Is Casa Chimayo Restaurant Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Current status
As of October 2026, Casa Chimayo Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows Casa Chimayo still active at 409 West Water Street with over 1,000 reviews and posted lunch and dinner hours. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 18, Episode 5
- Aired
- Address 409 West Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Website casachimayosantafe.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Casa Chimayo Restaurant in downtown Santa Fe for the episode 'Aces of Authenticity' (aired 2013-10-21), spotlighting Northern New Mexican dishes such as chile rellenos, carne adovada and blue corn enchiladas. The restaurant, at 409 West Water Street, opened in 2011 and describes its recipes as drawn from family traditions passed down through generations, according to its own website. A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows the restaurant still operating, with more than 1,000 accumulated reviews and current lunch and dinner hours posted. Tripadvisor lists Casa Chimayo at 4.2 of 5 stars, ranking it 14th of 418 Santa Fe restaurants, and notes it offers reservations, take-out and delivery.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/casa-chimayo-restaurante-santa-fe-2
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60958-d2432100-Reviews-Casa_Chimayo_Restaurante-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
- casachimayosantafe.com https://casachimayosantafe.com/
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Record ddd-0633 · checked by Cal Marchetti.