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Eating Out With a Baby in Provo and Orem: What We Could Verify About Changing Tables and Nursing Rooms, Utah's Breastfeeding Law, Play Cafes, and the Questions to Ask Before You Go

Eating out with a baby in Provo and Orem: verified mother's rooms and family restrooms, Utah's breastfeeding law, a play cafe, early hours and what to...

9 min read · JoAnn Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Utah Valley's Bakeries, Town by Town: From Lehi's 1969 Bakery to the Pie Shop in Salem, With the Hours That Catch People Out

Bakeries across Utah County from Lehi to Santaquin: storefront hours, the gluten-free...

10 min · Abigail Giordano
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Cooking Classes in Utah Valley: Harmons' Lehi Kitchen, the Butcher Shop Steak Class, UVU's Non-Credit Catalog, and Where Kids Can Cook

Where to take a cooking class in Utah County: Harmons Cooking School in Lehi, Mosida...

8 min · JoAnn Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Donuts in Utah Valley: Lehi's Square Donut, the Potato Donut, the All-Gluten-Free Shop, and Which Ones Open on Sunday

Utah Valley's donut shops from Lehi to Salem: Lehi Bakery's square, Spudly's potato dough,...

8 min · Abigail Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

FHE Treats: The Utah Valley Classics, and Where to Buy Them on a Monday Night

Family home evening treats in Utah Valley: the Jell-O story, Creamery pints, and the ice...

9 min · Abigail Giordano
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Food Halls and the Food-Truck Calendar in Utah Valley: Why There Is No Food Hall Yet, Where the Trucks Gather Each Week, and What Runs in Winter

Utah County has no dedicated food hall yet. Here are the closest things, the nearest halls...

9 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Where to Eat in Park City Without the Park City Price: The Free Lots, the Free Bus, Bonanza Drive, Kimball Junction and the Main Street Counters

Eating in Park City for less on a day trip from Utah Valley: free Sandridge parking, the...

8 min · Abigail Giordano
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Salt Lake City Restaurants for a Utah Valley Night Out: Fourteen Tables Worth the Drive or the Train, Grouped by Where Your Evening Is

Fourteen Salt Lake City restaurants for a night out from Utah Valley, grouped by downtown,...

10 min · Abigail Giordano
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Sandy and Draper Restaurants on the Way Home to Utah Valley: Where to Stop off 12300 South, State Street and 9400 South, and What's Open Sunday

Dinner stops in Draper and Sandy for the drive home to Utah Valley: the 12300 South cluster,...

8 min · Abigail Giordano
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Sunday Brunch in Utah Valley: The Plain List of Places That Open on Sunday, From Sundance's Buffet to Santaquin, and the Favorites That Don't

The Utah County brunch and breakfast spots that open on Sunday, city by city, with Sunday...

9 min · JoAnn Giordano
Festivals

Taste of Orem: How the Ticket Sheets Actually Work, What Twenty Tickets Buys You, and How to Do a Tasting Festival Without Wasting Half of It

Taste of Orem at City Center Park: how the ticket sheets work, what they cost, the presale,...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Brazilian Rodizio in Utah Valley: Tucanos, Rodizio Grill and How the Card Works

Brazilian rodizio in Utah Valley: the churrascarias, how the red-and-green card works, what...

16 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Dog-Friendly Patios in Provo and Orem: What the Ordinance Actually Says

Dog-friendly patios in Provo and Orem: what Provo's animal ordinance says about food...

16 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Dutch-Oven Cooking in Utah: Why It Is the State Cooking Pot, and Where to Learn

Dutch oven cooking in Utah, the official state cooking pot: how it works, the coal math, and...

17 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Eating in Provo Canyon and at Sundance: The Foundry Grill, the Tree Room, and the Trailhead Options

Eating in Provo Canyon: why the canyon floor has no restaurants, Sundance's three dining...

16 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Halal Food in Utah Valley: Where to Eat, Where to Buy Meat, and What the Labels Mean

Halal food in Utah County: Provo and Orem restaurants serving halal meat, where to buy it...

