Nightlife
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ILLUSTRATION BY Asa Gilmore
Best place to watch Monday Night Football
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
3. At home
Most romantic bar
1. Fireside Lounge
Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Chocolate Bar
various locations
3. St. James Infirmary
445 California Ave., 657-8484
Best trivia night
1. Sierra Tap House
253 W. First St., 322-7678
2. Ceol
538 S. Virginia St., 329-5558
3. Beck’s Brew House
3611 Kings Row, 787-5050
Best strip club
1. The Men’s Club of Reno
270 N. Lake St., 786-7800
2. Wild Orchid
515 S. Virginia St., Reno, 324-1010
3. Fantasy Girls
1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582
Best sports bar
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Sparky’s
9570 S. McCarran Blvd., 787-9669; 1661 N. Virginia St., 787-9669
3. Legends Grill, Sports & Spirits
6015 S. Virginia St., 853-5550
Best poetry open-mic night
1. Spoken Views
various locations
2. Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484
2. BEtheCAUSE
West Street Market, 148 West St.
Best place to watch movies
1. Century Riverside 12
11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753
2. Cinemark Summit Sierra
13965 S. Virginia St., 851-4635
3. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000
Best place to see a concert
1. Knitting Factory
211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648
2. Reno Events Center
300 N. Center St., 335-8800
3. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater
6000 Bartley Ranch Road, 828-6612
Best place to play beer pong
1. Harrah’s Reno Hotel & Casino
219 N. Center St., 786-3232
2. Club Cal-Neva
S. Virginia St., 323-1046
3. Rum Bullions
Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777
Best place to hear quiet music
1. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Roxy’s Restaurant and Bar
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
3. Tonic Lounge
231 W. Second St., 337-6868
Best place to hear loud music
1. Knitting Factory
211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648
2. Brew Brothers
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
3. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
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. The Nugget
233 N. Virginia St., 323-0716
Best place to buy sexy underwear
1. Victoria’s Secret
various locations
2. Chocolate Walrus
1278 S. Virginia St., 825-2267
3. Romantic Sensations
1055 S. Virginia St., 322-1884
Best place for live music
1. Knitting Factory
211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648
2. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
3. The Underground
555 E. 4th St., 786-2582
Best place for a first date
1. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Riverwalk
3. Century Riverside 12
11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753
Best open-mic night
1. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484
2. Reno Music Project
Walden’s Coffeehouse, 3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307
3. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711
Best neighborhood 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 microbrew
1. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711
5525 S. Virginia St., 284-7711
2. Silver Peak
various locations
3. Brew Brothers at Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
Best karaoke
1. El Cortez Lounge
235 W. Second St., 324-4255
2. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
3. West Second Street Bar
118 W. Second St., 348-7976
Best hotel for a secret tryst
1. Peppermill Resort Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
3. Silver Legacy
407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777
Best happy hour
1. Beck’s Brew House
3611 Kings Row, 787-5050
2. Bistro Napa
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
3. Silver Peak
124 Wonder St., 324-1864
135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300
Best gay hangout
1. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878
2. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696
3. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
Best dive bar
1. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878
2. Foxy Olive
220 Mill St., 324-4119
3. Tonic Lounge
231 W. Second St., 337-6868
The Edge won Best dance club.
Photo By DANA NÖLLSCH
Best dance club
1. Edge
Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878
3. Aura Ultra Lounge
Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777
Best concert venue
1. Knitting Factory
211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648
2. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000
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. 3rd Street
125 W. Third St., 323-5005
3. Funny Bone Comedy Club
Sands Regency Casino Hotel, 345 N. Arlington Ave., 348-2200
Best club DJ
1. Chris English
2. DJ Freez
3. EJ
Best bowling alley
1. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000
2. AMF Starlite Lanes
1201 Stardust St., 747-3522
3. High Sierra Lanes
3390 S. Virginia St., 825-1048
Best billiards room
1. Diamond Billiards
5890 S. Virginia St., 828-0616
2. Cue & Cushion
935 W. Fifth St., 322-0116
3. Q’s Billiard Club
3350 S. Virginia St., 825-2337
Best beer selection
1. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711
5525 S. Virginia St., 284-7711
1. Lincoln Lounge
302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426
3. Silver Peak
various locations
Best bar
1. St. James Infirmary
445 California Ave., 657-8484
2. Chapel Tavern
1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244
3. Lincoln Lounge
302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426
Best all-ages spot
1. Knitting Factory
211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648
2. Holland Project
30 Cheney St., 742-1858
