Green Eats: Salt Lake City Restaurants Featuring Local Foods

Eating food grown locally has huge environmental, social, and economic benefits. Local foods require less fossil fuels to produce, are better for air quality and the health of the local lands, and taste better than foods shipped thousands of miles for consumption. Local foods and restaurants are also better for the local economy since more money stays within the community. Choose foods that support the Salt Lake Valley by trying these local food friendly restaurants in Salt Lake City.

One World Everybody Eats Café

For a truly unique dining experience, visit Salt Lake’s One World Café near downtown Salt Lake City.  One World Café asks that customers determine their own price for their meal and are asked to pay what they feel their meal is worth.  One World also has no set menu and chefs use what is seasonally available to create a variety of organic soups, salads, and entrees. This non-profit restaurant also lets volunteers work in the kitchen, garden, or other places in the community to earn their meal.

Squatters Brewery

Well known for its award-winning microbrewed beers, Squatters has also received much recognition for its environmental friendly practices. Squatters purchases renewable energy credits, recycled and environmentally friendly goods, and foods and services from locally owned, environmentally committed companies. Squatters also changes its menu seasonally to ensure that they are able to serve foods in their natural growing season, when foods are at their peak taste. Make sure to sample the Organic Amber for a taste of sustainably brewed beer.

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Sage’s Cafe

Sage’s Café has been the recipient of the Salt Lake City Weekly’s Best of Utah award for Best Vegetarian for the past 8 years straight.  Sage’s features organic vegetarian food prepared with locally produced breads, pastas, fruits, and vegetables.  Tuesday night is Pizza Night for all you can eat pizza and salad or try the Tacos Vegetarianos or Magical Wok for a delicious, flavor packed meal.

The Wild Grape Bistro

The Wild Grape Bistro prides itself on its use of local, western flavor and serves lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. The chefs create their dishes using as many local products as possible from Morgan Valley lamb burgers to omelets made from free-range eggs and local, in season produce. The extensive wine list offers a selection of bottles from small wineries located throughout the west.

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