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
If you're thinking that a highlight of your Tahoe vacation might be a nice casino buffet dinner, Harrah’s Forest Buffet should be on your shortlist. For one...read more
If you want to brag that you’ve been to the highest year-round bar at Tahoe, then you need to drive up Kingsbury Grade and visit Fox & Hound Smokehouse...read more
Near the middle of town is a cute little coffee shop that specializes in organic foods and drinks. And "little" is the operative word – if there is anyone...read more
Freel Perk is a coffee shop out in Meyers that keeps things as local as possible with coffee from Alpen Sierra and baked goods from Don’s Cakes by the Lake...read more
If you enjoy fresh, healthy Mexican food, then you must check out Frescana Mexican Bistro. Based on the belief that a dining experience should nourish the...read more
Freshie’s Restaurant is about, well, fresh and tasty food. It’s a tiny spot, and even though it is right on Lake Tahoe Boulevard you have to look closely to...read more
The restaurant is called a grill, and the recommended attire is business casual, but Friday’s Station in Harrah’s is definitely a fine-dining option. To...read more
Fuel is the house coffee shop in the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe. On the beverage side, they have coffee, espresso, cappuccino and lattes...read more
Italy has come to South Lake Tahoe. If you enjoy authentic Italian food, then Gastromaniac Homemade Pasta & Pizza is a must stop. Gastromaniac was...read more
The Ski Run Center has a great little pizza shop in Goodfella’s Pizza. Because of its location, the architecture is more like a woodsy mountain lodge than a...read more
It's not often that one gets the chance to eat the gourmet cuisine of a celebrity chef, but that is exactly what you get to do at Harvey's Lake Tahoe's...read more
If there were an award for understated business names, Gordon's Backyard BBQ and Catering would be a contender. This movable feast will come to your event...read more
