Natinal Humanities Cnference 2016 Restaurant List Lcal Recmmendatins
These are sme f ur favrite Salt Lake City restaurants; including everything frm fine dining t casual lunch spts! Recmmendatins cme frm UH staff r reviews. Restaurants Near the Htel Blue Iguana Blue Iguana ffers an inviting and clrful Mexican dining experience. The cuisine is a cmbinatin f traditinal recipes and new and unique flavrs. Try the classic margarita and a large chile rellen, and enjy the live music n weekends! 165 S. West Temple (Just up the blck/2 minute walk frm htel) http://blueiguanarestaurant.net/ 801-533-8900 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner (recmmended) Cst: Mderate ($10-20 entrees) Olive Bistr & Wine Bar This small bistr and wine bar has the best crepes in twn. Pp in fr a cffee in the mrning, r a glass f wine and a hummus plate in the afternn. If yu re in the md fr smething mre filling, try their dinner entrees r gurmet salads. 57 W 200 S, Ste 103 (0.1 mile/3 minutes frm htel) www.thelivebistr.vpweb.cm 801-364-1401 Open Fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Clsed fr dinner n Sundays Cst: Mderate ($10-15) Bar: Wine & Beer, but n separate rms Squatters Pub A lcal favrite, Squatters is a great destinatin fr Utah-made beer and an afternn snack r late night bites, with an extensive beer list and anything frm pub fd t fine meals. Try the Radhuse Nachs with slw-rasted prk and the Hp Rising Duble IPA. 147 W Bradway (0.2 miles/ 3 minute walk frm htel) www.squatters.cm 801-363-2739 Open Fr: Lunch & dinner Cst: Mderate (entrees $10-15) Smaller Parties (10-20) can make reservatins as nrmal, but n separate space Main Flr: Seat up t 60 Fd/Beverage minimum f $2500 + tax & gratuity Secnd Flr (The Lft): Seat up t 125 Fd/Bev minimum f $5000 + tax & gratuity Third Flr (Grain Flr): Seat up t 75 Fd/Bev minimum f $2000 + tax & gratuity New Yrker One f SLC s finest dining establishments, this elegant steakhuse is a perfect ptin fr fine dining with friends, family, r business cmpanins. Established in 1978, the New Yrker ffers the best steaks in the city, and has three private rms fr business dinners. 60 W. Market Street (0.2 miles/ 4 minute walk frm htel) https://newyrkerslc.cm/ (801) 363-0166 Open Fr: Lunch and Dinner Clsed Sundays Cst: Expensive ($30+ entrees) 3 Private Rms with rental fees, n fd/beverage minimum Palm Curt: Seats 8-14 with $50 rental fee Little Apple: Seats 8-18 with $75 rental fee Wine Cellar: Seats 17-45 with $100 rental fee 1 Red Rck Brewing Cmpany Featuring award-winning lcal brew, this place is a dwntwn classic. Althugh it s hme t delicius pub sandwiches and wd-fired pizzas, my favrite is the Chicken Schnitzel paired with a Hefeweizen. 254 S 200 W (0.2 miles/3 minute walk frm htel) www.redrckbrewing.cm 801-521-7446 Open Fr: Lunch & dinner Cst: Mderate ($10-15) Settebell Pizzeria Napletana This is a g-t spt fr authentic wd-fired Italian pizza. Classic, simple cmbinatins such as Quattr Frmaggi and Margherita pizzas are my favrites. I always pair with a Mscat sweet wine, but they als have a great beer selectin. 260 S 200 W (0.2 miles/ 4 minute walk frm htel) http://www.settebell.net/ 801-322-3556 Open Fr: Lunch and dinner Cst: Mderate Bar: Beer & Wine Market Street Grill Open in 1980, Market Street was the first SLC restaurant t fly fish in daily and is still ne f Utah s mst ppular seafd restaurants. The clam chwder and bread make a delicius light lunch, and the San Francisc Cippin and crab cakes are favrites. 48 W Market Street (0.2 miles/4 minute walk frm htel) https://marketstreetgrill.cm/lcatins/dwntwn/ 801-531-6044 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cst: Mderate/Expensive (entrees $15-40) Back rm seats arund 20 guests N minimum charge, n rm rental cst (put in reservatin as nrmal and ask fr the private rm)
