Shelli + Luke’s Salt Lake City guidebook

Shelli+Luke
Shelli+Luke
Shelli + Luke’s Salt Lake City guidebook

Food scene

Always open, christmas, new year, sundays... Various Asian Restaurants, Pho, Korean, Chinese... Large grocery shop (the size of Costco) with ready to eat food and fresh Seafood for sale.
Chinatown Supermarket - 中國城超市
3390 State St
Always open, christmas, new year, sundays... Various Asian Restaurants, Pho, Korean, Chinese... Large grocery shop (the size of Costco) with ready to eat food and fresh Seafood for sale.
Downtown SLC. Good breakfast options, and organic breads to go, baked fresh daily.
84 locals recommend
Eva's Bakery
155 S Main St
84 locals recommend
Downtown SLC. Good breakfast options, and organic breads to go, baked fresh daily.
Beautiful romantic setting for a memorable special occasion/ meal out.
49 locals recommend
Tuscany
2832 East 6200 South
49 locals recommend
Beautiful romantic setting for a memorable special occasion/ meal out.
beautiful grounds with vineyard, garden and peacock roaming. Romantic place for a splurge. Food is mediocre.
67 locals recommend
La Caille
9565 Wasatch Blvd
67 locals recommend
beautiful grounds with vineyard, garden and peacock roaming. Romantic place for a splurge. Food is mediocre.
Tasty Peruvian food, yucca fry, and banana plantain... within walking distance
Rubi's Peruvian Taste
970 East 3300 South
Tasty Peruvian food, yucca fry, and banana plantain... within walking distance
small place, but authentic Thailand feel.
48 locals recommend
Chanon Thai Cafe
278 E 900 S
48 locals recommend
small place, but authentic Thailand feel.
cute place, spacious, and good Vietnamese food at reasonable price
20 locals recommend
La-Cai Noodle House
961 S State St
20 locals recommend
cute place, spacious, and good Vietnamese food at reasonable price
come for the bakery from bread to slices of cakes.
105 locals recommend
Gourmandise The Bakery
250 S 300 E
105 locals recommend
come for the bakery from bread to slices of cakes.
Waterfront dining if you are checking out Ogden, decent food.
63 locals recommend
Slackwater
209 Washington Blvd
63 locals recommend
Waterfront dining if you are checking out Ogden, decent food.
Ogden. A small but quaint restaurant, the chef made his own Japanese garden and prob all the furnishings in the restaurant.
6 locals recommend
Hanamaru Japanese Sushi & Kaiseki Restaurant
357 37th St
6 locals recommend
Ogden. A small but quaint restaurant, the chef made his own Japanese garden and prob all the furnishings in the restaurant.
Layton. Tuesday night half off always guarantee a crowd, come on a none tuesday night and you will find quiet peaceful mood with tatmi table available.
Osaka Japan
1201 North Hill Field Road
Layton. Tuesday night half off always guarantee a crowd, come on a none tuesday night and you will find quiet peaceful mood with tatmi table available.
Ogden. We like the tatami rooms good for social distancing, the poke bowls are all delicious. Try Dynamite.
Sushi Totto
4780 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden. We like the tatami rooms good for social distancing, the poke bowls are all delicious. Try Dynamite.
Emigration Brewing Co.
4170 Emigration Canyon Rd
Pho Saigon Noodle House
4907 State St
French chef , lovely Parisian style food and bakery boulangerie
7 locals recommend
Délice Bakery & Café
2747 S State St
7 locals recommend
French chef , lovely Parisian style food and bakery boulangerie
Romantic setting with a view food is excellent locally sourced ingredients
48 locals recommend
Back 40 Ranch House Grill
1223 US-40
48 locals recommend
Romantic setting with a view food is excellent locally sourced ingredients
13 locals recommend
Taggart's Grill
1105 Taggart Ln
13 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Afghan Kitchen
3142 S Main St
10 locals recommend
98 locals recommend
Vessel Kitchen
1146 E Fort Union Blvd
98 locals recommend
The food court in here doesn't look like much, right behind the house, and it beats the sock off of taco bell. I like the green salsa pork rib and the beef vegetable soup.
Rancho Markets #7
The food court in here doesn't look like much, right behind the house, and it beats the sock off of taco bell. I like the green salsa pork rib and the beef vegetable soup.
Good choices for high end mexican food. Lots of ceviches and drinks.
ElDorado Seafood
Good choices for high end mexican food. Lots of ceviches and drinks.
Asian tapas called Dimsum
China Town Eatery
Asian tapas called Dimsum
Pizza pizza real thin crust like in Italy
69 locals recommend
Settebello
260 S 200 W
69 locals recommend
Pizza pizza real thin crust like in Italy
77 locals recommend
The Rose Establishment
235 400 W
77 locals recommend
45 locals recommend
Caputo's Market & Deli
314 W 300 S
45 locals recommend
38 locals recommend
Cucina
1026 2nd Ave
38 locals recommend
Music on weekends and carnivore favorites.
17 locals recommend
Pat's BBQ
155 W Commonwealth Ave
17 locals recommend
Music on weekends and carnivore favorites.
Opens late, food is good price reasonable
30 locals recommend
Himalayan Kitchen
360 State St
30 locals recommend
Opens late, food is good price reasonable

