The Bar Lunch
There was a time when drinks over lunch were implicit. Nowadays it depends on your particular work culture to determine if that beer you want to order is frowned upon, winked at, or encouraged. Read the room. That said, there are still places in the world that don’t judge a midday tipple, and, in fact, encourage it. DUFFY’S TAVERN
GARAGE ON BECK
BEWILDER BREWING CO.
Make no mistake, Duffy’s is a bar, dark and windowless. Basically, a day drinker’s paradise. The standout made-to-order sandwich, however, justifies calling a visit midday “going to lunch.” 932 S. Main St., SLC, Instagram @duffystavernslc
This roadhouse located in the “Historic Refinery District” has a full menu, a sprawling patio, live music, several bar areas that open to the outside and a stellar menu, including fried funeral potatoes. So it’s kind of churchy? 1199 N. Beck St., SLC, garageonbeck.com
This craft brewery’s excellent menu of housemade sausages practically requires an accompanying beer. You can tell the boss that the sausage made you do it. Also the dart boards are regulation if you feel like a game. 445 S. 400 West, SLC, bewilderbrewing.com
Bewilder Brewing
THE FOOD HALL LUNCH
PHOTOS: (WOODBINE FOOD HALL) ADAM FINKLE; (THE LOCAL MARKET AND BAR) DAN CAMPBELL
Not a food court, which was the grand name that malls in the ’80s dubbed the space where you’d find Sbarro, Hot Dog on a Stick, Orange Julius and Mrs. Fields Cookies. (Whatever happened to Mrs. Fields?) But today the trend is grander, a food “hall.” Here you can hold court properly with your picky-eating coworkers who can get whatever they want. WOODBINE FOOD HALL A bright, airy space in the Granary with lifted ceilings and skylights, local vendors serving everything from ramen to pizza and (bonus) a rooftop bar. 545 W. 700 South, SLC, woodbineslc.com
THE LOCAL MARKET & BAR Aiming to put the neighborhood back in the beleaguered, long underconstruction “neighborhood” near the SLC Library, Local Market &
Bar’s eight vendors were selected by NYC Chef Akhtar Nawab. The centerpiece is the “Good Bar” area at the entrance but the real gem is the back, the excellent sliders from Pop’s Burgers. 310 E. 400 South, SLC, thelocalsaltlakecity.com
GRANATO’S BLOCK PARTY 2700 Granato’s, the original specialty grocery in SLC, emerges from wherever it had been with a reinvention of its original space on 2700 East. 4044 S. 2700 East, Holladay, blockparty2700.com
(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) Pop’s Burger and a yummy treat from Cereal Killerz in the Local; Zachary Howa and Ryan Reich at Woodbine.
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