Dining Awards • Salt Lake Magazine

Mariah MaynesFebruary 26, 2026

On Feb. 23, Salt Lake magazine hosted our annual Dining Awards and celebrated the fantastic culinary professionals who make Utah's…

Gustatory Darlings In this age of algorithms, ads and A.I., finding a solid food recommendation has become a tedium of…

Chef Galen Zamarra of Le Depot, our outstanding restaurant of the year. Photo by Adam Finkle. For years, our favorite…

Utah is no stranger to Izakaya joints in 2026, but it wasn’t always so. Guiding Salt Lake’s timid introduction to…

In Utah, many of our best restaurants are also bars. Booze sales help a restaurant’s bottom line. So…ditch the kid-menu…

Step foot into this bright, urban bar on Main Street and you may just find panelist Stuart Melling perched at…

Chef Tyson Peterson. Photo by Adam Finkle. Chef Tyson Petersen has been exceeding expectations for hotel restaurants for years, imbuing…

Separately, sibling entities Takashi and Post Office Place have pushed Salt Lake’s palate with reimagined Japanese cuisine and international flavors…

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