Dining at the Post District: A how-to guide for the Salt Lake City neighborhood’s restaurants and bars

You’ve probably driven past this clump of buildings on the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City on your way to or from Interstate 15, and wondered if it was just another apartment complex.

But while the Post District — which is spread between 500 South and 600 South, and 300 West and 400 West — may look like a fortress from the outside, it’s actually a walkable hub of restaurants and bars that welcomes visitors.

Knowing where to enter this neighborhood can be tricky, though, and parking can be daunting. And which businesses are inside? The best way to find out is through this dining guide to the Post District, and by getting out and walking around the block on foot.

What can I find in the Post District?

Level Crossing Brewing Company • 550 S. 300 West, Suite 100; 385-295-4090; LevelCrossingBrewing.com • Level Crossing Brewing Company opened their second location in the Post District almost two years ago. (The first location is in South Salt Lake.) This brewery offers a variety of house-brewed beers like the award-winning Vienna-Style Lager and Suss It Out, a rye India pale ale. Pair your beer with a wood-fired pizza, sandwich, salad or shared plate. Level Crossing is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Urban Hill • 510 S. 300 West, Suite 100; 385-295-4200; Urban-Hill.com • This fine-dining restaurant — operated by the Park City proprietors of Hearth and Hill and Hill’s Kitchen — was one of the first businesses to open in the Post District, in 2022. In 2024, executive chef Nick Zocco was named as a regional finalist in the James Beard awards. Come to Urban Hill for dishes like the Iberian tomahawk pork chop, with foie gras bordelaise, bok choy, grilled pineapple and preserved lemon salsa. Urban Hill is open daily for dinner from 5 to 9:30 p.m., and for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday’s Best/Sunday School • 550 S. 300 West, Suite 200; BrunchMeHard.com • Trendy brunch spot Sunday’s Best — along with the rooftop Champagne and cocktail lounge called Sunday School — is set to open with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, June 20, at 11 a.m., after having a sign up that reads “Brunch’n hard soon” for more than a year. On the menu at this pink and gold Instagram-friendly wonderland are dishes like the custard French toast and powdered sugar beignets. Hours aren’t yet available for this new location of Sunday’s Best, which also has restaurants in Sandy and the Salt Lake City International Airport.

Mensho • 550 S. 300 West, Suite 101; Mensho.com • Ramen restaurant Mensho had a “soft opening” at its new Post District location over Memorial Day weekend, earning long lines from food lovers and attention from Utah influencers. Founded in Japan, the Mensho brand relies on locally sourced ingredients to elevate their ramen, offering different concepts by location. The grand opening, with a full menu, is set for Aug. 1. Mensho is open 4 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; closed Tuesdays.

Urban Sailor Coffee • 570 S. 300 West, Suite 100; 801-860-8423; UrbanSailorCoffee.com • Urban Sailor Coffee, whose original location is in Sugar House, opened in the Post District leasing office in 2023, across the street from Mensho. This cafe is where Urban Sailor Coffee’s motorcycle espresso bar is parked when it’s not at events. Urban Sailor is currently building a new cafe in Park City but hasn’t announced an opening date yet. The Post District location is open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. through 3 p.m.; closed Sunday.

Dangerous Pretzel Co. • 352 W. 600 South; 385-888-7603; DangerousPretzel.com • Dangerous Pretzel Co. opened in the Post District in January, and their menu focuses on German-style soft pretzels and beer. The two owners roll their pretzels by hand, and fill them and top them with fresh ingredients like fresh garlic and blueberries. Savory and sweet varieties of pretzels are available to purchase. Dangerous Pretzel Co. is open Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and closed Mondays.

Melancholy Wine & Cocktail Lounge • 556 S. Gale St.; MelancholySLC.com • Located across a corridor from Dangerous Pretzel Co., Melancholy opened around the end of 2024. The two owners filled it with antique gems and found treasures, and it’s a beautiful space for sipping a cocktail like the Lilith, which features Sauvignon blanc, Arette Blanco tequila and passion fruit honey. Melancholy opens at 4 p.m. on weekdays and noon on weekends, closes at 10 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, at midnight on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

La Casa del Tamal (not open yet) • La Casa del Tamal opened its first location in West Valley City, and this award-winning Mexican restaurant is slated to open a second location in the Post District in late August to early September.

Note: The Salt Lake Tribune reported in April 2024 that Cluck Truck, a food truck specializing in fried chicken and fries, was going to be opening their first brick-and-mortar in the Post District. However, Cluck Truck actually ended up opening in the Granary District, at 285 W. 800 South (where Yoko Taco used to be).

Where to enter the Post District and park

If you’re driving to the Post District and planning to stay a while, there are a few different ways to enter the complex that will land you close to restaurants.

From 300 West (driving south), you can enter the north parking garage or the south parking garage by making a right turn. There aren’t many signs for these parking garages, but business owners will often put up sandwich boards advertising their restaurant or bar at the entrances, so look for those.

You can also enter the Post District from 500 South by turning left onto Gale Street, and follow that until you see the entrance for the north parking garage on your left. Use this entrance if you want to access Sunday’s Best/Sunday School, Level Crossing Brewing Company, Urban Hill or Mensho.

And you can enter the Post District from 600 South by turning left onto Gale Street and taking a quick right turn into the south parking garage. Use this entrance if you want to access Dangerous Pretzel Co. or Melancholy Wine & Cocktail Lounge.

(Really though, it doesn’t matter which parking garage you park in; everything is so close together that you can easily walk from your car to any business in the Post District.)

If you want to stop by Urban Sailor Coffee for a caffeine boost to go, skip the parking garages. Just take a right turn from 300 West onto Bly Lane, and park in one of the 15-minute diagonal stalls out front, to your left.

There is a bonus entry point to the Post District from 400 West, but only if you’re driving north. If you’re heading to Level Crossing Brewing Company, you can take a right into the parking lot for the Traeger Grills headquarters, and park there after 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or all day Saturday and Sunday. Level Crossing will validate for free parking in this lot if you scan the QR code on the sign by their front door.

Parking seems ... expensive?

It’s true, parking at the Post District isn’t cheap. Even if you just want to pick up some takeout or grab a cup of coffee, one minute to one hour of parking in a parking garage will cost $10, and an additional $10 for every hour after that.

For three hours or more, you’ll be charged $40, which is the daily maximum parking charge.

But don’t worry: All of the food and drink businesses at the Post District validate parking — just don’t forget to ask about it before you leave.