Park City, Utah is the home of the annual Sundance Film Festival.http://www.sundance.org/festival/info/explore-park-city/ The town boasts over 100 restaurants and bars that offer a wide variety of cuisines and culinary influences, including Asian, Italian, Continental and traditional American fare.http://www.parkcityinfo.com/visitors/restaurants/ Diners can choose from dishes that include wild game such as bison, boar, and elk, to seafood dishes to vegetarian fare. Diners can even pay a visit to Robert Redford's restaurant, Zoom. http://www.frommers.com/destinations/parkcity/1541_inddin.html
Originally founded as a silver mining town, Park City hosts the Sundance Film festival and is also frequented by skiers looking to enjoy the dry, light, and highly ski-able snow in the mountains there. This high level of tourism traffic has resulted in a thriving and diverse restaurant scene.http://www.parkcity.org/
Fine Dining
One of Fodor's Choice restaurants for Park City, Utah is Wahso. Described by Fodor's as having "...deep jade table settings, curtained booths, and attentive service [that] call back the Jazz-era Orient...", this Asian restaurant's featured menu items include sake martinis, crispy salt-and-pepper calamari appetizers, and Szechuan filet mignon.http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/utah/wasatch-range-with-park-city/review-152203.html A favorite of Frommer's is 350 Main restaurant, that offers contemporary cuisine such as black pepper-crusted venison medallions. Both Frommers and Fodor's rave about Glitretind Restaurant in nearby Deer Valley, Utah. Another contemporary restaurant, Glitretind serves up unique offerings such as tea-and-Szechuan pepper-crusted duck breast.http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/utah/wasatch-range-with-park-city/review-50186.html Frommer's notes that the restaurant has an "excellent wine list" and a full liquor service.http://www.frommers.com/destinations/parkcity/D45465.html
Affordable Dining
There are many options to choose from when dining on a budget it Park City, Utah. Frommer's recommends El Chubasco, noting the quality and broad appeal of its Mexican cuisine and its extensive salsa bar. Frommer's also recommends Albertson's Food & Drug. The grocery store is a source for food for eating in and also offers a salad bar that Frommer's rates as "excellent", along with a deli and a bakery.http://www.frommers.com/destinations/parkcity/1541010028.html Fodor's recommendation for budget dining includes the Wasatch Brew Pub, which features burgers, wings, fish and chips and other traditional pub fare.http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/utah/wasatch-range-with-park-city/review-435867.html
"Extra" Visits Park City, Utah
Mario Lopez, the host of "Extra" visits the Talisker on Main restaurant in Park City, Utah. Lopez talks with the head chef John Murcko about some of the items offered on the menu and parties hosted during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Lopez continues with his tour of Park City, Utah with information on the area's skiing.
Sundance High-End Restaurants
- Glitretind Restaurant American, Phone: 435-645-6455 Google Map
Concierge.com Recommendation "If you're a particularly high-roller, throw your weight around to get one of the fireside tables."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Located in the elegant Stein Eriksen Lodge, this equally stylish restaurant is our pick for the very best dining in the Park City area, and possibly the entire state."
- TripAdvisor Rated #1 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Wahso Asian, Phone: 435-615-0300 Google Map
- Frommer's Highly Recommended "The food is equally unique, an amalgamation of traditional Asian ingredients with French cooking style, which gives rise to deliciously light and healthy offerings."
- Fodor's Choice: "Warm finger towels, deep jade table settings, curtained booths, and attentive service call back the Jazz-era Orient."
- TripAdvisor Rated #54 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Chez Betty Restaurant Seafood, Continental, Phone: 435-649-8181 Google Map
- TripAdvisor Rated #3 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Grappa Italian Cafe Italian, Phone: 435-645-0636 Google Map
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "At this elegant, award-winning restaurant, everything is made from scratch..."
- TripAdvisor Rated #52 (Note: Community rating; may change)
Sundance Moderate Restaurants
- 350 Main Eclectic, Phone: 435-649-3140 Google Map
Concierge.com Recommendation: "...Chef Michael LeClerc makes tasty fusion seafood year-round. He's known for his devotion to organic and sustainably farmed ingredients."
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "A rich, romantic setting for an excellent meal, 350 Main is one of Park City's most reliable eateries."
- TripAdvisor Rated #15 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Purple Sage American, Phone: 435-655-9505 Google Map
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended "The atmosphere is what we might describe as "refined casual Western," and the menu offers innovative and sometimes fascinating variations on American favorites."
- TripAdvisor Rated #2 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Shabu Asian, Phone: 435-645-7253 Google Map
Sundance Affordable Restaurants
- The Eating Establishment American, Phone: 435-649-8284 Google Map
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The Eating Establishment, probably the oldest continuously operating restaurant on Park City's historic Main Street (since 1972), is casual and comfortable, a solid choice for families or anyone who wants a heaping serving of comfort food at a reasonable price."
- TripAdvisor Rated #21 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- El Chubasco Mexican, Phone: 435-645-9114 Google Map
Concierge.com Recommendation: "This Mexican food joint sits in a nondescript strip mall, but the location has two bonuses..."
- TripAdvisor Rated #5 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Wasatch Brew Pub American, Phone: 435-649-0900 Google Map
- Frommer's Recommended: "Views of the brewing area and Main Street dominate the scene in this popular brewpub..."
- TripAdvisor Rated #13 (Note: Community rating; may change)
- Red Banjo Pizza Parlour American, Italian, Phone: 435-649-9901 Google Map
- TripAdvisor Rated #17 (Note: Community rating; may change)