Best Brunch In Santa Fe- Dolina
“So many of my childhood memories involve food, family + home. These things have always been one and the same to me.
I grew up in a beautiful bucolic valley in Slovakia . That’s what DOLINA means in Slovak – valley. It’s a word mentioned in so many traditional songs and folklore. It’s where people meet; it’s where things grow.
Cold wintery mornings after playing outside with friends, I’d come home and my mother would hand me a warm doughy pastry filled with plum lekvar to warm my frozen fingers on. The sweet smells and the steam rising from the dough were some of my favorite things. Most of our food was grown in my grandma’s garden and raised in her backyard. She had a huge garden, and also raised chickens, ducks, pigs, and rabbits. The food was always incredibly fresh and delicious and plentiful.
Although my travels have taken me far from my original home, I still believe in these basic values from my childhood. That’s why my mission with Dolina is to share simple, fresh + delicious food with people around me. In my mind there’s no better way to create community than to cook and gather and eat together. It’s a way for me to share a bit of the home I grew up in with my children and with my friends here in santa fe.” - ANNAMARIA BREZNA O’BRIEN .. owner and chef at Dolina. ❤️ 🇸🇰
Her blend of Slovakian dishes, American/New Mexican favorites, and tantalizing baked goods quickly made Dolina a favorite destination for breakfast & lunch in The City Different .
Love at first sight for me!!! + fave restaurant here!!!! What a special place!!!!! Don’t walk .. run!
Highly recommend:
WAFFLES & ORGANIC FRIED CHICKEN - buttermilk fried chicken, light cornmeal waffle with green apple & fennel slaw, maple syrup
ORECHOVNÍK FRENCH TOAST - Housemade walnut cinnamon swirl bread, warm fruit and maple syrup
SIMPLE BREAKFAST - 2 organic eggs any style, hash browns and English muffin
add bacon, turkey sausage or avocado
ORGANIC CHICKEN SCHNITZLE -organic chicken breast stuffed, panko crusted and fried + green slaw & potato salad
And the Matcha Tea Latte is sooooo good!
The Mexican Wedding Cookies are the best I have ever had! Sorry Queenies! and the Tvaroh Pockets are sublime! The scones are excellent and I absolutely love her gingerbread!!
Dolina is actually my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe! Period.
I hope you will try it!
