Casting votes via an inclusive multiple-choice poll, Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2023 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. Due to the sheer size of North America’s largest alpine lake, voting was separated into two categories: South Shore and North/West/East Shore, including Truckee. Here are the results.

 

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EAT & DRINK—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Jake’s on the Lake

2. Fire Sign Cafe

3. Lanza’s Restaurant

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Soule Domain

2. Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique

3. Christy Hill Restaurant

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge

2. Gar Woods Grill & Pier Restaurant

3. West Shore Cafe

 

Best Pizza

1. Whitecaps Pizza

2. Mofo’s Pizza

3. Village Pizzeria

 

Best Breakfast

1. Fire Sign Cafe

2. Old Post Office Cafe

3. Rosie’s Cafe

 

Best Sushi

1. Drunken Monkey Sushi

2. Hiro Sushi

3. Tahoe City Sushi

 

Best Burgers

1. Bridgetender Tavern and Grill

2. Burger Me

3. Inclined Burgers and Brews

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Full Belly Deli

2. Tahoma Market & Deli

3. Mountain High Sandwich Company

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet

2. Zuri Coffee Co.

3. Drink Coffee Do Stuff

 

Best Bar

1. Alibi Ale Works – Incline Public House

2. Pete ’n Peter’s

3. Gar Woods Grill & Pier Restaurant

 

Best Brewing Company

1. Alibi Ale Works

2. FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

3. Truckee Brewing Company

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. Uncorked Truckee

2. The Pour House

3. Uncorked Tahoe City

 

EAT & DRINK—SOUTH SHORE

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. The Red Hut Cafe

2. Sprouts Cafe

3. Bert’s Cafe

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Evan’s American Gourmet

2. Chart House

3. Riva Grill On The Lake

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Beacon Bar & Grill

2. Riva Grill On The Lake

3. Lake Tahoe AleWorX

 

Best Breakfast

1. The Red Hut Cafe

2. The Getaway Cafe

3. Driftwood Cafe

 

Best Pizza

1. Base Camp Pizza Co.

2. Lake Tahoe Pizza Company

3. Blue Dog Pizza

 

Best Sushi

1. Kalani’s

2. The Naked Fish

3. Off The Hook Sushi

 

Best Burgers

1. Izzy’s Burger Spa

2. Burger Lounge

3. California Burger Co.

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Sprouts Cafe

2. The Divided Sky

3. Tahoe Keys Deli

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. Cuppa Tahoe

2. Alpina Coffee Cafe

3. The Free Bird

 

Best Bar

1. Emerald Bay Bar & Grill

2. The Divided Sky

3. McP’s Taphouse Grill

 

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. Tahoe Tastings

3. The Idle Hour

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Music Venue

1. Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room

2. Sand Harbor Trepp Amphitheater

3. Commons Beach

 

Best Golf Course

1. Incline Village Championship Course

2. Old Brockway Golf Course

3. Tahoe City Golf Course

 

Best Mountain Bike Trail

1. Flume Trail

2. Donner Lake Rim Trail

3. Tahoe XC

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Palisades Tahoe

2. Sugar Bowl

3. Northstar

 

Best Chairlift

1. Summit Express, Alpine Meadows

2. Granite Chief, Palisades Tahoe

3. KT-22 Express, Palisades Tahoe

 

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—south SHORE

Best Music Venue

1. Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

2. Vallhalla Boathouse Theater

3. Lakeview Commons

 

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. Angora Ridge Trail

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Heavenly

2. Kirkwood

3. Sierra-at-Tahoe

 

Best Chairlift

1. Heavenly Gondola, Heavenly

2. Gunbarrel Express, Heavenly

3. Cornice Express (Chair 6), Kirkwood

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—NORTH/west/east SHORE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Tahoe Dave’s Boardshop

2. Alpenglow Sports

3. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

 

Best Bike Shop

1. Olympic Bike Shop

2. Paco’s Truckee

3. The BackCountry

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Shop

1. Start Haus Ski & Bike

2. Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards

3. Village Ski Loft

 

Best Home Decor

1. Mountain Home Center

2. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

3. Cabin Fever

 

Best Art Gallery

1. Gallery Keoki

2. North Tahoe Arts

3. Piper J Gallery

 

Best Hardware Store

1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

2. Swigard’s Ace Hardware

3. Village Ace Hardware

 

Best Mechanic

1. F.H.P. Automotive

2. The Auto & Tire Doctor

3. Ward & Sons Automotive

 

Best Pet Care

1. Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge

2. Pet Station

3. Burton Creek Veterinary Clinic

 

RETAIL & SERVICE—SOUTH SHORE

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Tahoe Sports Ltd

2. BlueZone Sports – South Lake Tahoe

3. Shoreline of Tahoe

 

Best Bike Shop

1. South Shore Bikes

2. Sierra Ski & Cycle Works

3. Watta Bike Shop

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Shop

1. Rip N Willies Ski & Snowboard Shop

2. Shoreline of Tahoe

3. Powder House Ski and Snowboard

 

Best Home Decor

1. Welcome Home Shoppe Gifts and Decor

2. On Tahoe Time

3. Tahoe Home Consignment

 

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. Lake Tahoe Automotive

2. Norm’s Auto Repair

3. Eloise Automotive & Alignment

 

Best Pet Care

1. Tahoe Best Friends

2. Hair of the Dog Pet Concierge

3. Sierra Veterinary Hospital