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Only one full-service restaurant operates within the park, but there are numerous places just beyond it. Springdale is the best choice for family-friendly restaurants.
Folks have been known to drive for an hour or more to partake of the outstanding modern American and Asian fare served in this charmingly intimate dining room just off the lobby of the romantic Canyons Boutique Hotel in Kanab. The small-plates–focused menu here changes often according to what's fresh, but recent standouts have included wok-fry rice noodles with Hawaiian red crab and curry oil, and seared duck-breast lo mein with sambal and jalapeño cream.
Relax after a rugged day of hiking with a flight of ales or a juicy elk burger in the beer garden of southern Utah's oldest craft beer maker, Zion Brewery, which is just steps from the park's South Entrance. The kitchen turns out excellent pub grub, such as stout-glazed buffalo meat loaf and beer-battered fish-and-chips, and there's live music most weekend evenings.
