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Is Jambo Cafe Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Jambo Cafe 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 September 2026 shows Jambo Cafe active at 2010 Cerrillos Road with over 1,100 reviews, and OpenTable's current listing gives matching posted hours. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Jambo Cafe in Santa Fe for the 'Sammies and Stew' episode (aired 2013-10-28), highlighting the restaurant's African- and Caribbean-influenced sandwiches and stews. Jambo Cafe operates at 2010 Cerrillos Road, a location Yelp categorizes as Caribbean cuisine. A Yelp listing updated September 2026 shows the restaurant still active, with more than 1,100 accumulated reviews. OpenTable's current listing for the restaurant gives its hours as 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Saturday and closed Sunday. The restaurant's phone number, (505) 473-1269, matches the number recorded when the show originally featured it, indicating continuity of operation at the same Cerrillos Road address since the episode aired.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18

Episode 6
Aired
Title: Sammies and Stew · What was featured: African- and Caribbean-influenced sandwiches and stews
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/jambo-cafe-santa-fe
  2. OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/jambo-cafe-santa-fe
  3. jambocafe.net https://jambocafe.net/
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Record ddd-0636 · checked by Cal Marchetti.