Wasatch Mountains
For an adventurous treat, hike or snowshoe a mile into the woods for a sumptuous, but unpretentious, four-course dinner in a bona-fide canvas yurt. Bring…
Must-see restaurants in Utah
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Southwestern Utah
Earthy preparations of Southwestern dishes include gorgeous salads made from organic garden produce and braised beef in rich preparations. While this…
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Wasatch Mountains
Sundance's top-flight restaurant, Tree Room, is a study in rustic-mountain chic – with a big tree trunk in the middle of the room. Here the changing…
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Moab
Stylized preparations of game and fresh, flown-in seafood are the specialty at this welcoming white-tablecloth restaurant inside an old house. Think bison…
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Salt Lake City
Mexico at its most authentic, aromatic and delicious – no wonder the line is usually snaking out the door at this family-run restaurant. Ask for samples…
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Park City
A fine mix of the earthy and exotic, with crab cake, stuffed acorn squash and macadamia-crusted halibut. There's a separate menu for vegetarians. A wall…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
While service may lag, meals deliver, with the excellent regional cuisine ranging from fresh green salads to bison burgers, braised portobellos and steak…
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Utah
Logan's premier breakfast spot slings comfort food such as multigrain pancakes with house-made lemon butter and an artery-choking fried chicken with…
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Wasatch Mountains
Open since 1879, tiny Shooting Star is Utah's oldest continuously operating saloon. Seek this place out: the cheeseburgers – and cheap beer – are…
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Southwestern Utah
Everything in this French-inspired bakery is made from scratch, including exquisite pastries, freshly baked artisan bread and vegetarian black-bean chili…
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Southwestern Utah
Serving wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and heaping bowls of fresh salad in a sleek atmosphere, Centro is a hub for hedonist appetites. Touches like hand…
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Southwestern Utah
In a lovely rural setting staring out at the bluffs, this upscale lodge restaurant serves rib-eye steaks, vegetarian-style stuffed peppers and satisfying…
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Wasatch Mountains
One of Utah's top Indian restaurants, this busy locals' favorite excels in classics like lamb biryani, tandoori dishes and more than a dozen vegetarian…
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Southwestern Utah
Stop in Caineville at Mesa Farm Market for straight-from-the-garden organic salads, juices, award-winning aged goat's cheese and freshly baked artisan…
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Wasatch Mountains
Foundry Grill's changing menu typically offers items such as steaks, pasta and fish dishes, and veggie or Black Angus Wagyu burgers. It strikes a good…
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Salt Lake City
Ecstasy by the steaming oversized bowl, Tosh's ramen comes with silken broth and crunchy sprouts, topped with a poached egg if you like it that way. It…
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Moab
The ocean is about a million miles away, but with overnight delivery from Hawaii, you still get a creative selection of fresh rolls, catches of the day…
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Park City
The fresh Tuscan-inspired pasta dishes you get at this small atmospheric Italian restaurant put the Main St competition to shame. Cortona's signature…
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Moab
Meet greasy goodness. A triathlete couple bought this classic 1954 burger stand and smartly changed nothing. Milt's is known for it's grass-fed beef…
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Salt Lake City
Locals keep the Copper Onion bustling at every seating…and for good reason: small plates like wagyu bone marrow and pasta carbonara call out to be shared…
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Southwestern Utah
Using mostly organic ingredients sourced from local farms and serving some of the best eats in town, Sweetwater's menu changes yearly but you're likely to…
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Salt Lake City
This Vietnamese sandwich kitchen prepares crunchy banh mi baguettes with sweet and spicy fillings such as braised pork belly and jalapeño (that would be …
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Salt Lake City
Call it a modern diner, with a spare look and locally sourced supplies. For an outing with friends it's satisfying and cheap enough. Think fried chicken…
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Moab
Early-rising locals buy up many of the daily muffins – like the Breakfast Muffin, with bacon and blueberries. Not to worry, the largely organic menu at…
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Park City
Folks in the know head to this gourmet cafeteria in the shopping plaza for fast-value eats. With kombucha on tap, avocado toast and lovely winter salads…
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Southwestern Utah
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (Anthony Bourdain's alma mater) serves praiseworthy dry-rubbed spare ribs, smoked beef tri tip and home…
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Wasatch Mountains
Perched atop an 11,000ft peak, the Summit affords far-reaching views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding mountains. Even nonskiers take the 1.6-mile…
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Utah
People travel for hours for these thick beef or bison steaks cut from locally raised livestock. It all started in the ranch out back in 1949. Don't expect…
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Moab
Of the growing number of Thai restaurants in Moab this place reigns supreme. Popular menu items include spicy stir-fried drunken noodles, New Zealand…
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Wasatch Mountains
The extensive menu of innovative sushi rolls is not for the indecisive. You might try the artfully presented Green Globe (a spicy ahi-tuna and snow-crab…
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Park City
Riding the wave of rustic chic, this American small-plate restaurant does nicely. Try a craft cocktail and soak up the ambience in semicircular booths or…
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Park City
Very friendly brewpub with quality eats like meatloaf, seared ahi salad and calamari fried in Hefeweizen, served alongside thirst-quenching Polygamy…
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Park City
More of an experience than a meal – it isn't every day that a sleigh whisks you to dinner on the mountaintop serenaded by a baby grand. A candlelit dinner…
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Salt Lake City
While no minors are allowed in this divey pub, it's worth a trip for Salt Lake's best burgers. Yes, these misshapen patties with generous toppings, gooey…
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Wasatch Mountains
A frequent winner of Utah's 'Best in State' award for its fine European-style cuisine. The dining room (open to nonguests) is worth the reservation you…
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Salt Lake City
An intimate, food-first experience. Enter the tiny house in the Avenues to a handful of tables around an open grill. The owner is seating guests and…
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Moab
The North Carolina–style barbecue prepared out of this roadside food trailer is the bomb. Pit-cooked meats such as brisket, pork ribs and smoked sausage…
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Utah
This craft brewery and gastropub has become a local favorite. There are more than a dozen house brews on tap, including a popular peach-infused wheat ale…
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Wasatch Mountains
One of northern Utah's best restaurants looks like a saloon from an old Western. The all-American Southwest-style menu features gorgeous salads, blue…
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Salt Lake City
Shelves stacked high with top-notch spirits invite you to belly up to the counter and try one of the innovative cocktails mixed here. The trendy downtown…
