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La Boca

<p>White stucco walls, a white wooden ceiling, and bare brick floors provide an unfussy if noisy backdrop for <a href="/cityguides/santa-fe-new-mexico">Santa Fe</a>'s best <a href="/articles/viva-la-tapa">tapas</a>. Chef James Campbell Caruso's superbly rendered menu of Iberian and Moroccan dishes includes ahi carpaccio with Moroccan olives, blood orange aioli, and smoked sea salt; and seared sea scallops with vanilla-bean-cilantro oil. But Caruso turns even a humble fried egg with chorizo and potatoes into a gustatory revelation. </p> <p><strong>Tip:</strong> Given the ear-splitting acoustics and cramped confines, opt for a table toward the back or against the right-hand wall to avoid getting bumped by waiters and overcome by secondhand chatter.</p>