Valter's Osteria

Valter’s Osteria is one of Salt Lake City’s best fine dining establishments, serving top-notch Sicilian food. Don’t miss whatever they’re whipping up tableside: a fresh two-person caesar salad or maybe lemon gelato bathed in honey and sea salt. But pasta is the real star here, and the best way to try it all is the off-menu pasta sampler. It includes taster portions of two kinds of ravioli, pillowy marinara gnocchi, and a zesty lemon spaghetti in a portion that’s easy to split. 

It can be great for birthdays—we say “can,” because the servers will sing to you, and that either sounds cute or like your own personal hell. Every meal does end with complimentary hot chocolate and biscotti, though.