Izanami Restaurant Santa Fe

Izanami sits at 21 Ten Thousand Waves Way, mere steps from the Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa. The kitchen focuses on Japanese farm-to-table cooking, featuring an array of sushi and izakaya-style small plates.

The room runs smart and elegant, and while it shares a site with the spa, it remains a destination in its own right for those trekking up toward Hyde Memorial State Park. You come here for the precision of the kitchen, which feels distinct from the casual, hearty fare typically found elsewhere in the city. It is a quiet departure from the bustle of the galleries near the Museum of International Folk Art, offering a focused, deliberate menu that ignores the Southwestern tropes dominating the rest of Santa Fe.