we at Salt Lake magazine need no convincing of Utah’s bestness. We’ve made it our business to celebrate the people, places, flavors, and local color that have made it one of the top places to live in the nation.
So, while preparing this year’s Best of the Beehive issue, we thought it high time to volley the question back to the people who know Utah best — you, the readers. Over the course of several months, voters nominated their favorite, well, everything: French fries to pet groomers, concert venues to donuts, thrift shops to wine bars. The thousands of nominations reaffirmed our long-held belief that there is no better place to call home than Utah. Read on for all winners and finalists from the Drinks category.
Après Ski
1st The Hog Wallow Pub
thehogwallow.com
Finalists: TF Brewing, Gold Miners Daughter
Beer Selection
1st The Bayou
utahbayou.com
Finalists: Beer Bar, Top of Main
Brewery
1st T.F. Brewing
tfbrewing.com
Finalists: Fisher, Level Crossing
Cidery
1st Second Summit Hard Cider
secondsummitcider.com
Finalists: Scion Cider, Thieves Guild
Craft Cocktails
1st Bar Nohm
barnohm.com
Finalists: Post Office Place, Seabird, White Horse, The Green Room, The Vault, Felt
Distillery
1st Waterpocket
waterpocket.co
Finalists: Sugar House, High West, Dented Brick
Dive Bar
1st Bar Named Sue
abarnamedsue.com
Finalists: Duffy’s Tavern, Juniors
LGBTQ+ Bar
1st Sun Trapp
suntrappslc.com
Finalists: Why Kiki, HK Brewing
Mocktails
1st 1833 Craft
1833craft.com
Neighborhood Bar
1st Neighbors
slc-neighbors.com
Finalists: Cotton Bottom, Brickyard
New Bar
1st Repeal
repealutah.com
Finalists: House of Mother, Kiitos Sugar House, Brownstone
Outdoor Patio
1st Fisher Brewery
fisherbrewing.com
Finalists: Tea Zaanti, Nona Bistro
Whiskey Selection
1st White Horse
whitehorseslc.com
Finalists: High West Saloon, Post Office Place
Wine Bar
1st Casot
casotwinework.com
Finalists: Old Town Cellars, BTG, Melancholy
Find all of this year’s Best of the Beehive coverage, and more “Bests” from past issues. And while you’re here, subscribe and get six issues of Salt Lake magazine, your curated guide to the best of life in Utah.
