Best Soda Shops in Salt Lake City

Cait Kontalis

If you're sober-curious or want to experiment with a damp lifestyle, the soda shop scene in Salt Lake City is a great starting place. Due to its historically religious influence, soda shops popped up in place of traditional bars and pubs. Here you can try out creative soda flavor combinations of sweet and sugary goodness in place of your alcoholic beverage.

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  • Soda Crazy about Italian Ice, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      Soda Crazy is a unique soda shop because it offers the opportunity to add Italian ice to nearly every soda drink. This soda shop also offers hot espresso and coffee drinks. This is unique, as not many soda shops provide hot caffeinated beverages due to the Mormon influence of the local culture.

  • Twisted Sugar, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      <p>Twisted Sugar is another beloved shop in the Salt Lake City area that delivers yummy sodas like the "Nerd Alert" (Pineapple, Coconut &amp; Coconut Cream). However, their menu does not include brand-name sodas like Dr. Pepper, Sprite, etc. Additionally, they offer fun frozen drinks called "Twisters" that provide a delicious smoothy-like experience.</p>

  • Thirst Drinks in Salt Lake City, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      Thirst Drinks is all about selling the experience. In addition to good soda and good snacks, they want you to leave with a smile on your face. They even provide free popcorn to turn that frown upside down. Give their famous Smooth Classic (coke, coconut, vanilla, and half & half) a try when visiting!

  • Sips Drive-Thru, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      Sips is a small family-owned establishment with just two locations. While it hasn't created the empire of its competitors, it still holds its own spot amongst the soda shop competition. The owners pride themselves in getting to know their customers and preparing "their usual" when they walk inside their shop.

  • Sodalicious, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      My niece lives in Salt Lake City and swears by Sodalicious's "Southern Gentleman" (Dr. Pepper + Peach, Vanilla) combo. Sodalicious is another one of the "original" soda shops that took Utah by storm. They offer 16 "base" sodas and allow you to customize them to your heart's content. Be sure to pick up some yummy baked goods here as well.

  • Quench It! in Salt Lake City, United States

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    • caitkontalis

      While popular, Quench It! is a bit more under the radar than its competitors. This drive-through shop not only offers cold sodas but creative hot caffeine-free beverages like the Melted S'more (Hot Chocolate, Marshmallow & Graham Crackers) and Almond Joy (Hot Chocolate, Almond & Coconut). Additionally, you can cool off with fancy water-based drinks with creative fruit infusions.

  • Swig in Salt Lake City, United States

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      Swig is one of the original soda shops in Salt Lake City and has grown to 45 locations within Utah and even expanded to six states. They offer unique flavors like Hula Girl (Sprite + Light Lemonade + Mango + Pineapple + Strawberry + Coconut) and Big Al (Diet Coke + Coconut + Fresh Lime). Plus, you can pick up some freshly baked cookies to go along with your sugar rush.