Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2024 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. Due to the expansive size of North America’s largest alpine lake, the multiple-choice poll was separated into two categories: South Shore and North/West/East Shore, which includes Truckee. Here are the results.

 

EAT & DRINK—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Jake’s on the Lake

2. Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge

3. Blue Coyote Bar & Grill

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique

2. Lone Eagle Grille

3. Soule Domain

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge

2. Gar Woods Grill & Pier

3. Jake’s on the Lake

 

Best Pizza

1. Whitecaps Pizza

2. Mofo’s Pizza

3. Best Pies Pizzeria

 

Best Breakfast

1. Fire Sign Cafe

2. Jax At The Tracks

3. Old Post Office Cafe

 

Best Sushi

1. Drunken Monkey Sushi

2. Hiro Sushi

3. Koi Sushi

 

Best Burgers

1. Bridgetender Tavern and Grill

2. Inclined Burgers and Brews

3. Burger Me

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Tahoma Market & Deli

2. Full Belly Deli

3. West Shore Market

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet

2. Zuri Coffee Co.

3. Watermans Landing Cafe

 

Best Bar

1. Alibi Ale Works – Truckee Public House

2. Pete ’n Peters

3. Gar Woods Grill & Pier

 

Best Brewing Company

1. Alibi Ale Works

2. FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

3. Tahoe National Brewing Company

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. Uncorked Tahoe City

2. Uncorked Olympic Valley

3. The Pour House

 

EAT & DRINK—SOUTH SHORE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Artemis Lakefront Cafe

2. Freshies Ohana

3. Bert’s Cafe

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Bistro at Edgewood 

2. Chart House

3. Cafe Fiore Italian Cuisine

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Riva Grill On The Lake

2. Brooks’ Bar & Deck

3. Artemis Lakefront Cafe

 

Best Breakfast

1. The Red Hut Cafe

2. Tahoe Bagel Company

3. Ernie’s Coffee Shop

 

Best Pizza

1. Lake Tahoe Pizza Company

2. Base Camp Pizza Co.

3. Blue Dog Pizza

 

Best Sushi

1. Kalani’s

2. Off The Hook Sushi

3. Sushi Pier

 

Best Burgers

1. Burger Lounge

2. Lucky Beaver Bar & Burger

3. Cold Water Brewery & Grill

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Sprouts Cafe

2. Tahoe Bagel Company

3. The Cork & More

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Cuppa Tahoe

2. Clyde’s Coffee Roasting Co.

3. Drink Coffee Do Stuff

 

Best Bar

1. Himmel Haus

2. Community Speakeasy

3. MacDuff’s Pub

 

Best Brewing Company

1. South Lake Brewing Company

2. Sidellis Lake Tahoe

3. Cold Water Brewery & Grill

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. The Cork and More

2. The Idle Hour

3. Tahoe Tastings

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Music Venue

1. Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room

2. Sand Harbor Trepp Amphitheater

3. Truckee Amphitheater

 

Best Golf Course

1. Incline Village Championship Course

2. Old Brockway Golf Course

3. Coyote Moon

 

Best Mountain Bike Trail

1. Flume Trail

2. Donner Lake Rim Trail

3. Hole in the Ground

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Palisades Tahoe Alpine

2. Palisades Tahoe

3. Northstar

 

Best Chairlift

1. KT-22, Palisades Tahoe

2. Summit Express, Palisades Tahoe Alpine

3. Crystal Express, Diamond Peak

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—south SHORE

Best Music Venue

1. Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

2. Lakeview Commons

3. Valhalla Boathouse Theater

 

Best Golf Course

1. Edgewood Tahoe

2. Lake Tahoe Golf Course

3. Tahoe Paradise Golf Course

 

Best Mountain Bike Trail

1. Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

2. Corral Trail

3. Cold Creek Trail

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Heavenly

2. Kirkwood

3. Sierra-at-Tahoe

 

Best Chairlift

1. Aerial Tramway, Heavenly

2. Heavenly Gondola, Heavenly

3. Gunbarrel Express, Heavenly

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Tahoe Dave’s Boardshop

2. Alpenglow Sports

3. Mountain Hardware & Sports

 

Best Bike Shop

1. Olympic Bike Shop

2. Start Haus Ski & Bike

3. Bike Truckee

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Shop

1. Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards

2. Village Ski Loft

3. Start Haus Ski & Bike

 

Best Home Décor

1. Summit Studio + Home

2. Mountain Home Center

3. Alpine Home

 

Best Art Gallery

1. Gallery Keoki

2. Piper J Gallery

3. Alpenglow Gallery

 

Best Hardware Store

1. Mountain Hardware & Sports (main Truckee location)

2. Mountain Hardware & Sports (Incline Village location)

3. Tahoe City Ace Hardware & Lumber

 

Best Mechanic

1. Ward & Sons Automotive

2. Tahoe City Auto Repair

3. Truckee Automotive

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—SOUTH SHORE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Tahoe Sports Ltd

2. BlueZone Sports – South Lake Tahoe

3. Patagonia

 

Best Bike Shop

1. Sierra Ski & Cycle Works

2. South Shore Bikes

3. South Lake E-bikes

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Shop

1. Shoreline of Tahoe

2. BlueZone Sports – South Lake Tahoe

3. Sierra Ski & Cycle Works

 

Best Home Decor

1. On Tahoe Time

2. Welcome Home Shoppe Gifts and Decor

3. Design Shoppe

 

Best Art Gallery

1. Wyland Galleries

2. Pacific Crest Gallery

3. Marcus Ashley Gallery

 

Best Hardware Store

1. South Lake Tahoe Ace Hardware

2. DIY Home Center

3. Langenfeld Ace Hardware

 

Best Mechanic

1. Kingsbury Automotive

2. Eloise Automotive & Alignment

3. Art’s Transmission