Valter s Osteria Valter s Osteria is a mdern twist n a Tuscan Granary; intimate, but always busy, and the chef delights with ld Italian favrites hned frm his mther s cking t create inventive new dishes and seasnal specialties. Valter will ften stp by yur table t be sure yu re enjying every mrsel. 173 W Bradway (0.2 miles/4 minute walk frm htel) www.valterssteria.cm 801-521-4563 Open Fr: Dinner Clsed Sundays Cst: Expensive Private Rm seats up t 30 guests $150 rm rental fee and $1500 fd/beverage minimum Naked Fish Japanese Bistr Enjy the simple and untainted taste f sushi sitting crss-legged n flr pillws in this traditinal Japanese bistr. Slightly less well knwn (and with a much shrter wait) than its neighbring sushi bar, Takashi, Naked Fish ffers fresh fish, traditinal rlls, and a simple yet elegant ambiance. 67 E 100 S (0.2 miles/ 5 minute walk frm htel) www.nakedfishbistr.cm 801-595-8888 Open Fr: Lunch (Tues-Fri nly) and Dinner (Tues-Sun) Clsed Mndays Cst: Expensive Large table can seat 25, separated frm main rm by sliding screens N minimum r rental fee Bambara Lcated in the eclectic Htel Mnac, Bambara ffers a restaurant fit fr fdies. Try the all-lcal cheese bard fr starters, then chse frm a variety f New American style fish, beef, and chicken dishes (Cast Irn Rasted Chicken and crn bisque are crwd favrites). Bambara has an extensive wine list and great craft ccktails, r yu can enjy a mimsa with Smked Salmn Benedict during their weekend brunch. 202 S Main Street (0.2 miles/5 minute walk frm htel) http://www.bambara-slc.cm/ 801-363-5454 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Cst: Expensive ($20+ entrees) Semi-Private: West Vault Rm Rm fr up t 20 guests $200 rm rent, $1250 minimum Private: Chairman s Office Rm fr up t 24 guests $200 rent, $1500 minimum Market Street Oyster Bar Market Street Oyster Bar is the upscale pub side f Market Street Grill. They re famed fr having the largest selectin f fresh ysters in the state. Seafd is their specialty, but yu can als get a burger r, anther favrite, the Fur-Cheese Ravili Marinara. This is als a great place fr a pre-dinner drink and appetizer: try the massive nin rings! 54 W Market Street (0.2 miles/4 minute walk frm htel) https://marketstreetgrill.cm/menus/market-street-yster-bar/ 801-531-6044 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Brunch Clsed fr Lunch n Saturday and Sunday Cst: Mderate/Expensive (entrees $15-40) Back rm seats arund 20 guests N minimum charge, n rm rental cst (put in reservatin as nrmal and ask fr the private rm) Lamb s Grill Café Salt Lake City s ldest cntinually perating restaurant, Lamb s has been pen since 1919, serving traditinal American fd fr breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Cme fr salads, fish, and pastas during lunch and dinner, r visit fr breakfast and be sure t try their benedicts r fresh-made waffles! 169 S Main St (0.2 miles/5 minute walk frm htel) www.lambsgrill.cm 801-364-7166 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Clsed n Sundays Cst: Mderate ($10+) Per persn cst frm limited menu, 22% gratuity Banquet Rm: Fits 65 peple, $150 rm rental cst Smaller Rm: Fits 20 guests, $100 rm rental cst Takashi Despite being far frm an cean, Salt Lake City still has sushi f the finest quality! Takashi s creatins are ingenius, and their fish is fresh enugh t melt in yur muth. Our favrite dwntwn sushi place ften has a line ut the dr fr dinner, and regulars wh nly want t eat at the sushi cunter. Yu can make a reservatin if yu have 6-10 guests, but nly fr grups that are seated befre 6 pm. 18 W Market St (0.3 miles/ 4 minute walk frm htel) N website but reviewed n yelp and here is a facebk page: https://www.facebk.cm/pages/takashi/117898704903498 801-519-9595 Open Fr: Lunch and Dinner Clsed Sundays (6-10 peple seated befre 6 pm) Cst: Expensive (entrees $20+) 2