Sightseeing

Year round, people walk, run, stroll here with puppies. Tracy's bird Aviary is here great for families to visit. Summer time, there are bbq grills, and always on the weekend a live drum circle.
353 locals recommend
Liberty Park
600 Harvey Milk Boulevard
353 locals recommend
Year round, people walk, run, stroll here with puppies. Tracy's bird Aviary is here great for families to visit. Summer time, there are bbq grills, and always on the weekend a live drum circle.
an hour drive and a 4 mile hike, brings you into the free and open nature hot spring. People camp here on summer days, and enjoy the relaxation. Can be California style sometimes during the week.
31 locals recommend
Fifth Water Hot Springs
Diamond Fork Road
31 locals recommend
an hour drive and a 4 mile hike, brings you into the free and open nature hot spring. People camp here on summer days, and enjoy the relaxation. Can be California style sometimes during the week.
wanna adventure into a cool cave with stalagmites? Reservation needed. Must be able to climb stairs, and be comfortable with hiking. you can walk back millions of years, a must visit for geology lovers.
116 locals recommend
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
2038 Alpine Loop Rd
116 locals recommend
wanna adventure into a cool cave with stalagmites? Reservation needed. Must be able to climb stairs, and be comfortable with hiking. you can walk back millions of years, a must visit for geology lovers.
an awesome waterfall awaits those who are willing to hike up another 30 minutes from this small lake. It's for moderate advanced, must be physically fit.
24 locals recommend
Bell Canyon Granite Trailhead
3450 Little Cottonwood Rd
24 locals recommend
an awesome waterfall awaits those who are willing to hike up another 30 minutes from this small lake. It's for moderate advanced, must be physically fit.
Ski this mountain, not for the faint of hearts.
363 locals recommend
Brighton Resort
8302 S Brighton Loop Rd
363 locals recommend
Ski this mountain, not for the faint of hearts.
summer time come here to cool off 10 degrees.
123 locals recommend
Millcreek Canyon
3800 Mill Creek Canyon Rd
123 locals recommend
summer time come here to cool off 10 degrees.
with mineral content higher than most, it costs $12 to get in, and water is changed weekly on the big pool, and daily on the small pools.
53 locals recommend
Crystal Hot Springs
8215 UT-38
53 locals recommend
with mineral content higher than most, it costs $12 to get in, and water is changed weekly on the big pool, and daily on the small pools.
if you love nature, open land, this is a nice place, uncrowded.
6 locals recommend
Wasatch Hollow Preserve
1650 E 1700 S
6 locals recommend
if you love nature, open land, this is a nice place, uncrowded.
Birds and quiet walking grounds. Great for kids.
136 locals recommend
Tracy Aviary & Botanical Gardens
589 E 1300 S
136 locals recommend
Birds and quiet walking grounds. Great for kids.
Walking trails petting zoo and summer hang out for families
56 locals recommend
Wheeler Historic Farm
6351 S 900 E
56 locals recommend
Walking trails petting zoo and summer hang out for families
After weeks in the city, look for some solitude. Marsh land with board walk for birdwatching, quiet open land preserve.
17 locals recommend
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
1002 S 3200 W
17 locals recommend
After weeks in the city, look for some solitude. Marsh land with board walk for birdwatching, quiet open land preserve.
a long 12 mile hike in a scenic neighborhood.
Farmington Creek Waterfall
Farmington Canyon Road
a long 12 mile hike in a scenic neighborhood.
Open land for hiking, quiet beauty.
Quail Hollow Park Trail
Quail Hollow Park Trail
Open land for hiking, quiet beauty.
Robert Redford sold this to a new developer, but it's got a cool California vibe, rustic cafe, pond, forest...
24 locals recommend
sundance ski resort
24 locals recommend
Robert Redford sold this to a new developer, but it's got a cool California vibe, rustic cafe, pond, forest...

