Guide Last verified November 12, 2026.
Date night in Salt Lake
Eight places for dinner or a drink, downtown first, then out to Holladay and up Millcreek Canyon. Prices are from each place's posted menu where it lists them; these aren't reviews, so the notes stick to booking, hours and parking. For something to do after, the weekly issue lists the shows.
Salt Lake Valley only; every hour, price, address and booking link is from the place's own site or the booking page it links to, TRAX stops come from UTA, and nothing here is a review.
Stoneground Italian
Neapolitan-style pizza and fresh pasta in a second-story loft, with window tables facing the main library.
The dining room is a second-floor loft with window tables and an outdoor deck; book on OpenTable from the site.
Ivy & Varley
House-made pastas downtown, a patio it calls downtown's largest, and a late-night menu every night.
21 and over, restaurant included. The sister cocktail lounge, Varley, is next door at 63 W 100 S, open Tuesday to Saturday 4pm to 1am and Sunday noon to 4pm.
Melancholy
A Post District wine and cocktail bar that takes bookings and stays open to 1am on weekends.
Monday is industry night, Tuesday is trivia at 7pm and Wednesday is wine night; the patio is dog friendly.
Get the weekend version every Thursday.Eight to twelve things to do in Salt Lake, with times, prices and parking. Free.
'Mina Ristorante Siciliano
Sicilian on 900 South: handmade pasta, swordfish involtini and a three-pasta Giro di Pasta.
Open seven nights, which helps on a Sunday, when Stoneground, Sicilia Mia and Franck's are closed. The Giro di Pasta runs three pastas: Bolognese, pistachio and speck, and Norma.
Pago
A 9th & 9th dinner spot with a seasonal menu of trout, bison and elk, and plates meant for sharing.
Open every night; book on OpenTable from the site. The menu changes with the seasons, so call ahead if you're going for one dish.
Sicilia Mia
Italian on Highland Drive with a long pasta list, cioppino, branzino saltimbocca and steaks.
The site recommends booking for evenings and weekends, and lists outdoor seating.
Franck's
A Holladay dinner room with a Tuesday tasting menu, a Thursday burger menu and the regular list otherwise.
Tuesday's tasting menu is $60 a person with limited seats, so note it on the reservation or call; Thursday adds a new burger each week.
Log Haven
A 1920 log cabin four miles up Millcreek Canyon, built as an anniversary gift, now serving dinner nightly.
Reservations are required, and the restaurant provides Millcreek Canyon exit vouchers; it's about 20 minutes from downtown per the site.
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