Best of Tahoe 2018 Readers’ Poll

Tahoe Quarterly asked readers to vote for their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2018 Best of Tahoe readers’ poll.

 

Eat & Drink – North Shore

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1. Jax At The Tracks

2. Lanza’s Restaurant

3. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Pianeta

2. Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique

3. Lone Eagle Grille

 

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Sunnyside

2. Cottonwood Restaurant

3. Gar Woods Grill & Pier

 

Best Pizza

1. Whitecaps Pizza

2. Mofo’s Pizza

3. Village Pizzeria

 

Best Mexican Food

1. Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant

2. Tacos Jalisco

3. La Mexicana

 

Best Sushi

1. Drunken Monkey

2. Hiro Sushi

3. Koi Sushi

 

Best Burgers

1. Burger Me

2. Bridgetender Tavern

3. Char-Pit

 

Best Burritos

1. T’s Mesquite Rotisserie

2. Golden Rotisserie

3. La Mexicana

 

Best Sandwiches

1. Full Belly Deli

2. Tahoma PDQ Market

3. Mountain High Sandwich Company

 

Best Meat Shop

1. Mountain Valley Meats

2. Village Meats

3. La Mexicana

 

Best Coffeehouse

1. I.V. Coffee Lab

2. Coffeebar

3. Tahoe House Bakery

 

Best Bar

1. Alibi Ale Works

2. Bar of America

3. Moody’s Bistro Bar & Beats

 

Best Brewery

1. Alibi Ale Works

2. FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

3. Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co.

 

Best Wine Tasting

1. Uncorked

2. Truckee River Winery

3. The Pour House

 

 

Recreation & Entertainment – North Shore

Best Beach

1. Sand Harbor

2. Speedboat Beach

3. Meeks Bay

 

Best Music Venue

1. Crystal Bay Club

2. Alibi Ale Works, Truckee

3. Commons Beach

 

Best Local Band/Musician

1. Dead Winter Carpenters

2. Sneaky Creatures

3. Ike & Martin

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Best Golf Course

1. Championship Course

2. Old Brockway

3. Coyote Moon

 

Best Mountain Bike Trail

1. Flume

2. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Tahoe Cross Country

 

Best Day Hike

1. Five Lakes

2. Shirley Canyon

3. Judah Loop

 

Best Camp Spot

1. Sugar Pine Point State Park

2. Donner Lake

3. William Kent Campground

 

Best Ski Resort

1. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows

2. Northstar California

3. Sugar Bowl

3. Homewood

 

 

Retail & Service – North Shore

Best Outdoor Gear

1. Alpenglow Sports

2. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

3. Village Ski Loft

 

Best Ski/Snowboard Rentals

1. Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards

2. Village Ski Loft

3. Tahoe Mountain Sports

 

Best Home Décor

1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

2. Mountain Home Center

3. High Camp Home

 

Best Clothing

1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

2. Tipsy Gypsy Boutique

3. Fine ’N Funky

 

Best Art Gallery

1. Mountain Arts Collective

2. Gallery Keoki

3. Carmel Gallery

 

Best Jewelry

1. Bluestone Jewelry

2. Steve Schmier’s Jewelry

3. Lorien Powers Studio Jewelry

 

Best Hardware Store

1. Ace Mountain Hardware & Sports

2. Swigards True Value Hardware

3. Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company

 

Best Landscaping

1. High Sierra Gardens

2. Peak Landscape

3. High West Landscape

 

Best Mechanic

1. Ward & Sons Automotive

2. The Auto & Tire Doctor

3. Big Bear Automotive