Nightlife
Readers’ choices
Best bar
1. Satellite
188 California Ave., 786-3536
2. Brew Brothers at Eldorado Hotel Casino,
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
3. Tonic,
231 W. Second St., 337-6868
Best dance club
1. BuBinga Lounge at Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
2. Pacific Beach Club,
45 W. Second St., 329-1950
3. Satellite,
188 California Ave., 786-3536
Best place for live music
1. Walden’s Coffeehouse
3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307
2. New Oasis,
2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 359-4020
3. Great Basin Brewing Company,
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711
Best club DJ
1. EJ da DJ
2. DJ Kling
3. Christof
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 gay hangout
1. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
2. The Quest,
210 W. Commercial Row, 333-2808
3. Visions,
340 Kietzke Lane, 786-5455
Best strip club
1. Fantasy Girls
1095 E. Fourth St., 324-7877
2. The Men’s Club of Reno,
270 Lake St., 786-7800
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; 135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300
2. Outback Steakhouse,
3645 S. Virginia St., 827-5050; 1805 E. Lincoln Way, Sparks, 358-2700
3. Fireside Lounge at the Peppermill Hotel Casino,
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
3. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill,
various locations
Best microbrewery
1. Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery
124 Wonder St., 324-1864
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. Rum Bullions Island Bar at the Silver Legacy,
407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777
Best sports bar
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill,
various locations
3. Flowing Tide Pub,
10580 N. McCarran Blvd., 747-7707; 465 S. Meadows Parkway, 284-7707
Best place to watch Monday Night Football
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill,
various locations
3. Home
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. Sapphire Lounge at Harrah’s Reno,
219 N. Center St., 786-3232