Salt Lake City
Come for an Emigration Amber Ale, stay for the blackened catfish salad. In addition to great microbrews, Squatters does a wide range of American casual…
Must-see restaurants in Utah
St George
A hip, modern cafe with sidewalk tables. Homemade cupcakes are not all it does well – check out the chicken pomodoro panini, the warm salmon salad and the…
Utah
Vernal's latest brewpub has an extensive menu offering bar munchies such as beer-battered fish and chips, loaded potato skins and Angus steaks. Drinks…
St George
The pan-Asian menu here is certainly more diverse than most offerings in St George. Eclectic specialty rolls share a menu with pad Thai, teriyaki chicken…
Twin Rocks Cafe & Trading Post
Southeastern Utah
Locals flock here for fry bread (deep-fried dough) as a breakfast sandwich, a Navajo taco at lunch or accompanying stew with dinner. Has good service and…
Moab
Soy-ginger-seaweed scrambled eggs anyone? This wonderfully quirky cafe lives up to its eclectic name with its food choice and decor. Come for organic…
St George
This homey cafe is St George's most popular breakfast spot, with patrons waiting curbside even in low season. Try a half-order if your appetite isn't…
Moab
Incredible sunset Colorado River views are to be had from the patio or from behind the huge picture windows here. Oh, and the hearty, all-American meat…
Southwestern Utah
The best place in Torrey to drink beer also serves up good pizzas, salads, barbecue sandwiches and ice cream. Families and friends play darts or disc golf…
Wasatch Mountains
Chef Curtis Kraus uses locally produced ingredients whenever possible on his seasonally changing menu. You might find elk rib-eye, wild sockeye salmon or…
Salt Lake City
Once a rail-car diner, creekside Ruth's has expanded into a sprawling institution. Diners love the canyon surrounds – and the eggs Benedict. Summer…
Southwestern Utah
At the Mountain View Lodge in Parowan, this authentic Chinese restaurant does surprisingly tasty dishes such as sesame beef, mandarin pork and a variety…
Wasatch Mountains
Dishing up warming bowls of pork chili verde, poke and wood-fired breads, this casual on-mountain restaurant will either fuel your afternoon powder quest…
Houston's Trail's End Restaurant
Kanab
Join the locals for chicken-fried steak and razzleberry pie – you know the food must be good if they'll frequent a place where the waiters wear cowboy…
Salt Lake City
A friendly downtown restaurant serving Himalayan classics. Check out the climbing shrine in the adjoining dining room, dedicated to Apa Sherpa, an Everest…
Salt Lake City
Endorsed by frequenters of Southeast Asia, Chanon specializes in spicy, authentic food with plenty of vegetarian offerings. Look for daily specials, like…
Moab
The eggs Benedict here is hard to beat but the line goes deep on weekends. Whole-grain waffles and ginger pancakes are other temptations. In a former…
Park City
Minimalist surrounds are suitably stylish for Main St. But the wood-fired pizzas and light, fresh Italian dishes surprisingly won't break your bank. Has…
Wasatch Mountains
Bring your après-ski appetite to this rustic wood-finished restaurant for buffalo burgers, pizza and pasta. In summer there's seating on the small patio…
Southwestern Utah
Think wood-fired flatbread piled high with fresh ingredients. When locals eat out, they come to this family-owned joint with the pulse of Tropic. Hours…
Zion National Park
This counter-service cafe serves sandwiches, pizza, breakfast snacks and ice cream. A beer garden serving local suds is located on the patio from May…
Southwestern Utah
Known primarily for its rib-eye steak and BBQ ribs. Next door, there's a convenience store selling used cowboy boots (perfect if you lack the patience to…
Wasatch Mountains
Black Sheep earns accolades for cafe food done with Southwestern and Native American flair. Offerings include cactus-pear salads or red-chile posole with…
Salt Lake City
French cafe known for its homemade pastries, artful sandwiches overflowing with greens, and lavender lemonade. There are good breakfasts and monkey bread…
St George
It's all about the view at this restaurant overlooking the St George valley and beyond. The patio area makes the ideal spot for wining and dining at…
Moab
With shady outdoor patio seating and a kids' menu, Jay’s serves heaping portions of garlicky pasta with hot homemade bread. Lunch specials are a bargain.
Utah
The all-day breakfasts and pub grub served in this Helper historic building are fairly standard and yet it's still one of the area's best options.
Southwestern Utah
A Western steak and seafood house in a rustic red-rock setting, 5 miles east of town. Milt's is very popular with locals for special occasions.
Southwestern Utah
Whenever possible, this cozy cafe uses local and organic ingredients in its vegetable-heavy dishes. Area trout and locally made pies are a hit.
Southwestern Utah
Grilled steaks, pasta and fish come with a million-dollar view of red-rock cliffs. Arrive before sunset for the best show. There's a full bar.
Utah
For all-American fare and farm-boy portions in cool Naugahyde booths, Angie's Restaurant is very popular. Its breakfast menu is encyclopedic.
Salt Lake City
A hip, retro diner that gets serious about bacon. With a soda fountain, colorful patio and postcards from around the country as decoration.
Wasatch Mountains
Cozy up fireside at St Bernard’s for a French-inspired buffet-style meal at the Inn at Solitude.
Utah
Carhop waiters deliver the famous skinless fried chicken and bison burgers to your car window. Don't miss the homemade sarsaparilla soda.
Wasatch Mountains
An old-fashioned resort restaurant, with classics like whole trout, fried chicken and homemade pie. It's an institution in Ogden Canyon.
Southwestern Utah
Craving a deliciously greasy burger and fries? Look no further than the 'chubby cheese' and don't forget the strawberry milkshake.
Moonflower Community Cooperative
Moab
Nonprofit health-food store with great picnic supplies, including takeout sandwiches, and it posts loads of community info.
Southeastern Utah
A great place for full breakfasts, organic espresso, smoothies or a healthy lunch wrap. Has a branch in Moab as well.
Wasatch Mountains
A lively, kitschy Mexican cantina serving margaritas and Tex-Mex inside the old Eden General Store.
St George
Grill your grass-fed beef (or shrimp or portabello mushroom…) yourself on a hot volcanic rock.
