Rooftop Pizzeria & Draft Station

Draft Station is a neat little bar that serves up the entire menu of the nearby Rooftop Pizzeria along with their drink offerings. In fact, I came here in search of pizza and only found Draft Station because the folks at Rooftop Pizzeria informed me their space was closed for a private event.

I wish I could speak more to the drinks here, but the pizza was the sole reason I came. On a Thursday afternoon when the vibe was a little quieter, the pizza was fantastic. I ordered a margarita with additional mushrooms ($2 per extra topping), and found it stupendous. The crust was crispy on the bottom with just an extra chew on the inside. I'm not typically a fan of sauce-less pies, but the fresh tomatoes, garlic spread, and fresh mozzarella were tasty enough that I didn't even notice there was no tomato sauce until I was halfway into my second slice.

I liked it so much that I brought my husband back the next night. Things were much livelier on a Friday, with live music and more people. Service never faltered for a second - the folks here are warm, friendly, and efficient. Unfortunately, we found that the pizza was markedly different the second time around. There was a thicker ring of unadorned crust around the perimeter, along with a thicker and mushier crust in general. The garlic spread was also spread much more liberally than the last time, which overpowered the rest of the toppings and rendering our post-prandial breath inappropriate for most dates.

Still, we loved the casual feel of the place and it might've just been a really busy night. There's a good number of tables and bar seats inside, but there are also some tables and chairs outside the restaurant in the arcade space. Just plop your number placard atop one of those tables so that the folks from Rooftop Pizzeria knew where to deliver the pie (we did this and found it to be a far quieter place to sit and eat than in the full dining room).

Note: The Draft Station is on the second floor of what's called the 'Santa Fe Palace Arcade'. True, there are a few pinball machines and arcade games in the corner of an arcade store, but from street level it looks far more like a long hallway of stores selling goods and jewelry.

This place is a delight. The food is awesome, the drinks are exquisite, and the location is to die for. We loved sitting out on the deck while we enjoyed our lunch. The owner seems like a great guy and he seems to genuinely enjoys hanging out with his patrons. 10/10 would recommend!

We found this awesome pizzeria on our last night in Santa Fe. Our entire group regretted not finding it sooner- great music, great food, great people! The watermelon cider is dangerously delicious. Adam was a fantastic employee/bartender. Definitely recommend checking this joint out.

Great views of the plaza and helpful, friendly staff! We asked to be seated out on the patio when it was 32° and snowing and they even turned on the heater and served us outside. Wonderful experience, great beer selection, and delicious pizza - we'll be back!

Great pizza, great salad, really good glass of wine.

We sat on the patio overlooking the Plaza with a great view of the sun setting on the church at the End of the Street. It was beautiful.

The food was great! It was a little chilly, but they had propane heaters out on the patio, which was nice.

They made a small mistake with the bill, but they promptly corrected it and we're quite apologetic. Honest mistake.

They had quite an array beers on tap as well as canned options.