Must-see restaurants in Wasatch Mountains

  • Yurt

    Wasatch Mountains

    For an adventurous treat, hike or snowshoe a mile into the woods for a sumptuous, but unpretentious, four-course dinner in a bona-fide canvas yurt. Bring…

  • Tree Room

    Wasatch Mountains

    Sundance's top-flight restaurant, Tree Room, is a study in rustic-mountain chic – with a big tree trunk in the middle of the room. Here the changing…

  • Riverhorse on Main

    Park City

    A fine mix of the earthy and exotic, with crab cake, stuffed acorn squash and macadamia-crusted halibut. There's a separate menu for vegetarians. A wall…

  • Shooting Star Saloon

    Wasatch Mountains

    Open since 1879, tiny Shooting Star is Utah's oldest continuously operating saloon. Seek this place out: the cheeseburgers – and cheap beer – are…

  • Bombay House

    Wasatch Mountains

    One of Utah's top Indian restaurants, this busy locals' favorite excels in classics like lamb biryani, tandoori dishes and more than a dozen vegetarian…

  • Foundry Grill

    Wasatch Mountains

    Foundry Grill's changing menu typically offers items such as steaks, pasta and fish dishes, and veggie or Black Angus Wagyu burgers. It strikes a good…

  • Cortona Italian Cafe

    Park City

    The fresh Tuscan-inspired pasta dishes you get at this small atmospheric Italian restaurant put the Main St competition to shame. Cortona's signature…

  • Vessel Kitchen

    Park City

    Folks in the know head to this gourmet cafeteria in the shopping plaza for fast-value eats. With kombucha on tap, avocado toast and lovely winter salads…

  • The Summit

    Wasatch Mountains

    Perched atop an 11,000ft peak, the Summit affords far-reaching views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding mountains. Even nonskiers take the 1.6-mile…

  • Tona Sushi Bar & Grill

    Wasatch Mountains

    The extensive menu of innovative sushi rolls is not for the indecisive. You might try the artfully presented Green Globe (a spicy ahi-tuna and snow-crab…

  • Handle

    Park City

    Riding the wave of rustic chic, this American small-plate restaurant does nicely. Try a craft cocktail and soak up the ambience in semicircular booths or…

  • Wasatch Brew Pub

    Park City

    Very friendly brewpub with quality eats like meatloaf, seared ahi salad and calamari fried in Hefeweizen, served alongside thirst-quenching Polygamy…

  • Viking Yurt

    Park City

    More of an experience than a meal – it isn't every day that a sleigh whisks you to dinner on the mountaintop serenaded by a baby grand. A candlelit dinner…

  • Blue Boar Inn

    Wasatch Mountains

    A frequent winner of Utah's 'Best in State' award for its fine European-style cuisine. The dining room (open to nonguests) is worth the reservation you…

  • Snake Creek Grill

    Wasatch Mountains

    One of northern Utah's best restaurants looks like a saloon from an old Western. The all-American Southwest-style menu features gorgeous salads, blue…

  • Silver Fork Lodge Restaurant

    Wasatch Mountains

    A great alternative to resort eating and drinking is this classic mountain-lodge roadhouse. Creative comfort food such as the signature pepper steak is…

  • Five5eeds

    Park City

    An Australian-owned cafe that whips out some of the finest breakfast fare in town, such as eggs Benedict topped with spicy pulled pork, Moroccan-style…

  • Steak Pit

    Wasatch Mountains

    If you like your steak hand-cut and served with smoked sea salt and twice-baked potatoes, this on-mountain restaurant calls your name. With cozy leather…

  • Farm

    Park City

    From smoked bone marrow with sweetened garlic cream to tomato-and-corn gazpacho and risotto with battered black trumpets and wild arugula, this is farm-to…

  • Collin's Grill

    Wasatch Mountains

    Mid-mountain, try Collin’s Grill for homemade artisanal soups and breads (make reservations), natural meats that are regionally sourced and grilled Utah…

  • Squatters Roadhouse Grill

    Park City

    A favorite local hangout and the best of the town brewpubs, as far as food goes. We love the Asiago, cheddar and Havarti mac-and-cheese. Breakfast is…

  • Silver Star Cafe

    Park City

    We can't decide if it's the creative, hearty Western dishes or the perfect, out-of-the-way mountain-base location that hooked us. Either way, we love…

  • Back 40 Ranch House Grill

    Wasatch Mountains

    The deck out back provides a lovely view of Heber Valley's green pastures and surrounding mountains. Locally sourced ingredients make all the difference…

  • Main Street Social

    Wasatch Mountains

    The changing menu at this small restaurant with outdoor seating features mostly locally sourced organic ingredients, along with craft cocktails and local…

  • Aerie

    Wasatch Mountains

    The 10th-floor Aerie at Cliff Lodge is worth a splurge for the views alone. Gaze out 15ft windows to spectacular mountain vistas while sampling tuna…

  • Shabu

    Park City

    Hip, inventive Asian small plates, including addictive firecracker shrimp, warming ramen and namesake shabu shabu (a hot pot of flavorful broth with meat…

  • Grappa

    Park City

    The rambling old home at the top of the historic downtown hill is perfect for a romantic northern-Italian meal. Dine under the soft patio lights in summer…

  • Communal

    Wasatch Mountains

    Hipster central, the Saturday brunch at Communal really packs 'em in and you'll soon find out why. Usual suspects on the changing lunch and dinner menu…

  • Good Karma

    Park City

    Whenever possible, local and organic ingredients are used in the Indo-Persian meals at Good Karma. Start the day with Punjabi eggs and dine on curries and…

  • Molly Green's

    Wasatch Mountains

    For après-ski drinks and pub grub, you gotta go to the A-frame right on the hill. Molly Green’s has a roaring fire, a gregarious old-school vibe and great…

  • Roosters 25th Street Brewing Co

    Wasatch Mountains

    Once a house of ill repute, this great old-town building is now an upscale gastro brewpub serving Irreverent IPA as a house draft. There are also gluten…

  • Maxwell's

    Park City

    Eat with the locals at the pizza, pasta and beer joint tucked in a back corner of the stylish outdoor Redstone Mall, north of town. Huge, crispy-crusted …

  • 710 Bodega

    Park City

    Don't underestimate the seduction of a deep pour of tempranillo paired with crab-stuffed peppers and lamb lollipops. Small bites are the thing in this new…

  • Windy Ridge Cafe

    Park City

    Escape the Main St mayhem at this out-of-the-way American cafe. There's a long list of salads to choose from, also available as sides, and comfort food…

  • Shallow Shaft Restaurant

    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…

  • Honeycomb Grill

    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…

  • Vinto

    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…

  • Eats of Eden

    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…

  • Black Sheep

    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…

  • St Bernard's

    Wasatch Mountains

    Cozy up fireside at St Bernard’s for a French-inspired buffet-style meal at the Inn at Solitude.