Gastronomic Salt Lake City has been covering the Utah food scene for more more than fifteen years; in that time we’ve sampled 100s of restaurants, perhaps even 1000s if we’re being honest. With all that in depth knowledge we’ve put together the following guides to dining in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. We recommend you start with our guide to the best of the best, then dig into these details lists.

Salt Lake City by cuisine
Salt Lake City has a very eclectic dining scene, home to many nationalities of diverse dishes. Check out our complete roundup of all the international flavors you can find around the state here.
- Best Chinese restaurant Salt Lake City
- Best French food in Utah
- Best Italian restaurant Salt Lake City
- Best Indian cuisine
- Best Japanese restaurants
- Best Mexican restaurant Salt Lake City
- Best Middle Eastern food Salt Lake City
- Best Korean restaurant Salt Lake City
- Best Thai restaurant Salt Lake City
- Best Vietnamese restaurant Salt Lake City
These are of course just the main culinary traditions that are the most popular in SLC. For a complete fun run down of the diverse and broad range of restaurants in town – see our guide to the cuisines of SLC here.

Best by time of day
If you’re on the clock we have you covered. The follow guides all focus on specific times of day.

Best of Utah, dish by dish
Or maybe you’re craving a specific dish, and nothing else will hit the spot. Here are all our guides to the best of the best when it comes to specific plates:
- Best all you can eat
- Best appetizers
- Best brew pub Salt Lake City
- Best bars in Salt Lake City
- Best BBQ in Utah
- Best desserts
- Best dumplings
- Best fish and chips
- Best fried chicken Salt Lake City
- Best hole in the walls
- Best gyros
- Best healthy dining options
- Best kebobs and kebabs
- Best mimosas
- Best noodles
- Charcuterie options in Utah
- Cuban sandwiches in Utah
- Pasta places
- Pastrami burgers
- Best Philly cheesesteaks
- Best pizza in SLC
- Best ramen restaurants
- Best sushi Salt Lake City
- Spiciest food in town
- Best steak Salt Lake City
- Best tacos
- Best vegan spot in Salt Lake City

Best SLC restaurants by location
We’ve also created the following guides to the neighborhoods and areas of SLC:
- 9th and 9th
- Avenues
- Cottonwood Heights
- Draper
- Holladay
- Lehi
- Millcreek restaurants
- Murray Utah restaurants
- Midvale Utah restaurants
- Park City Restaurant
- Sandy Utah restaurants
- South Jordan
- South Salt Lake
- Sugar House
- West Valley City
Utah is well known for its majestic mountains, and amongst them you will find not only spectacular world class views – but awesome dining too. If you’re looking for a special place to dine amidst soaring trees and nature – see our full list here.

Best by specific need
- Best patio dining in Salt Lake | heated patios
- Best of solo dining
- Best take out
- Best butchers in Utah
- Coffee shops open early
- Dog friendly patio dining in SLC
- Drive-thru restaurants of note
- Fun restaurants in Utah
- Mountain dining with a view in Utah
- New restaurants in Utah
- Private dining in SLC
- Restaurants open Sunday in Salt Lake
- Restaurants open late
- Romantic dining in SLC
- Unique restaurants in Salt Lake City
- Winter warming restaurants
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