Chances are when you think back on some of your best vacations, many of the memories that go hand in hand with the adventures you enjoyed, involve the meals you devoured during your getaway. Food is the centerpiece of every celebration, every memorial, and every vacation and when your travels bring you to the mountain town of Park City, you will discover that your ski vacation may become more of an epicurean exploration of the best restaurants in Park City. Today, we at Park City Hotels have created this comprehensive dining guide to our town, and although you may not be able to experience every one on the list, we can promise that trying to do so is an admirable goal, rewarded by the comforts found in our Utah luxury escapes.
Breakfasts of Champion Travelers
Experienced travelers know that a good breakfast is the key to being able to fully enjoy your vacation adventures, filling up their “tanks” and giving them the energy they need. This is especially true in Park City, as our guests face days filled with outdoor activities including skiing and snow boarding in the winter months and hiking, fishing, and golfing in the summer months. The following list of breakfast spots will give you exactly what you need to ensure you enjoy each adventure to the fullest.
The Eating Establishment, 317 Main Street, Open 8 AM until 5 PM Daily
Offering an elevated selection of breakfast foods, the Eating Establishment has been a local favorite for over 50 years. Also open for lunch and dinner, their menu also features vegetarian specialties, such as their Shakshuka Skillet made with zesty tomato sauce, potatoes, roasted red peppers, feta cheese and kale with toast. Their Hungry Miner skillet, however, is our favorite breakfast, made with two basted eggs, seasoned potatoes, melted cheddar cheese, onions, ham, green peppers, and mushrooms, also served with toast.
The Bridge Café, Upper Deck, 825 Main Street, Open 8 AM to 6 PM Daily
There’s a simple luxury involved with eating breakfast at any time during the day, not just during so called “breakfast hours,” and the Bridge Café is where we go when we want eggs at eight am, noon, or even five pm. Offering simple meals made with fresh and locally sourced ingredients, the Brazilian twist they add to most dishes adds an exotic flair and their Brazuca Omelet is the perfect example.
Atticus Coffee and Teahouse, 738 Main Street, Open 7 AM to 6:30 PM Daily
Book dragons (better than a book worm, we are told) may recognize the name of this next breakfast spot, and no, it is not a coincidence, the entire establishment is literary themed, and Atticus is from the owner’s mother’s favorite book, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Serving breakfast from open until 2 PM, when the kitchen closes, the food menu isn’t large, but everything on it is destined to become your latest obsession. Sausage burritos coexist peacefully with Buddha Bowls, vegetarian delights that are made with chai tea infused oatmeal with caramelized walnuts and dried mixed berries, and bagels are blended with unusual yet scrumptious toppings, ensuring that your day starts off in the most delicious of ways.
Lunch on the Mountain
When you pay for an all-day ski pass, you don’t want to leave the mountain at midday just to eat a meal, but after all the energy you have burned on the slopes, you also don’t want to skip a meal. Fortunately, the mountain provides, and this next list of Park City restaurants are perched just off the ski trails, allowing diners to ski in, chow down, and ski out again, in close proximity to our Park City ski-in ski-out vacation rentals.
Tombstone BBQ, Located at the Base of Tombstone Express Lift, Park City Ski Resort
Open 11 AM to 3 PM and serving the best barbecue in town on a daily basis, the menu is simple, consisting of brisket, pulled pork, smoked wings, and beer. What else could you possibly need?
Miner’s Camp, Located at the Base of Silver Lode Express and Quicksilver Gondola, Park City Ski Resort
Open daily from 9 AM until 4 PM and offering a patio tent and ski beach where diners can relax in the Utah sun and dine on a limited menu of chicken pot pie, gyros, and burgers.
Royal Street Café and Bar, Deer Valley Ski Resort, Midmountain
Open from 11:30 AM until 4:15 PM daily, this menu takes midday to the next level of excitement, including such scrumptious dishes as duck & truffle fries, poke mini-tacos, and our personal favorite on a cold and snowy day, their Deer Valley Turkey Chili that is rich, spicy, and can be upgraded to a bread bowl for those who are seeking extra carbs.
Fresh Tracks Kitchen in Snow Park Lodge in Deer Valley
Open daily during ski season from 8 AM to 5:30 PM daily serving breakfast, lunch, and après ski. Offering vegetarian options including a Portabella Parm Sandwich made with crispy mushroom, parmesan cheese, provolone cheese, spicy marinara, all served on a wheat bun, carnivores need not fear that their food requirements will not be met. Offering a FTK Burger piled high with farm to table produce, white cheddar cheese, guests can also choose to add Deer Valley Turkey Chili to their plates.
Family Friendly Sunset Delights
Family vacations can be the most wonderful of experiences, but they aren’t without their stresses. Trying to find something that is appropriate for all ages, spending far too much money on activities and meals, and for parents traveling with younger children, finding restaurants that welcome children that may not always be on their best behaviors. This next group of Park City restaurants invite travelers and their families to sit down, be a little rowdy, and delight in meals that won’t break their budgets.
