1948
The edge of town.
George Myers opened The Pantry on Cerrillos Road, at the very edge of Santa Fe back then. Next door was the El Rey motor court, on the old Route 66 corridor.
The town grew out around it. The counter stayed put.
The Pantry Story
Seventy-eight years at the same counter.
Celebrations, business deals, political handshakes, family breakfasts. Most of Santa Fe has passed through these dining rooms. This is how it got here.
The 1970s
The mural in the back.
The Italian artist Giuseppe Olmi painted a mural across the back dining room. Fifty years later it’s still there, and still the first thing people ask about.
2001 · 2005
A partner from Luby’s.
Stan Singley came to Santa Fe in 1985 with Luby’s Cafeteria. In 2001, George’s son Max Myers asked him to partner up and help guide The Pantry forward.
Stan’s intensity woke the place up without changing what made it The Pantry. In 2005 he took full ownership.
2010
Michael takes the torch.
Stan’s son Michael joined full-time in 2010, fresh out of Le Cordon Bleu. From 2012 to 2022 Stan ran Stan’s Maple Cafe in his hometown of Ukiah, California, and Michael carried The Pantry.
He did it with a staff that has been the backbone of the place the whole way.
2019 · 2026
Three Pantries.
In 2019 the family opened The Pantry Dos in Oshara Village: same recipes, a new part of town. In 2026 Flying Tortilla joined and became Pantry Villa, with Michael’s brother Clint as a partner.
Today
Still on Cerrillos Road.
Michael runs The Pantry with his wife Lauren and the whole extended family. Same green chile, same breakfast burritos and chicken fried steak, the same quick, friendly service.
Daily, 7:00 AM – 8:30 PMCome join us. You’re part of the story now.
Michael Singley
Owner, The Pantry