Eva's Bakery
Order Kouign-amann
Eva's Bakery on South Main, chef Charlie Perry's French bakery named for his great-grandmother Eva Coombs, runs French pastries and breakfast plates daily.
27 cheap eats places in Salt Lake City, editor-picked. The best low-budget spots in Salt Lake City: the places editors actually return to. All Salt Lake City food.
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Three Pines Coffee
Drink Filter coffee
Three Pines Coffee on South Main since 2015, the quiet focused cafe with no trendy gimmicks, has built a fiercely loyal following on disciplined small-batch.
Tulie Bakery
Order Almond croissant
Tulie Bakery on East 700 South, the central-city French-leaning bakery cafe, runs croissants, viennoiserie and espresso alongside daytime sandwiches.
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Publik Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.7
- Café
- $
- Granary District
Drink Filter coffee
Publik Coffee Roasters on West Temple, the small-batch specialty coffee roaster with citywide cafes, runs a flagship roastery in a converted warehouse.
Caputo's Market and Deli
- ★ 4.7
- Jewish deli
- $
- Downtown
Try Old School sandwich
Caputo's Market and Deli on West 300 South runs the Old School sandwich and rotating deli specials for $10 to $15 at the counter, with sandwiches to go.
Red Iguana
Try Combination platter at lunch
Red Iguana on West North Temple runs lunch combinations for $13 to $19 at the bar, with the same mole sauces as the dinner menu at a faster mid-day turn.
Blue Copper Coffee Room
- ★ 4.6
- Café
- $
- Granary District
Drink Espresso and pour over
Blue Copper Coffee Room on West 900 South in Central 9th, the operator's flagship since 2013, runs $2 drip, cold brew and espresso in a community room.
Pat's Barbecue
Try Brisket plate at the counter
Pat's Barbecue on Commonwealth Avenue, the Texas-style smokehouse founded by pitmaster Pat Barber and serving Salt Lake since 2004, serves brisket plates.
Crown Burgers
Order The Crown burger with pastrami plus fry sauce and a gyro on the side.
Crown Burgers on East 200 South, the Katsanevas family's burger institution since 1978, popularized Salt Lake's pastrami burger at its Greek-American counter.
Pretty Bird Hot Chicken
- ★ 4.5
- Hot Chicken
- $
- Downtown
Order Hot chicken sandwich at the heat level of your choice plus a side of slaw.
Pretty Bird Hot Chicken on Regent Street, chef Viet Pham's Nashville-style downtown fast-casual since 2018, anchors Utah's chef-driven hot chicken movement.
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Gourmandise The Bakery
Order Daily-changing tortes
Gourmandise The Bakery on South 300 East, the family-owned European pastry shop since 1991, runs 140+ daily desserts plus small-plate dinners and wine.
Salt Lake Roasting Co
Drink Filter coffee and pastries
Salt Lake Roasting Co on East 400 South, the city's oldest specialty coffee roaster since 1980, runs 45+ in-store-roasted coffees plus daily-baked pastries.
Downtown Farmers Market Food Trucks
- ★ 4.5
- Street food
- $
- Downtown
Try Food truck rotation at the Saturday market
The Downtown Farmers Market at Pioneer Park runs nearly 20 new food vendors each season alongside its 300+ farmers and artisans on Saturdays from June.
Penny Ann's Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Brunch
- $
- Central City
Try Heavenly Hot Cakes plate
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.
The Park Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- American diner
- $
- Liberty Park area
Try American diner breakfast plate
The Park Cafe on East 1300 South next to Liberty Park, the Liberty Wells classic diner since 1982, runs huge American breakfast portions for $10 to $16.
Vosen's Bread Paradise
Order Pretzel and rye bread
Vosen's Bread Paradise on West 200 South since 1997, the downtown German bakery, runs German, Italian and French breads, pretzels, bagels and imports.
Cupbop Korean BBQ
- ★ 4.4
- Street food
- $
- Downtown
Try Korean BBQ in a cup
Cupbop on East Broadway, founder Junghun Song's Korean BBQ-in-a-cup since 2013 in the Gallivan Center, expanded into 60+ U.S. locations and 220 in Indonesia.
Vertical Diner
- ★ 4.4
- Vegan
- $
- Central City
Try Vegan diner breakfast
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.
Tulie Bakery 15th and 15th
- ★ 4.3
- Bakery
- $
- 15th and 15th
Order Croissants
Tulie Bakery's second location on 1500 East at 15th and 15th brings the same croissants, viennoiserie and espresso to the east-side residential cluster.
Sugar House Coffee
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
- Sugar House
Drink Espresso drinks
Sugar House Coffee on South 1100 East, the neighborhood gathering spot open seven days a week, runs an all-day menu with beer, wine, coffee and pastries.
La Barba Coffee Maven District
- ★ 4.2
- Café
- $
- Central City
Drink Espresso and breakfast tacos
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.
Fillings and Emulsions
- ★ 4.1
- Bakery
- $
- Central City
Order Macarons
Fillings and Emulsions on South Main, pastry chef Adalberto Diaz's French-Cuban dessert shop, runs macarons, entremets and viennoiserie south of downtown.
Publik Kitchen
- ★ 4.1
- Café
- $
- 9th and 9th
Drink Espresso drinks and pastries
Publik Kitchen on East 900 South near 9th and 9th, the operator's sister cafe with a fuller food menu, runs daytime breakfast and lunch with coffee.
Blue Copper 2000
Drink Espresso and pour over
Blue Copper 2000 on North 300 West in the Marmalade District, the operator's Capitol Hill cafe, runs the same $2 drip coffee program as the Central 9th.
Apollo Burger
Order The Pastrami Burger with Apollo sauce plus a side of fries and a milkshake.
Apollo Burger on Redwood Road, the Utah burger chain since 1984, serves charbroiled pastrami burgers and Greek-American sides, souvlaki included, six days.
Stoneground Bakery
- ★ 4.0
- Bakery
- $
- Central City
Order Sourdough boule
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.
Emigration Cafe
- ★ 4.0
- Café
- $
- 9th and 9th
Drink Espresso and breakfast plates
Emigration Cafe on East 1300 South, Scott Evans' Pago Group all-day cafe in Yalecrest, runs morning breakfast, lunch sandwiches and weekend brunch.
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