15 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Kids Eat Free Tonight in Utah Valley: How to Actually Find One

There is no reliable list of kids-eat-free nights in Utah Valley, and any site that prints...

12 min · Abigail Giordano
Markets & Groceries

Asian Markets and Grocers in Utah Valley: What They Stock and How to Shop Them

Asian grocery stores in Utah Valley: the two markets on State Street in Orem, what each...

15 min · JoAnn Giordano
Markets & Groceries

Farm Stands, CSAs and Where to Buy Local Produce in Utah County

Local produce in Utah County: sweet-corn and Santaquin fruit stands, how CSA shares work,...

16 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Breakfast Burritos in Provo: The Four Kinds and How to Tell Them Apart

Breakfast burritos in Provo: the taqueria, diner, drive-through and freezer versions, when...

13 min · Elly Giordano
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The Best Fried Chicken in Utah Valley: Five Different Cuisines Hiding Behind One Search Term

Search for fried chicken here and you get Nashville hot, Korean, Hawaiian katsu, Southern,...

15 min · Abigail Giordano
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Shave Ice in Utah Valley: Two National Chains Were Born Here and Nobody Says So

Shaved ice in Utah Valley: Tropical Sno and Hokulia's Provo roots, shave ice vs snow cones,...

13 min · Elly Giordano
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Greek and Mediterranean Food in Utah Valley: One Word, Four Different Meals

Gyro counters, Greek grills, kebab houses and Levantine bowls: the best Greek and...

14 min · Abigail Giordano
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South American Food in Utah Valley: Peruvian, Brazilian, Venezuelan and Argentine

Utah Valley has more South American cooking than a valley this size should, and almost none...

13 min · Elly Giordano
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The Best Sandwiches and Delis in Provo and Orem: Where the Bread Is Made and Who Is Open Sunday

Utah Valley's sandwich scene runs on a handful of long-lived independents, and almost every...

13 min · Abigail Giordano
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The Best Barbecue in Utah Valley: Five Formats That Share a Word and Nothing Else

Search barbecue in Utah Valley and you get Texas smokehouses, Korean tabletop grills,...

13 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Pho & Vietnamese Food in Provo & Orem

Where to get pho and Vietnamese food in Provo, Orem and the rest of Utah Valley, what makes...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
Markets & Groceries

Latino Markets, Panaderías and Carnicerías in Provo: Open When Others Are Closed

Nine Latino markets across Utah County, and every single one opens on Sunday — the day...

13 min · Abigail Giordano
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Polynesian and Hawaiian Food in Utah Valley: The Community Is Tongan, the Restaurants Are Hawaiian

Polynesian and Hawaiian food in Utah Valley: Tongan and Samoan communities, Hawaiian plate...

13 min · Abigail Giordano
Arts & Culture

Utah Food Culture Explained: Fry Sauce, Funeral Potatoes & Dirty Soda

A decoder for the food things Utah does differently — fry sauce, funeral potatoes, dirty...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Barry's Parkview Drive Inn: The Spanish Fork Burger Stand That Made the Drive-Thru Line Worth It

Everything at Barry's is cooked after you order it, which is why the drive-thru sometimes...

14 min · Elly Giordano
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The Best Seafood in Utah Valley: Boils, Ceviche & Eating Fish 700 Miles From the Ocean

Utah Valley is about as far from salt water as American dining gets, and its seafood scene...

12 min · Abigail Giordano
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The Best Steakhouses in Utah Valley: Every Format, and Which One You Actually Want

Steakhouses in Utah Valley: Brazilian churrascaria, Argentinian parrilla, teppanyaki,...

13 min · Abigail Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Boba in Provo & Orem: Why Utah Valley Has So Much of It, and How to Order Properly

The boba and bubble tea shops in Provo and Orem, including the ones without boba in the...

14 min · Elly Giordano
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Koko Lunchbox, Provo: How to Order at the Korean Place Everyone Recommends

Koko Lunchbox's menu is a grid, not a list — pick a format, then pick a protein. Understand...

13 min · Elly Giordano
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Dumpling Bao: The Chinese Kitchen Hidden Inside an Orem Grocery Store

A full profile of Dumpling Bao, the handmade dumpling and bao counter tucked inside the...