Eva With a New American eclectic menu and a Slightly Mediterranean flavr, this small restaurant can ffer yu anything frm Wagyu Steak Bruschetta t cmfrt fds like Shrimp and Grits and Mac & Cheese. If yu re in need f great pastries, r desserts befre r after dinner, r fr a great brunch, head up the street t their sister shp, Eva s Bakery Bulangerie, at 155 S. Main St. 317 S Main St (0.3 miles/5 minute walk frm htel) http://evaslc.cm 801-359-8447 Open Fr: Dinner Cst: Mderate (nly n the pati) Pati seats up t 24 guests with a $500 minimum Padeli s Street Greek Best as a casual lunch spt, Padeli s Street Greek lives up t its name with authentic Greek street fd rdered at the cunter. Yu can build yur wn gyrs r fill up n delicius suvlaki and falafel. 30 E Bradway (0.3 miles/ 6 minute walk frm htel) http://www.padelisstreetgreek.cm/ 801-322-1111 Open Fr: Lunch and Dinner Cst: Inexpensive (under $10) Bar: N bar Frm Scratch Few restaurants can bast an in-huse flurmill, and whatever the chefs can t create frm scratch t make their famus pizzas, burgers and salads, they surce frm lcal prducers. The crwd favrite is their White Out Pizza, but yu can t g wrng with the basic Margherita r a Bleu Cheese Bacn Burger. 62 E Gallivan Avenue (0.4 miles/7 minute walk frm htel) www.frmscratchslc.cm 801-961-9000 Open Fr: Lunch, Dinner Clsed n Sundays, Open n Saturday fr dinner nly Cst: Mderate (entrees $10-20) Bar: Beer & Wine separate rm Largest table can seat 12 N minimum charge, but maximum f 2 checks fr the table Bruges Waffles & Frites Featured n Man vs. Fd, Bruges is a tiny spt with a huge, authentic Belgian flavr. If yu have a sweet tth, try the signature waffles with crème fraiche and seasnal fruit. Fr smething heartier, try the Machine Gun Sandwich (lamb sausage, frites, and andaluse sauce). 336 W. Bradway (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) http://www.brugeswaffles.cm/ (801) 363-4444 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Clsed fr dinner n Sundays Cst: Inexpensive (under $10) Bar: Nne 3 Michaelangel s n Main A lng-standing Italian restaurant with a casual ambiance and a $6.99 lunch entrée, ffering a full and happy belly withut emptying yur wallet! Try the Gncchi with Grgnzla and the Ravili Amatriciana. 132 S. Main St (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) www.mainstreetitalian.cm (801) 532-0500 Open fr: Lunch and Dinner Clsed n Sundays Cst: Mderate ($8-15 entrees) Bar: Beer & Wine Back Rm seats 50 guests Buffet style, ranging frm $17-$30 per persn N minimum cst Caffé Mlise Its beautiful ambiance inside and ut makes yu feel like yu stepped int an Italian café. Their bread is t die fr and the Ravili cn Zucca remains my favrite pasta in the city, and dn t miss their hmemade desserts. The café ffers a full bar, but the wine and beer are mre impressive than their ccktails. 55 W 100 S (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) www.caffemlise.cm 801-364-8833 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner Cst: Mderate/Expensive ($15+ entrees) Seats up t 30 guests $2000-$2500 minimum Seats up t 60 guests $2500-$3000 minimum Martine A sphisticated New American delight with an urban vibe and a cntinually changing menu, Martine initiated the small plate mvement in Salt Lake City with a great variety f creative tapas, lcally surced, handcrafted cuisine, and ne f the best wine lists in the city. Intimate seating in a beautiful ld brwnstne. 22 E 100 S (0.4 miles/8 minute walk frm htel) http://www.martinecafe.cm/ 801-363-9328 Open fr: Lunch and Dinner Clsed n Sundays Cst: Expensive ($20+ entrees) N rm fees r minimums Dwnstairs Rm: Fits 25-38 Mezzanine Fits abut 18 guests Back Rm with bardrm table Fits 15 guests Optins fr tray passed hrs d euvres, prix fixe menu, buffet style
Tny Caput s Market and Deli This great Italian deli ffers a fresh fish market and a chclate and cheese heaven. Take treats back t the htel r stay and try their specialty Caput Sandwich r Meatball Sub. 314 W Bradway (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.caputsdeli.cm 801-531-8669 Open: Grcery shpping, Lunch Cst: Inexpensive (meals under $10) Bar: Beer & wine Cpper Onin New American fare r a great brunch in a mdern setting; fd is fresh and flavrful! Alng with Cpper Lunge (their sister bar next dr), the Onin is knwn fr craft ccktails. Try the Rictta Dumplings r Cpper Onin burger. 