Central 9th and the State Street corridor between downtown and 9th and 9th. Vertical Diner since 1998, Mark of the Beastro vegan bistro inside The Beehive on State, Caputo's Market & Deli's flagship at 314 West 300 South.
Vertical Diner on 900 South, Salt Lake's longest-running full-service vegan diner since 2007 (current address from 2019), runs plant-based comfort food all day.
Signature: Ranch burger, Biscuits and gravy
Order: The ranch burger or biscuits and gravy with a side of spicy fries.
Tip: All-day breakfast service; the retro-diner room is family-friendly. Beer and wine on the menu.
Mark of the Beastro on South State Street, the vegan bistro inside The Beehive music venue, runs plant-based diner classics in a live-music-venue room.
Signature: Vegan burger, Fried pickles
Order: The vegan burger plus fried pickles and a breakfast plate from the all-day menu.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the dining room runs alongside The Beehive's music nights. Brunch reliable on weekends.
Veneto on East 900 South, owner-sommelier Marco Stevanoni's Veneto-region Italian room, runs an 800-label wine cellar and a Wine Spectator Best of Award.
Order: A regional Veneto pasta with a pour from the sommelier's by-the-glass selection.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reserve via OpenTable; the sommelier-led wine classes on Saturdays book ahead.
Vertical Diner on 900 South, Salt Lake's longest-running full-service vegan diner since 2007 (current address from 2019), runs plant-based comfort food all day.
Signature: Ranch burger, Biscuits and gravy
Order: The ranch burger or biscuits and gravy with a side of spicy fries.
Tip: All-day breakfast service; the retro-diner room is family-friendly. Beer and wine on the menu.
Mark of the Beastro on South State Street, the vegan bistro inside The Beehive music venue, runs plant-based diner classics in a live-music-venue room.
Signature: Vegan burger, Fried pickles
Order: The vegan burger plus fried pickles and a breakfast plate from the all-day menu.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the dining room runs alongside The Beehive's music nights. Brunch reliable on weekends.
La Barba Coffee on East 900 South in the Maven District, the operator's specialty coffee cafe with breakfast tacos, runs morning espresso and tacos.
Signature drink: Espresso and breakfast tacos
Stoneground Bakery on South 700 West, Utah's wholesale artisan bread baker since 1991, runs a retail counter at the production bakery on the west side daily.
Worth the queue: Sourdough boule
Fillings and Emulsions on South Main, pastry chef Adalberto Diaz's French-Cuban dessert shop, runs macarons, entremets and viennoiserie south of downtown.
Worth the queue: Macarons
Rimini Coffee on West 1700 South, the Italian-style specialty espresso roaster, runs Italian-roast wholesale coffee for restaurants and cafes across Utah.
Sources from: Italy, Brazil, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Wholesale, Whole bean retail
Veneto on East 900 South, sommelier Marco Stevanoni's Veneto-region Italian room, runs an 800-label cellar and a Wine Spectator Best of Award winner.
Signature pour: 800-label cellar by-the-glass
Wine focus: Italian Veneto-region wines
Food: Authentic Veneto Italian dining
Epic Brewing on South State Street, the bottle-focused craft brewery and tap room, opened in 2010 as Utah's first brewery to focus on high-ABV bottles and now operates a Denver outpost as well.
Veneto on East 900 South runs sommelier-led Italian wine classes with Marco Stevanoni alongside instruction, regional Veneto pours and an Italian charcuterie service.
Vertical Diner on 900 South, Salt Lake's longest-running full-service vegan diner since 2007, runs all-day plant-based diner breakfast and sandwich plates for $10 to $16.
Try: Vegan diner breakfast
Penny Ann's Cafe on South Main, the family-run diner, runs Heavenly Hot Cakes and from-scratch comfort breakfast for $10 to $15 seven days a week.
Try: Heavenly Hot Cakes plate
Penny Ann's Cafe on South Main, the original location of the family diner, runs Heavenly Hot Cakes and from-scratch comfort food breakfast and lunch seven.
Order: Heavenly Hot Cakes and a side of bacon with eggs.
The Beehive on South State Street, the live music venue housing Mark of the Beastro's vegan kitchen, runs nightly music alongside an all-vegan dinner menu.