SLC bars

Now Salt Lake: Small and dimly lit, Junior's Tavern is the perfect neighborhood bar -- particularly if your neighborhood is the cross-section of bankers, lawyers and arty bohemians who cross paths downtown. Read more.

Now Salt Lake: The crowd at this downtown sports bar-which offers a rooftop patio with a beautiful, urban view -morphs with the sun. The early-evening is a more mature crowd and gets younger as the night wears on. Read more.

Now Salt Lake: The warm-weather seating options are plentiful at this busy downtown SLC gastropub. Drink, eat and listen to live music outside or stay cool inside and watch TV or play a game of pool or foosball. Read more.

Now Salt Lake: The huge, dark wood bar is the bevy of bourbons, whiskeys and scotches on its drink menu. Drinks are cheap, and they are the only bar in SLC that serves Hamm's beer & a combo they call the Pickle Back Read more.

Now Salt Lake: O'Shucks remains the best place to combine cold beer and raw fish. The full sushi menu is on par with other local Japanese spots, while the burgers hit the spot on a recent late-night voyage. Read more.

Now Salt Lake: Menu that includes ribs, sliders and pulled pork, it's a perfect place for grub while watching the game. The bar also features a free game room upstairs, a jukebox and live music on the weekends. Read more.

Now Salt Lake: There are cozy paneled booths up front and long slab of a bar. Try the Regimental Red, an Irish red beer custom-made for Piper Down by Red Rock Brewing, or the "Bloody Piper Brunch," Read more.

Now Salt Lake: The restored former auto shop rocks with music, karaoke, disco ball, backyard cook outs and even offers a first-class pool table. The quality of mixed drinks is subpar, but try "Grape Shit". Read more.

Now Salt Lake: With more than 60 whiskeys & 40 beers on tap, Sue's got the beverages covered. The kitchen makes up burgers & whiskey chips that, as the name suggests, are spritzed with whiskey prior to being served. Read more.