Guidebook for Salt Lake City

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Guidebook for Salt Lake City

Food Scene

Wonderful Mexican food and fantastic cucumber margaritas!
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Red Iguana 2
866 W S Temple St
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Wonderful Mexican food and fantastic cucumber margaritas!
Try their Bloody Chai Latte - it's excellent! Also, you can rent a bike at a station right outside this coffee house and the apartments it's by.
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Mestizo Coffee House
631 W North Temple
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Try their Bloody Chai Latte - it's excellent! Also, you can rent a bike at a station right outside this coffee house and the apartments it's by.
Excellent brunch, cocktails, and a great music venue right next door.
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Rye
239 S 500 E
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Excellent brunch, cocktails, and a great music venue right next door.
Best Thai food in Salt Lake. Be sure to check their hours, though, since they're open on odd days and times.
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Chanon Thai Cafe
278 E 900 S
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Best Thai food in Salt Lake. Be sure to check their hours, though, since they're open on odd days and times.
Everyone recommends The Pie Pizzeria around here, but we think Este is far better. Check them out!
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Este Pizzeria - Downtown
156 E 200 S
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Everyone recommends The Pie Pizzeria around here, but we think Este is far better. Check them out!
A vegan staple in Salt Lake. Typical diner and comfort food.
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Vertical Diner
234 W 900 S
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A vegan staple in Salt Lake. Typical diner and comfort food.
Great Indian food and plenty of gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options.
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Himalayan Kitchen
360 State St
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Great Indian food and plenty of gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options.

Everything Else

If you don't have a car, you can use our City's Trax system to get around town. Tickets are $2.50 or a day pass for $6.25. Ask us for more info on Trax or our buses.
Jackson/Euclid Station
If you don't have a car, you can use our City's Trax system to get around town. Tickets are $2.50 or a day pass for $6.25. Ask us for more info on Trax or our buses.
A beautiful park with fun hiking and jogging trails behind it. You can also access the Bonneville Shoreline Trail from here.
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Iphakamisa yaseMemory Grove
300 N Canyon Rd
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A beautiful park with fun hiking and jogging trails behind it. You can also access the Bonneville Shoreline Trail from here.
Rainy day? Love museums? Whatever your reason for looking for an indoor activity, check out the Leonardo! They have wonderful rotating international exhibits and great local exhibits as well.
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I-Leonardo Museum
209 E 500 S
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Rainy day? Love museums? Whatever your reason for looking for an indoor activity, check out the Leonardo! They have wonderful rotating international exhibits and great local exhibits as well.
Check out our local farmers market each Saturday morning at Pioneer Park from 8 am to 2 pm. If you're visiting on a Thurs, you can check out the Twilight Concert Series. Big names and tickets are $10
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Pioneer Park
350 S 300 W
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Check out our local farmers market each Saturday morning at Pioneer Park from 8 am to 2 pm. If you're visiting on a Thurs, you can check out the Twilight Concert Series. Big names and tickets are $10
Another marvelous local coffee shop.
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The Rose Establishment
235 400 W
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Another marvelous local coffee shop.
A fun local clothing thrift store.
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Uptown Cheapskate
380 W 200 S
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A fun local clothing thrift store.
The Gallivan hosts a bunch of fun community events during the year. You can outdoor ice skate here in winter, or catch a free outdoor movie on Friday nights during the summer.
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I-Gallivan Center
50 S Main St
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The Gallivan hosts a bunch of fun community events during the year. You can outdoor ice skate here in winter, or catch a free outdoor movie on Friday nights during the summer.
Gorgeous view of the valley and a short hike.
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Ensign Peak Trail
Ensign Peak Trail
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Gorgeous view of the valley and a short hike.
Interesting architecture. Sunday craft market. If you're there on a weekday, you can walk along a path that takes you to the top of the library where there's a roof garden and beehives.
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Salt Lake City Public Library
210 E 400 S
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Interesting architecture. Sunday craft market. If you're there on a weekday, you can walk along a path that takes you to the top of the library where there's a roof garden and beehives.
Iconic, and a fairly tourist-y thing to do if that's your jam.
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Temple Square
50 N West Temple
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Iconic, and a fairly tourist-y thing to do if that's your jam.
Beautiful walking area and a great chance to see indigenous plants. They have a summer concert series, too, that we recommend you check out tickets to.
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Igadi le-Red Butte
300 Wakara Way
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Beautiful walking area and a great chance to see indigenous plants. They have a summer concert series, too, that we recommend you check out tickets to.
Because museums are cool. 'Nough said.
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Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way
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Because museums are cool. 'Nough said.
Because art is cool. 'Nough said.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
410 Campus Center Dr
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Because art is cool. 'Nough said.
Check out Mr. Brick Pants Man and the Joseph Smith Sphinx. A quirky little garden for sure and something your average tourist likely won't hear about.
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Izigqabo ze-Gilgal
749 E 500 S
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Check out Mr. Brick Pants Man and the Joseph Smith Sphinx. A quirky little garden for sure and something your average tourist likely won't hear about.
The closest Canyon (beside City Creek Canyon) to access hiking trails. Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons are close as well, but Mill Creek is a 20 min closer than the others. $3 car fee, though.
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Mill Creek Canyon
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The closest Canyon (beside City Creek Canyon) to access hiking trails. Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons are close as well, but Mill Creek is a 20 min closer than the others. $3 car fee, though.
Piper Down has an ever growing vegan menu. PLEASE get their Irish Nachos! They have bands there frequently, do a pub trivia night on Wednesdays, and have bingo nights as well.
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Piper Down an Olde World Pub
1492 S State St
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Piper Down has an ever growing vegan menu. PLEASE get their Irish Nachos! They have bands there frequently, do a pub trivia night on Wednesdays, and have bingo nights as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

A great little local brewery. Not much vegan friendly on the menu, but they do have some great vegetarian dishes.
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Avenues Proper
376 8th Ave
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A great little local brewery. Not much vegan friendly on the menu, but they do have some great vegetarian dishes.
One of our favorite bars downtown. Bodega has a hidden bar downstairs called The Rest that has a cozy library-like feel to it. Their cocktails are so so good!
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Bodega
331 Main St
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One of our favorite bars downtown. Bodega has a hidden bar downstairs called The Rest that has a cozy library-like feel to it. Their cocktails are so so good!
Fantastic cocktails. Really fantastic cocktails. A little more spendy than other places around town, but worth it. Also, Beer Bar is right next door and has vegan hot dog options.
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Bar-X
155 E 200 S
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Fantastic cocktails. Really fantastic cocktails. A little more spendy than other places around town, but worth it. Also, Beer Bar is right next door and has vegan hot dog options.
DELICIOUS vegan/vegetarian and gluten free food. Great cocktails and music on the weekends. Get their grilled cheese, zucchini pasta, and baked mushrooms with cashew cheese.
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zest kitchen & bar
275 S 200 W
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DELICIOUS vegan/vegetarian and gluten free food. Great cocktails and music on the weekends. Get their grilled cheese, zucchini pasta, and baked mushrooms with cashew cheese.