Three local food-and-drink names closed in or near the Granary District this year: Kiitos Brewing's flagship taproom, Laziz Kitchen's original Central 9th location and Proper Burger on Main Street. None of the three brands left Salt Lake City. Each one still runs a counter, bar or stall in Sugar House. Over the same months, a rebuilt brick building on 400 West opened its first restaurant from a national group, with more out-of-state concepts lined up next door.
Taken together, the Granary's food map has split in two. The local brands that grew up here are pulling back toward Sugar House. A single redeveloped block on 400 West is filling with names that come from Arizona, Texas and beyond. That leaves a short list of local taprooms and kitchens between 300 West and Main Street.
Three closings with the same forwarding address
Here is what closed, and where each brand still operates.
- Kiitos Brewing, 608 W. 700 South. The Granary flagship closed after service on Aug. 29, 2026, ending a nine-year run, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The brewery said its bar at 1533 S. 1100 East in Sugar House would remain "open indefinitely."
- Laziz Kitchen, Central 9th. The original location served its last day on Sept. 20, and the kafta burger and za'atar fries moved to Sugar House Station, according to Salt Lake Magazine's September roundup.
- Proper Burger and Proper Brewing, 865 S. Main St. Proper Burger's final day was Saturday, Nov. 7. The taproom next door stays open through the end of November and is serving the Proper food menu until it closes. After that, Proper food and beer will be available at Avenues Proper, Sugar House Station and the Moab brewery, per the Tribune's Nov. 3 report.
Two of the three now serve from the same Sugar House food hall. The third has its own bar in the same neighborhood. Proper beer, including SLC Pils, a beer inspired by the 1998 film "SLC Punk!", will still be sold statewide.
400 West is filling up with out-of-state names
The newcomers are concentrated on one block. Blaser Ventures, which controls land from Kilby Court to Granary Live along with the Post District and the Silos, has been rebuilding the Pickle & Hide project on 400 West. The original Utah Pickle Co. building was torn down in 2025 after the developer said its structural problems were too severe to fix. It has been rebuilt mostly in place with many of the original bricks, about 4 feet closer to the street to meet current zoning, Building Salt Lake reported. The neighboring Hide Building was kept.
County filings and site plans list these tenants:
| Concept | Where it started | Spot on the block | Status as reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Dropout | Fox Restaurant Concepts, the group behind Flower Child in Foothill Village | Corner of the Pickle Building on 400 West | Opened Sept. 2 at 765 S. 400 West, Suite 100 |
| Uchi | Austin, Texas | 400 West side of the Hide Building | Expected to open in 2027 |
| Postino | Phoenix | Building between the Pickle and Hide | Headed for the Granary, no date given |
| Barcelona Wine Bar | Not given | Granary District | Expected to open in 2027 |
Culinary Dropout is the first Utah restaurant for the brand and its 18th location nationwide. The space covers 10,000 square feet, with a restaurant, a patio and a live-music stage inside the former pickle plant. Uchi will open directly next door.
Both trends come from the same market
At the Urban Land Institute Utah's Trends conference in October, Andy Moffitt of Newmark Mountain West called Barcelona Wine Bar, Uchi and Postino three brands that "move the needle anywhere throughout the country." He also counted 35 new big-box retailers in Utah's pipeline. Building Salt Lake's write-up of his presentation then turned to restaurants:
"We are seeing significant closures, unfortunately, in Salt Lake City specifically."
His slide of recent closures included Laziz, Craft by Proper and Kiitos' 600 West location, along with Market Street Grill, Cucina, Xiao Bao, Yoko, Carson Kitchen and Quarters.
The vacancy numbers he presented in October 2026 help explain where restaurants land. Traditional retail built in Salt Lake City's core between 2016 and 2025 was averaging about 2.9 percent vacancy. Retail space inside mixed-use projects was at about 10.3 percent, roughly three and a half times higher. Four years earlier, mixed-use retail in Utah was about 30 percent vacant. A national group with a proven format can sign a lease in a rebuilt historic building on a developer's flagship block. A local brand with several locations can fold its menu into a food hall where it already has a counter, and that is the move both Laziz and Proper made.
800 South is the next piece of the block
The Pickle & Hide block is also changing how people get around on foot. In January, permits were filed with Salt Lake City to demolish vacant buildings at 364, 360 and 344 W. 800 South, plus a fire-damaged building at 742 S. Kilby, Building Salt Lake reported. Brandon Blaser said the goal was to open cross-block access from 800 South to the Pickle & Hide and to Kilby Court. The broader plan calls for adaptive reuse of about 35,000 square feet and a pathway between Kilby Court and Granary Live, the outdoor concert venue on 500 West. None of the demolition permits covered buildings around the Kilby Court music venue itself.
That matters because the next nearest local taproom is on the same stretch. Fisher Brewing sits at 320 W. 800 S., on the block between 300 West and 400 West where the new path is planned. Once the path opens, Fisher, Kilby Court and the new restaurants on 400 West will connect through the middle of the block.
Where the local regulars still pour between 300 West and Main
Here are the locally owned spots in the pocket that are open going into winter, in the order a Thursday-to-Sunday stretch would hit them:
- Templin Family Brewing, 936 S. 300 West. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Templin and Central Ninth Market host the Barrel House Supper at the brewery. The menu is Southern comfort food, including grits with hot links and gravy and a crawfish bisque, with beverage pairings from Dendric Estate and High West. High West head distiller Isaac Winter and Brendan and Carly Coyle of Dendric Estate are the guest speakers. Tickets go through TF Brewing at 385-270-5974 or on Instagram. Templin's own site lists beer along with rotating wine, cider and spirits.
- Proper Brewing, 865 S. Main St. The taproom stays open through the end of November and serves the Proper food menu now that the burger shop next door has closed. In the Instagram post announcing the closures, as quoted by The Salt Lake Tribune, the brewery wrote, "To everyone who's shared a pint, grabbed a burger or made Proper on Main part of their routine, thank you for being part of what made this place special."
- Central Ninth Market, 161 W. 900 S. The market is open daily, and its kitchen serves sandwiches, hearth-fired pizzas and daily specials.
- Fisher Brewing, 320 W. 800 S. Sunday brunch started Nov. 1. The taproom and dog-friendly patio are open seven days a week, with a weekly food truck lineup. Fisher was first founded in 1884 as one of Utah's first breweries and now runs as an employee-owned brewery.
Once November ends and the Proper taproom closes, that list will be down to three, and all of them sit within about two blocks of 900 South and 300 West. Kiitos' former taproom at 608 W. 700 South sat farther west. Culinary Dropout is now open a few blocks east of it on 400 West, with Uchi and Postino to follow.
Danny Swett follows block-level changes like these because they affect what a home near 400 West or 900 South is worth over time, through which corners are getting new restaurants and which are losing longtime ones. If you live in the Granary or Central 9th and want to talk through what the Pickle & Hide block and the 800 South path could mean for your street, Swett Equity Real Estate is glad to dig into it with you. Let's Connect.
