Best SLC restaurants – 2017

One of the most popular questions we’re always answering is: “What’s the best restaurant in Salt Lake City?”. Truth is, we have so many unique restaurants in SLC that it’s impossible to pick just one. To answer this age old question we created this Best SLC restaurants page. The restaurants on this page are all places we’ve eaten at, reviewed and enjoyed. All of these restaurants are places Gastronomic SLC happily recommends and would eat at too.

Best Mexican restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Alamexo. Located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Alamexo serves up traditional Mexican cuisine with a refined and elegant finish. Read our write up here.

Best sandwiches in Salt Lake City, our pick, Even Stevens Sandwiches. The restaurant with a heart of gold, for every sandwich they sell, they donate another. And what’s more, those sandwiches are killer.

Best Italian restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Caffe Molise. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, serving rustic, home cooked Italian cuisine. Stop by the pretty patio in warmer months for a real treat. Check out our review.

Best steak Salt Lake City, our pick, Spencer’s for Steak and Chops. A classic old school steakhouse with all the trimmings: sharp waiters, white tablecloths and steaks cooked to perfect every time. See our older review here.

Best brunch Salt Lake City, our pick, Avenues Proper. Head up to the Avenues to this neighborhood hangout that even brews its own craft beer alongside comfort food executed with elegance. Open seven days a week and late at the weekends.

Best breakfast Salt Lake City, our pick: Penny Ann’s Cafe. With three locations around town, you should be able to find a seat at this tremendously popular breakfast joint that slings everything from omelettes to hot cakes.

Best deli Salt Lake City, our pick, Feldman’s Deli. Straight from the East coast – both the owner and luscious meat – this classic NYC styled deli has stacked sandwiches that are the real deal.

Best sushi Salt Lake City, our pick, Takashi. Get to this downtown hot spot early, or prepare to wait. Takashi’s sushi regularly tops best of lists both in Utah and across the country. See our review here.

Best fine dining restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Meditrina. One of the very first tapas restaurants to open in SLC’s contemporary dining scene. Chef and owner Jen Gilroy’s restaurant serves up small plates paired with a fabulous wine list. Recently migrated to a new location in the Central 9th neighborhood, the restaurant offers regular wine socials and wine pairing dinners.

Best Chinese restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, CY Noodles House. Located in SLC’s relatively new China town development, the real treat here is sizzling Sichuan cuisine loaded with chili’s, garlic and Sichuan peppercorns. Build your own noodle bowls are a safe alternative too for those with milder tastes.

Best Shanghai cuisine Salt Lake City, our pick, Boba World. You’ll have to head North to Woods Cross to find this hidden gem of a restaurant. A blink and you’ll miss it mom and pop eatery, crafts the finest house made ‘fat’ noodles you’re likely to encounter for 1000s of miles around.

Best Indian restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, The Kathmandu. Two locations in SLC offer the award winning cuisine of Kathmandu, seven days a week. Indian staples are served alongside Nepalese specialties like momo (dumplings) and chow chow (noodles). Be sure to try their varied and wallet friendly all you can eat lunch buffet weekdays. See our review here.

Best Vietnamese restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Indochine Vietnamese Bistro. Close to the University of Utah on the East benches is this stalwart of the SLC dining scene. Indochine offers a range of authentic dishes and a full bar menu with cocktails, beer and wine. See our review here.

Best South Jordan restaurants, our pick, Porch. Perhaps the most refined restaurant this far South in the valley. Porch offers up classic comfort foods with a Southern twist. While you’re enjoying a magnificent meatload, check out their craft cocktails and boutique wine list too.

Best Thai restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Mano Thai. Formerly known as Bon Appe Thai, this South Salt Lake Thai restaurant is a solid pick for staples like green curry and pad gra prow. Bonus points: Mano Thai has a drive through window for when the weather doesn’t want to cooperate with your to go needs.

Best Sugar House restaurants, our pick, Spitz. A mini regional chain of sorts, but still, we love them for their California take on the classic European doner kebab. This location in Sugar House is always packed, and that should tell you all you need to know…

Best banh mi Salt Lake City, our pick, Oh Mai. See our write up here.

Best Middle Eastern food Salt Lake City, our pick, Zaferan Cafe. This family run restaurant on Highland Drive is as welcoming as it is delicious. Everything is cooked from scratch and fresh each day, and the love and care shines through. Check out their perefectly grilled meats and impeccable basmati rice served with most dishes – a skill in itself.

Best fried chicken Salt Lake City, our pick, Curry Fried Chicken.

Best Japanese Restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Kyoto. See our review.

Best Downtown Restaurant, our pick, HSL. Chef and owner Briar Handly’s ode to New American cooking is as delicious as it is beautiful. A regularly changing menu is hyper seasonal and powered by the kitchens wood burning oven from the former pizza restaurant space. See our write up here.

Best Utah Burger, our pick, Copper Onion.

Best Vegan Restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Ice Haus. This bar isn’t exclusively vegan, but they do offer a separate vegan menu. And that has vegan poutine, need we say more?

Best Steak Park City, our pick, Prime.

Best Korean restaurant Salt Lake City, our pick, Bumblebee’s KBBQ.

Best Pizza Salt Lake City, our pick, Settebello.

Best Casual Pub Food Salt Lake City, our pick, Red Rock Brewing Company.

Best BBQ Salt Lake City, our pick, Sugar House BBQ.

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