Diners' Choice: Lively restaurants in Utah

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Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants that have the most vibrant bar scenes in Utah? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Lake Effect

4.8

4.8 (692)

$30 and under

Cocktail Bar

Downtown

About the restaurant

Utah Restaurant Association's 2022 winner for Best Gastropub. We offer a unique twist on new-American cuisine - pulling flavors from Asia and Latin America - and pairing our food with specially curated cocktails and an extensive wine, whiskey, and beer list. Join us in our intimate speakeasy lounge, enjoy a lively atmosphere on our main floor, or bask on our cozy patio. Open from 5:00p to 1:00a with live music seven days a week, plus our special brunch menu Saturday and Sunday from 11a to 3:30p.

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Tom

Dined 3 days ago

Our first time here. We sat on the main floor. Live music on Saturday night. Love the upscale atmosphere. The drinks were great. We had the Tin Can nachos with steak. More than enough for two. They give a generous amount of steak, guacamole and sour cream. Our server was excellent and gave good drink recommendations. We got there at 6. It is noisy but just enjoy it and the music. By 7 the dinner crowd leaves and you can enjoy a quiet conversation. We will definitely return.

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Yama Sushi at Montage Deer Valley

4.6

4.6 (82)

$50 and over

Sushi

Park City

About the restaurant

Yama Sushi is a stylish dining venue featuring the freshest sushi in Park City within an intimate setting adjacent to Vista Lounge and Terrace, overlooking the Empire ski runs. Custom rolls and sashimi are the order of the day at Yama Sushi.

Omakase Experience:
We welcome you to experience our newest culinary adventure- Omakase at Yama Sushi.

Translated from the Japanese phrase " I leave it up to you," Omakase is a formal sushi experience lead by our world class Chef Yu Yamamoto. Chef Yamamoto brings this cultural experience to life with 16 meticulously curated courses featuring a variety of traditional and unique alpine-inspired flavors in an immersive dining adventure unlike any other.

This intimate experience is offered at $175 per person, and is limited to 8 guests per experience. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. This experience has limited availability, and, due to its nature, we are unable to accommodate all dietary requests.

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David

Dined 5 days ago

Wonderful service. Seafood on the rock and Blue Potato dessert were to die for.

Pig’s Ear American Bistro

4.6

4.6 (366)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Hurricane

About the restaurant

Pig's Ear American Bistro in a modern casual dining restaurant catering to the most demanding appetites in Hurricane, Utah. Come for the great food, drinks and desserts, and stay for the warm, inviting 'second home' atmosphere you'll love from the start.

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Laura

Dined today

Always the best experience never disappointed ever.

Sol Agave - Salt Lake City

4.6

4.6 (88)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Salt Lake City

About the restaurant

Our dream began in late 2014, long before we became the "Best Mexican Restaurant in San Juan Capistrano". It began inside a 17- foot food truck with the burning desire to change the way guests perceived food truck cuisine to be we have always believed that Mexican food should be MORE! More complex, modern, enjoyable and healthier for our bodies.

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LaurelVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Service was superior and the food was exceptional. SO happy to have this restaurant in the heart of downtown. Inventive menu. Great location. We will be regulars.

HandoSake Sushi

4.6

4.6 (22)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Downtown

About the restaurant

Welcome! HandoSake is a Japanese handroll bar restaurant, specializing in temaki sushi, which are traditionally known as "hand rolls". Counter service dining, where sushi chef's hand the rolls directly to you, for the freshest experience possible! Location in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City on 222 S Main St, we are walking distance from popular hotels, convention center, nightlife, and the Delta Center. These delicious, warm, and crunchy hand-sized "rolls" melt in your mouth.! HandoSake offers a full bar menu, great atmosphere, and ability to host private party functions. Book a reservation now to experience simply great sushi handrolls.

