Anyone can play it safe and go to a cheap fast food restaurant, but there are plenty of low-cost local options up at Lake Tahoe. So put your money where your mouth is...and have some money left over.
Let's start with a good breakfast at
Rude Brothers Bagels in South Lake Tahoe. They have an excellent variety of bagels and fair trade coffee. If you want to sit down and do some people-watching, have breakfast at
Heidi's Pancake House. You can get either breakfast or lunch at the
Red Hut Café in South Shore or at JAX on the Tracks in Truckee.
For lunch, keep it cheap with a great burger at
Burger Me in Truckee, which was featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show. In the Tahoe City area get a sandwich or soup at the
Fat Cat Deli or at
Rosie's Café.
For dinner you can keep it simple with a great pizza and pitcher of beer at
Mofo's Pizza in Incline Village, some Indian food at the
Taj Mahal on the South Shore or some good Latin food at
Sol y Lago on the North Shore.
3485 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
Local favorite...
2291 Main Street
30 minutes from S. Lake Tahoe in Carson Valley.
Provincial France meets northern Nevada...
Highway 50, Ski Run Boulevard
Heavenly Mountain Resort
Longest Mountain Descent...
55 US Highway 50
Keep Tahoe Bleu...
50 Highway 50
Horizon Hotel Casino
An Endless Bounty...
5000 North Lake Boulevard
Next to Sierra Boat Company
Lakefront dining...
2924 Rose Ave
This small local coffee shop and roastery serves up inexpensive coffee and sandwiches that will get you stared on your day at Lake Tahoe...
6941 Hwy 89
Best coffee and breakfast on the West Shore...
5055 West Lake Boulevard
Homewood
Good old-fashioned lodge...
625 West Lake Boulevard
Great for pastries, fresh bread and coffee...
1207 Emerald Bay Rd
Hwy. 89
A Tahoe long-timer...
5075 North Lake Boulevard
Carnelian Bay
Pizza party...
168 Highway 50
Lakeside Inn & Casino
Great food, great service...
550 North Lake Boulevard
A cozy, little coffee shop in Tahoe City...
168 Highway 50
Lakeside Inn & Casino
Tahoe Taqueria...
18 Highway 50
Harveys Hotel and Casino
An Elegant Dining House...
55 Highway 50
MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa
Nueva Mexicana...
400 Squaw Creek Road
Italian classics...
PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn
1920 Squaw Valley Road
Exciting contemporary American cuisine...
P.O Box 3333, 400 Squaw Creek Road
Microbrews plus...