9 splurge places in Salt Lake City, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Salt Lake City. All Salt Lake City food.
9 places
Order Omakase at the sushi bar; rotating specials list on the chalkboard.
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 Whichever wood-fired vegetable preparation the kitchen leads with plus a shared family-style entree.
HSL on East 200 South is chef-owner Briar Handly's downtown Salt Lake City room with wood-fire-driven New American cooking and a strong craft cocktail bar.
Order Whatever the kitchen is featuring from local farms plus a glass off the by-the-glass wine program.
Pago on 900 East, Scott Evans' 45-seat farm-to-table flagship in 9th and 9th since 2009, codified Salt Lake's seasonal local-ingredient tier.
Order A regional Veneto pasta with a pour from the sommelier's by-the-glass selection.
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 The Copper Onion burger plus a house-made pasta dish from the rotating menu.
The Copper Onion on East Broadway, chef-owner Ryan Lowder's New American room since 2010, anchors downtown's gastropub tier with seasonal scratch cooking.
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.
Order A spread of tapas plus the paella for the table; pair with sherry by the glass.
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 wood-fired pizza plus a house-made pasta for the table.
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 wine flight off the shortlisted list plus rotating small plates from the seasonal evening menu.
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.
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