111 E 300 S, Ste 170 (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.thecppernin.cm 801-355-3282 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Cst: Mderate/Expensive ($12-$30 entrees) Taqueria 27 This delicius departure frm traditinal Mexican fd ffers staples like rasted guacamle, but the real treats are their creative tacs, like duck cnfit with grilled pears, bleu cheese, and rasted beets! 149 E 200 S (0.5 miles/ 10 minute walk frm htel) www.taqueria27.cm 385-259-0940 Open Fr: Lunch & Dinner Cst: Mderate separate rm Can bk ut restaurant, seats 90-100 Cucina Tscana One f Salt Lake City s best Italian restaurants, Cucina Tscana features an authentic nrthern Italian menu in an elegant setting. Start with the ff-menu cheese platter, then try the burrata r salmn carpacci appetizers and the gncchi entrée; fr dessert, yu can t miss their cannlis. 282 S 300 W (0.5 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) https://tscanaslc.cm 801-328-3463 Open fr: Dinner nly (recmmended) Cst: Expensive ($30+ entrees) N rm rental fees r fd/beverage minimums Enteca Rm: Seats 15-22 guests (must have at least 15) Limnaia Seats up t 48 guests Vivace Seats up t 150 guests 4 Carlucci s Bakery Right next dr t Caput s is this family wned and perated bakery. Their fresh baked pastries and desserts are wrth packing back t the htel, but dn t leave withut trying sme lunch as well- they re famus fr the tmat basil sup, and the Garlic & Herb Gat Cheese sandwich is a persnal favrite. 314 W Bradway (0.4 miles frm htel/next dr t Caput s; 10 minutes frm htel) www.carluccisbakery.cm 801-366-4484 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch Clsed n Sundays Cst: Inexpensive (under $10) Bar: N bar Finca Named after the Spanish wrd fr farm r estate, this restaurant ffers creative Spanish tapas and small plates, with fd surced frm lcal farms and artisans. If yu re starving, Finca has a few great large entrees (including a paella t die fr), but ur recmmendatin is t g with cmpanins and get many small plates t share! Our favrites are empanadas f the day, tsta seta, and bacn wrapped dates. Finca has an exclusively Spanish wine list, but their bar highlights ccktails & spirits frm arund the wrld. Thugh they have private rms with rental fees, we ve als had dinner in small rms adjacent t the main dining rm with n extra charge r minimum. 327 W 200 S (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.fincaslc.cm 801-487-0699 Open Fr: Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Cst: Expensive (small plates $10+, entrees $25+) Jerez Rm: Rm fr up t 24 guests $800 minimum OR $300 rm rental fee plus cst f fd/drink Rija Rm: Rm fr up t 32 guests $1200 minimum OR $400 rm rental fee plus cst f fd/drink Este Pizzeria Este Pizzeria ffers yu a fun, casual lunch r dinner, New Yrk City style! The garlic knts are a favrite, but nly fr thse wh take their garlic seriusly! Try them alng with a pepperni r margherita pizza fr a cheesy treat. 156 E 200 S (0.5 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.estepizzac.cm 801-363-2366 Open Fr: Lunch & Dinner Clsed fr Sunday dinner Cst: Inexpensive Bar: Beer & Wine nly
Pallet Named fr the histric building that huses it, with an updated interir, Pallet is a casual but adventurus restaurant. It has a seasnal menu and uniquely crafted ccktails. Make a meal f small plates, r dine n the Branzin as a main curse. 327 S 400 W (0.6 miles/ 12 minute walk frm htel) www.eatpallet.cm 801-935-4431 Open Fr: Dinner nly Cst: Expensive (entrees $20+) Current Fish & Oyster Fresh seafd frm reginal America with a fcus n sustainability and classic preparatins. Current is famus fr their raw yster bar, crab cakes, and grilled calamari, but fr a larger plate, try the pan rasted sea scallps! 