City Weekly Best of Utah 2020

Best of Utah 2020: Sips & Sweets

10 reader-voted winners in sips & sweets, from the City Weekly Best of Utah 2020 poll.

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• Best BakeryGourmandise

  What can you say about an institution like Gourmandise? The quaint, Euro-by-way-of-Utah vibe had made this local bakery a dessert destination for years. Whether you're there to snack on a… — Runners-up: Fillings and Emulsions, Les Madeleines

• Best Coffee AppBeans & Brews

  With over 50 locations in Utah, Beans & Brews Coffeehouse is catching up to the more pervasive Seattle-based mermaid brand. We all know which cuppa is superior, too. Aside from serving us…

• Best Coffee ShopCoffee Garden

  In spite of all the craziness of 2020, it's nice to know you can still get a cup of joe from your friendly neighborhood Coffee Garden. Their takeout-only model hasn't deterred customers… — Runners-up: Beans and Brews, Publik

• Best CookiesRuby Snap

  At Salt Lake's original prestige cookie shop, the lovely "ladies" of Ruby Snap are expertly crafted celebrations of the cookie—one of the world's most celebrated desserts. Each pinup… — Runners-up: Crumbl, Goodly

• Best DessertsFillings and Emulsions

  It's been a busy year for Fillings and Emulsions. On top of expanding their dessert empire to West Valley and into Salt Lake City International Airport, Chef Adalberto has been organizing… — Runners-up: Gourmandise, Les Madeleines

• Best DonutsBanbury Cross

  As we embrace wearing sweatpants and our new remote working lives, donuts have become powerful tools for getting us out of bed in the morning. If they're Banbury Cross donuts, we might even… — Runners-up: Big O, Donuts and Deli

• Best PiercerDustin Robbins

  If you're itching to add a new piercing to your collection, look no further than Dustin Robbins of Enso Piercing + Adornment. For nearly 25 years, he's been making Utahns quirkier, cooler… — Runners-up: Courtney Marriott, Patrick Bogdanich

• Best Piercing StudioKoi

  Curt Warren opened Koi's doors in 1997, and since then, it's become one of the most trusted and high-quality piercing studios in Salt Lake. The skilled staff strives to work by the motto… — Runners-up: Enso, Abyss

• Best Real Estate Tag TeamBabs De Lay &

  Julie Brizzée When you pick up a copy of City Weekly each week, you've likely noticed these goofballs on the inside back cover in their weekly ad, dressed up as Wonder Women, teachers and…

• Best Reason to Order Dessert FirstStanza's Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

  Pastry chef extraordinaire Amanda Billingsley has outdone herself with this one! Topped with moscato strawberries, pistachio sable crumb and vanilla mascarpone cream, the lemon ricotta…