Lake Tahoe - California - page 954

Eating & Drinking

Bite CALIFORNIAN
( 775-831-1000; www.bitetahoe.com ; 907 Tahoe Blvd; shared plates $8-19; 5-10pm, closed Wed

Oct-May; )
Don't let the strip-mall location stop you from rocking this creative, eclectic tapas and
wine bar. Mix light, seasonal, veggie-friendly dishes with modern takes on rib-sticking
comfort food like honeyed baby back ribs or green-chili mac 'n' cheese. An après-ski
crowd turns up for happy hour.

Austin's AMERICAN
( www.austinstahoe.com ; 120 Country Club Dr; mains $9-17; 11am-9pm; )
A hearty welcome for the whole family is what you'll find at this wood-cabin diner with
an outdoor deck. Buttermilk fries with jalapeño dipping sauce, chicken-fried steak, classic
meatloaf, burgers, huge salad bowls and sandwiches will fill you up - and so will
mountain-sized martinis.

Lone Eagle Grille COCKTAIL BAR
( www.laketahoe.hyatt.com ; 111 Country Club Dr; 11:30am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
At the Hyatt's many-hearthed cocktail lounge, sip a divine orange-flavored margarita, then
head outside for sunset and to flirt by the beach fire pit.

Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park

Back on the lake, heading south, is Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park ( MAP GOOGLE MAP
; www.parks.nv.gov ; per car $7-12) , which has beaches, lakes and miles of trails. Just 3 miles
south of Incline Village is beautiful Sand Harbor ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 775-831-0494;
www.parks.nv.gov/parks/sand-harbor ; 2005 Hwy 28; per car $7-12) , where two sand spits have
formed a shallow bay with brilliant, warm turquoise water and white, boulder-strewn
beaches. It gets very busy here, especially during July and August, when the Lake Tahoe
Shakespeare Festival ( 800-747-4697; www.laketahoeshakespeare.com ) is underway.