This was the absolute cutest shop in the Plaza area in downtown Santa Fe. Tons of gifts and things…read morefor kids. Huge selection of trinkets. Staff were busy, so no one spoke to me. And prices were higher than I'd pay for a lot of the items. But it was an adorable store.

I just wanna put this here cause I wanna warn everybody that you probably need an hour in Doodlets!…read moreAnd if you are easily overstimulated... You might want to take it in smaller bites. Because it is chock full of fun things! This is my very favorite place to come in Santa Fe to find fun little gifts for people I love. (and i almost always take a little somethin home for myself too. tee hee) Also, if you like funky and old-fashioned candies, this is a great place to look for them .

Curated with taste and flair. Love this place. Friendly…read moreowner, variety of objects: alpaca shawls, artisan napkins, fanciful cocktail napkins, coffee table books, candles, jewelry.

Would give zero if I could, beautiful goods but the employee/owner is not only rude but extremely…read moreunhelpful. She was dismissive from the start, and when we simply asked for an artist's business card (after purchasing from the shop) we were loudly snapped at. Not worth the visit if customers are treated this poorly.

Knowledgeable, friendly, helpful staff. Easy parking…read more Wide selection. Great value. Quality!

This is a great place to get Native American goods, away from the touristy shops in downtown. The…read morestaff is so great. Take a look at the old National Cash Registers from the early 1900s. Very cool. I was looking for a Tshirt, but the rack of belts caught my eye. Nice think leather with some western tooling. And good prices for such stout construction. And many are made by Amish. I usually get a size up so i can wear it with my sidearm. The young lady at the counter said I should try it on as they run a little small. She was right and if she had not said anything I would have been disappointed. I went a size up and got a great belt.

This is such a unique shop with a wonderful variety of local artists! Debi (the owner) was very…read morefriendly and knowledgeable. I truly enjoyed shopping here and can't wait to return.

Every time we go to Santa Fe we find another little gem we've missed before. This one fits the…read morebill. The building has been around since the 1800's and houses a few *artisan* shops. El Nicho is one of them. No cheap Chinese trinkets here. We saw the work of talented craftsmen using a variety of mediums to create one-off art. Most was surprisingly affordable. A couple of purchases later we left with a plan to return soon.

This shop was awesome! Array is the perfect name for it, because they really did have such an array…read moreof different items. It's primarily a home furnishings/gift shop with candles, pillows, and dining and hosting goods, but they also had some jewelry, purses, and more. It was fun to shop around and talk with one of the owners. I totally would've spent so much money here if I didn't have self control and had an unlimited bank account.

This is such a cute shop with unique gifts, cards and decorative home items. The owner is super…read morefriendly and welcoming. The prices are commensurate with the quality of the goods.

Got some jewelry from here. They broke the day I got them and I was travelling so I couldn't go…read moreback. They did get back to me months later when I had sent an email - so don't do that haha it's not a huge deal Just sort of disappointing for 200+ jewelry to break day 1. That being said, I'd come again bc I do think in person I could've had it resolved quickly (and they were willing it was just so late and I'm too mobile atm to make it easy. The people working there were nice! And I do LOVE what I got.

Sunwest on the Plaza continues to underwhelm.... It's a decent size store on the Plaza, but the…read moreprices are way to high for the quality of merchandise. The display cases are so jammed full of stuff it's hard to shop. We were treated rather rudely this visit by the lone sales person, who was apparently miffed because her co-worker had gone to lunch. With so many wonderful places to shop, it's not worth the time, effort and abuse to tr6bto shop at Sunwest. Cannot recommend the shop!

Native American vendors daily display and sell their jewelry and handmade items. All are beautiful…read moreand unique. I highly recommend because the Natives are licensed for permits to sell in Santa Fe. The jewelry is authentic and high quality stones and metals . I recommend paying with cash (service fee card) . I purchased quite a few pieces for myself and family for gifts.

