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New restaurants to try this month
May 21, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake! Girls Who Smash and Uncle Boggy’s are joining forces for a secret pop-up tomorrow. Send them a direct message on Instagram for the address. Rumor has it, rosemary herb fries and blackberry garden soda will be involved.
What's CITY Talking About?
Stained Glass at the Capitol
Utah’s new North Capitol Building, set to open in 2026, unveiled a stunning stained glass installation. According to a press release from the State of Utah, the $1.6 million dome designed by Holdman Studios features 89 panels with over 14,700 pieces of glass depicting the Utah raptor, sego lilies, honey bees, and other prominent state symbols. [Hey Salt Lake]
SLCo Dog-Friendly Patios
Grab your four-legged BFF, the Salt Lake County Health Department dropped the new dog-friendly patio list for 2025. [SLCo]
- After all: ‘Tis the season to spend every day on a patio. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
New High for Utah Cannabis Patients
Utah has surpassed 100,000 registered medical cannabis patients, five years after the program launched. Despite a recent ban on discounted “card drive” clinics near pharmacies, legislation has allowed more medical providers to recommend cannabis. [Utah News Dispatch]
Why Doesn't SLC's Westside Have Any Historic Districts?
Many neighborhoods on Salt Lake City's east side are protected by local historic district designations, but the Westside still has zero. What's the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to preserving historic buildings, and how can neighborhoods get that coveted historic district title? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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Salt Lake’s Best New Restaurants and Bars
Welcome to our rolling list of all the best, new restaurants opening around Salt Lake!
May 2025
Hugo Coffee Roasters
The library has always been one of my favorite third spaces, and now it’s even better with a new Hugo Coffee Roasters inside the Main branch. Grab a cup of joe and your current read, and head upstairs to the freshly renovated rooftop.
Cinnful Buns
Serving vegan baked goods inside Izzy apartments on 556 E. 2100 S. They’re best known for their cinnamon buns, which come in all sorts of flavors like cookie butter and Oreo mudslide.
Hill’s Kitchen
From the team that brought us Urban Hill and Hearth and Hill comes Hill’s Kitchen. This casual dining restaurant also offers frozen meals and ice creams to grab-and-go.
Sobe Eats
Sobe Eats is coming in hot with a new brunch spot in Murray. Try the concha french toast or the birria chilaquiles.
Creole & Sliders Cafe
Authentic Creole food in South Salt Lake, in the spot formerly occupied by Old Cuss Cafe. Try the shrimp po boys and the fluffy cornbread, then come back on Fridays for their gumbo.
Star of India
So happy to have Star of India back at their new Main Street location in Downtown SLC. Try the coconut curry and garlic cheese naan.
What To Do
Wednesday, May 21
- 🌈 A History of Drag in Utah | 10 a.m.-noon | Pay what you can | Capitol Hill
- 🌱 Terrarium Workshop | 6-7:30 p.m. | $38+ | Liberty Wells
- 🪕 Bluegrass Jam | 6-9 p.m. | Free | Bring your own instrument | Granary
- 🔮 Psychic Fair | 6-9 p.m. | $25 for 20 minutes, book ahead | Central City
- 🎶 One Chord Wonders | 9 p.m.-1 a.m. | Free entry | 21+ only | Ballpark
Thursday, May 22
- 🚲 Mayor’s Bike to Work Day | 7:30 a.m. | Free | Glendale
- ☀️ Spring into Summer: A Lunchtime Concert | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free | Downtown SLC
- 🎨 Paint & Plant Craft Night at Abbington Senior Living | 5-7 p.m. | $50 for two | Murray
- 🏳️🌈 Harvey Milk Day | 5-9 p.m. | Free entry | 21+ only | Central 9th
- 🎞️ Edison Silent Movies | Doors at 6:45 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. | $5+ | South Salt Lake
Happy grazing!
— Terina Ria
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