The Best Country Bars in Salt Lake City
When you are looking for a country bar that offers a honky-tonk atmosphere, line dancing, themed decor, and mechanical bull riding, you have a wide range of options in Salt Lake City. County bars are a great place to socialize and spend time with family and friends who enjoy country music and a fun night out on the town.
What Are the Best Country Bars in Salt Lake City?
The best country bars in Salt Lake City include:
- Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club’s Hidden Boot Salon: Enjoy this “hidden” speakeasy country-themed bar, complete with specialty cocktails, mocktails, beer, and soft drinks, along with elevated small bites and entrees while enjoying country music, dancing, and riding our mechanical bull.
- The Westerner: This is a classic SLC dance hall, grill, and bar, which has hosted numerous country artists over the years. They even offer line dancing lessons.
- The Woodshed: This is a country-themed bar, which features alternative-country and honky-tonk music, with live performers.
- Pat’s BBQ: Pat’s BBQ is a lively spot for live country music from local honky-tonk and alternative country bands.
- The Bayou: Another good choice for a country bar, if you are looking for a variety of bands and live music.
Where Can You Go Line Dancing or Hear Country Music in SLC?
You can find line dancing or hear country music in SLC at the best country bars, like Hidden Boot Salon and The Westerner Club. Other venues in the city offer special country event nights, featuring line dancing or country music, such as:
- DF Dance Studio
- Aces High Saloon
- The Venue at 1750
- The Complex
What Makes Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club Stand Out as a Country Nightlife Spot?
Some of the reasons that make Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club stand out as one of the best country nightlife spots in SLC include:
- Country music nights and DJs: The Flanker nightlife experience includes hosting specific country music nights with line dancing, DJs, and bull riding.
- Special event nights: Join us for our Bootleg Wednesdays or Buck Off Saturdays bull riding tournaments.
- Dedicated country-themed space: The Hidden Boot Saloon has their own dedicated space, featuring a country-themed speakeasy for a truly immersive environment and experience.
- Interactive entertainment: Take a break from dancing and bull riding to check out our Karaoke room or sports simulators.
- Award-winning food and drinks: We have some of the best cocktails, mocktails, and food in the city, like our award-winning wings and burgers.
What Makes Hidden Boot a Top Country Bar in SLC?
What makes Hidden Boot a top country bar in SLC is our immersive environment that transports you into a speakeasy setting, with an exceptional rustic country bar experience. The bar is uniquely decorated with a range of Instagram-ready, country-inspired photo ops.
Other standout features include:
- “Ring the Bell” ice shot challenges
- Mechanical bull riding
- Mechanical bull riding tournaments
- A wide variety of country music
- Country-inspired signature cocktails and curated bites
- One of the best country vibes in SLC
What Kind of Drinks, Music, and Atmosphere Can Guests Expect?
Guests can expect country and cowboy-inspired cocktails, mocktails, and specialty drinks, as well as beer and a range of soft drinks, like our All-Girl Rodeo, Cowboy Colada, and Zero Proof Prairie Colada. Enjoy a range of small bites or entrees, while sipping on your favorite drinks. We even have country-inspired vegan and vegetarian cuisine.
Our country music includes a mix of tunes as well as live DJs on select nights, with plenty of lively dancing and line dances. The Hidden Boot Salon creates an immersive country vibe, complete with unique decor in an intimate and social setting, perfect for date nights or hanging out with friends and family.
Is Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club Good for Groups, Parties, or Special Occasions?
Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club is a great location for groups, parties, and special occasions. We offer several private event spaces and packages, including the Hidden Boot Salon, Karaoke rooms, and sports simulators.
Whether you want to plan a country-themed party, or just celebrate your birthday, our event coordinators help create memorable events.
Other types of events we can host include:
- Bachelor/bachelorette parties
- Wedding rehearsal dinners
- Wedding receptions
- Retirement parties
- Anniversaries
- Fantasy football draft parties
- Game-day parties
- Corporate events
- Corporate parties
- Holiday parties
Visit the Best Country Bar in Salt Lake City Today
Don’t miss out on the hottest country bar in the city, and come challenge our mechanical bull.
Due to the popularity of the Hidden Boot Salon, we highly recommend making reservations to secure your spot inside the best country bar in Salt Lake City.
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