Nightlife
Readers’ choice
Best bar
1. Imperial Bar and Lounge
150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399
2. Satellite
188 California Ave., 786-3536
3. Sierra Tap House
253 West First St., 322-7678
Best dive bar
1. Shea’s Tavern
715 S. Virginia St., 786-4774
2. Shooters Saloon
434 N. Virginia St., 329-9646
3. Abby’s Highway 40
424 E. Fourth St., 322-9422
Best dance club
1. 210 North
210 N. Sierra St., 786-6210
2. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696
3. Bubinga Lounge
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
Best place for live music
1. Green Room
144 West St., 324-1224
2. Brew Brothers
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
3. Satellite
188 California Ave., 786-3536
Best club DJ
1. EJ
2. Chris English
3. DJ Andrew
Best open mic night
1. Walden’s Coffeehouse (Yes, we know)
3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307
2. Zephyr Lounge
1074 S. Virginia St., 324-9853
3. West Second Street Bar
118 W. Second St., 348-7976
Best gay hangout
1. Tronix
303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696
2. Five Star Saloon
132 West St., 329-2878
Cara Kennedy and Jonathon Anofrey belt out a Zeppelin tune at West Second Street Bar, our perennial winner for Best Karaoke.
3. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
Best strip club
1. Fantasy Girls
1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582
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. Legends Grill Sports & Spirits
6015 S. Virginia St., 853-5550
3. Roxy’s Bar & Lounge
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
Best microbrewery
1. Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711
2. Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery
124 Wonder St., 324-1864; 135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300
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. The Patio
600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565
3. Satellite
188 California Ave., 786-3536
Best sports bar
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Legends Grill Sports & Spirits
6015 S. Virginia St., 853-5550
3. Sparky’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
Best place to watch Monday Night Football
1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill
various locations
2. Atlantis Casino Resort
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
3. Peppermill Hotel Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
Most romantic bar
1. Fireside Lounge at Peppermill Hotel Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121
2. Chocolate Bar
475 S. Arlington Ave., 337-1122
3. Roxy’s Bar & Lounge
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
Best all-ages spot
1. Holland Project
various locations
2. Stoney’s Indoor Skatepark
71 S. Wells Ave., 828-4107
3. River Walk
Best place for a first date
1. Sierra Tap House
252 W. First St., 322-7678
2. Imperial Bar and Lounge
150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399
3. Chocolate Bar
475 S. Arlington Ave., 337-1122
Best place to have sex in public
1. Lake Tahoe
2. Wingfield Park
3. Black Rock City
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 hotel for a secret tryst
1. Atlantis Casino Resort
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
2. Siena Hotel Spa & Casino
1 S. Lake St., 321-5831
3. Eldorado Hotel Casino
345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700
Best place to watch movies
1. Century Riverside 12
11 N. Sierra St., (800) 326-3264
2. Century Summit Sierra
13965 S. Virginia St., (800) 326-3264
3. Grand Sierra Cinema
2500 E. Second St., 789-2093
Best bowling alley
1. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2000
2. AMF Starlite Lanes
1201 Stardust St., 747-3522
3. Coconut Bowl
Wild Island, 250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927 x 3
