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
Red Hut Cafe is a local eatery that has made the big time. In 1959 an old building at Stateline called The Donut Shop was moved into South Lake Tahoe and...read more
Revive Coffee & Wine serves double-duty as a lakeside coffeehouse to fuel you up for the workday and a wine bar providing casual elegance for an...read more
Rice Thai Eatery is one of the newer opportunities to get authentic, tasty and family-recipe Thai food in South Lake Tahoe. With amazing dishes that come...read more
Home of the Wet Woody and storybook sunsets, Riva Grill is a favorite lakefront restaurant located in the Ski Run Marina. Their 3,000-square-foot deck...read more
If the name of the business – Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop – sounds fun and silly and even a little kitschy, that's because it's a good...read more
As long as there is chocolate, it doesn't matter whether we are in the Sierra or in the Rockies. This little franchise shop is in the Heavenly Village, and...read more
RoJo's Tavern offers a bit of old-Tahoe charm in the form of food and fun. In a nearly century-old historic building in the middle of town, the food side of...read more
The history of Tahoe is on display in the Sage Room in Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe, where you will find on display the bar and wooden beams from the...read more
Samurai Restaurant has been providing Japanese cuisine and sushi to South Shore for more than 30 years. The restaurant has a warm atmosphere with dramatic...read more
If you haven’t dined at Scusa lately, you may need to double-check your GPS because it recently changed locations. But it still offers an Italian menu with...read more
Those who love adventure with their meals should try Shangrila Himalayan Kitchen. A family-owned restaurant serving exceptional meals from Nepal, India and...read more
There is something magical about the pleasure of lazily window shopping while at the base of big mountains. This lovely scenario is at your beck and call at...read more
