Restaurants in Utah
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Salt Lake Roasting Company
The Salt Lake Roasting Company has been roasting its own beans since 1981, and the coffee is premium java - strong, aromatic and flavourful. Food-wise, take your pick from the range of salads, sandwiches and pastries to accompany your coffee as you relax in this airy, open, two-storey space.
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Buffalo Bistro
- Utah, USA
- Restaurants › Bistro
Fifty miles from Bryce and 26 miles to Zion, Glendale is a historic little Mormon town founded in 1871. Today there’s an eclectic bistro to draw you in. Next door to the Historic Smith Hotel, Buffalo Bistro conjures up an Old West spirit with its breezy wooden porch and outdoor sizzling grill. Foodies come for the excellent wild boar and buffalo ribs. You might also try the rabbit and rattlesnake sausages, or vegetarian pastas. The gregarious owner-chef has a great sense of humor and sometimes hosts music and events, such as the Testicle Festival (Rocky Mountain oysters served), under the trees.
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Les Madeleines Patisserie & Cafe
OMG! What was that? Crunchy, buttery, fluffy, caramelized. I've never had anything like it. And now I want another one. Yep, just another convert to the kouign amann pastry, originally from Brittany, and the house specialty at this stylish but cheerful bakery that's an easy stroll from the main library. The kougin amann is $5 (it's made in only a handful of US bakeries) but croissants and scones are more traditionally priced. Sandwiches available at lunch.
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Red Iguana
[ourpick] Red Iguana You'll be offered a plate of sample moles if you can't decide which of the seven chili- or chocolate-based sauces sounds best. But really, you can't go wrong at this exceptional, family-run Mexican restaurant, a great choice for thoughtfully flavored Mexican food, tasty margaritas and festive good times. The puntas de filete a la norteña (sirloin tips with almond mole sauce) is a super-savory delight.
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Maddox Ranch House
The place to eat in town is Maddox Ranch House. People travel for hours to get one of Maddox’ thick beef or bison steaks cut from locally raised livestock since 1949. You can still see the ranch out back where they started in the cattle business. Pay extra to get shrimp on your complimentary seafood cocktail appetizer and be sure to try the raspberry butter on the homemade bread. Even if you go early, expect to wait.
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One World Everybody Eats
Until recently, diners at this organic, ecominded eatery could decide how much they'd pay for their meal. Unfortunately, a few cheapskates abused the system so the owner reversed the process - now you tell the server how much you can pay and an appropriate-sized portion is prepared. The welcoming staff will gladly explain the process to newbies, and they'll also show you the day's mains (salads, pastas, stir-fries).
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Love Muffin
- Moab, USA
- Restaurants › Other
You gotta grab your love muffin fast at this breezy new bakery, because early-rising moms, gnarly adventure chicks and on-the-ball seniors nab the best ones - raspberry-blueberry, chocolate vegan - before most people get out of bed. But no worries: the breakfast menu also offers burritos, waffles, and honey yogurt with granola. Gourmet salads and sandwiches are served at lunch.
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Zoom
Co-owner Robert Redford is easy to spot at this upscale American restaurant - just look for his big artsy portrait above the register. But really, it works, fitting in comfortably with the Sundance Film Festival photos splashed across the walls inside this rehabbed train depot. Most of the beef, chicken and fish mains come grilled, roasted or crusted.
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Center Café
- Moab, USA
- Restaurants › Café
Ready to trade your spandex and bike clips for a sundress and strappy shoes? Leave Main St behind and stroll over to stylish Center Café, consistently named southern Utah's best restaurant. The chef-owner cooks with confidence, drawing inspiration from American, Mediterranean and Asian cuisines. Lighter tapas menu ($4 to $12) served 4pm to 6pm.
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Café Adobe
- Utah, USA
- Restaurants › Café
Independent motels and a few eateries line up along Hwy 89 in Hatch, 25 miles southwest of Bryce. The best place to eat in town, 5 miles south of Cottonwood Meadow Lodge, is Café Adobe. Workers from Bryce Canyon travel here for gourmet hamburgers, interesting salads and sandwiches.
