Best Cocktail Bars in Utah

Every bar on this page is in Salt Lake City, from a downtown hotel bar to a vinyl bar at the Gateway. The best cocktail bars in Utah begin with The Vault at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City, named to the U.S. West regional top 10 for the 2025 Spirited Awards' Best U.S. Hotel Bar. Water Witch shares a rear hallway with Bar Nohm, its izakaya sister, and Post Office Place on Market Street holds weekly omakase nights. Seabird stakes its name on craft cocktails, craft beer and vinyl, and Melancholy pours natural and biodynamic wine in the Post District. Thursdays bring live acoustic Vault Sessions from 6 pm. These are the bars we would start with.