
02 May Best Of Tahoe 2025 Readers’ Poll
Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2025 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. Lanza’s Restaurant
2. Fire Sign Cafe
3. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria
Best Upscale Dining
1. Soule Domain
2. Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique
3. Smoke Door – Lake Tahoe Saryo
Best Outdoor Dining
1. Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge
2. Gar Woods Grill & Pier Restaurant
3. River Ranch Lodge and Restaurant
Best Pizza
1. Whitecaps Pizza
2. Mofo’s Pizza
3. Great Gold
Best Breakfast
1. Fire Sign Cafe
2. Donner Lake Kitchen
3. Squeeze In
Best Sushi
1. Drunken Monkey Sushi
2. MakiAli
3. Tahoe City Sushi
Best Burgers
1. Inclined Burgers and Brews
2. Fat Cat Bar & Grill
3. Cult Burger
Best Sandwiches
1. Full Belly Deli
2. Tahoma Market & Deli
3. West Shore Market
Best Coffeehouse
1. Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet
2. Coffeebar
3. Dark Horse Coffee Roasters
Best Bar
1. Pete ’n Peter’s
2. Alibi Ale Works – Truckee Public House
3. Moody’s Bistro Bar & Beats
Best Brewing Company
1. Alibi Ale Works
2. The Good Wolf Brewing Company
3. Truckee Brewing Company
Best Wine Tasting
1. Uncorked Truckee
2. The Pour House
3. Uncorked Olympic Valley
EAT & DRINK—SOUTH SHORE
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
1. Getaway Cafe
2. Lake Tahoe AleWorX
3. Sprouts Cafe
Best Upscale Dining
1. Chart House
2. Edgewood Restaurant
3. Kalani’s
Best Outdoor Dining
1. Beacon Bar & Grill
2. Riva Grill On The Lake
3. Lake Tahoe AleWorX
Best Pizza
1. Lake Tahoe Pizza Company
2. Base Camp Pizza Co.
3. Lake Tahoe AleWorX
Best Breakfast
1. Ernie’s Coffee Shop
2. Bert’s Cafe
3. The Getaway Cafe
Best Sushi
1. The Naked Fish
2. Off The Hook Sushi
3. Sushi Pier
Best Burgers
1. Big Daddy’s Burgers
2. Burger Lounge
3. California Burger Co.
Best Sandwiches
1. Tahoe Bagel Company
2. Tahoe Keys Deli
3. Sprouts Cafe
Best Coffeehouse
1. Drink Coffee Do Stuff
2. Cuppa Tahoe
3. Bare Roots Coffee Roasting Company
Best Bar
1. Emerald Bay Bar & Grill
2. Kalani’s
3. Community Speakeasy
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. Old Greenwood Golf Course
2. Incline Village Championship Course
3. Old Brockway Golf Course
Best Mountain Bike Trail
1. Flume Trail
2. Donner Lake Rim Trail
3. Tyrolean Downhill
Best Ski Resort
1. Palisades Tahoe
2. Sugar Bowl
3. Diamond Peak
Best Chairlift
1. KT-22 Express, Palisades Tahoe
2. Crystal Express, Diamond Peak
3. Aerial Tram, Palisades Tahoe
RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT—south SHORE
Best Music Venue
1. Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
2. Tahoe Blue Event Center
3. Lake Tahoe AleWorX
Best Golf Course
1. Edgewood Tahoe
2. Lake Tahoe Golf Course
3. Tahoe Paradise Golf Course
Best Mountain Bike Trail
1. Angora Ridge Trail
2. Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
3. Corral Trail
Best Ski Resort
1. Kirkwood
2. Heavenly
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe
Best Chairlift
1. Aerial Tramway, Heavenly
2. The Wall, Kirkwood
3. Sky Express, Heavenly
RETAIL & SERVICE—NORTH/west/east SHORE
Best Outdoor Gear
1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports (Truckee)
2. Alpenglow Sports
3. Tahoe Dave’s Boardshop
Best Bike Shop
1. Olympic Bike Shop
2. Paco’s Truckee
3. The BackCountry
Best Ski/Snowboard Shop
1. Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards
2. Start Haus Ski & Bike
3. Village Ski Loft
Best Home Décor
1. Tahoe Modern
2. Mountain Hardware & Sports
3. High Camp Home
Best Art Gallery
1. Piper J Gallery
2. Gallery Keoki
3. North Tahoe Arts
Best Hardware Store
1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports
2. Swigard’s Ace Hardware
3. Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company
Best Mechanic
1. Ward & Sons Automotive
2. Big Bear Automotive Repair Inc.
3. Truckee Automotive
RETAIL & SERVICE—SOUTH SHORE
Best Outdoor Gear
1. Tahoe Sports Ltd.
2. Shoreline of Tahoe
3. The Village Board Shop
Best Bike Shop
1. South Shore Bikes
2. Tahoe Sports Ltd.
3. Sierra Ski & Cycle Works
Best Ski/Snowboard Shop
1. Rock House
2. Rip N Willies
3. Tahoe Sports Ltd.
Best Home Décor
1. On Tahoe Time
2. DIY Home Center
3. Welcome Home Shoppe Gifts and Decor
Best Art Gallery
1. Twilight and Rust Gallery
2. Pacific Crest Gallery
3. Wyland Galleries
Best Hardware Store
1. South Lake Tahoe Ace Hardware
2. DIY Home Center
3. Meek’s Lumber & Hardware
Best Mechanic
1. Steve’s Transmission Services
2. Five Star Automotive
3. Eloise Automotive & Alignment
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