Best SLC restaurants

People are always asking us what we think are Salt Lake City’s best restaurants. With that in mind we decided to create this page. The following is by no means a de-facto list of the best restaurants here in SLC. It is merely a list of restaurants that we have tried and reviewed ourselves. Then neatly organized into a few simple categories. As we review more places (and revisit older ones) this list will be continually revised. All of these restaurants are places GastronomicSLC.com happily recommends and would eat at too, given the opportunity. (Also see our article on best salt lake dining of 2012).

(See our sister site Best of SLC restaurants for a more detailed guide on the cities tastiest treats.)

Best New American Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) The Copper Onion
2) Tin Angel Cafe
3) Pago

Best Fine Dining Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Forage
2) Bambara
3) The Aerie (Snowbird)

Best Sushi Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Sushi Groove
2) Takashi
3) Naked Fish

Best Thai Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Tasty Thai
2) Thai Garden
3) Thai Lotus

Best Indian Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) The Kathmandu
2) Tandoor Indian Grill
3) Ganesh

Best Steak Salt Lake City
1) Spencer’s for Steak and Chops
2) Prime (Park City)
3) Bambara

Best Asian Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Hong Kong Tea House and Restaurant
2) Cindy Lee Cafe
3) Pho Green Papaya

Best European Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) The Paris Bistro
2) Vienna Bistro
3) Cafe Madrid

Best Pizza Salt Lake City
1) Settebello
2) Vinto
3) Nuch’s Pizzeria and Restaurant

Best Pub Food Salt Lake City
1) Red Rock Brewing Company
2) Porcupine Pub and Grille
3) Fiddler’s Elbow

Best Italian Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Ghidotti’s (Park City)
2) Caputo’s By Night
3) Caffe Molise

Best Middle Eastern Salt Lake City
1) Layla
2) Mazza

Best BBQ Salt Lake City
1) Sugarhouse BBQ
2) Pat’s BBQ

Best Mexican Restaurant Salt Lake City
1) Red Iguana
2) Tarahumara
3) Lone Star Taqueria

Other noteworthy restaurants
1) Eva (small plates)
2) Meditrina (small plates)
3) Franck’s (comfort food with a french/upscale twist)

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