Nightlife

Best place to watch Monday Night Football

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill

various locations

2. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

3. At home

Most romantic bar

1. Fireside Lounge

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

2. Chocolate Bar

various locations

3. St. James Infirmary

445 California Ave., 657-8484

Best trivia night

1. Sierra Tap House

253 W. First St., 322-7678

2. Ceol

538 S. Virginia St., 329-5558

3. Beck’s Brew House

3611 Kings Row, 787-5050

Best strip club

1. The Men’s Club of Reno

270 N. Lake St., 786-7800

2. Wild Orchid

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

3. Fantasy Girls

1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582

Best sports bar

1. Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill

various locations

2. Sparky’s

9570 S. McCarran Blvd., 787-9669; 1661 N. Virginia St., 787-9669

3. Legends Grill, Sports & Spirits

6015 S. Virginia St., 853-5550

Best poetry open-mic night

1. Spoken Views

various locations

2. Jungle

246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. BEtheCAUSE

West Street Market, 148 West St.

Best place to watch movies

1. Century Riverside 12

11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753

2. Cinemark Summit Sierra

13965 S. Virginia St., 851-4635

3. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

Best place to see a concert

1. Knitting Factory

211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

2. Reno Events Center

300 N. Center St., 335-8800

3. Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater

6000 Bartley Ranch Road, 828-6612

Best place to play beer pong

1. Harrah’s Reno Hotel & Casino

219 N. Center St., 786-3232

2. Club Cal-Neva

S. Virginia St., 323-1046

3. Rum Bullions

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

Best place to hear quiet music

1. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Roxy’s Restaurant and Bar

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

3. Tonic Lounge

231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best place to hear loud music

1. Knitting Factory

211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

2. Brew Brothers

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

3. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

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. The Nugget

233 N. Virginia St., 323-0716

Best place to buy sexy underwear

1. Victoria’s Secret

various locations

2. Chocolate Walrus

1278 S. Virginia St., 825-2267

3. Romantic Sensations

1055 S. Virginia St., 322-1884

Best place for live music

1. Knitting Factory

211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

2. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

3. The Underground

555 E. 4th St., 786-2582

Best place for a first date

1. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Riverwalk

3. Century Riverside 12

11 N. Sierra St., 786-2753

Best open-mic night

1. Java Jungle

246 W. First St., 329-4484

2. Reno Music Project

Walden’s Coffeehouse, 3940 Mayberry Drive, 787-3307

3. Great Basin Brewing Company

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

Best neighborhood 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 microbrew

1. Great Basin Brewing Company

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

5525 S. Virginia St., 284-7711

2. Silver Peak

various locations

3. Brew Brothers at Eldorado Hotel Casino

345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best karaoke

1. El Cortez Lounge

235 W. Second St., 324-4255

2. The Patio

600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565

3. West Second Street Bar

118 W. Second St., 348-7976

Best hotel for a secret tryst

1. Peppermill Resort Casino

2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa

3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

3. Silver Legacy

407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777

Best happy hour

1. Beck’s Brew House

3611 Kings Row, 787-5050

2. Bistro Napa

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

3. Silver Peak

124 Wonder St., 324-1864

135 N. Sierra St., 284-3300

Best gay hangout

1. Five Star Saloon

132 West St., 329-2878

2. Tronix

303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

3. The Patio

600 W. Fifth St., 323-6565

Best dive bar

1. Five Star Saloon

132 West St., 329-2878

2. Foxy Olive

220 Mill St., 324-4119

3. Tonic Lounge

231 W. Second St., 337-6868

Best dance club

1. Edge

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

2. Five Star Saloon

132 West St., 329-2878

3. Aura Ultra Lounge

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

Best concert venue

1. Knitting Factory

211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

2. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

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. 3rd Street

125 W. Third St., 323-5005

3. Funny Bone Comedy Club

Sands Regency Casino Hotel, 345 N. Arlington Ave., 348-2200

Best club DJ

1. Chris English

2. DJ Freez

3. EJ

Best bowling alley

1. Grand Sierra Resort

2500 E. Second St., 789-2000

2. AMF Starlite Lanes

1201 Stardust St., 747-3522

3. High Sierra Lanes

3390 S. Virginia St., 825-1048

Best billiards room

1. Diamond Billiards

5890 S. Virginia St., 828-0616

2. Cue & Cushion

935 W. Fifth St., 322-0116

3. Q’s Billiard Club

3350 S. Virginia St., 825-2337

Best beer selection

1. Great Basin Brewing Company

846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 355-7711

5525 S. Virginia St., 284-7711

1. Lincoln Lounge

302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

3. Silver Peak

various locations

Best bar

1. St. James Infirmary

445 California Ave., 657-8484

2. Chapel Tavern

1495 S. Virginia St., 324-2244

3. Lincoln Lounge

302 E. Fourth St., 323-5426

Best all-ages spot

1. Knitting Factory

211 N. Virginia St., 323-5648

2. Holland Project

30 Cheney St., 742-1858