Every great food city has its secret handshakes — the dish you have to try, the bar you have to find, the thing locals keep to themselves. Until now. These are ours. Ten of them.
Go find them.
The Cheeseburger at Ryan’s Saloon
Duncan Mitchell took over a Wells Avenue institution and quietly turned it into one of the best bar kitchens in Reno. The burger will make you a regular. The fries will make you stay.
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Marvin Kinney — the mind behind R Town Pizza — has given Reno something it was missing: a proper New York slice shop. Eight to ten pies in the window on any given day. You point. They cut. You fold it and eat it standing up. That's the whole idea, and it's a very good one.