Offbeat Finds

Updated: July 15, 2003

Tired of frequenting the same old hangouts? Walk on the wild side with strange brews, outlandish eateries and odd establishments of all kinds with our list of CITY treasures that offer a few surprises.

On this page:Where to Eat, Where to Drink, Where to Stay.

Where to Eat

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Cinegrill
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    344 S 300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (map)

    Wacky, apartment-based Italian diner complete with on-site lounge singer.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Blue Plate Diner
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    2041 S 2100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (map)

    Housed in a former gas station, this is the place to get your appetite filled with diner classics.

Where to Drink

  1. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Burt's Tiki Club Llc
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    726 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (map)

    Salt Lake's only tiki bar boasts both kitsch value and old-school hipster cred.

  2. 4 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Barbary Coast Saloon
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    4242 S State St, Murray, UT 84107 (map)

    Rub elbows with bikers and the fringe crowd at this Harley-friendly roadhouse watering hole.

Where to Stay

  1. 5 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Inn At Temple Square
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    71 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (map)

    This historic 1930s-era hotel boasts both a central location and plush European furnishings.

  2. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended Ben Lomond Historic Suite Hotel
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    2510 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401 (map)

    Enjoy accommodations known for resident ghosts and unexplained phenomenon.

  3. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended The Anniversary Inn - Fifth South
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    460 S 1000 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (map)

    Stay the night in a lighthouse, covered wagon or the bottom of the ocean at this imaginatively themed inn.

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