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🕳️ Best Hole-in-the-Wall Spots in Salt Lake City

6 hole-in-the-wall spots in Salt Lake City, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 6 Hole-in-the-Wall Spots

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Tea Rose Diner
Thai · Murray
Murray Thai that earns its local reputation dish by dish — chicken khao soi is the one to order first, though the tea rose lettuce wrap and mango rice are close behind. Family-run and genuinely authen...
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Del Barrio Cafe
Mexican / Yucatan · Midvale
Del Barrio on State Street in Midvale is the birria and al pastor taqueria that earns its regulars — tacos with real char, a chili verde burrito that holds together, and Carlos' Macho Nachos when you'...
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3
Shahrazad Market
Middle Eastern / Iranian · West Valley
West Valley's Middle Eastern and Iranian market-restaurant on 2100 S, where the Lamb Kebab and Chicken Shawarma come out of a kitchen that knows what it's doing. Hummus with Pita and Baba Ghanouj are ...
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4
Little Saigon
Vietnamese · Sugar House
Sugar House's no-frills Vietnamese standby on Windsor St, where the Pho Saigon runs Southern-style — clear, beefy broth with the right amount of sweetness — and the BBQ boneless pork rib banh mi is a ...
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5
Cooks Underground
American / Burgers · Logan
Logan's late-night burger spot on Federal Ave, where the menu takes a wider swing than the name suggests. The Big Kahuna Burger and Falafel Burger share space with Peach Bread Pudding and Toffee Puddi...
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6
Meen Kine Poke & Grindz
Hawaiian / Poke · Downtown SLC
Hawaiian plate lunch and poke on 900 W — Lau Lau, Chicken Long Rice, and the Shoyster Poke Bowl alongside a BBQ Mixed Plate that eats like a proper island lunch. Meen Kine is the kind of place that on...
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