There’s a new place to hang out in Park City.

Silver is a restaurant that opened during Sundance at 508 Main Street the building formerly occupied by Phoenix Gallery and long ago by Utah Power & Light.

“It’s the prize jewel of Main Street,” Barlow said of the building.

The idea for the restaurant was simple. Barlow and her partners Mary Lisenbee and Bart Carlson enjoyed all the restaurants, bars and saloons in town, but there were no bar lounges, she said.

There was nowhere to have a great meal and then just hang out with a drink.

When she wanted to have a business meeting or a get-together with friends to catch up, Barlow said she always felt guilty taking up a table for so long and having the server refill her glass of water awkwardly every five minutes.

At Silver, people can enjoy dinner on the first or bottom floor, and then head upstairs via stairs or a built-in elevator to have dessert or a drink and just hang out.

The interior was created by Rockwell Group from New York famous for their hotels, casinos, high-end restaurants and meeting spaces. Designer David Mexico had almost everything on the walls, floors and ceilings created specifically for Silver.

In addition to comfortable but elegant dinner chairs, stuffed cobalt-blue banquettes invite guests to sit down and stay awhile.

Rockwell Group told Barlow she was their very first request for cobalt blue furniture. It’s classy, bright, vintage and fun a perfect fit, she said.

Another first for Rockwell Group was how quickly Silver was finished, but several celebrity parties and dinners were scheduled for the Sundance Film Festival, Barlow explained.

Those events resulted in several mentions in national publications in the very first weeks of being open. Now, more national magazines have asked to highlight the restaurant and lounge as a new “hot spot,” she said.

With gold chain mail adorning the brick walls, floating fire places, faux-reptile skin upholstery and a glowing bathroom sink, Silver has a very chic, New York-like feel.

“Park City is the new Hamptons of the West,” she said.

As such, the partners planned Silver to be a place where people from all over would be impressed, but where they would also feel at home.

Chef Todd Mark Miller created a simple menu with a lot of American basics like steak with his own twists. Some of his recipes are even borrowed from his grandmother, she said.

“He’s really good at picking out great cuts of meats,” she added.

Her favorites are the foie gras French toast and the truffle fries. Both sound too out-of-the-box, but Barlow assures diners they’re tasteful twists on old favorites.

“I like simple simple go back to the basics,” she said. “Oldies are goodies.”

Silver has extensive space for private parties whether they are wedding functions or corporate events.

Walk-ins are welcome but dinner reservations are encouraged, she said.

Silver Restaurant

508 Main Street

435-940-1000

Open at 4 p.m. for après ski, 5 p.m. for full dinner service