Guidebook for Salt Lake City
Food Scene
Sawadee
754 E S TempleTheir pad-thai and yellow curry are my favorite.
Coffee Noir
1035 E 200 SFriendly local coffee shop near-by.
Not only is the food here delicious, you are eating for a good cause. For every sandwich sold one sandwich is donated to a local homeless shelter. Hence the name "Even Stevens"
51 locals recommend
Even Stevens Sandwiches
414 E 200 SNot only is the food here delicious, you are eating for a good cause. For every sandwich sold one sandwich is donated to a local homeless shelter. Hence the name "Even Stevens"
A Salt Lake City classic. Delicious subs, iced tea, and orzo salad. This place is only open for lunch and gets very crowded by noon so come early.
8 locals recommend
The Robin's Nest
83 S Main StA Salt Lake City classic. Delicious subs, iced tea, and orzo salad. This place is only open for lunch and gets very crowded by noon so come early.
Best Italian restaurant in town. I love their eggplant meatballs. Next door is a great wine bar for after dinner too. Reservations suggested on weekend nights.
46 locals recommend
Caffé Molise
404 S W TempleBest Italian restaurant in town. I love their eggplant meatballs. Next door is a great wine bar for after dinner too. Reservations suggested on weekend nights.
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill
6973 S 1300 EFresh-mex first started in Utah
Walking distance from the apartment and open for breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. Open for dinner Friday and Saturday.
31 locals recommend
Rye
239 S 500 EWalking distance from the apartment and open for breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. Open for dinner Friday and Saturday.
Great place to grab a coffee, sit down, and get some work done. Their massaman curry is my favorite!
28 locals recommend
Café on 1st
39 I StGreat place to grab a coffee, sit down, and get some work done. Their massaman curry is my favorite!
The Copper Onion
111 E BroadwayDrinks & Nightlife
Upstair is my personal favorite. It's a small, cheap bar with a great crew working behind the bar. Ask the host next to the restroom to go downstairs. If there is room they will unlock the door and you will feel like you have traveled back to a prohibition-era speck-easy. Delicious cocktails and phenomenal ambience.
49 locals recommend
Bodega
331 Main StUpstair is my personal favorite. It's a small, cheap bar with a great crew working behind the bar. Ask the host next to the restroom to go downstairs. If there is room they will unlock the door and you will feel like you have traveled back to a prohibition-era speck-easy. Delicious cocktails and phenomenal ambience.
Dark with a speakeasy vibe, Bar X has a large bar and many small "tete a tete" tables to cozy up to. Order the roulette (bartender's choice) and you won't be disappointed.
159 locals recommend
Bar-X
155 E 200 SDark with a speakeasy vibe, Bar X has a large bar and many small "tete a tete" tables to cozy up to. Order the roulette (bartender's choice) and you won't be disappointed.
Urban Lounge
241 500 EEntertainment & Activities
Salt Lake's only cinema pub. Go there to have a beer, play some pool, and catch a movie. They offer student discounts.
80 locals recommend
Brewvies Cinema Pub
677 South 200 WestSalt Lake's only cinema pub. Go there to have a beer, play some pool, and catch a movie. They offer student discounts.
Broadway Centre Cinemas, operated by Salt Lake Film Society
300 SouthTower Theatre
876 E 900 SEssentials
Sprouts Farmers Market
6284 S State StTrader Joe's
634 E 400 SWhole Foods Market
544 S 700 ESmith's
876 E 800 SRose Laundry
900 E 300 SParks & Nature
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Lisa Fall's is a short walk with stunning views.
Ferguson Canyon
Beautiful canyon with lots of climbing routes and locals walking their dogs.
Tracy Aviary & Botanical Gardens
589 E 1300 SBig Cottonwood Canyon
Beautiful drive with lots of hiking options.
Moderate but short hike (~1 mile) that ends with rocks set up like living room furniture to look out over Salt Lake Valley. Bring a headlamp and hike out to watch the sunset over the oquirrh mountains.
8 locals recommend
Living Room Trail
Living Room TrailModerate but short hike (~1 mile) that ends with rocks set up like living room furniture to look out over Salt Lake Valley. Bring a headlamp and hike out to watch the sunset over the oquirrh mountains.
Moderate - difficult hike to the top of Grandeur Peak. Stunning views of the Salt Lake Valley and Wasatch Mountains. Remember to bring water!
13 locals recommend
Grandeur Peak Trailhead
Wasatch BoulevardModerate - difficult hike to the top of Grandeur Peak. Stunning views of the Salt Lake Valley and Wasatch Mountains. Remember to bring water!
Chance to see pronghorns, mule deer, buffalo, and lots of birds all on one island in the Great Salt Lake. If you are in for a good hike with an amazing view check out Frary's Peak.
170 locals recommend
Antelope Island
Chance to see pronghorns, mule deer, buffalo, and lots of birds all on one island in the Great Salt Lake. If you are in for a good hike with an amazing view check out Frary's Peak.
Arts & Culture
Leonardo Museum
209 E 500 SNatural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara WayRed Butte Garden
300 Wakara WayGilgal Gardens
749 E 500 SHome of the Joseph Smith Sphinx.
Sightseeing
The place to meet mormon missionaries and learn a bit about mormon culture.
47 locals recommend
Salt Lake Temple
50 N West TempleThe place to meet mormon missionaries and learn a bit about mormon culture.
Left over from the 2002 Winter Olympics. In the summer you can watch skiers hit the big jump into a pool.
72 locals recommend
Utah Olympic Park
Utah 224Left over from the 2002 Winter Olympics. In the summer you can watch skiers hit the big jump into a pool.