Nightlife

Best bar

1. Blue Lamp,
125 W. Third St., 329-6969

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

2. Hideout Lounge,
240 S. Park St., 329-6966

Best dance club

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

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

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

Best place for live music

1. Walden’s Coffeehouse,
3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307

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

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

Best open mic night

1. Walden’s Coffeehouse,
3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307

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

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

Best club DJ

1. EJ the DJ

2. DJ Freeze

Best gay hangout

1. 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

1. 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

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

2. MonteVigna at Atlantis Casino Resort,
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

3. Roxy’s Bar & Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino,
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best drink

1. Guinness

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

3. Mojito

Best microbrewery

1. 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

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

2. Kraig’s Restaurant and Bar,
430 N. McCarran Blvd., 331-2224

Best sports bar

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

2. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill,
various locations

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

Most romantic bar

1. Fireside Lounge at Peppermill Hotel Casino,
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Roxy’s Bar & Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino,
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Galena Forest Restaurant
Bar, 17025 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-2100

Best place to meet a new romantic partner

1. Roxy’s Bar & Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino,
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

2. Online, everywhere

3. Fireside Hotel Casino,
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

Best place to dump the old one

1. Online, everywhere

1. The Truckee River

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