Market Street Grill

Market Street Grill has been Salt Lake City's premier seafood restaurant since its founding in 1984, operating from a prominent address on Market Street in downtown SLC under the Gastronomy Inc. restaurant group. In a landlocked state better known for beef, game, and trout, Market Street Grill has built a four-decade reputation for flying in fresh Atlantic and Pacific seafood daily, sourcing live Maine lobster, Pacific Dungeness crab, and fresh wild-caught fish on a supply chain that consistently defies Utah's geographic limitations. The result is a menu that changes daily based on arrivals: a fish board updated each morning lists what came in the night before from suppliers in New England, the Pacific Northwest, and the Gulf of Mexico. Live Maine lobster is kept in tanks and cooked to order; the Dungeness crab legs are the menu item most associated with the restaurant's identity and are frequently cited by long-time Salt Lake City residents as a benchmark for crustacean freshness in the region. Utah trout meuniere — locally sourced and pan-finished with brown butter and lemon — bridges the restaurant's regional roots with its national-seafood identity. The dining room is lively and well-lit in the traditional fish-house manner: dark woods, booths, a raw bar counter, and the constant movement of a busy professional kitchen. The Saturday and Sunday breakfast and brunch service has become a local institution in its own right, drawing families for crab cake Benedicts, smoked fish platters, and fresh-squeezed juice. Reservations are recommended, particularly for weekend evenings and Sunday brunch.