Salt Lake City: Local Food Walking Tour
This Salt Lake City food walking tour takes you into the heart of downtown where you’ll learn about the area, architecture, and history while tasting food at some of t...
The Copper Onion is a new american gastropub fine-dining restaurant in Downtown, Salt Lake City.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The Copper Onion burger plus a house-made pasta dish from the rotating menu.
Tip: Reserve via OpenTable. Sister room Copper Common next door for cocktails after dinner.
This Salt Lake City food walking tour takes you into the heart of downtown where you’ll learn about the area, architecture, and history while tasting food at some of t...
Experience a special chef's selection of Salt Lake's food scene with interesting info about local development and culture. For more options and discounted prices visit...
Discover downtown Salt Lake City on a 90-minute evening tour featuring the Utah State Capitol, a chocolate tasting at Caputo’s, and artisan ice cream at Church & State.
Address: 111 E Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Stoneground Italian Kitchen on East 400 South, chef Paulie O'Connor's second-floor downtown room since 2000, runs wood-fired pizza and pasta with an Italian.
Order: A wood-fired pizza plus a house-made pasta for the table.
Tip: Second-floor entrance; the patio runs in summer. Lunch turns the room faster than dinner.
Takashi on Market Street, chef-owner Takashi Gibo's downtown sushi room since 2004, anchors Salt Lake's defining omakase at the bar with creative nigiri.
Order: Omakase at the sushi bar; rotating specials list on the chalkboard.
Tip: No reservations; arrive at opening or after 21:00. The omakase at the bar is the seat.
Stoneground Italian Kitchen on East 400 South, chef Paulie O'Connor's second-floor downtown room since 2000, runs wood-fired pizza and pasta with an Italian.
Order: A wood-fired pizza plus a house-made pasta for the table.
Tip: Second-floor entrance; the patio runs in summer. Lunch turns the room faster than dinner.
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.
Manoli's on Harvey Milk Boulevard, chef-owner Manoli Katsanevas' Greek small-plates room since 2015, reinterprets Greek mezze with seasonal local ingredients.
Order: Halloumi with black olive honey, dolmathes, spanakopita and a Greek pour off the list.
Tip: Closed Mondays; reserve via the operator's site for weekend dinner.
Finca on 1500 East at 15th and 15th, Scott Evans' Spanish tapas room reopened in its new home, runs scratch tapas and a Spanish wine list on the ivy patio.
Order: A spread of tapas plus the paella for the table; pair with sherry by the glass.
Tip: The ivy-covered patio is the seat to ask for in summer. Reserve well ahead; the room is small.
Cucina Wine Bar on 2nd Avenue in the Avenues, Dean Pierose's upscale deli turned New American wine bar, runs gourmet deli by day and small plates after 17:00.
Order: A wine flight off the shortlisted list plus rotating small plates from the seasonal evening menu.
Tip: Daytime deli 7:00-17:00; dinner from 17:00. Reserve via Tock for dinner.
Takashi on Market Street, chef-owner Takashi Gibo's downtown sushi room since 2004, anchors Salt Lake's defining omakase at the bar with creative nigiri.
Order: Omakase at the sushi bar; rotating specials list on the chalkboard.
Tip: No reservations; arrive at opening or after 21:00. The omakase at the bar is the seat.