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Bill

Dined 6 days ago

This place is amazing. High end fresh food with reasonable prices. Service was great and made great recommendations. Go early .. was packed when we left Bw

Block Restaurant

4.5

4.5 (797)

$31 to $50

American

Provo

About the restaurant

Block is a fine dining, full-service restaurant. We strive to create an environment that invites our community to sit down and enjoy food again. We create our dishes using sustainable, locally sourced ingredients while building lasting relationships with local farmers, purveyors, and artisans. It’s food that makes you feel good. It’s beautiful yet down to earth, continually changing with the seasons yet consistently delicious.

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Gregory

Dined 3 days ago

The service at The Block was great as usual. However, I wasn't impressed with where they positioned our table. We were too close to a door and when it's below freezing outside, getting a cold burst of air each time the door opens is never welcome. They released their Winter menu and we started with the Block Toast, and it was fantastic. It was a grilled sourdough with a skillet baked cheese, onion based marmalade, and prosciutto. I would order that again. The Pear salad and Block Wedge salad were good but beware the Block Wedge is a little spicy. I would have enjoyed a little less spice and more blue cheese flavors. For the entrees, we had the Gnocchi and the Duck. The Gnocchi dish was like a warm hug. For those that have grown up from the south you will love this dish with a generous portion of braised short rib. The Duck wasn't as good as I had hoped. The duck was too chewy making it a little difficult to eat, but the flavor was good when combined with the pear. In summary a good high end restaurant, but know it comes with a higher price.

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Sterling Steak & Lounge

4.3

4.3 (54)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Snyderville

About the restaurant

Park City Utah’s Steakhouse & Lounge. Live music 7 nights a week & serving food with an unforgettable taste.

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Brandon

Dined 4 days ago

Attentive service and great food. Crab cakes were so good.

Wasatch Brewery - Sugarhouse

4.2

4.2 (187)

$30 and under

Pub

Salt Lake City

About the restaurant

We are open during road construction!! With free underground parking off McClelland St. (turn south off 2100 South) or enter off Highland Dr.!

Located in the heart of Sugar House, Wasatch Brew Pub serves up award-winning beers and a full lunch, dinner and weekend brunch menu. Set in an urban building with exposed ceilings, barn wood accents and a large welcoming bar, the eclectic pub menu offer gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options as well as late night and kids menus. Wash your meal down with our ice-cold craft beer or something from our full liquor and wine list. Seasonal outdoor patio and private event space available, with validated parking and cold beer to-go 7 days a week.

If you are looking to book a table with more than 9 guests, please contact the restaurant directly and our manager will help accommodate. You can expect the highest safety measures to be strictly followed during your experience with us.

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Tom

Dined 3 days ago

First time ever at Wasatch that the Fish & Chips were not good. Hopefully just an anomaly.

Powder – Waldorf Astoria Park City Utah

4.1

4.1 (926)

$30 and under

Unspecified

Park City

About the restaurant

Savor elevated comfort food inspired by seasonal and local ingredients from around our great state of Utah. Treat yourself to a seasonal, all-day menu seven days a week. Our bar serves casual bites highlighted by handcrafted cocktails and a curated wine list

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Gabriela

Dined on Jan 1, 2025

Great food and amazing service! A really nice experience to start the year. Will come again definitely!

Burgers & Bourbon

3.9

3.9 (159)

$31 to $50

Burgers

Park City

About the restaurant

Burgers & Bourbon serves the best of America’s favorite classics including gourmet burgers, fresh cut fries, hand spun shakes, and craft spirits. The menu pays homage to local artisans and farmers whose passion and hard work produce the finest ingredients.

Our bar celebrates America’s distillers, both old and new, whose artful techniques produce a stunning array of craft spirits. In tribute to their passion behind the craft, our bartenders serve iconic drinks inspired by America’s Golden Age of Cocktails – the Old Fashion, Mint Julep and Manhattan, to name a few. Anchored by over 100 Bourbons and American Whiskeys, our collection has been curated to showcase the full breadth of the finest producers of craft spirits in America.

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araVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing food and ambience and BEST service ever!!!

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