Beer & Wine Tastings
Beer is BIG in Tahoe restaurants, evidenced by breweries, taprooms, beer markets and tastings you'll find here. But wine holds its own! Tastings are frequent and fun!
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Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
400 Brassie Avenue, Tahoe Vista, CA
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach. Decks out back and around the side provide alfresco dining with a view of the golf course. Inside it’s cozy and light with high ceilings, wood floors and a couple of fireplaces. Dinner options are eclectic with oysters, Berkshire pork shank and nightly seafood specials. Notables are the Asian spring rolls and Seafood Linguini that comes with mussels, calamari, scallops, fresh fish, prawns, garlic, tomato and cream. Spindleshanks is well-known for its weekday happy hour featuring discounted wines, well drinks and appetizers. It is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s a great place to fill up before golf in the summer or to enjoy an après-ski or après golf happy hour in the winter.
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach. Decks out back and around the side provide alfresco dining with a view of the golf course. Inside it’s cozy and light with high ceilings, wood floors and a couple of fireplaces. Dinner options are eclectic with oysters, Berkshire pork shank and nightly seafood specials. Notables are the...read more
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in...read more
Shops at Heavenly Village
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
The high Sierra isn’t the first place you think of when you call to mind Hawaiian cuisine. But Kalani’s in the Heavenly Village offers a menu with island dishes influenced by Asian and European techniques. Dinner options include fresh fish and quality steaks, while the sushi bar presents a range of fun and creative choices. The Puka Lounge has an appetizer menu and full bar...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Kirkwood’s General Store has a full-service deli for breakfast on through a late lunch. Egg sandwich breakfasts, breakfast burritos, salads, pastas, espresso, ice cream and sandwiches are all on the menu, as are microbrews and draft beer. And because it’s a general store you can pick up all sorts of dry goods and sundries here as well.read more
Palisades Tahoe | Alpine Meadows
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Palisades Tahoe is known to be a breeding ground for famous pro skiers. A few that have come from this area include Olympians Julia Mancuso and Jonny Moseley as well as extreme athlete Shane McConkey. One of the reasons that these three, and many others, have excelled at downhill skiing is because of the KT-22 ski lift. Situated right at the base and climbing 1,800...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
South Lake Tahoe has always been a craft beer kind of a place, even before microbrew was a buzzword. And for craft beer in this neck of the woods, Lake Tahoe AleWorX is the place. Right in the middle of the action in the Stateline casino corridor, Lake Tahoe AleWorX's Stateline location serves an ever-rotating selection of specialty craft beers and cocktails along with wood-fired pizza, small...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Lake Tahoe Pizza Co. has been around since before Star Wars first came out and moved to its current location near the Y in 1977. Start out with the fresh garlic chips, then move on to the salad and pasta bar. For the main course, pick a calzone, go with a combo or gourmet pizza or even design and build your own, choosing from among...read more
The Village at Palisades Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Le Chamois and the Loft Bar, known as the Chammy by locals, is the quintessential après-ski bar. Having opened its doors in 1969, it is truly a part of the heritage of the area. The history is highlighted on the walls decorated with heroes that the community has lost as well as ski memorabilia. Le Chamois is connected to a pizza restaurant that caters to...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Back in the day there was an itty-bitty casino tucked between Harrah’s and what was then Caesars Tahoe, and it sat diagonally across the street from what was the Horizon. This little casino was called Bill’s, a tribute to Nevada gaming pioneer, Bill Harrah. A lot of things have changed since then — Caesars became Mont Bleu and is now Bally's, the Horizon was the...read more
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
Northstar California Resort
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
As the marquee restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Manzanita is a feast for the palette and the eyes. The California-inspired cuisine is fused with flavors from around the world, while the surrounding mountains, which are easily seen through huge windows, inspire the decor. There are several ways to experience the menu at Manzanita beyond the well-appointed dining room. There is the chef’s table, where...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
McP’s TapHouse Grill is one of those places that, while being new and shiny and oh-so-very hip, actually has a very storied history. In 1992 it was McP’s Pub Tahoe (an expansion of Coronado’s McP’s Irish Pub) on the south side of Lake Tahoe Boulevard. In 2001 a construction project required the pub’s relocation, so it moved almost directly across the street. Then in 2014...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Minglewood in Tahoe City is a warm, welcoming, feel-good place to linger over the perfect cup of coffee, wind down with a beer or glass of wine, or grab a bite to eat for breakfast, lunch or a snack. Open every day, they serve breakfast until noon, with handhelds, griddles, light fare and pastries. Lunch runs from noon to 7 p.m. with salads, burgers, sandwiches...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
Mountain Brew is more than a place to get a cup of coffee, whether it's served naked or not, hot or cold. Every batch of beans is hand roasted, and one-pound bags are available on-site or online, or you can join the coffee club for monthly deliveries. There's also chai, hot chocolate, matcha, herbal teas and more. This is also a place to enjoy a...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer & Wine Bars/Tastings
My Thai Cuisine offers surprisingly authentic Thai food in a nice modern restaurant near the South Y area. Fresh ingredients and quality herbs help to create some wonderful dishes, and the menu is extensive, including the vegetarian selection. Some top picks include the Hangover Noodle, Yellow Curry and the Pad Thai Crab. Unlike some other restaurants in the area, My Thai is happy to package...read more