Big Dipper Park City, 227 Main Street, Open for Dinner Tuesday through Saturday
Kids are notoriously picky eaters, so finding a restaurant that caters to their food quirks can be a godsend. Big Dipper is a sandwich spot with an unusually large kids’ menu offering dinner specialties such as grilled cheese sandwiches, mini corn dogs, and dino nuggets. Nothing on the menu costs more than $20 and the sandwiches for adults offer exotic combinations including a sandwich called Saigon in 60 Seconds made with shaved beef, pork liver pate, jalapeños, fragrant herbs, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, bean sprouts, sriracha mayo and a pho dipping broth. (All sandwiches come with some sort of broth to dip your sandwiches in, hence the name)
Park City Roadhouse Grill, 1900 Park Avenue, Open Daily from 8 AM to 9 PM
Park City Roadhouse Grill is another low-cost, kid friendly restaurant that will become a memorable part of your vacation experience. Offering adult beverages that will make the parents quite happy, their kids’ menu offers pictures of every dish served, allowing your tiniest travelers the opportunity to pick what they want without you having to read the menu to them. Pizza, mac and cheese, burgers, chicken tenders, and noodles (with butter or marinara sauce) are the meal of the evening, just remind your littles to save room for dessert; the peanut butter pie of Park City Roadhouse Grill should not be skipped.
Windy Ridge Café, 1250 Iron Horse Drive, Open Daily from 11 AM to 9 PM
We are excited to offer yet another kid-friendly restaurant featuring low prices and an extensive children’s menu, Windy Ridge Café. Known for the comfort foods they offer on their regular menu, this is where you go when craving meatloaf like your grandmother used to make or chicken and biscuits that would make any Southern mama proud. Hot dogs, burgers, pizza, grilled cheese, are just some of the foods listed on the menu which also includes children’s beverages such as hot chocolate and Shirley Temples.
Special Occasions Deserve Special Occasion Restaurants in Park City
Every holiday or special occasion offers a meal as its centerpiece and if you are in town celebrating something wonderful, you don’t want a burger from McDonalds, you want to visit a restaurant that makes you feel as special as the occasion you are celebrating. This next list of restaurants in Park City will take you on a tour of haute cuisine, giving diners a memorable meal they will dream about for years to come. If you’re looking for a place to stay for the holidays, take a look at our Park City properties!
Riverhorse on Main, 540 Main Street, Open at 5 PM Daily
Starting with the workhorse of haute cuisine, Riverhorse on Main is probably the most acclaimed restaurant, not just in Park City, or in Utah, but in the entire United States. It opened for business on New Year’s Eve in 1987, we simply do not have the time to list all of the awards it has won, but we do want to tell you that the food is amazing. Offering small plates that include Nashville Quail, Oysters on a Half Shell, and an incredible A-5 Kobe beef, their Trio of Wild Game dish on their entrée menu will make you feel like you have won the lottery.
Firewood, 306 Main Street, Open 5-10 PM Daily
Firewood brings the fire to the table, serving a menu filled with sophisticated all-American classics, Firewood is a relative newcomer to the culinary scene of Park City, having opened its doors in 2016. Their menu is ever changing but guests can expect to see elegant selections that are delivered in courses. Wagyu Sautee, Pear & Radish, and Elk Loin Au Poivre are just a few examples of what you can expect from each of the courses, but remember, this menu is in perpetual flux, changing with the seasons, so when you visit, don’t be surprised to find an entirely new selection of epicurean delights.
The Viking Yurt, At the Top of the Crescent Lift, Open Daily at 11 AM
It isn’t just the menu that wows, it is the entire dining experience that begins with a 25-minute sleigh ride to the top of the Crescent Lift. Led by a red tractor instead of horses, the stars will shine brightly, the snow will glow under the moonlight, and the views of Park City at night will burrow their way into your heart. The menu of the Viking Yurt, however, is a carefully curated one that takes diners on a journey of Nordic wonders and from your first mug of Glogg (a non-alcoholic berry cider) to the lobster and salmon bisque, to the braised beef short ribs, and the final course, the dessert course, which features a stunning Marzipan and Valrhona chocolate cake complimented by vanilla cardamom ice cream and chocolate medallion.
Taste the World
Park City has come a long way from its humble silver mining days and as people from all over the world find their way to our doorstep, these international restaurants keep their interest as they entice travelers to try something new.
Grappa, 151 Main Street, Open Every Day from 5 PM to 10 PM
Classic Italian dishes are the food of the day at Grappa, a fine dining Italian restaurant located in the heart of historic downtown Park City. Their Lobster Fregola Sarda is our favorite meal, but feel free to choose any of their Italian classics for your own favorite dish.
Dos Olas, 2417 W High Mountain Road, Open Every Day from 11 AM to 9 PM
The Southwest is famous for their authentic Mexican food and Dos Olas offers an elevated take on traditional Mexican dishes. All we ask is that you don’t ask us to choose a favorite; we love everything on the menu!
Shabu, 442 Main Street, Open Every Day from 5 PM to 10 PM
Serving what they call freestyle Asian cuisine, this next level restaurant offers an extensive menu of Asian favorites, their Mojo Rising, created with Szechuan chicken sausage, galbi, rice noodles, Panang curry, jalapeño oil, Thai basil, and scallions, will take guests to new horizons of taste.
The Kitchen of Your Park City Hotels Sanctuary
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