115 tracked keywords, 1,800,780 searches a month, $1.5M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Salt Lake City metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 115 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $8.75 for “oasis cafe salt lake”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 1,220,000 | $0.56 | 9 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 90,500 | $0.37 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 90,500 | $1.52 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 60,500 | $1.03 | 0 | transactional |
| r&r bbq slc | 40,500 | $4.74 | 47 | navigational |
| dining slc | 33,100 | $1.02 | 16 | informational |
| salt lake restaurants | 33,100 | $1.02 | 6 | commercial |
| barber shop near me | 22,200 | $1.82 | 23 | transactional |
| top restaurants in slc | 14,800 | $1.05 | 10 | commercial |
| food in slc | 9,900 | $0.70 | 1 | branded |
| restaurants downtown slc | 8,100 | $1.11 | 14 | commercial |
| brunch slc | 8,100 | $1.60 | 0 | informational |
| bars in salt lake | 6,600 | $1.60 | 1 | commercial |
| sapa sushi slc | 6,600 | $2.64 | 0 | branded |
| spitz restaurant salt lake city | 6,600 | $3.24 | 14 | commercial |
| steakhouse salt lake city | 5,400 | $1.24 | 10 | commercial |
| sushi in slc | 5,400 | $0.73 | 1 | informational |
| bambara restaurant salt lake city | 5,400 | $1.34 | 0 | commercial |
| finns restaurant slc | 5,400 | $0.41 | 5 | commercial |
| cafe salt lake city | 4,400 | $0.41 | 15 | commercial |
| best food in salt lake city | 3,600 | $0.91 | 0 | informational |
| harbor restaurant slc | 3,600 | $0.46 | 1 | commercial |
| mexican restaurant salt lake | 3,600 | $0.48 | 3 | commercial |
| restaurant in sugarhouse | 3,600 | $0.60 | 7 | commercial |
| the other place restaurant salt lake city | 3,600 | $0.31 | 0 | commercial |
| tuscany restaurant slc | 3,600 | $4.89 | 5 | commercial |
| breweries salt lake city | 2,900 | $0.49 | 15 | informational |
| pizza slc | 2,900 | $1.10 | 9 | commercial |
| oasis cafe salt lake | 2,900 | $8.75 | 55 | commercial |
| new restaurants slc | 2,400 | $0.97 | 0 | commercial |
| best pizza in slc | 2,400 | $0.54 | 0 | commercial |
| mexican food slc | 2,400 | $0.56 | 14 | branded |
| from scratch restaurant salt lake city | 2,400 | $0.62 | 0 | commercial |
| ramen slc | 2,400 | $0.43 | 1 | branded |
| veneto restaurant salt lake city | 2,400 | $5.25 | 0 | commercial |
| fine dining slc | 1,900 | $1.27 | 13 | informational |
| upscale restaurants salt lake city | 1,900 | $1.27 | 23 | commercial |
| nice restaurants in slc | 1,900 | $1.31 | 1 | commercial |
| best brunch slc | 1,900 | $1.77 | 0 | informational |
| city creek dining | 1,900 | $0.98 | 0 | branded |
| best burger in slc | 1,900 | $0.71 | 5 | branded |
| good food slc | 1,900 | $0.82 | 0 | informational |
| copper canyon grill salt lake city | 1,900 | $0.20 | 1 | branded |
| italian food slc | 1,900 | $0.95 | 16 | informational |
| fancy restaurants in slc | 1,600 | $1.24 | 4 | commercial |
| bbq in slc | 1,600 | $0.86 | 0 | navigational |
| bar bq salt lake | 1,600 | $0.86 | — | commercial |
| best sushi in slc | 1,600 | $0.84 | 2 | branded |
| bars downtown slc | 1,600 | $1.19 | 9 | commercial |
| downtown slc food | 1,600 | $0.49 | 13 | navigational |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Salt Lake City.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Salt Lake City metro — 7 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol Agave | 4.9 | 6,475 | ✓ |
| Gourmandise | 4.5 | 5,619 | ✓ |
| Spitz Mediterranean Street Food | 4.7 | 5,461 | ✓ |
| Slackwater Sandy | 4.6 | 4,373 | ✓ |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 4.7 | 4,243 | ✓ |
| The Pie Pizzeria - Underground | 4.6 | 4,215 | ✓ |
| Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana | 4.5 | 4,125 | ✓ |
| Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana | 4.5 | 4,125 | ✓ |
| Gracie's | 4.2 | 4,093 | ✓ |
| The Pie Pizzeria - South Salt Lake | 4.6 | 3,963 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Salt Lake City already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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