279 E 300 S (0.7 miles/13 minute walk frm htel) http://www.currentfishandyster.cm/ (801) 326-3474 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Clsed: Sunday evenings (recmmended) Cst: Mderate/Expensive ($11-$30 entrees) Ichiban Sushi Hused in an ld church with a charming atmsphere. Sit n cushins at intimate lw tables, r eat in the main dining rm with the sushi bar. Their shared plates and appetizers are a great way t prepare the palette fr a meal f Japanese Sul Fd r the Chef s Specialty Sushi Rlls. Our favrites are the Ltus, Jazz, Mia, and Esclar rlls. 336 S 400 E (1 mile/ 20 minute walk r quick taxi frm htel) www.ichibanutah.cm 801-532-7522 Open fr: Dinner Reservatins: Yes Cst: Mderate ($10+) Bar: Full Bar Private Parties: Yes Oasis Café If yu are lking fr a meditative vibe fr any f yur meals, this is the place. Situated in the same building as Glden Braid Bks, it s a true sanctuary fr cnscius living in the city, and a ht lunch spt fr business r pleasure. Try a grilled cheese sandwich paired with their rasted tmat sup, beet twer salad, grilled tuna steak sandwich, lx crstini, r curry veggie wrap they re all great. Cffee is rasted inhuse. 151 S 500 E (1 mile/ 20 minute walk r shrt taxi frm htel) http://www.asiscafeslc.cm/ 801) 322-0404 Open Fr: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, especially fr lunch Cst: Mderate/Expensive Bar: Beer & Wine Only private rm Sheltered back area fits 20 Limited menu available N fd/beverage minimum Tin Angel Situated in an ld Pineer-era hme, Tin Angel is a lcally driven and lcally wned art and dining experience! Enjy a craft ccktail alng with small plates f speck-wrapped shrimp and espress crusted beef tenderlin, r a glass f wine with the grgnzla cream sauce gncchi as an entrée. 365 W 400 S (0.6 miles/12 minute walk) www.thetinangel.cm 801-328-4155 Open Fr: Lunch, Dinner, Saturday Brunch Clsed Sundays Cst: Mderate (entrees $12+) Gurmandise: The Bakery A Eurpean-style café and bakery with an assrtment f Eurpean pastries fr a decadent breakfast, and the extended menu f sups, sandwiches, and salads makes it ideal fr lunch. They ffer cmbinatin deals t try multiple menu items. Our favrites are the chicken pest panini and citrus fennel salad, and their sups and quiches du jur are usually great. 250 S 300 E (0.7 miles/15 minute walk frm htel) www.gurmandisethebakery.cm 801-328-3330 Open Fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Clsed n Sundays Cst: Inexpensive (lunch arund $10) Bar: Beer & Wine separate rm Can accmmdate large grups if called ahead HSL With a mdern setting and an imaginative and diverse menu, HSL ffers a wide variety f lsely defined New American cuisine and thughtful ccktails. Ingredients are surced with care and the menu is ften changed t reflect what s in seasn and available lcally. Our favrites are the sides f rasted cauliflwer and flatbread, but we ve heard tales f their beef cheek burger and rasted prk shank. 418 E 200 S (0.9 miles/18 minute walk r quick taxi frm htel) www.hslrestaurant.cm 801-539-9999 Open Fr: Dinner Cst: Mderate/Expensive (entrees $15-30) separate rm Optin t buy ut restaurant fr 30 peple r mre 5
Restaurants Wrth a Shrt Drive Please nte: Uber and Lyft are active in SLC and less expensive than taxis. If yu take a cab, negtiate the cst up frnt cabs are nt allwed t charge mre than $25 fr ne r tw persns! Em s Restaurant In the heart f SLC s histric Marmalade Hill (and just up the hill frm the Utah Humanities ffice), this quaint neighbrhd bistr is hused in the renvated hundred-year ld Center Street Market Building. Just steps away frm the Utah State Capitl Building, small and quiet enugh fr cnversatin, Em s ffers muth-watering farmt-table menu classics. Try their smked salmn benedict fr brunch, the chicken and asparagus salad fr lunch, r the rack f lamb with jalapen jelly fr dinner. 271 N Center St (1 mile/ 5 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) http://www.emsrestaurant.cm/ 801-596-0566 Open fr: Breakfast (Sun), Lunch (Wed-Fri), Dinner (Wed- Sun) Clsed n Mndays and Tuesdays Cst: Expensive ($20+ entrees) Separate rm seats up t 25 guests N minimum r rm rental fee Manli s Relatively new t Salt Lake City and a quick favrite, this gem brings Greek cuisine int the small plate dining phenmenn, allwing guests t enjy a great variety and sense f cmmunity thrugh sharing. Try an assrtment f mezes, making sure nt t miss the Keftethes (Greek meatballs) r the Htapdi (charred ctpus. 