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Foodies flock to this neighborhood café and food market for creative salads and colorful entrées like ahi tuna poke with guajillo chilies and mango, or lobster gnocchi in a saffron beurre blanc with dandelion pesto and candied oranges. Also on the menu are house-made soups and generous deli sandwiches. Big windows and warm mustard and terra-cotta tones lend the setting some Tuscan-style flair, with seating indoors and out.
1026 2nd Ave., Utah, 84103, USA
Known For
- Outstanding list of wines by the glass and bottle
- Hefty deli sandwiches to go
- Panna cotta with creative rotating preparations
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A bustling space with high ceilings, brick walls, and live music some evenings, this contemporary take on a traditional Jewish deli is in a cheerful neighborhood on the south edge of Sugar House. It's a must for classic dishes—in enormous portions—of Reuben sandwiches, blintzes with fruit compote, matzo ball soup, and everything bagels with smoked sockeye salmon and a schmear.
2005 E. 2700 S, Utah, 84109, USA
Known For
- Good local beers
- Authentic boiled bagels baked fresh daily
- Rugelach pastries
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
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Employing a team of world-class pastry chefs, including acclaimed owner and Food Network competitor Adalberto Diaz, this sumptuous little cake shop produces artful and delicious sweet treats. Stop by and treat yourself to a guava tart or a slice of raspberry chocolate cheesecake. There's an additional location in Salt Lake City International Airport.
1475 S. Main St., Utah, 84115, USA
Known For
- Colorful French macarons
- Savory baked Cuban sandwich meat pies
- One-day classes on myriad topics
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No dinner
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Set in downtown's Gateway Center shopping village and offering several distinct dining stations and seating at gorgeous carved-wood tables, the city's first food hall opened in 2020 and has quickly become a trendy spot to eat and people-watch. The options are varied and consistently good and include Nashville hot chicken, Belgian-style waffles and crepes, slow-cooked ramen, prodigious lobster rolls, and Japanese-Mexican-fusion izakaya fare. There's also a large outdoor dining area with gardens and flowers, and a multiplex movie theater next door.
153 S. Rio Grande St., Utah, 84101, USA
Known For
- Large outdoor dining area
- Great mix of healthy and decadent international options
- Terrific craft beer bar
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Begun by a pastry chef from acclaimed HSL restaurant, this off-beat artisan icecream shop turns out exceptional all-natural soft-serve ice cream in a riot of interesting flavors (brown butter, spruce tip with salted caramel, apple cider sorbet, olive oil), along with "composed" cones with interesting toppings mixed in—like house-made cake bits, gingersnap cookies, and honeycomb. If you're looking for sweet picnic treats, pick up a pint or a slice of ice-cream cake.
169 E. 900 S, Utah, 84111, USA
Known For
- Vegan sorbets in cool flavors (pomegranate, blood orange, etc.)
- Choco tacos with horchata ice cream
- Creative ice-cream sandwiches
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This ubercool artisan-coffee purveyor has several locations around town, with this simple, streamlined shop in a converted service station in the Avenues arguably the most inviting, in part because of its handsome wooden tables and for its location along a block of lovely historic homes. Publik sources its fair-trade beans from high-quality farms throughout Latin America and Africa, and always offers an interesting array of seasonal espresso drinks, like the wintertime favorite Sweet Melissa, a honey syrup–infused latte with lemon balm, sage, and sweet mint.
502 3rd Ave., Utah, 84103, USA
Known For
- Completely solar-powered
- Inviting, historic building
- Exceptional coffee and espresso drinks
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In a city known for healthy living and spiritualism, this Sugar House purveyor of exceptional loose-leaf teas, fine wines (by the bottle or in single-serving cans), and light but tasty snacks has a devoted following. Pick your tea from the lengthy menu—the blueberry matcha is a standout—and enjoy it hot, as a latte, or iced.
1944 S. 1100 E, Utah, 84106, USA
Known For
- Dog-friendly patio
- Well-curated wine list
- Decadent drinking chocolates
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
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In the Liberty Wells district a little west of Sugar House, this eclectically furnished café with cozy armchairs, rotating art exhibits, and high-ceiling rafters is an inviting place to while away a morning or afternoon. Veggie quiche with house-made aioli, thick-cut sourdough avocado toast, and well-crafted espresso drinks provide sustenance, and there's always good music playing.
