Nightlife

Best bar

Bistro Roxy’s
at Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

2. Zephyr Lounge, 1074 S. Virginia St., 337-6004

3. Rocky’s Sports Pub & Grill, 211 N. Virginia St., 322-7620

Best dance club

Bubinga Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

2. Metropolis Nightclub Complex, 45 W. Second St., 359-1952

3. Dick & Jane’s Nightclub, 1537 S. Virginia St., 284-3657

Best place for live music

The Garage at Reno Hilton
2500 E. Second St., 789-2285

2. Club Voodoo, 1126 E. Fourth St., 333-6942

TIE

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

3. Zephyr Lounge, 1074 S. Virginia St., 337-6004

Best club DJ

DJ Dave

2. EJ Da DJ

3. The PostmOn

Best open mic night

Walden’s Coffeehouse
3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307

2. Esoteric Coffeehouse & Gallery, 135 N. Sierra St., 322-8999

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

Best gay hangout

Visions
340 Kietzke Lane, 786-5455

2. Blue Cactus, 3001 W. Fourth St., 857-2583

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

Best strip club

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

2. Fantasy Girls, 1095 E. Fourth St., 324-7877

3. Wild Orchid Gentlemen’s Club, 515 S. Virginia St., 324-1010

Best happy hour

Chili’s Grill & Bar
5090 Smithridge Drive, 829-7775

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

3. Wonder Bar, 1195 S. Wells Ave., 322-7965

Best drink

Cosmopolitan Count
at the Bistro Roxy, Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

2. Life Saver at the West Second Street Bar, 118 W. Second St., 348-7976

3. Bloody Mary at Peppermill Hotel Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

Best microbrewery

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

2. Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery, 124 Wonder St., 324-1864

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

Best karaoke

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

2. Fourth Turn Bar & Grill, 2285 Kietzke Lane, 825-7223

3. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill, various locations

Meatiest market

TIE:

Metropolis Nightclub Complex
45 W. Second St., 359-1952

The Stock Exchange
535 E. Fourth St., 348-1983

2. Bubinga Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Butcher Boy Meat & Deli, 1073 N. Rock Blvd., Sparks, 359-7445

Honorable mention: Sparks Farmer’s Market