him This ain't for me This ain't for me

You want someone you can trust You want love , you don't want much

What's in it for me What's in it for me

You want my name on the line I don't feel that way inclined

What's in it for me What's in it for me?

You want me to be your friend You want me and you want him This ain't for me This...

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1.0
3y

I used to come here a lot, it used to be a cool spot, but it’s terribly worse now! I was there last night and when my friend came in the bartender asked her for an ID which she didn’t have any. Well we know no ID no alcohol, we get it, that’s everywhere! But the bartender asked us to leave cuz she didn’t have an ID with her and can’t sit! We were cool with it even though it sounds odd, i said let’s go I don’t want to waste my time arguing with someone with this mentality. Ironically, before we left the bartender said no tip!!! Hahahahahaha I wouldn’t recommend going there anymore, there are so many other nice places that respect their customers and accept cards, not this one cash only! I would give a zero...

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