390 E. 1700 S, Utah, 84115, USA
Known For
- Diverse crowd
- Sweet chocolate chai lattes
- Almond and chocolate croissants
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Whether for a flavor-packed snack or a hearty meal, head to this bustling hole-in-the-wall café near the Salt Lake City and County Building for some of the best fried chicken in the city—this Indian-spiced treat is available with veggie curry and rice, hummus and pitas, or in a salad. You'll find plenty of other tasty Indian and Middle Eastern dishes here, too, including falafel wraps, chicken shawarma, vegetable samosas, and masala chai. Alcohol isn't served.
660 S. State St., Utah, 84111, USA
Known For
- No alcohol
- Hot curry fries
- Colorful, quirky decor
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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Skip the overpriced breakfast at your downtown hotel and make a beeline for this enchanting Parisian-inspired boulangerie with tiled walls, marble café tables, and sidewalk seating out front. Start the day with beet-avocado toast, stuffed French toast oozing with lemon cream cheese and blueberry compote, or a fruit tart or almond croissant. The espresso and cold brew are first-rate, too.
155 S. Main St., Utah, 84101, USA
Known For
- Short walk to Gallivan Center and Temple Square
- Exquisite French pastries
- French toast stuffed with lemon cream cheese
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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You can't miss this tiny lime green joint, marked by an old sticker-covered car off Fort Union Boulevard and often packed with skiers from the nearby Cottonwood canyons. The kitchen serves tasty, inexpensive Mexican food—including house special fish tacos, handmade tamales, burritos, and plenty of chilled Mexican beer. It seats less than 50, but there's a handy drive-through window for takeout if scoring a table proves challenging.
2265 E. Fort Union Blvd., Utah, 84121, USA
Known For
- Shrimp tacos with cilanto-jalapeño aioli
- Mammoth burritos
- Mexican beers on tap
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. in summer, Reservations not accepted
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As its name hints, this usually packed Downtown fast-casual eatery with counter service and a small seating area specializes in poultry, and the menu couldn't be simpler. Pick your spice level (from medium to the excruciatingly fiery "hot behind"), choose either a quarter bird or a boneless-chicken sandwich, and add some sides if you'd like (crinkle-cut fries, cider slaw, pickles). Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can is the only beer served, but there's canned wine, too. Additional locations are in Sugar House, Midvale, and Park City.
146 S. Regent St., Utah, 84111, USA
Known For
- In midst of Downtown shopping and theater scene
- Astoundingly spicy fried chicken (as requested)
- Interesting sides, like purple cider slaw
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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Since 1981 the Roasting Company has sourced, bought, imported, roasted, and sold dozens of varieties of coffees. Great pastries, desserts, light breakfast and lunch fare, free Wi-Fi, and friendly, knowledgeable staff make this a Salt Lake institution. You'll detect the distinctive aroma of their coffee in the lobby of the public library, where there's a satellite location.
820 E. 400 S, Utah, 84111, USA
Known For
- Lots of space to spread out and work, read, or socialize
- Great selection of herbal teas
- Opens very early
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No dinner
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With an irreverent name and somewhat remote suburban location in the District retail-dining center in South Jordan, this contemporary post-industrial space pulls in ardent fans of Korean food from points far and near. Once you've tucked into a plate of kalbi flame-grilled short ribs, beef bulgogi, fusion-style garlic-ginger tacos with Asian slaw, or a Korean fried shrimp po'boy slathered in house sweet-and-sour sauce, you'll understand what all the fuss is about. There's a second location in Cottonwood Heights.
11587 District Main Dr., Utah, 84095, USA
Known For
- Spicy house-made kimchi
- Crab and pork belly steamed buns
- Refreshing Italian sodas in a variety of flavors
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner Sun.
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This cozy neighborhood bakeshop between Trolley Square and 9th and 9th turns out absolutely ethereal cookies (the salted caramel bars are legendary), tarts, and cakes, as well as sandwiches on soft and crusty savory breads. The soppressata and provolone and prosciutto-fig-gorgonzola sandwiches are among the favorites, and there's a full roster of espresso drinks and fine teas. There's a second location south and east, near Wasatch Hollow.
863 E. 700 S, Utah, 84102, USA
Known For
- Fine Japanese green teas
- Breakfast toast with apricot honey and garlic chevre
- Olive oil–orange cake with brown-butter buttercream
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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