Nightlife

Best bar decor

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

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

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

Best place to dance

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

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

3. Reno Live
45 W. Second St., 329-1952

Best sports bar

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations

2. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill
1450 E. Prater Way, Sparks, 356-6969
9570 S. McCarran Blvd., 787-9669

3. Jox
3652 S. Virginia St., 827-6688

Best place for live music

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

2. Little Waldorf Saloon
1661 N. Virginia St., 323-3682

3. Hacienda
10580 N. McCarran Blvd., 746-2228

Best club DJ

1. EJ the DJ
various locations

2. Reno Live, unspecified
45 W. Second St., 329-1952

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

Best open mic night

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

2. (TIE) Blue Max
3611 Kings Row, 747-4300

2. (TIE) West Second Street Bar
118 W. Second St., 348-7976

Best gay hangout

1. Visions
340 Kietzke Lane, 786-5455

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

Best adult-themed bar/strip club

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

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

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

Best place for billiards

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

2. Keystone Cue & Cushion
935 W. Fifth St., 323-2828

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

Best happy hour

1. Outback Steakhouse
3645 S. Virginia St., 827-5050
1805 E. Lincoln Way, Sparks, 358-2700

2. TGI Friday’s
6410 S. Virginia St., 853-7070

3. (TIE) BuBinga Lounge
Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. (TIE) Roxy’s Lounge
Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. (TIE) Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery
124 Wonder St., 324-1864

Best drink

1. Scorpion, Trader Dick’s
John Ascuaga’s Nugget
1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, 356-3300

2. Caribbean Slam, Blue Max
3611 Kings Row, 747-4300

Best place for karaoke

1. 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 I
2955 N. McCarran Blvd., 352-8400