11 min · Elly Giordano
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Haveli Modern Cuisine: North Indian Cooking on Orem's State Street

Haveli on Orem's State Street: North Indian cooking with an Indo-Chinese side, what to...

11 min · Elly Giordano
History

Hogi Yogi: The Provo Chain That Went National, Sold, and Shrank to a Handful of Stores

Hogi Yogi's story: started by two brothers as students in 1989, grew to dozens of stores,...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
Cuisine

Pupusas and Salvadoran Food in Provo: Where to Go and What to Order

Where to get pupusas in Provo and Orem: two Salvadoran kitchens a short walk apart in Provo...

12 min · Elly Giordano
Daily Life

River Rock Cafe: Eating at Utah Valley Hospital When You Did Not Plan To

A practical guide to River Rock Cafe, the cafeteria inside Intermountain Health Utah Valley...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Root's Place Burgers & More: American Fork's Gourmet Burger Counter

Root's Place, 66 NW State St, American Fork: thirteen gourmet burgers, hand-cut fries,...

11 min · Elly Giordano
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Tommy's Burgers: The Provo Chili Burger Institution That Became a Truck

A full profile of Tommy's Burgers on 100 North in Provo — the chili burger institution where...

11 min · Elly Giordano
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Black Sheep Cafe: The Provo Restaurant Built on a Navajo Nation Childhood

Black Sheep Cafe in downtown Provo: the family behind it, why the kitchen closes...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Bombay House: Provo's Indian Restaurant Since 1993, and the Rules That Trip People Up

A full profile of Bombay House in Provo, open since 1993 and widely described as Utah's...

12 min · Elly Giordano
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Brick Oven: Seventy Years on One Provo Corner

Brick Oven turns 70 in 2026: the history of the Provo institution, from Heaps A Pizza to...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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The BYU Creamery: History, Flavors, and Which Location to Actually Go To

BYU Creamery on Ninth hours: ice cream 11 a.m.-11 p.m., grocery 7 a.m.-11 p.m., grill to 7...

12 min · Elly Giordano
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Five Sushi Brothers: How Two Brothers and a Borrowed Kitchen Became Provo's Late-Night Institution

Provo's late-night sushi counter: whether there are five brothers, the borrowed kitchen it...

11 min · Elly Giordano
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The Kolache Place: Why Hruska's Changed Its Name

The Kolache Place (formerly Hruska's) at 434 W Center Street in Provo: what a Texas-style...

10 min · Elly Giordano
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Strap Tank: The Brewery Named After a Motorcycle

Strap Tank in Springville: Utah County's first craft brewery in about a century, the free...

12 min · Elly Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Drinking in Provo: Utah's Alcohol Laws, Where to Drink & Why There's No Happy Hour

Utah's alcohol rules explained for Provo: why happy hour is illegal, bars vs restaurants,...

14 min · JoAnn Giordano
By City

The Best Restaurants in Eagle Mountain, Utah

Eagle Mountain's food scene is smaller than its population suggests and a surprising share...

11 min · Elly Giordano
By City

Restaurants on the North Bench: Highland, Alpine & Cedar Hills

Three cities, one small dining market, and a search problem that will send you to the wrong...

11 min · Elly Giordano
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The Best Restaurants in Pleasant Grove & Lindon

Where to eat in Pleasant Grove and Lindon: Oteo's regional Mexican, Cravings Bistro, Holy...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
By City

The Best Restaurants in Payson, Salem & Santaquin

Where to eat in south Utah County: Hot Rod Diner and Sandwich Queen in Payson, Wild Thistle...