402 E 900 S (1.7 miles/ 8 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) http://www.manlisn9th.cm/ (801) 532-3760 Open fr: Dinner and Weekend Brunch Clsed Mndays Cst: Mderately Expensive ($15-30) Avenue s Bistr n Third A favrite f Utah Humanities staff wh live in the neighbrhd, this is wrth a drive fr a great breakfast, lunch, r brunch. Czy and quaint (nly abut 8 tables inside), the fd is lcally surced, smetimes even frm their backyard garden! Their daily quiches and the Biscuits and Gravy are favrites, and yur check is delivered tucked int an interesting bk. 564 3rd Avenue (1.7 miles/ 8 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) www.avenuesbistrnthird.cm 801-831-5409 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Clsed Mnday and Tuesday Cst: Mderately Expensive ($12-20 entrees) Frida Bistr Just like its namesake, Frida Bistr is full f passin. This creative Mexican restaurant has fresh and festive fd. Each meal is an experience, especially the Puerc cn Mle Negr and Salmn cn Ajnjli dinner entrees. The hmemade Mexican chclate and chile ckies are a delicius indulgence. 545 W 700 S (1.5 miles/ 6 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) http://fridabistr.cm/ 801-983-6692 Open fr: Lunch (Mn-Fri) and Dinner Clsed n Sundays Cst: Expensive ($20+ entrees) One separate rm seats up t 10 guests, anther up t 20 N fd r beverage minimum, n rm rental fee Red Iguana What culd pssible cause peple t line peple t line up fr a wait in the frsty air f winter? Or in the heat f summer? Or any ther day? Red Iguana lays claim t the best Mexican fd f the city, and has wn just abut every fd award t prve it, plus a feature n Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. With unique yet traditinal recipes, Red Iguana ffers fd like abuela used t make and seven wnderful mles try the sampler. 736 W Nrth Temple (1.5 miles/ 6 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) r 866 West 200 Nrth fr Red Iguana 2 less likely t have a waiting list but equally gd fd in the same neighbrhd. www.rediguana.cm 801-322-1489 r 801-214-6050 (fr Red Iguana 2) Open Fr: Lunch and Dinner (fr grups f 6 r mre) Cst: Mderate ($15+ entrees) Red Tree Rm seats 20-55 guests (separate building, same chef) Fixed menu N minimum Meditrina Meditrina gives us a dynamic dining experience with a multitude f flavrs in creative tapas-style dining with fresh ingredients. Start with the cheese plate, which will wake up yur palette. The blistered shishits with cinnamn and mis are delightful, as is the albacre tartare. 165 W 900 S (1.8 miles/ 9 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) http://www.meditrinaslc.cm/ 801-485-2055 Open fr: Lunch and Dinner Clsed Mndays Cst: Mderately Expensive ($15-30) Bar: Beer and Wine 6
Cucina This small deli-turned-restaurant is anther favrite neighbrhd spt! This is everything frm a great mrning cffee shp, t a neighbrhd deli at lunch, t an upscale wine bar and tapas restaurant fr dinner. Creative menu and wine list, persnal attentin frm servers and wner, gd vibe all arund. 1026 E 2 nd Avenue (2.4 miles/10 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) www.cucinadeli.cm 801-322-3055 Open fr: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cst: Mderate ($10-20 entrees) Bar: Beer & Wine Pag An intimate, farm-t-table restaurant in the quaint 9 th and 9 th neighbrhd, Pag is an exceptinal dining destinatin fr American cuisine. The atmsphere is simple, elegant, and charming, ingredients are always fresh and seasnal, (sme even cming frm their wn micr-farm nearby), and the wine list is extensive. Yu can fill up n small plates r spil yurself with their Tri Tip Steak r the delicius Pag Burger. 878 S 900 E (2.5 miles/ 11 minute taxi/uber ride frm htel) http://www.pagslc.cm/ 801-532-0777 Open fr: Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch Cst: Mderately Expensive ($15-30) 7
