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Date Night
Enjoy a night out in beautiful Emigration Canyon, just fifteen minutes from downtown SLC, where Emigration Brewing Co. offers craft cocktails, wood-fired pizzas, steak, seafood, and canyon views from the patios (in season).
The Evening
A romantic dinner fifteen minutes from downtown Salt Lake City.
Part of the date is the drive. Head east on 800 South and keep going as it becomes Emigration Canyon Road, past Hogle Zoo and This Is The Place Heritage Park. The city drops away and the creek picks up beside the road. At the top of the drive is a 1960 building renovated into a modern mountain room, with the wood-fired ovens open to the dining room.
When the season allows, ask for the patios. The upper deck is built like a treehouse, level with the canyon walls, with mountain views that are best at sunset. The creekside lower patio is shaded and close enough to hear the water. In the colder months, the upstairs dining hall has a large skylight and plenty of natural light.
Start Here
An Old Fashioned in an oak-smoked glass.
The Emigration Old Fashioned ($19) is brown butter bourbon, tart cherry liqueur, vanilla syrup, oak-barrel aged bitters, rosemary, cinnamon and orange, poured into a glass filled with oak smoke at the bar. If one of you would rather something lighter, there's the Bee's Knees with gin, lemon and lavender-honey ($13). Or try the Nocturna, bourbon and scotch with amaro, fernet and sage, served with a smoked salt and honey rim ($17).
Wine comes by the glass ($13 to $17) or by the bottle.
Dinner For Two
What to order for date night.
To share: the Bavarian pretzel with beer cheese ($12), chorizo mussels ($26), or the rotating charcuterie board ($33).
The main event: a New York strip with bleu cheese butter ($48), king salmon in lemon beurre blanc ($43), or swordfish with persimmon salsa ($35). If you'd rather keep it easy, split a wood-fired Pear & Prosciutto pizza ($24). See the full dinner menu.
To finish: the apple tart with vanilla ice cream ($14), or the chocolate chip cookie skillet with vanilla ice cream ($10) to share.
The menu changes four times a year, so check the current menu before you go. Prices above are from the current menu and change with the season.
Planning It
Book ahead, especially at weekends.
Reservations are highly recommended, especially at weekends and for the patios. Book on OpenTable, or call or text (385) 358-5605. If the patio is the point, call ahead. The patios are seasonal and depend on the weather.
Dinner hours: Monday to Thursday 5:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday 4:00pm to 9:00pm, Sunday 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
Celebrating with more than a table's worth of people? See private events. Looking for a gift? Gift cards are sold online.
Date Night Questions
Good to know.
Where can we go for a date night in Salt Lake City?
Emigration Brewing Co. is fifteen minutes up Emigration Canyon from downtown Salt Lake City, with a wood-fired dinner menu, cocktails made with local spirits, and canyon patios in season.
Is it upscale?
The restaurant describes itself as rustic, modern and upscale. Dinner entrées run from $20 to $48.
Can we sit on the patio?
When the season allows. The creekside lower patio and the treehouse-like upper patio depend on the weather. Call (385) 358-5605 if you want one.
What time is dinner?
Monday to Thursday 5:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday 4:00pm to 9:00pm, and Sunday 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
Where can we have an anniversary dinner in Salt Lake City?
Emigration Brewing Co. is fifteen minutes up Emigration Canyon, with a wood-fired dinner menu and cocktails made with local spirits. Reservations are highly recommended, especially at weekends: book on OpenTable or call (385) 358-5605.
Where can we have a birthday dinner in Salt Lake City?
For a table, book on OpenTable or call (385) 358-5605. For a bigger celebration with family and friends, the restaurant has private spaces for up to 30 guests downstairs and up to 55 upstairs. See private events.
What is a good winter date idea in Salt Lake City?
Dinner up Emigration Canyon, fifteen minutes from downtown. The patios close in winter, so the evening moves inside: the upstairs dining hall has a large skylight, and downstairs sits off the open pizza kitchen and its wood-fired ovens. Check road conditions before you drive up in snow.
Do you have gluten-free options?
Yes. The king salmon and the swordfish are gluten-free as written, and every pizza can be made on gluten-free dough. See gluten-free dining.