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

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...read more

The bar at Tahoe Bowl is rather cleverly named Lane 17 Sports Bar, as the bowling alley has only 16 lanes. It is newly remodeled, providing an intimate...read more

If you are looking for home-style, down-to-earth, tasty Mexican food, then one of the best places to check out is Los Mexicanos. With two locations on the...read more

One of the newest restaurants in town is Lotus Pho, specializing in authentic Vietnamese pho. It is the house restaurant for the South Lake Tahoe Econo...read more

If you're looking for a pub experience that is out of the ordinary, try MacDuff's Public House near the middle of town. This is a Scottish pub mirroring the...read more

Maggie’s Restaurant, nestled within Desolation Hotel, invites you to savor fresh, locally inspired cuisine in a charming, welcoming atmosphere. The...read more

Mandarin Garden is a small restaurant on Lake Tahoe Boulevard, not far from where what's left of the Upper Truckee River as meanders its way into Lake Tahoe...read more