9 min · JoAnn Giordano
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The Best Restaurants in Springville, Utah

Where to eat in Springville: Strap Tank, Magleby's on Main, Korean barbecue, German food and...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Kids Eat Free in Utah Valley: Deals & Free Summer Meals

Where kids eat free in Provo, Orem and Utah Valley: chain deals, free summer meals for kids...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Food Near UVU Campus

Where UVU students eat: on-campus food spots, the University Parkway corridor, University...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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18 Best Asian & Sushi Restaurants in Utah Valley

The best Asian food across Utah Valley — sushi and Japanese, ramen and noodles, Thai,...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
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16 Best Mexican Restaurants in Utah Valley

The best Mexican food in Utah Valley: Sol Agave and Oteo, family taquerias and al pastor...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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16 Best Pizza & Italian Restaurants in Utah Valley

Pizza and Italian food in Utah Valley: Neapolitan, Detroit-style, scratch pasta and classic...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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16 Best Restaurants in American Fork, Utah

16 American Fork restaurants worth an evening: Màstra's handmade pasta, Ocotillo Prime, Sol...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
By City

14 Best Restaurants in Lehi, Utah: A Local's Guide

14 restaurants that are in Lehi: Strap Tank, Edna's, Harvest at Thanksgiving Point, smash...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
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18 Best Restaurants in Saratoga Springs, Utah

The best restaurants in Saratoga Springs: Hawaiian burgers at Seven Brothers, Whidbey's...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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18 Best Restaurants in Spanish Fork, Utah

The best restaurants in Spanish Fork: Glade's Drive Inn and its white sauce, The Italian...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
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11 Best Restaurants in Vineyard, Utah

The best restaurants in Vineyard: all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ at Umami, rotating sushi,...

9 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Brunch & Weekend Breakfast in Utah Valley

Brunch in Utah Valley: The Brunch House, Block, The Original Pancake House, First Watch,...

15 min · JoAnn Giordano
Date Ideas

15 Best Date-Night Restaurants in Utah Valley

Romantic restaurants in Utah Valley: Communal and Block in Provo, Harvest at Thanksgiving...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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15 Best Group & Family Restaurants in Utah Valley

Group and family restaurants across Utah Valley: churrascarias, make-your-own spots,...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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12 Best Restaurants With a View in Utah Valley

Restaurants with a view in Utah Valley: Sundance up Provo Canyon, Harvest at Thanksgiving...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Where to Watch Sports in Provo

Where to watch BYU, the NFL and the Jazz in Provo: why there are so few sports bars, which...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Catering in Provo & Orem: The Complete Guide

Catering in Utah Valley: the alcohol rule that surprises out-of-state couples, caterer...

12 min · Elly Giordano
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Best Lunch Spots in Provo

The best lunch in Provo, sorted by how much time you have, with rush windows, parking and...

11 min · Elly Giordano
Cuisine

Best Ramen & Noodle Shops in Provo & Orem

Ramen in Provo and Orem: the dedicated ramen shops, which open on Sunday, the mid-afternoon...

12 min · Abigail Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Best Smoothie & Juice Bars in Provo & Orem

Smoothies, acai bowls and fresh juice in Provo and Orem: the shops worth the drive, what's...

12 min · Abigail Giordano
Cuisine

Best Wings in Provo & Orem

Chicken wings in Provo and Orem: which spots are in which city, who's open on Sunday and...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Provo's Best Kept Secret Restaurants

10 hidden gem restaurants in Provo and Orem that locals love but most newcomers haven't...

8 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Outdoor Dining & Patio Restaurants in Provo

Outdoor dining in Provo and Orem: patios with mountain views, the best months, and how air...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
Local News

How Provo Became a Food City: The Story Behind the Scene

How Provo's food scene grew from chains and campus fast food into a dining destination with...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Where to Eat Before & After a BYU Game

Where to eat around LaVell Edwards Stadium and the Marriott Center: pregame spots, the...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
Markets & Groceries

Food Trucks in Provo & Orem: Where They Park, Why They Move, and Which Ones Are Left

Provo's food truck scene runs on a state law almost nobody cites and a city ordinance...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Restaurants for Groups in Provo

Group dining in Provo: real capacities, private rooms worth booking, weeknight hours that...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Cheap Eats in Provo: Where to Eat Well for Under $10, and Why the Prices You Read Are Wrong

Cheap eats in Provo: taquerias, campus counters, buffets, the lunch-vs-dinner rule, and why...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Food Delivery in Provo: What It Actually Costs, What Won't Come, and Why Your Driver Can't Find You

