Once underestimated, Salt Lake City now boasts one of the West’s most progressive and diverse dining scenes—mountain modern, deeply local, and always ready to surprise.
1. Forage
If there’s one can’t-miss high-end experience in the state, it’s Forage: a place where New American tasting menus showcase wild-foraged mountain greens, Utah lamb, spring roots, and trout prepared with Nordic technique.
In a minimalist setting, the staff orchestrates one of the city’s most detail-obsessed meals.
It’s special-occasion territory and a showcase for Salt Lake’s evolving sophistication.
2. Red Iguana
This family-owned Mexican legend is a rite of passage. The glowing “neon lizard” sign points the way to the city’s most complex moles (seven varieties!), tangy carnitas, chile verde, and mango enchiladas…