Tradition

Tradition, a cozy neighborhood restaurant and bar near Liberty Park, is maybe the best example of the weird remnants of Utah liquor laws. They have a bar tucked behind swinging saloon doors, where cocktail ingredients remain hidden from the eyes of curious and impressionable minors. The menu leans southern and specializes in Utah cuisine and comfort classics, like fried green tomatoes, meatloaf, and a hot dish casserole called funeral potatoes. The sun-lit patio is the place for a people-watching brunch, and the bar churns out creative cocktails like Fire & Ice, a fusion of gin, blackberry sage shrub, lemon, and spiced serrano honey.