Mint Tapas and Sushi 4 (Sugar House)

Mint Tapas and Sushi sits on McClelland Street in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood, the fourth location in a Utah family of restaurants that started two decades ago as a small Holladay spot called Rice Basil. The formula: modern sushi, artful Asian tapas, and cocktails worth lingering over.

Small plates drive the menu, so tables build a spread rather than settle on one entree. Vegetarian options fit in naturally, the cocktail list pulls from hard liquor, beer, and wine, and the room handles date nights and group dinners equally well.

Reservations are available for dine in, with outdoor seating when the weather cooperates. Takeout, curbside pickup, and delivery cover the nights you’d rather stay home, and the space is wheelchair accessible throughout.

The same team runs Gossip Kitchen, a contemporary Asian tapas and cocktail room downtown on 200 South, so a favorite dish in Sugar House has a sibling across Salt Lake City.