Twenty restaurants. Twenty reasons Reno is worth your time at the table. Each one belongs here for a different reason — some for their history, some for their creativity, some simply because Reno wouldn't be Reno without them. Not ranked. Just essential
Royce Burger Bar
Royce Burger Bar in downtown Reno serves the best burger in the city — the signature Royceburger, local craft beers, and a patio that feels like the best neighborhood party you've ever crashed. The essential Reno burger destination
Papa What You Cooking
Papa What You Cookin' in downtown Reno is the only Southern soul food restaurant in the region — slow-cooked oxtails, shrimp and grits, cornbread, and pecan pie from a former lawman and pastor whose cooking makes people cry for all the right reasons.
Kwok’s Bistro
Master chef Kwok Chen started by busing tables in Reno's casinos. Today his Peking duck takes three days to prepare, arrives at your table like a ceremony, and has earned a spot on Food & Wine's Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in America. Right here in Reno