Food delivery in Provo: how the fees stack up, what Utah law won't let a driver bring,...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
Cuisine

Gluten-Free in Provo & Orem: The Dedicated Kitchens, and the Menu That Marks Gluten Backwards

Utah Valley has several 100% gluten-free kitchens where nothing containing gluten enters the...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Restaurants Open on Sunday in Provo

What's open on Sunday in Provo: the hotel and hospital kitchens locals use, the chains and...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Healthy & Clean Eating Restaurants in Provo

Healthy eating in Provo and Orem - which places are in Provo, why an acai bowl is not...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Family-Friendly Restaurants in Provo

Family restaurants in Provo: places with space, patience, kids' menus and food parents...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Dirty Soda in Provo: The Shops, the Vocabulary, and Where It Came From

Utah invented dirty soda, a trademark fight decided what the shops are allowed to call it,...

13 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Breakfast in Provo & Orem: Early, Weekday & Grab-and-Go

Breakfast in Provo and Orem: places open before 8 a.m., weekday sit-downs with no wait,...

13 min · Elly Giordano
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Late Night Food in Provo: What's Open After 9 PM

Late-night food in Provo: the kitchens open to midnight and 1 a.m., the 24-hour options and...

11 min · JoAnn Giordano
Cuisine

Best Korean Food & BBQ in Provo & Orem

Where to get Korean BBQ in Provo and Orem, including all-you-can-eat, the Korean restaurants...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurants in Provo & Orem

The best plant-based dining in Provo and Orem — from fully vegan restaurants to omnivore...

10 min · Elly Giordano
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Best Burgers in Provo, Orem & Utah Valley

The best burgers in Provo and Orem, plus the ones worth driving for across Utah Valley —...

14 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Chinese & Asian Food in Provo & Orem

Where Provo and Orem go for Chinese food: dumpling houses, noodle shops, hot pot and takeout...

10 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Thai Restaurants in Provo & Orem

The best Thai restaurants in Provo and Orem — verified addresses, which kitchens deliver...

10 min · JoAnn Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Best Desserts & Bakeries in Provo & Orem

The best desserts and bakeries in Provo and Orem: ice cream, cookies, French pastry, donuts,...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Sushi in Provo & Orem

The best sushi in Provo and Orem: which places open on Sunday, why lunch is the cheapest...

12 min · Elly Giordano
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Best Indian Food in Provo & Orem

The five Indian restaurants in Provo and Orem: Sunday hours, where the lunch buffet is,...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
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Best Pizza in Provo & Orem

The best pizza spots in Provo and Orem — wood-fired Neapolitan, New York slabs,...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Best Coffee & Café Spots in Provo and Orem

The best coffee shops, cafés, and cozy work spots in Provo and Orem — from craft espresso to...

9 min · Elly Giordano
Coffee & Desserts

Best Ice Cream in Provo & Orem

The best ice cream in Provo and Orem: where Rockwell is, what changed at the BYU Creamery,...

12 min · Abigail Giordano
By City

15 Best Restaurants in Orem, Utah

The 15 best restaurants in Orem, from wood-fired pizza and Thai to Mexican and Korean, with...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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30 Best Restaurants in Provo

Our definitive ranking of the 30 best restaurants in Provo, Utah — from fine dining to...

19 min · Abigail Giordano
By City

Center Street Dining Guide: Every Restaurant Worth Visiting

Eating on Center Street in downtown Provo: the restaurants, cafes and food spots on Provo's...

12 min · Elly Giordano
Date Ideas

Best Date Night Restaurants in Provo

12 restaurants perfect for date night in Provo, Utah — from upscale fine dining to cozy...

10 min · Elly Giordano
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Best Food Near BYU Campus

The best restaurants, cheap eats, and hidden gems within walking distance of BYU — from...

11 min · Abigail Giordano
Cuisine

Best Mexican Food in Provo

Mexican food in Provo: the two taqueria clusters, which places open on Sunday, Utah's...

12 min · JoAnn Giordano
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Eating on a Student Budget in Provo

Delicious meals under $10 in Provo — from taco stands to buffet deals, plus grocery tips and...

9 min · Elly Giordano