40 mid-range places in Salt Lake City, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Salt Lake City, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Salt Lake City food.

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Red Iguana

Order A combination platter with mole negro and mole verde plus a pomegranate margarita.

Red Iguana on West North Temple, the Cardenas family's Mexican room since 1985 and Utah's most awarded restaurant, runs the state's defining moles.

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Eva's Bakery Cafe

Order Kouign-amann with a quiche and an espresso drink.

Eva's Bakery on South Main runs morning French pastries plus a quiche and breakfast-sandwich brunch menu, with espresso and kouign-amann the morning anchors.

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Caputo's Market and Deli

Order The Old School sandwich and a craft chocolate bar from the 300+ bar wall.

Caputo's Market and Deli on West 300 South, Tony Caputo's Italian deli and market since 1997, runs the largest craft chocolate selection in the country.

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Red Iguana 2

Order Whichever mole the original flagship is celebrating that week plus a margarita at the bar.

Red Iguana 2 on West South Temple, the larger sibling of the Cardenas family flagship, runs the same award-winning moles in a bigger room with a full bar.

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Three Pines Coffee

Three Pines Coffee on South Main since 2015, the quiet focused cafe with no trendy gimmicks, has built a fiercely loyal following on small-batch coffee.

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Pago

Order A seasonal egg dish plus a side from the farm-driven menu.

Pago on 900 East runs Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10:00 alongside its dinner-only weekday operation, with farm-driven eggs and bottomless mimosa specials.

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Manoli's

Order Halloumi with black olive honey, dolmathes, spanakopita and a Greek pour off the list.

Manoli's on Harvey Milk Boulevard, chef-owner Manoli Katsanevas' Greek small-plates room since 2015, reinterprets Greek mezze with seasonal local ingredients.

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Pat's Barbecue

Order A brisket plate with burnt ends if it's a Friday plus a side of pit beans.

Pat's Barbecue on Commonwealth Avenue south of downtown, the Texas-style smokehouse founded by pitmaster Pat Barber and serving Salt Lake since 2004.

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The Park Cafe

Order French toast with crispy hashbrowns and bacon.

The Park Cafe on East 1300 South next to Liberty Park, the Liberty Wells classic diner since 1982, runs huge American breakfast portions in a chalkboard room.

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Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana

Order A margherita and a quattro stagioni pulled from the 900-degree wood oven.

Settebello on South 200 West, the Salt Lake flagship of the Neapolitan-style chain, runs hand-made dough cooked in a 900-degree wood oven in 60 seconds.

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Salt Lake Roasting Co

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.

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Bar X

Try Late-night cocktail bar with limited snacks

Bar X on East 200 South runs late until 01:00 nightly, anchoring downtown's late-night cocktail trade with extensive spirit selection and live music nights.

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Crown Burgers

Try Pastrami burger and gyros at the late-night counter

Crown Burgers on East 200 South runs until 22:00 Monday through Saturday, anchoring late-night counter service for the pastrami-burger crowd downtown.

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Penny Ann's Cafe

Order Heavenly Hot Cakes and a side of bacon with eggs.

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.

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Vertical Diner

Order The ranch burger or biscuits and gravy with a side of spicy fries.

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.

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Cafe Trio

Order A stone-fired pizza off the daily-rotating menu plus a pasta from the regional Italian list.

Cafe Trio on 900 East at 7th South in Salt Lake City is Mikel Trapp's contemporary Italian neighborhood room with stone-fired pizzas and pastas on a patio.

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Beerhive Pub

Try Burgers, sandwiches, pizza and 15+ taps

Beerhive Pub on South Main runs until 01:00 Monday through Saturday, with bar food, an ice-ledge bar and 15+ draft taps anchoring the late-night trade.

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The Beer Bar

The Beer Bar on East 200 South, Bar X's sister beer hall co-owned with actor Ty Burrell, runs Utah-leaning craft draft list and chef-driven bratwurst.

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Mark of the Beastro

Order The vegan burger plus fried pickles and a breakfast plate from the all-day 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.

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Zest Kitchen and Bar

Order A plant-based main plus a hand-crafted cocktail off the seasonal list.

Zest Kitchen and Bar on South 200 West, the plant-based and 100 percent gluten-free room since 2012, runs vegetarian small plates with a cocktail program.

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Emigration Cafe

Order A breakfast plate in the morning or a seasonal sandwich at lunch with an espresso drink.

Emigration Cafe on 1300 South, Scott Evans' Pago Group all-day cafe in Yalecrest, runs breakfast, sandwiches and salads through the afternoon hours.

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Rimini Coffee

Rimini Coffee on West 1700 South, the Italian-style specialty espresso roaster, runs Italian-roast wholesale coffee for restaurants and cafes across Utah.

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Eggs in the City

Order Eggs Benedict plus a stack of pancakes or French toast.

Eggs in the City on East 1300 South, the neighborhood breakfast spot since 2004 (current address 2019), runs classic American breakfast and lunch all day.

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