19 Best Restaurants of 2025—Salt Lake
We missed the westside location of Nomad, so having Nomad Eatery return with its location inside Uinta Brewery still feels like a special treat. For people who live and work on the west side, there’s a chill neighborhood bar and restaurant to get your fix of pitch-perfect burgers, crispy fries, and—of course—a so-satisfying spicy fried chicken sandwich, with an ice-cold draft beer to wash it down. What’s not to love? (I don’t know about you, but now I’m hungry.) nomad-eatery.com.
Each year, Salt Lake magazine presents its choices for the best restaurants in Utah. This year, we zoomed in on the individual neighborhoods and fast-growing parts of our state that are emerging as dining destinations. But no matter where they are located—be it a busy downtown block or a charming perch in Southern Utah—by our reckoning, these are the best restaurants in Utah.
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