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
Hinoki Sushi
Hinoki Sushi in Reno is the essential introduction to the city's legendary all-you-can-eat sushi culture — creative rolls like the Burning Man and Emi, a delicious Godzilla archetype, and nigiri ranging from Donald Duck to Escolar, all for $35.99 per person. Reno's most distinctive dining tradition, at its best.
Smoke Door Lake Tahoe Saryo
Smoke Door Lake Tahoe Saryo in Crystal Bay is one of the best Japanese restaurants at Lake Tahoe — a wood-fired omakase experience from a Michelin-pedigreed chef serving Wagyu, Sturgeon caviar, and Donabe rice in an intimate saryo setting. The most refined dining experience in the Tahoe region.
Kauboi Izakaya
Binchotan-fired yakitori, a wicked fried rice with duck cracklins, and a Japanese whisky highball that earns its place. Kauboi Izakaya is Reno's most creative and transporting dining experience