BARS Despite Utah s image as a dry state, Salt Lake City has a huge variety f lcal drinking establishments: pubs, ccktail bars, and speakeasies abund! The list belw is f venues that we recmmend mre fr drinks and bites. Red Dr Lcated just west f Bambara, this is a small, lively martini bar with the perfect mix f live music and an intimate setting if yu want a cl (but nt quiet) after-dinner drink. 57 E 200 S #102 (0.1 mile/3 minute walk frm htel) www.behindthereddr.cm N Phne Fd Available: N Price: Expensive ($10+ ccktails) Bar Type: Ccktails Pplar Street Pub If yu want t feel at-hme in a typical neighbrhd pub with a friendly atmsphere, head t Pplar. Yu can t miss their crab cream cheese dip r their bleu cheese bacn burger. 232 S 200 W (0.2 miles/3 minute walk frm htel) www.pplarstreetpub.cm 801-532-2715 Price: Mderate ($5-10 drinks, $10-15 fd) Bar Type: Pub Beerhive Pub Beerhive Pub is legendary in Salt Lake City fr its multi-page beer selectin, as well as fr the strip f ice all alng the ld wden bar that keeps patrns brews chilled. Fd is available, but medicre, s we recmmend eating befre cming t Beerhive fr sme beers and games. 128 S Main St (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) 801-364-4268 Price: Mderate ($5+ beers) Bar Type: Beer and Wine Only Keys n Main Lking fr entertainment with yur drinks? Keys n Main is SLC s best dueling pian bar, whse musicians have a dry sense f humr, witty cmmentary, and incredible skill n the keys. These pianists can play anything, and if yu re willing t put dwn a tip fr the players, they ll take requests and the whle bar will party by yur side! Fd is unexciting, but the bar is always busy; be careful f the special cncctins, which are sweet and strng. 242 S. Main St (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) http://www.keysnmain.cm/salt-lake-city/ 801-363-3638 Reservatins Recmmended Price: Mderately Expensive Bar Type: Pub, sweet ccktails Gracie s A classy dwntwn spt with the heart and sul f a pub. Drinks are mderately priced, and the pub fd is deliciusly unhealthy, but if yu need a salad r a quina wrap, they can make that happen t! Cmplete with table games and, ften, live music. 326 S West Temple (0.1 mile/3 minute walk frm htel) www.graciesslc.cm 801-819-7565 Price: Mderate ($5-10 drinks) Bar Type: Pub BTG Wine Bar By The Glass is a classy and inviting setting and a unique find. Offering a great selectin f wines, including specially crafted flights, the wine bar is supplied with fd by its big sister, Caffé Mlise. 63 W 100 S (0.2 miles/5 minute walk frm htel) www.btgwinebar.cm 801-359-2814 Price: Mderate ($7-10 wine) Bar Type: Wine Bdega One f SLC s favrite newer spts, Bdega is a speakeasy-style bar. Dn t be surprised when yu first enter int a very small spt; yu will need t speak with the attendant t be guided thrugh the nndescript drs and dwnstairs t a dimly lit rm that speaks f the Prhibitin Era. This is the kind f place where yu can give yur bartender creative cntrl and never be disappinted. The fd is delicius, but servings are small and pricy, s we recmmend it fr a snack, rather than a full meal. It s a ppular place with lcals n weekends. 331 S Main St (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) www.bdega331.cm 801-532-4042 Reservatins Recmmended Price: Expensive (10+ ccktails) Bar Type: Craft Ccktails Whiskey Street This gastrpub is a favrite weekend spt fr cllege students and 20- smethings. They have a cnsiderable fd menu and a drink list just as sizeable. We usually g fr the drinks and enjy the fd n the side (the Parmesan Truffle Fries are sinfully delicius), but if the nise f rwdy yung adults desn t bther yu, this is a great dinner spt. 323 S Main St (0.3 miles/6 minute walk frm htel) www.whiskeystreet.cm 801-433-1371 Price: Mderately Expensive (drinks arund $10) Bar Type: Micr Beers and Craft Ccktails 8
