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Best Places to Eat in the Utah Valley

As Voltaire noted, “Nothing would be more wearisome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.” These are some of the best restaurants in the Utah Valley, sure to be a treat.

best breakfast

Hruska kolaches. This quaint little store is right on Center Street in Provo, conveniently located near my favorite bookstore, Pioneer Books. Their kolaches are inexpensive, fresh all day, and the perfect breakfast for meeting friends or grab-and-go. My favorites are the tasty meat stuffed kolaches.

Runner-up: Magleby’s. Bacon. Bacon. Maple flavored bacon. This is a classic Provo restaurant, great for enjoying a sit down breakfast with the family.

best thai

Spicy Thai. This is the best Thai food in the entire valley, and they have a lot of competition. My personal favorite dishes are Yellow Pumpkin Curry with Chicken and Pad Thai. The restaurant is comfortable and the service is always fast and friendly.

Better eat fast and cheap

Sexy sandwich. I spent less than $3, it was totally full and it was delicious. I have something spicy with cream cheese. well

(Runner-up: NuSkin Cafe: Pretty good, pretty cheap. Recommend the enchiladas. And the one-egg breakfast meal.)

best burger

So Provo is pretty saturated with burgers and far be it from me to pretend to have the expertise on which is the best, but while I think In-N-Out is tough to beat, Five Guys and Smashburger put up a pretty good fight.

The best grilled food

They mostly just have sliders, but I don’t really consider it a burger place… Marley’s. (Also known as Harley Davidson Grill) VERY good. I love it. The original location is in Timponogos, but a new location has opened at the Riverwoods Mall in Provo. Both are fantastic, but if you want to buy a Harley, go with their slider.

The best classy restaurant

Communal. I loved everything I ate here. Very elegant, very good service, very good atmosphere, and quite expensive. But if you’re looking for something legitimately nice in Provo, this is it. I have never had anything here that I didn’t love. I have often tried to recreate my meals from there at home, usually without even getting close to the original, confirming my suspicion that they use magic in the kitchen.

So there they are. What are some of your favorite Utah Valley restaurants?

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