Silver Lake Lodge
Lodge$$
Order: Turkey chili
The chili everyone comes for.
Best for: a ski-day lunch · Reserve: walk in
Deer Valley, Park City
North America · United States
Where to eat in Park City
A silver-mining Main Street between two resorts: Deer Valley's turkey chili, whiskey at a ski-in saloon, a lobster roll 7,000 feet up, and the dining rooms of the Sundance crowd.
Park City at a glance
- What to eat
- Deer Valley turkey chili; Lobster roll; Wild game; Bourbon at altitude; Fry sauce and burgers.
- When to go
- Best: January–March and December. Also good: June–September. Hardest: April–May and October–November.
- Top tables
- This guide lists 1 award-winning restaurant, starting with RIME Seafood + Steak.
- Where locals eat
- Local favorites off the prestige lists include Silver Lake Lodge, Royal Street Café, Empire Canyon Lodge and Cloud Dine.
- Markets
- Park Silly Sunday Market.
A ski town
On the mountain, and après
Deer Valley, Condé Nast readers' top resort in North America for 2026, is the place to eat on the hill: the turkey chili in a bread bowl at Silver Lake Lodge. Ski down Quit'n Time to Main Street and the High West Saloon for après.
- Deer Valley · Silver Lake Lodge and the turkey chili; ski only, no snowboards
- Park City Mountain · Ski to Main Street on Quit'n Time; Cloud Dine at Canyons
On the mountain
On-mountain lodge
Silver Lake Lodge
Order: Turkey chili in a bread bowl
Deer Valley's mid-mountain lodge, where the famous chili is served.
On-mountain café
Royal Street Café
Order: Turkey chili and a deck table
The sit-down lunch at Silver Lake.
On-mountain lodge
Empire Canyon Lodge
Order: Turkey chili fries
Deer Valley's upper lodge.
1 more on the mountain
On-mountain café
Cloud Dine
Order: A cookie and the view
At the top of the Orange Bubble at Canyons.
Après
Ski-in distillery saloon
High West Saloon
Order: Whiskey and a bowl of something
Ski down Quit'n Time into a whiskey saloon in an old livery and garage.
Bar
No Name Saloon
Order: A buffalo burger on the roof
The Main Street bar, rooftop in winter sun.
Après
The Corner
Order: Drinks at the base
The base-area après room at Park City Mountain.
Seen in Park City Magazine, best après
1 more for après
Après lounge
The Vintage Room
Order: A cocktail by the fire
The St. Regis's après room, opened Dec 17 2025.
The dish to eat here
Deer Valley turkey chili
A chunky turkey and black bean chili with no tomatoes, often served in a bread bowl.
The best three: Silver Lake Lodge, Empire Canyon Lodge, Deer Valley Café.
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What to eat in Park City, and where
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Deer Valley turkey chili
Chunks of turkey and black beans, no tomatoes, often in a bread bowl
The 3 best places to eat it in Park City
- 1Silver Lake Lodge
Order: Turkey chili in a bread bowl
The mid-mountain lodge.
- 2Empire Canyon Lodge
Order: Turkey chili fries
The upper lodge.
- 3
Lobster roll
Freshies, flown in from Maine
The best place to eat it in Park City
- 1Freshies Lobster Co
Order: The lobster roll
Maine lobster at 7,000 feet.
Wild game
Elk and bison on Main Street
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Bourbon at altitude
High West, the ski-in distillery saloon
The best place to eat it in Park City
- 1High West Saloon
Order: A whiskey flight
The ski-in distillery saloon.
Seen in Park City Magazine, best après
Fry sauce and burgers
Utah's ketchup-and-mayo dip
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Breakfast burrito
The ski-day breakfast
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
The most celebrated tables
The top 1 restaurants in Park City, per 2026.
More award winners
RIME Seafood + Steak
Salt Lake Magazine Dining Awards 2026
The St. Regis dining room, reached by funicular.
When to go and what is in season
Park City food calendar: month by month → What is in season, what to eat and the food festivals each month.
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak Jan–Mar, DecShoulder Jun–SepHard Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Why these months
Ski season mid-November to mid-April; Sundance fills the town in late January; Park Silly Sunday Market runs in summer.
In season
- Deer Valley turkey chili Jan–Apr, Dec At Silver Lake and Empire Canyon lodges.
Food events
- Park Silly Sunday Market Jun Select summer Sundays on historic Main Street.
Closures to plan around
- Mud season: many kitchens close or cut hours from mid-April to late May and from mid-October to Thanksgiving; check before you go.
- Sundance (late January) books every table in town.
From published guides and tourism boards. Months are our mapping of how guides describe the seasons; 2027 event dates are expected, not confirmed. Prices come from single sources of varying age, so treat them as a rough guide. Compare cities by month
Secret discoveries
Locally loved places that are not on the big prestige lists.
Seafood shack
Freshies Lobster Co
Order: The lobster roll
Maine lobster in the mountains, a Park City favorite.
Breakfast café
Five5eeds
Order: Brunch plates
Australian-run brunch spot.
Seen in Ski Utah, cheap eats in Park City · worth confirming hours before you go
Neighborhood restaurant
Hearth & Hill
Order: Wood-fired dinner
Where Park City eats out away from Main Street.
Seen in Time Out, best restaurants in Park City · worth confirming hours before you go
Food markets in Park City
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Awards come from the guides named on each listing (2026). Researched November 7, 2026. Restaurants change; confirm hours, reservations and current stars before you go. Some addresses, phone numbers and websites come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), so call ahead to confirm. Local favorites are editorial picks, not rankings.
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Every place in this guide, A to Z (19)
- Cloud Dine Canyons Village, Park City Mountain
- Deer Valley Café Deer Valley
- Eating Establishment 317 Main St
- Empire Canyon Lodge Deer Valley, Empire Canyon
- Firewood Main Street
- Five5eeds Park City
- Freshies Lobster Co Park City
- Handle Main Street
- Hearth & Hill Kimball Junction
- High West Saloon Old Town
- No Name Saloon Main Street
- Park Silly Sunday Market
- RIME Seafood + Steak St. Regis Deer Valley
- Riverhorse on Main Main Street
- Royal Street Café Silver Lake Lodge, Deer Valley
- Silver Lake Lodge Deer Valley, mid-mountain
- The Corner Park City Mountain base
- The Vintage Room St. Regis Deer Valley
- Wasatch Bagel Park City
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