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Anasazi Restaurant
Primary access to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is 70 miles south of Hanksville. At the end of the road is Bullfrog Marina. Landlubbers can eat at Anasazi Restaurant. The restaurant serves pretty standard all-American fare, but it does try to use local produce and sustainable practices.
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Miguel's Baja Grill
- Moab, USA
- Restaurants › Grill
Dine on Baja fish tacos in the sky-lit breezeway patio lined with brightly painted walls. Fajitas, chilis rellenos and seafood mains are good sized, and the portobello salad is excellent. Refreshingly honest staff will tell you yes, they do have margaritas, but they may not be the best in town.
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Buck’s Grill House
Upscale contemporary Southwestern specialties, such as duck tamales with adobo and elk stew with horseradish cream, are what Buck’s does best (there are veggie options, too). Don’t miss the buffalo chorizo and cheese quesadilla. This is white tablecloth service for down-home food.
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Kiva Koffeehouse
- Utah, USA
- Restaurants › Café
At Mile 73 on Hwy 12, you reach the singular Kiva Koffeehouse, built into the cliff with floor-to-ceiling glass walls over the plateau. Kiva also rents two cushy hideaway cottage rooms (r $170), also etched into the stone, with whirlpool tubs and fireplaces.
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Purple Sage
Enjoy an intimate dinner in a restored 1895 telephone office along historic Main St. The American Western menu includes dishes like butternut-squash ravioli and cornmeal-fried rainbow trout, with desserts like bread pudding with raisins and pine nuts topped with cinnamon ice cream.
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Loco Lizard Cantina
The bright, bold colors of this bustling Mexican eatery will lure you in, but it's the salsas and moles that will have you returning with friends. One local calls the enchiladas suizas with green chili sour-cream sauce 'mind-numbingly good.' Chips and salsa made in-house.
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Spotted Dog
For dinner, you don't have to gussy up too much for the Spotted Dog but it might be nice to look fresh while people-watching on the patio. The seasonal, mostly regional menu has included wild game meatloaf and golden rainbow trout. There's also a breakfast buffet.
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Maxwell's
The buzz is strong for this new pizza, pasta and beer joint tucked in a back corner of the stylish outdoor mall at Redstone. The crispy-crusted Fat Boy pizza is the big draw and slices never linger for long on the tables. So far the scene is loud, local and upbeat. Check it out.
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Cucina Toscana
Be seated at a convivial Tuscan trattoria and possibly the best dinner party you've ever unwittingly attended. Charismatic owner- manager Valter Nassi flits between the tables in the elegant yellow room, making sure your gnocchi is delightful and your evening one to remember.
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Moab Brewery
- Moab, USA
- Restaurants › Other
At Moab's only on-site microbrewery restaurant you can see the vats just behind the bar area. It serves a range of burgers, seafood, steak and chicken, all to better accompany a pint of Derailleur or Dead Horse Ale. Natural, house-made gelato is sold on the front porch.
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Good Karma
Tibetan prayer flags greet you at this fab little eclectic eatery with the top breakfast in town. Whenever possible, local and organic ingredients are used in the Indian-Japanese-Persian meals. Try the challah French toast with ginger or vanilla-cinnamon – yum.
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Coffee Garden
Salt Lake City has Utah’s only gay scene, however limited. Pick up the free Salt Lake Metro for listings. The town’s gay-ish neighborhood is 9th and 9th (900 South and 900 East); Coffee Garden is the neighborhood café.
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Metropolitan
If Salt Lake had celebs, they’d hang out at Metropolitan. The sexy concrete-and-velvet dining room complements the chef’s culinary artistry. Budget gourmets: order small plates from the bistro menu ($8 to $12) while swilling martinis at the bar.
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Red Rock Grill
Settle into your log-replica chair and peer out of the window-lined dining room or relax on the big deck with magnificent canyon views. Breakfast is a buffet ($9). At dinner, expect solidly good, but not great, prime rib, grilled trout etc. Make reservations.
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Tacos Don Rafa
For a hot meal on the go, visit this cart on State St just south of Sears. You get two savory tacos - with a cooler-full of toppings - for $1.50. Salt Lake magazine calls its cabrito (goat kid meat) taco one of Utah's top 100 foods.
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