Sundance Film Festival Dining Options

The Sundance Film Festival transforms Park City into a hub of cinematic excitement and culinary exploration. From January 23 to February 2, attendees and participants are invited to experience Utah's diverse dining scene. While rumors circulate about a potential relocation of Sundance after next year, the allure of the region extends far beyond the festival, with 15 diverse ski resorts boasting some of the best snow on Earth.

Here's a guide to some of the best dining options in and around Park City during the festival:

Park City Main Street Staples

Park City's popular Main Street offers a variety of dining experiences:

• The Saloon, Restaurant, and General Store: A staple on Park City’s Main Street.
• Firewood: Centrally located on Park City's popular Main Street, Firewood specializes in open-flame cooking, creating rustic yet refined dishes that capture the essence of Utah mountain dining.

I feel like Main Street restaurants are always packed, but you can always get a table at Squatters (on Park on your way into town). The food is good and the beer is great.

Unique Culinary Experiences

Discover unique culinary experiences with these restaurants:

• Este Pizza: This beloved institution offers authentic Mexican cuisine as the ultimate après-ski comfort food. Operating since 1965, it's so popular that it opened a second location just a block away.
• One Love Jamaican Restaurant: This Park City gem serves up authentic Jamaican dishes, perfect for a satisfying yet quick lunch.
• Five5eeds: This is the Park City equivalent to trendy New York breakfast spots like Ruby's, complete with an authentic Australian café menu that's worth the morning queue.

Salt Lake City Hotspots

Venture to Salt Lake City for these dining gems:

• Bodega: While Bodega offers a lively street-level bar experience in SLC, make sure to descend into the Rest, a sophisticated speakeasy tucked underneath, where vintage books line the walls and craft cocktails are served alongside creative tapas.
• Aristo's: This Salt Lake City hotspot recently reopened and serves creative Greek small plates with seasonal ingredients.

Cozy Bars and Coffee Shops

For a more relaxed atmosphere, consider these options:

• The Hog Wallow Pub: This cozy pine-surrounded bar at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon offers weekly jam sessions and live music.
• Atticus Coffee & Teahouse: This coffee shop offers exceptional coffee and treats in a (gasp!) WiFi-free environment.

Sundance Resort Dining

For an elevated approach to mountain dining, Sundance Resort offers several options:

• Tree Room: A meal here is an occasion. The apex of mountain dining, in the ambience of Robert Redford’s antique Native American art collection. Enjoy celebrated cuisine and wine, crafted with thoughtfully sourced ingredients and served in a room built around a tree. A light appetizer or drink in the adjacent Library Lounge is highly recommended.
• Foundry Grill: Served in a space that pays homage to frontier life, here you’ll find a hearty meal-comfort food in the finest sense-served in our welcoming dining room. Rustic yet never rough around the edges, Foundry Grill feels like coming home.
• Owl Bar: With its own storied history, the Owl Bar is beloved by generations for its outlaw character and refined drink menu. Raise a glass where Butch Cassidy himself once bellied up, catch some live music, sample bar bites, and savor each moment on the streamside patio.

Sundance Resort dining is proud to have been recognized with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Forbes Four-Star Rating, USA Today “Best of” hotel restaurant/bar lists, a MICHELIN Key (overall resort award), and more.

Catering and Event Services

Done to Your Taste has been a premier Sundance Film Festival Events and Catering specialist for two decades. From multi-day hospitality engagements in exclusive party venues, private homes and celebrity gifting suites to the biggest of the big sit-down celebrations, we have distinguished ourselves again and again.

In a high-pressure, high-performance environment, catering to perhaps the most sophisticated and discriminating crowd on the planet, we hit our stride. From tantalizing menus, hip servers and abundant special touches to the can-do mojo to navigate the crushing crowds, logistical bottlenecks and unexpected snowstorms that invariably accompany Hollywood's visit to our little town, we know what it takes to succeed and we love it.

When Sundance comes to town, the list of available venues grows dramatically as restaurants, shops and more offer their locations as Sundance event and hospitality rental options.

Here's a table summarizing the key features of Done to Your Taste catering services:

Additional Tips for Festival Dining

• Stay Hydrated: Remember, you need to drink more water at high altitudes, so aim to refill 6 to 8 times per day to acclimate to the elevation. Brita ® FilterForGood ® is back for the sixth year to help reduce waste and keep you hydrated in the high altitudes of Park City! Be sure to pick up your free reusable Nalgene® bottle and fill it up with Brita® filtered water at hydration stations throughout the Festival.
• Vegan and Vegetarian Options: “If you are vegan or vegetarian, one of the best places to eat is Squatters, which is across from the Yarrow and which has a good vegan breakfast, among other meat-free options. There is also Booster Juice, near Prospector and Festival HQ, which has vegan baked goods and soups. Katie Aselton (Black Rock; The Puffy Chair)

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