Neighborhoods

Come here for the hip, yuppy crowd, Barnes and Nobles, Caputo's Cheese, Bubble tea, Asian fusion, city night scene.
120 locals recommend
Sugar House
120 locals recommend
Come here for the hip, yuppy crowd, Barnes and Nobles, Caputo's Cheese, Bubble tea, Asian fusion, city night scene.
For those of you looking for solitude after weeks in the city. Nice quiet place to contemplate the fall colors, open land preserve.
Wasatch Hollow
For those of you looking for solitude after weeks in the city. Nice quiet place to contemplate the fall colors, open land preserve.
amusement park to make the kids throw up. Farmington is a neat area, with a waterfall and mountain trails to check out.
259 locals recommend
Lagoon Amusement Park
375 North Lagoon Dr
259 locals recommend
amusement park to make the kids throw up. Farmington is a neat area, with a waterfall and mountain trails to check out.
kind of a small closed but neat community, Once hosted a monastery here.
14 locals recommend
Eden
14 locals recommend
kind of a small closed but neat community, Once hosted a monastery here.

City/town information

With realty price matching California and Hawaii, this town is pricier than most in Utah, but worth exploring the trails and the skiing scene. Also Mountain bike trails. The downtown street in October has a 5 hours halloween parade with dogs in customs.
559 locals recommend
Park City
559 locals recommend
With realty price matching California and Hawaii, this town is pricier than most in Utah, but worth exploring the trails and the skiing scene. Also Mountain bike trails. The downtown street in October has a 5 hours halloween parade with dogs in customs.

Shopping

dig for antiques here.
Capital City Antique Mall
959 S W Temple
dig for antiques here.
Gelato shop, petting zoo and small boutique shops, walking shopping complex
56 locals recommend
Gardner Village
1100 W 7800 S
56 locals recommend
Gelato shop, petting zoo and small boutique shops, walking shopping complex
Worldly stuff, check it out
10 locals recommend
Sundance Catalog The Outlet Store
2201 Highland Dr
10 locals recommend
Worldly stuff, check it out

Biking bipedal

Locals call it the Rail Trail. Look for Farmington S 800W/ W Glovers Ln for a beautiful flat bike trails, it follows the old railtrails, connects Ogden to Lehi.
Legacy Nature Preserve
Locals call it the Rail Trail. Look for Farmington S 800W/ W Glovers Ln for a beautiful flat bike trails, it follows the old railtrails, connects Ogden to Lehi.

Cafe for Coffee and Tea

Just a local Favorite, always full of newspaper reader, conversation, and sometimes chess players.
97 locals recommend
Coffee Garden
878 E 900 S
97 locals recommend
Just a local Favorite, always full of newspaper reader, conversation, and sometimes chess players.
Not too far from home, if you want to sooth the sweet tooth, here is a place for bubble tea.
Bambu
5516 500 E
Not too far from home, if you want to sooth the sweet tooth, here is a place for bubble tea.
Wine, Tea, coffee, sandwich and snacks. Outdoor summer seating.
Tea Zaanti
1944 South 1100 East
Wine, Tea, coffee, sandwich and snacks. Outdoor summer seating.
A bubble tea place, and also small eatery place.
Tea Bar
1201 Wilmington Ave
A bubble tea place, and also small eatery place.
Just a down to earth cafe, with grape vines and outdoor seating. live music poetry reading during non-pandemic time. Walking distance to home. Get rice-pudding and cookies with tea coffee here.
12 locals recommend
Greenhouse Effect
3231 S 900 E
12 locals recommend
Just a down to earth cafe, with grape vines and outdoor seating. live music poetry reading during non-pandemic time. Walking distance to home. Get rice-pudding and cookies with tea coffee here.
very collegiate, california chilled vibe. Bikers and University crowd place. Good coffee!
42 locals recommend
Red Moose Coffee Company
1693 S 900 E
42 locals recommend
very collegiate, california chilled vibe. Bikers and University crowd place. Good coffee!