Will return - shopped there daily -:)…read more Some calls it Native American Vendors Program of the Palace of the Governors @ New Mexico History Museum. It's a block away from our hotel. Vendors are mostly kind. Their self made products, mostly with turquoise are wonderful. The opaque, blue-to-green turquoise is a mineral. Persian stones from Nishapur (of Iran) is used as a guiding reference for evaluating turquoise quality. Navajo and Hopi tribes are known to produce high quality turquoise jewelry. The top two of the following 4 kinds of turquoise are widely used in Santa Fe area: Sleeping Beauty Turquoise  Kingman Turquoise  Bisbee   Royston  They (including the stores as well) prize Sleeping Beauty for its consistent sky-blue color. However, it's no longer being mined (?), while Kingsman has brilliant blue color, but it isn't as precious as SL due to the fact that they're still abundantly being mined. One native vendor explained how the program work: They've a committee, to determine the eligibility (sometimes vendor has to go before the committee to demonstrate their skills - like making a piece). The covered corridor has 63 spaces, each marks with a white number. If the vendors are more than the spaces, they'll have to do a lottery, which means a particular vendor may not come tomorrow. In General, a particular vendor doesn't come everyday.  On the last day there, I purchased a bracelet from a generous man, who explains the logos are his name and his daughter's. When I pay, he tells me a less amount voluntarily. I was a little hesitate. Although I like bargains and discounts, but I don't ask for it with small vendor, especially with the artist him or herself.  "Are you sure?" I asked. Actually I was not 100% sure what he had quoted me earlier.  "Yes, it looks so nice on your wrist." I paid what he asked. Thank you.

Nice things inside but poor customer service. They essentially ignored me but then were friendly to…read moremy husband who is white. I'm not going to assume racism, but whatever that was it wasn't polite or professional.

Been providing artisanal pieces for 40 years. *W I D E* variety of choices and price ranges…read more Professional, friendly staff. They maintain relationships with their craftsman. I bought a beautiful sterling necklace and every worker who picked it up named who crafted it. With such an inventory I find that remarkable. Hubby had been looking in vain for a Santa Fe key ring replacement he'd purchased years ago. And worn out. He was ecstatic to find them here. Exactly what he wanted in sterling silver. So many choices and prices. You can't go wrong. Do check them out. You'll surely find something you must have. Or a delightful gift for someone!

This is a very special shop that I return to over and over again. Great everything related to…read moreentertaining. A wonderful selection of cookbooks related to Santa Fe cooking. The BEST selection of Los Chileros products I've seen including unpopped blue corn popcorn. Delicious! Our home in Medford, Oregon is very Santa Fe in style. This year I found the best southwestern-style placemats for the times I'm just not in the mood to 'dress the table'. Last year I bought a very beautiful turquoise's salad bowl for my hostess; this year we used it to entertain. This is a must-see in Santa Fe if you're into food, entertaining and the Santa Fe style!

Hadn't stopped here in quite awhile, so decided that we should today. a lot of what we saw is…read moresimilar to what we'd seen in the past with some notable additions. Their display art selection has grown. I'm not talking the welded sheet metal stuff but some nice looking pieces. They've added stone wear kitchen items and dishes. Most are made in NM, some from nearby Colorado. Heavy & nice patterns. Good for us because our stuff is in need of replacement. Somewhat pricey, but good craftsmanship is never cheap. Now it's decision time.

The highest quality and authentic New Mexican chili shop. I learned about this shop via my 1993…read moretamales book, they listed this shop and Los Chileros as two sources. Chile shop carries Los Chileros and so does five and dime. Los Chileros is a very authentic New Mexican brand of chili products and seasonings, they sell to almost every major New Mexican restaurant. Five and dime uses Los Chileros chili powder for their famous frito pie. It's a very complex chili. The Chile shop's brand of chili powder is so amazing too I'm thankful I bought the 1 lb bag of spice because I made beef adovada at home with that spice and oh my gosh, it literally tastes like I'm in New Mexico and boy is it hot. Very simple store with only new Mexico's best. Kind and helpful staff, very cool store for sure. My only regret is that I didn't stock up enough. Well I guess that's incentive for me to go back to Santa Fe!!

Tourist trap. You can get most of the foodstuffs in there from the grocery stores in town for half…read moreof the price. Yet tourists come. Tourists buy. The only thing that's of value there is the railroad china that they bought control of. Top shelf stuff. Otherwise? Albertsons.