Nightlife

Place to watch Monday Night Football

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations

2. Archie’s
2195 N. Virginia St., 322-9595

3. At home

Most romantic bar

1. Chocolate Bar
various locations

2. Fireside Lounge
Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

3. Roxy’s Restaurant and Bar
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best trivia night

1. Sierra Tap House
253 West First St., 322-7678

2. Biggest Little City Club
188 California Ave., 322-2480

Best strip club

1. The Men’s Club of Reno
270 N. Lake St., 786-7800

2. Fantasy Girls
1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582

3. Wild Orchid
515 S. Virginia St., Reno, 324-1010

Best sports bar

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations

2. Amendment 21
425 S. Virginia St., 786-0808

3. Scruples Bar & Grill
91 W. Plumb Lane, 322-7171

Best poetry open-mic night

1. BEtheCAUSE
West Street Market, 148 West St.

2. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. Spoken Views
various locations

Best place to watch movies

1. Century Riverside 12
11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753

2. At home

3. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

Best place to see a concert

1. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater
6000 Bartley Ranch Road, 828-6612

2. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

3. The Underground
555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

Best place to play beer pong

1. At home

2. Rum Bullions
Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

Best place to hear quiet music

1. Wild River Grille
17 S. Virginia St., 284-7455

2. Studio on 4th
432 E. Fourth St., 786-6460

3. Reno Music Project
Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443

3. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

Best place to hear loud music

1. The Underground
555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

2. Brew Brothers
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Tonic Lounge
231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best place to have sex in public

1. Burning Man

2. The Truckee River

3. Lake Tahoe

Best place to cure your hangover

1. Peg’s Glorified Ham and Eggs
various locations

2. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

3. P.J. & Co.
1590 S. Wells Ave., 323-6366

Best place to buy sexy underwear

1. Chocolate Walrus
1278 S. Virginia St., 825-2267

2. Victoria’s Secret
various locations

3. Romantic Sensations
1055 S. Virginia St., 322-1884

Best place for live music

1. The Underground
555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

2. Brew Brothers
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Tonic Lounge
231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best place for a first date

1. Riverwalk

2. Chocolate Bar
various locations

3. Imperial Bar and Lounge
150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399

3. Silver Peak
various locations

Best open-mic night

1. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. Reno Music Project

Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443

3. 3rd Street
125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best neighborhood bar

1. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

2. St. James Infirmary
445 California Ave., 657-8484

3. 3rd Street
125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best microbrew

1. Silver Peak
124 Wonder St., 324-1864
135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300

2. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

3. Brew Brothers at Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best karaoke

1. West Second Street Bar
118 W. Second St., 348-7976

2. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565

3. El Cortez Lounge
235 W. Second St., 324-4255

Best hotel for a secret tryst

1. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Silver Legacy
407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

3. Gold Dust West
444 Vine St., 323-2211

Best happy hour

1. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

2. Amendment 21
425 S. Virginia St., 786-0808

3. Bistro Napa
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

Best gay hangout

1. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878

2. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

3. The Tree House Lounge
555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

Best dive bar

1. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878

2. Broken Spoke
71 S. Wells Ave., 322-3115

2. Foxy Olive
220 Mill St., 324-4119

Best dance club

1. Edge
Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. 210 North
210 N. Sierra St., 786-6210

3. The Underground
555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

Best concert venue

1. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

1. The Underground
555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

3. Reno Events Center
300 N. Center St., 335-8800

Best comedy club

1. Catch a Rising Star
Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 325-7452

2. Silver Legacy
407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. 3rd Street
125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best club DJ

1. DJ Zorro

2. EJ

3. Coop Da Loop

Best bowling alley

1. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

2. Coconut Bowl, Wild Island
250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

3. AMF Starlite Lanes
1201 Stardust St., 747-3522

Best billiards room

1. Cue & Cushion
935 W. Fifth St., 322-0116

2. Q’s Billiard Club
3350 S. Virginia St., 825-2337

3. Diamond Billiards
5890 S. Virginia St., 828-0616

Best beer selection

1. Lincoln Lounge
302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

2. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

3. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

Best bar

1. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

2. St. James Infirmary
445 California Ave., 657-8484

3. Lincoln Lounge
302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

Best all-ages spot

1. The Underground
555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

2. West Street Market
148 West St., 284-3363

3. Reno Music Project
Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443