La Caille Utah’s original glamour girl has regained her luster. The grounds are as beautiful as ever; additions are functional, like a greenhouse, grapevines and vegetable gardens, all supplying the kitchen and cellar. The interior has been refreshed and the menu by Chef Billy Sotelo has today’s tastes in mind. Read more [...]
Krua Thai
Krua Thai Curries and noodle dishes hit a precise procession on the palate—sweet, then sour, savory and hot—plus there are dishes you’ve never tried before and should: bacon and collard greens, red curry with duck, salmon with chili and coconut sauce. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of Read more [...]
Blue Iguana
Blue Iguana This colorful downtown restaurant has a charming downstairs location and patio, and has been a Salt Lake staple for decades. Enchiladas, tacos, and “jengo” nachos—piled high on a platter—are all good, as are the margaritas. A nifty addition: phone chargers on every table. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is Read more [...]
Sicilia Mia
Sicilia Mia The third in a trio of family-owned restaurants. They all recall Italian food of yesteryear. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best restaurants in Utah, curated and edited by Salt Lake Magazine’s Executive Editor Mary Brown Malouf. Our guide has no relationship to advertising in the magazine Read more [...]
Café Trio
Cafe Trio Pizzas from the wood-fired brick oven are wonderful. One of the city’s premier and perennial lunch spots. Be sure to check out their weekly specials. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best restaurants in Utah, curated and edited by Salt Lake Magazine’s Executive Editor Mary Brown Read more [...]
Monsieur Crepe
Monsieur Crepe This French-style creperie offering savory—Brie, prosciutto, tomato—and sweet—whipped cream, fruit, chocolate—fillings for the famous Gallic pancake evolved from a food truck into a charming cafe with a pretty patio. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best restaurants in Utah, curated and edited by Salt Lake Magazine’s Read more [...]
Pretty Bird Chicken
Pretty Bird Chicken Chances are you’ll still have to wait in line at Chef Viet Pham’s Nashville hot chicken. There is really only one thing on the menu—spicy fried chicken on a bun or on a plate. Go early—Pretty Bird closes when the kitchen runs out of chicken. Salt Lake Read more [...]
Zest Kitchen and Bar
Zest Kitchen and Bar Zest has sophisticated vegan cooking plus a cheerful attitude and ambiance fueled by creative cocktails. Pulling flavors from many culinary traditions, the menu offers Cuban tacos, Thai curry with forbidden rice, stuffed poblano peppers as well as bar noshes and an amazing chocolate-beet torte—all vegan. The Read more [...]
Cucina Deli
Cucina Deli Cucina has added fine restaurant to its list of descriptors—good for lunch or a leisurely dinner. The menu has recently expanded to include small plates and substantial beer and wine-by-the-glass lists. 2018 DINING AWARD WINNER Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best restaurants in Read more [...]
Copper Onion
Copper Onion An instant hit when it opened, constant crowds attest to the continuing popularity of Ryan Lowder’s Copper Onion. Though the hearty, flavorful menu changes regularly, some favorites never leave: the mussels, the burger, the ricotta dumplings. Bank on the specials. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list Read more [...]
Copper Kitchen
Copper Kitchen A welcome addition to Holladay, Ryan Lowder’s Copper Kitchen reprises his downtown Copper Onion and Copper Common success with variations. The menu is different, but the heartiness is the same; the interior is different but the easy, hip atmosphere is the same, and the decibel levels are very Read more [...]
Citris Grill
Citris Grill Most dishes come in either “hearty” or “petite” portion sizes. This means you can enjoy a smoked salmon pizzetta or fried rock shrimp appetizer and then a petite order of fire-roasted pork chops with adobo rub and black bean-corn salsa. Expect crowds. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a Read more [...]
Cafe Niche
Cafe Niche Anytime is the best time to eat here. Food comes from farms all over northern Utah and the patio is a favorite in fine weather. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best restaurants in Utah, curated and edited by Salt Lake Magazine’s Executive Editor Mary Brown Read more [...]
Blue Plate Diner
Blue Plate Diner Formica tables, linoleum floors, Elvis kitsch and tunes on the jukebox make this an all-American fave, along with comfort food classics like pancakes, patty melts and chicken-fried steak in sausage gravy over smashed potatoes and burgers. Salt Lake Magazine’s Dining Guide is a select list of the best Read more [...]
