Nightlife

Place to watch Monday Night Football

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill

various locations

2. Archie’s

2195 N. Virginia St., 322-9595

3. At home

Most romantic bar

1. Chocolate Bar

various locations

2. Fireside Lounge

Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

3. Roxy’s Restaurant and Bar

Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best trivia night

1. Sierra Tap House

253 West First St., 322-7678

2. Biggest Little City Club

188 California Ave., 322-2480

Best strip club

1. The Men’s Club of Reno

270 N. Lake St., 786-7800

2. Fantasy Girls

1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582

3. Wild Orchid

515 S. Virginia St., Reno, 324-1010

Best sports bar

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill

various locations

2. Amendment 21

425 S. Virginia St., 786-0808

3. Scruples Bar & Grill

91 W. Plumb Lane, 322-7171

Best poetry open-mic night

1. BEtheCAUSE

West Street Market, 148 West St.

2. Java Jungle

246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. Spoken Views

various locations

Best place to watch movies

1. Century Riverside 12

11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753

2. At home

3. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

Best place to see a concert

1. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater

6000 Bartley Ranch Road, 828-6612

2. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

3. The Underground

555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

Best place to play beer pong

1. At home

2. Rum Bullions

Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. Tronix

303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

Best place to hear quiet music

1. Wild River Grille

17 S. Virginia St., 284-7455

2. Studio on 4th

432 E. Fourth St., 786-6460

3. Reno Music Project

Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443

3. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

Best place to hear loud music

1. The Underground

555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

2. Brew Brothers

Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Tonic Lounge

231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best place to have sex in public

1. Burning Man

2. The Truckee River

3. Lake Tahoe

Best place to cure your hangover

1. Peg’s Glorified Ham and Eggs

various locations

2. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

3. P.J. & Co.

1590 S. Wells Ave., 323-6366

Best place to buy sexy underwear

1. Chocolate Walrus

1278 S. Virginia St., 825-2267

2. Victoria’s Secret

various locations

3. Romantic Sensations

1055 S. Virginia St., 322-1884

Best place for live music

1. The Underground

555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

2. Brew Brothers

Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

3. Tonic Lounge

231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best place for a first date

1. Riverwalk

2. Chocolate Bar

various locations

3. Imperial Bar and Lounge

150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399

3. Silver Peak

various locations

Best open-mic night

1. Java Jungle

246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. Reno Music Project

Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443

3. 3rd Street

125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best neighborhood bar

1. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

2. St. James Infirmary

445 California Ave., 657-8484

3. 3rd Street

125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best microbrew

1. Silver Peak

124 Wonder St., 324-1864
135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300

2. Great Basin Brewing Company

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

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. El Cortez Lounge

235 W. Second St., 324-4255

Best hotel for a secret tryst

1. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Silver Legacy

407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa

3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

3. Gold Dust West

444 Vine St., 323-2211

Best happy hour

1. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

2. Amendment 21

425 S. Virginia St., 786-0808

3. Bistro Napa

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

Best gay hangout

1. Five Star Saloon

132 West St., 329-2878

2. Tronix

303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

3. The Tree House Lounge

555 E. Fourth St., 786-2582

Best dive bar

1. Five Star Saloon

132 West St., 329-2878

2. Broken Spoke

71 S. Wells Ave., 322-3115

2. Foxy Olive

220 Mill St., 324-4119

Best dance club

1. Edge

Peppermill Resort Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. 210 North

210 N. Sierra St., 786-6210

3. The Underground

555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

Best concert venue

1. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

1. The Underground

555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

3. Reno Events Center

300 N. Center St., 335-8800

Best comedy club

1. Catch a Rising Star

Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 325-7452

2. Silver Legacy

407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

3. 3rd Street

125 W. Third St., 323-5005

Best club DJ

1. DJ Zorro

2. EJ

3. Coop Da Loop

Best bowling alley

1. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

2. Coconut Bowl, Wild Island

250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927

3. AMF Starlite Lanes

1201 Stardust St., 747-3522

Best billiards room

1. Cue & Cushion

935 W. Fifth St., 322-0116

2. Q’s Billiard Club

3350 S. Virginia St., 825-2337

3. Diamond Billiards

5890 S. Virginia St., 828-0616

Best beer selection

1. Lincoln Lounge

302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

2. Great Basin Brewing Company

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

3. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

Best bar

1. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

2. St. James Infirmary

445 California Ave., 657-8484

3. Lincoln Lounge

302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

Best all-ages spot

1. The Underground

555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

2. West Street Market

148 West St., 284-3363

3. Reno Music Project

Maytan Music Center, 777 S. Center St., 323-5443