South Lake Tahoe Restaurants

South Lake Tahoe restaurants feature an extensive variety of fare and themes that’ll keep you looking forward to your next meal. In the busy and bustling town, South Lake Tahoe dining celebrates the diversity that seems to thrive in the area, and dining experiences are anything but boring.

Italian, Indian, Mediterranean and Greek are just a handful of the foreign influences on food that you can find in South Lake Tahoe restaurants. Cuisine also embraces its locale, and you can enjoy the spicy tastes of the Southwest and the smoky flavors of the Sierra Nevada mountains between stuffed burritos and steaks grilled to perfection. If you want a taste of what’s familiar, several of South Lake Tahoe’s restaurants offer Americana dishes, like burgers, milkshakes and pizza (if you can consider pizza American). You can grab a quick, on-the-go meal from one of several burger joints or catch the game’s score at a sports bar and grill. The West Coast also plays with health-conscious eating, and South Lake Tahoe restaurants help you get your fill of fresh, organic, gluten-free and vegan foods.

It’s not necessary to want breakfast, lunch or dinner when you visit a South Lake Tahoe restaurant. Indie coffee shops, breweries with handcrafted ales and beers, wineries and funky bars will keep you fueled through the day and night.

South Lake Tahoe Restaurants are Diverse

South Lake Tahoe’s restaurants themselves range from upscale fine dining to diners where you can enjoy a bowling game between orders of fries to ethnic cuisine or classic steakhouses and snazzy bars to snow cone vendors. Your hotel may have its own restaurant. A visit to a casino gives the option of having dinner and drinks then hitting a nightclub for some after-dinner entertainment. You can sample fresh seafood while overlooking a golf course. The venues are just as creative as the foods they serve.

If reading this makes you hungry, check out the listing below to see which South Lake Tahoe restaurants can satisfy your tummy rumbles.

South Lake Tahoe Restaurants by Category

Boathouse on the Pier

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
3411 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 541-6722

Boathouse on the Pier is considered to be one of the best sunset-watching restaurants at all of Lake Tahoe. The views of the lake and...read more

Boathouse on the Pier is considered to be one of the best sunset-watching restaurants at all...read more

Brooks' Bar & Deck

Stateline, NV Restaurant
180 Lake Parkway, Stateline, NV
(888) 881-8659

Situated along Edgewood Tahoe’s legendary golf course and carefully masterminded by famed architect Frank Gehry, Brooks’ Bar & Deck perfects the...read more

Situated along Edgewood Tahoe’s legendary golf course and carefully masterminded by famed architect Frank Gehry,...read more

Edgewood Restaurant

Stateline, NV Restaurant
180 Lake Parkway, Stateline, NV
(888) 881-8659

Edgewood Restaurant in the Clubhouse at Edgewood Tahoe is one of South Lake Tahoe's hidden gems. With its floor-to-ceiling windows, the restaurant offers...read more

Edgewood Restaurant in the Clubhouse at Edgewood Tahoe is one of South Lake Tahoe's hidden gems. With its...read more

Emerald Bay Bar & Grill

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
888 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 541-7017

Every town has places where the locals go to have fun, and Emerald Bay fits the bill in South Lake Tahoe. Emerald Bay Bar & Grill serves breakfast,...read more

Every town has places where the locals go to have fun, and Emerald Bay fits...read more

Ernie's Coffee Shop

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
1207 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 541-2161
With more than 50 years in operation, this American-style breakfast and lunch diner 
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With more than 50 years in operation, this
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FiRE + iCE Grill + Bar

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
4100 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 542-6650

One of the first of the fun and different restaurants to come to South Lake Tahoe with the redevelopment projects near the state line was FiRE + iCE Bar +...read more

One of the first of the fun and different restaurants to come to South Lake...read more

Grand Central Pizza & Pasta

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
2229 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, Suite E, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 544-1308

Grand Central Pizza & Pasta– the name just about says it all. The only way to improve on the moniker would be to note that they also have calzones,...read more

Grand Central Pizza & Pasta– the name just about says it all. The only way...read more

Keys Café

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
2279 Lake Tahoe Boulevard #2, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 542-3800

A little eatery overflowing with Tahoe charm is the Keys Café. Right about where Tahoe Keys Boulevard meets Lake Tahoe Boulevard, this cabin serves...read more

A little eatery overflowing with Tahoe charm is the Keys Café. Right about where Tahoe...read more

Lake Tahoe AleWorX at the Y

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
2050 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 600-0442

South Lake Tahoe has always been a craft beer kind of a place, even before microbrew was a buzzword. So the Lake Tahoe AleWorX taproom at the Y doesn't feel...read more

South Lake Tahoe has always been a craft beer kind of a place, even before...read more

Lake Tahoe AleWorX Stateline

Stateline, NV Restaurant
31 U.S. Highway 50, #105, Stateline, NV
(775) 580-6163

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...read more

Right in the middle of the action in the Stateline casino corridor, Lake Tahoe AleWorX's Stateline...read more

Lakeview Social Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Restaurant
3135 Harrison Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 600-4007

Just steps from the Tahoe beaches, Lakeview Social Tahoe is an outdoor place to eat, drink and relax within view of the lake. It's a coffeehouse, a beer...read more

Just steps from the Tahoe beaches, Lakeview Social Tahoe is an outdoor place to eat, drink and relax...read more

Mott Canyon Tavern & Grill

East Shore Restaurant
259 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV
(775) 588-8989

There are cop bars, there are bars where journalists hang out after work, and at Tahoe there are ski bars. Mott Canyon Tavern and Grill on lower Kingsbury...read more

There are cop bars, there are bars where journalists hang out after work, and at...read more