Tahoe Quarterly readers selected their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play from South Lake Tahoe to Truckee. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2022 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll.

 

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EAT & DRINK—NORTH/WEST/EAST SHORE, TRUCKEE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Jax At The Tracks

2. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria

3. Donner Lake Kitchen

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Pianeta

2. Manzanita

3. Soule Domain

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge

2. Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar

3. Christy Hill

 

Best Pizza

1. Whitecaps Pizza

2. Mofo’s Pizza

3. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria

 

Best Breakfast

1. Squeeze Inn

2. Fire Sign Cafe

3. Sage Leaf Tahoe

 

Best Sushi

1. Drunken Monkey Sushi

2. Hiro Sushi

3. Koi Sushi

 

Best Burgers

1. Inclined Burgers and Brews

2. Bridgetender Tavern and Grill

3. Fat Cat Bar & Grill

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Mountain High Sandwich Company

2. Full Belly Deli

3. New Moon Natural Foods

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Pacific Crest Coffee Company

2. Zuri Coffee Co.

3. Drink Coffee Do Stuff

 

Best Bar

1. Alibi Ale Works Truckee Public House

2. Fat Cat Bar & Grill

3. Alibi Ale Works Incline Public House

 

Best Brewery

1. Alibi Ale Works

2. FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

3. Truckee Brewing Company

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. Uncorked

2. The Pour House

3. Truckee River Winery

 

EAT & DRINK—SOUTH SHORE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Sprouts Cafe

2. Freshies Restaurant & Bar

3. Getaway Cafe

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Edgewood Bistro

2. Evan’s American Gourmet

3. The Lake House

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Riva Grill On The Lake

2. Beacon Bar & Grill

3. Artemis Lakefront Cafe

 

Best Breakfast

1. Sprouts Cafe

2. The Getaway Cafe

3. Brothers Burrito House

 

Best Pizza

1. Lake Tahoe Pizza Company

2. Base Camp Pizza

3. Lake Tahoe AleWorX

 

Best Sushi

1. Off The Hook Sushi

2. The Naked Fish

3. Samurai Restaurant

 

Best Burgers

1. Izzy’s Burger Spa

2. Burger Lounge

3. Lucky Beaver Bar & Burger

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Yellow Submarine

2. The Divided Sky

3. Sprouts Cafe

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Free Bird Cafe

2. Bare Roots Artisan Coffee Roasting

3. Clyde’s Coffee Roasting Co.

 

Best Bar

1. MacDuff’s Pub

2. Himmel Haus

3. The Divided Sky

 

Best Brewery

1. Sidellis Lake Tahoe

2. Cold Water Brewery & Grill

3. South Lake Brewing Company

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. Revive Coffee & Wine

2. The Cork and More

3. Toast Tahoe

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—NORTH/WEST/EAST SHORE, TRUCKEE

Best Music Venue

1. Crystal Bay Club

2. Moody’s Bistro Bar & Beats

3. Truckee Amphitheater

 

Best Golf Course

1. Incline Village Championship Course

2. Coyote Moon

3. Old Greenwood

 

Best Bike Trail

1. Flume Trail

2. Tahoe East Shore Trail

3. Hole in the Ground

 

Best Day Hike

1. Monkey Rock

2. Judah Loop

3. Five Lakes

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Palisades Tahoe

2. Northstar

3. Sugar Bowl

 

Best Chairlift

1. KT-22 (Palisades Tahoe)

2. Crystal Express (Diamond Peak)

3. Ellis Chair (Homewood)

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—SOUTH SHORE

Best Music Venue

1. Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

2. Lakeview Commons

3. The Divided Sky

 

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. Powerline Trail

3. Corral Loop

 

Best Day Hike

1. Rubicon Trail

2. Eagle Lake/Falls

3. Fallen Leaf Lake

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Kirkwood

2. Heavenly

3. Sierra-at-Tahoe

 

Best Chairlift

1. The Wall (Kirkwood)

2. Heavenly Gondola

3. Mott Canyon (Heavenly)

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—NORTH/WEST/EAST SHORE, TRUCKEE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Alpenglow Sports

2. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

3. Tahoe Sports Hub

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Rentals

1. Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards

2. Village Ski Loft

3. Tahoe Sports Hub

 

Best Home Décor

1. Mountain Home Center

2. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

3. Summit Studio & Home

 

Best Art Gallery

1. Gallery Keoki

2. Alpenglow Gallery

3. Gallery 5830’

 

Best Hardware Store

1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

2. Village Ace Hardware

3. Swigards True Value Hardware

 

Best Mechanic

1. The Auto & Tire Doctor

2. Ward & Sons

3. Tahoe City Auto Repair

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—SOUTH SHORE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Big 5 Sporting Goods

2. Shoreline of Tahoe

3. Tahoe Sports Ltd

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Rentals

1. The Boardinghouse

2. Powder House Ski and Snowboard

3. Shoreline of Tahoe

 

Best Art Gallery

1. The Eadington Gallery

2. Pacific Crest Gallery

3. Marcus Ashley Fine Art Gallery

 

Best Hardware Store

1. DIY Home Center

2. Langenfeld Ace Hardware

3. Nels Tahoe Hardware

 

Best Mechanic

1. Lake Tahoe Automotive

2. Kingsbury Automotive

3. Norm’s Auto Repair