Burbn Huse Just abut everything yu culd ask fr in a bar. On different days f the week, yu can find it manifested as a sprts bar, a karake ht spt, a live music cncert hall, r an unassuming game rm with great energy, craft beers, and a great whiskey selectin. If yu dn t knw where t lk, it s easy t miss this speakeasy-style bar in the basement f the Walker Center. 19 E 200 S (0.3 miles/6 min walk frm htel) http://www.burbnhuseslc.cm/ (801) 746-1005 Price: Mderate ($4-5 beers, $7-8 wines and ccktails) Bar Type: Pub Cpper Cmmn Knwn fr their small plates, burgers, and craft ccktails, Cpper Cmmn is a chic ccktail bar and eatery with an industrial midcentury vibe. Bartenders at this late night spt are masters f the craft ccktail; cme fr a drink and stay fr the Bacn Wrapped Dates r the Patty Melt. Next dr t SLC s art film theater, Salt Lake Film Sciety, if yu want t make a night f it. 111 E 300 S (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) http://cppercmmn.cm/hme (801) 355-0543 Price: Mderately Expensive (beers $6-7, ccktails $10+) Bar Type: Micr Beers and Craft Ccktails Bar X Opened the year that Prhibitin was repealed in 1933 and nw wned by Ty Burrell f Mdern Family, Bar X features an ambient, backlit bar and a speakeasy vibe. Drinks are truly craft ccktails, and are made uniquely and with precisin, s have patience when rdering. The bar is relatively small, s arrive early t avid the crwd, r plan t stand n a weekend night. 155 E 200 S (0.5 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.barxsaltlake.cm 801-355-3618 Fd Available: N Price: Expensive ($10+ ccktails) Bar Type: Craft Ccktails (beer als available) Tavernacle Scial Club This bar, named irreverently after Salt Lake s famus Tabernacle Chir, ffers a different kind f music. Tavernacle is a mre casual dueling pian bar than Keys n Main, but the music and cmpany are just as gd! N fd is sld here, but they ll allw yu t bring in yur wn. 201 E 300 S (0.5 miles/11 min walk frm htel) www.tavernacle.cm 801-519-8900 Fd Available: N (can bring in yur wn) Price: Mderate Bar Type: Full Bar Reservatins Recmmended Maxwell s East Cast Eatery Maxwell s ccupies the grund flr f an histric building. During the day, this eatery serves Italian pizzas and pastas, but we prefer this spt fr after-dinner drinks--it turns int a laid-back club with a scial atmsphere and high energy. If yu re cming fr fd, cme early t avid the nise. If yu re cming fr drinks and a great time, cme in the evening, and be sure t try their Ht Tddy if it s cld ut! 357 S. Main Street (0.3 miles/7 minute walk frm htel) www.maxwellsece.cm 801-328-0304 Price: Mderate Bar Type: Full Bar Green Pig Dwntwn Pub & Grill On the utside, Green Pig lks like a neighbrhd dive bar. In reality, it s a great sprts pub, a weekend music venue, and a mellw and friendly atmsphere. If it s nice ut, there s a fantastic view frm the rftp bar. We usually stick with beers here; their ccktails are expensive and medicre. Sme weekend nights get ppular enugh t warrant a small cver charge; be sure t check ahead if that s a deal breaker. 31 E 400 S (0.4 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) www.thegreenpigpub.cm 801-532-7441 Price: Mderate ($5-10 beer) Bar Type: Pub Beer Bar As a next-dr neighbr and under the same wnership, Beer Bar is the yin t Bar-X s yang. Cnnected t its cmpanin by a small hallway and a dr, Beer Bar ffers an extensive beer list, sprts games, and lcally made bratwursts, pretzels, and fries. 161 E 200 S (0.5 miles/10 minute walk frm htel) http://www.beerbarslc.cm/ 801-355-2287 Price: Mderate ($5+ beers) Bar Type: Beer and Wine Only Under Current The ccktail bar side f Current Fish & Oyster carries ver sme f the delicius seafd and meals frm next dr. Favrites are the ysters, clam dip, and meatballs. Despite the great fd, Under Current is knwn fr their drinks, which are tp-ntch and expertly prepared withut the crazy prices. Cme here if yu d like a classy bar scene alng with yur seafd. 270 S 300 E (0.7 miles/ 15 minute walk r shrt taxi/uber frm htel) www.undercurrentbar.cm 801-574-2556 Price: Mderately Expensive (drinks arund $10) Bar Type: Craft Ccktails 9