Utah Restaurants
Park City’s Five Must-Try Classic Restaurants: Iconic Eateries with Decades of Success
As food lovers, we often chase after the newest, flashiest eateries, but Park City’s true culinary gems have been serving up incredible meals for decades. From the oldest pizza joint…
Birdy’s Moab: A Finer Diner Reinvented
What happens when Moab restaurateurs Erin and Ryan Bird turn a closed Denny’s into a trendy dining spot? The answer is Birdy’s: a “finer diner” serving up elevated comfort food…
Historic Gem: The Mercantile on Ogden’s 25th Street
Once a bustling bus depot, The Mercantile on Ogden’s Historic 25th Street has been transformed into a café that merges history with local flavor. Behind its doors, mid-century charm meets…
Where to Find the Best Crêpes in Salt Lake City
Tucking into a crêpe is an event. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dessert, crêpes are an escape from the usual daily fare. Endlessly versatile, crêpes can be sweet or savory…
Top International Restaurants You Must Visit in Salt Lake City
For a city affectionately called Small Lake City, diners looking for culinary diversity will be happily surprised by the melting pot of cultures and cuisines represented along the Wasatch Front.…
Changing Food Scene in Salt Lake City
If there is more to life than food, why do we constantly focus our attention on eating, cooking, creating, and craving it? Utah Stories explores Utah’s food scene in September…
10 Vegan Burgers to Die For in Salt Lake and Beyond
Vegan doesn’t have to be boring. Being good doesn’t have to be boring. Here are the most decadent and delicious vegan burgers in Salt Lake City:
5 Heavenly Burgers under $10 in Salt Lake
The Rules: must be locally owned and the burger must be less than $10 On a quest to find that state’s best bargain burgers under $10, we begin a trip…
5 Utah Burgers You Must Try
Utah has a passion for burgers, and if you’re craving one, there is no shortage of burger joints to choose from. Whether you’re in Salt Lake City, or a tiny…
HOW WE ATE THEN & NOW: Thirty Years of Utah Dining Scene
When I moved to Utah 30 years ago, the dining scene here ― and especially in Salt Lake City and Park City ― was a very different animal than today.
Moab’s Canyon & Waffle House: The Last Coffee-Counter in Moab, Utah
Coffee at the Counter Canyon Steak and Waffle House in Moab is decorated with nostalgic, black-and-white photos of simpler times, and each booth is named after a Beatles song.…
OUT OF THE BOX: Alternative Approaches to Dining & Drinking in Utah
There are numerous ways of alternative eating and drinking and restaurants that offer it. Here are a few favorites in Utah.
All About Annie: The Unlikely Tale of Annie’s Cafe
Annie Bennet — co-owner with her husband Dave of Annie’s Cafe in Bountiful — has a story to tell. The path that led her to opening Annie’s Cafe was an…
Utah Bars and Restaurants Suffer under New State COVID Mandates
On November 9th, Utah Governor Gary Herbert imposed the mandate that everyone wears masks inside of businesses (including restaurants and retail); he further mandated that all alcohol sales cease after…
Awesome Outdoor Dining Options in a Pandemic
I’ve always loved dining al fresco in good weather, but never more than during the COVID-19 pandemic, since outdoor dining is well-suited to social distancing and fresh air flow. Many…
To Your Health! A Half-Dozen Healthful & Delectable Restaurant Dishes
All too often, trying to eat healthy in restaurants means settling for a salad or attempting to enjoy some bland, under-seasoned plate of tofu, tempeh or seitan. But thanks to…