Food & Nightlife

Around Park City Mountain Resort there are a limited number of bars and restaurants, but in and around Main Street there are 100+ restaurants and bars to choose from. Your accommodation is likely to have various handbooks to Park City that have a guide to the restaurants and bars that include the price bracket, the type of food and the liquor rules.

This is Utah, so don’t expect any BYO restaurants. Thanks to the Olympics, the liquor laws around Park City have eased up somewhat, but generally restaurants or “bars” have to serve food in order to sell alcohol. The necessity to become a “member” of a bar or club varies greatly. Don’t try and figure it out, just go with the flow.

The nightlife in Park City is much more vibrant than most other parts of Utah, but don’t get too excited. This is not Whistler or St Anton. This is Utah where the bar scene in PC tends to finish at around 1am, if not before.
  Restaurants PCMR Evening dining venues near the resort are limited, but they are good. Boua Thai Restaurant, as the name suggests, is a Thai restaurant. The food is yummy and at least they sell alcohol, but the wine selection is tiny. Boua is very conveniently located for many lodges at PCMR and is right out the front of the bus stop.

Compared to the expensive restaurants of downtown Park City, Baja Cantina Tex-Mex restaurant is a breath of fresh air. It’s cheap and cheerful, and very festive. Mains are about $13, and wine, beers and Mexican cocktails are reasonably priced. They don’t take reservations, and considering the prices it is not surprising that this restaurant is popular with families.

Park City Restaurants (Main Street) On historic Main St eager epicureans will find fine dining at restaurants that are world renowned, basic pizzerias or tasty pub style food. The 100 restaurants cover cuisine from many parts of the world including Thai, Japanese, Chinese and Greek. Many eating establishments double as the Utah version of a “bar”. Examples of great restaurants include Grappa, Chimayo, Zoom Roadhouse Grill, Wahso, Adolph’s and Riverhorse.

Downtown Park City restaurants can be expensive because you pay for the real estate. If you eat away from the main strip you’ll get much better value for money, but not the associated glitz and glamour.

Eating Out - Other For cheap and cheerful dining, go to El Chubasco in Prospector Square, with real Mexican food.

For a novel dinner, the Snowed Inn Dinner & Sleigh Ride includes a horse-drawn sleigh ride from the base to a mountain lodge where a gourmet Western-style meal is prepared.  Dining at the Viking Yurt at The Canyons is another unique experience. 

Bars & Nightlife PCMR The choice of bars for après-ski near the slopes is limited, but that makes it all the more festive. Legends Bar and Grill at the base of the resort in Legacy Lodge is pumping at après time, and has plenty of character. The Brewhouse upstairs is good for those who want to watch sports TV.

Park City Nightlife & Bars Some of the “bars” in Park City (and Utah for that matter) feel like restaurants that happen to sell alcohol. As an example, The Bandits Grill & Bar in Main St isn’t really a bar. It is a sit down affair with a good range of drinks available. Cocktails cost a fortune and in typical Utah style, you wonder whether they’ve actually put any alcohol in your drink. A cosmopolitan cocktail tastes like fruit punch. The food on offer includes excessively huge portions of burgers, steaks and salads. For simple food in a bar, it’s amazing how much the bill can come to!

The Spur Bar and Grill has an entrance off Main St. Even though this feels a little more like a bar, it’s still a sit down affair with meals served. Appetizers or small meals cost only $6-$12, with large plates costing from $16 to $34 for a ribeye. This is one of those places where the need for a membership is more overt, but the bar pays for the privilege of membership. After 9pm this bar becomes merry with live music.

Other bars include O’Shucks, Harry Os, The No Name Saloon, and Mother Urban’s. Also try the Bacchus Wine bar in Main St for a chic drink.