You’ve never seen Salt Lake. We’ve been saving it for you — depot glamour, mountain gold, and whiskey by the glass.
We move up to the mountains on Monday, bags packed, with lunch in Midway along the way.
A restored 1908 Union Pacific Depot — Grand Hall cocktails, whiskey at No. 119, and vinyl at the Gandy Dancer.
SAT 09/26 → MON 09/28Right on Historic Main Street at the base of the Town Lift — galleries, shops, and dinner, all out the front door.
MON 09/28 → WED 09/30What's on the books. Times are loose: this is a vacation, not a train we can't miss.
Download the recap (PDF)The city’s best pastrami, from-scratch in Sugar House. The drive up from St. George can run long, so call when you’re close and we’ll already be holding a table.
Pam Pam’s call: brick paths and locally owned shops around the historic Gardner Mill in West Jordan.
The 1908 rail depot, reborn as the hotel. Drop bags and find the Grand Hall.
A cocktail under the gilded arches at The Bar at Asher Adams before heading out.
The hotel’s exclusive vinyl room, usually saved for private events. Records on, drinks poured.
The hotel’s own restaurant, right downstairs in the old depot. Have a look at the menu ahead of time.
A quick look between dinner and the jazz.
Hidden speakeasy under the Walker Center, with rare whiskey and the featured band at 8:30: post bop from Cimba, then a late-night Jazz Jam after.
Fuel points generously donated by KP, King Patrick himself. Long may he reign.
A quick detour for some tushy hygiene at the showroom’s bidet toilets. Trolley Square is the city’s old streetcar barns, built starting in 1908, same vintage as our depot.
Supplies for the road, chosen with great care.
Repeal's sister speakeasy in Murray: mimosas and live jazz brunch, with the music starting around 11:30. Walk-ins welcome, and it's on the way south.
Sharks, penguins, and a rainforest dome down in Draper, ten minutes further south from brunch.
Pam Pam’s must-do: lye-bath Bavarian pretzels from the shop whose tagline is ‘ruin dinner,’ then a drink next door at Melancholy, both in the Post District. Light, we promise.
Whiskey-forward American brasserie on Main Street, with steaks, duck, and a deep spirits list.
Aspens hit peak gold in late September. Up and over Guardsman Pass on the way.
Wood-fired pizza on Midway’s Main Street, with a big patio for a bluebird fall afternoon.
Drop bags on Historic Main Street and settle into the mountains for the last two nights.
Park City’s own distillery saloon on Park Ave, a short walk from the hotel, with house-distilled pours, flights, and mountain fare. Walk-ins only, so we’ll go early.
The Bridge Cafe & Grill, American with a Brazilian twist, on the patio at the foot of the Town Lift. Two doors up from the hotel.
If you want one more ride into the color, Sundance is about an hour south through Provo Canyon. Scenic lift, then back for dinner.
Head down the canyon and onto I-15, with one more stop before home. Take your time: you tell us when, we’ll tell you where to meet up.
Woodfired pizza in Cedar City, nearly home, one last table together to cap off a great Salt Lake adventure.
Seventeen stops, seven of them nowhere on the timetable, and two we let pass by the window. We traded a hotel bar for a secret vinyl room, rode Trax like locals, ran on fuel points from King Patrick himself, and learned the French have a word for licking windows. The plan was a good plan. What actually happened was better.
Come back soon. We’re already saving the next one for you.