Cool Unique Casual Restaurants In South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe has an up-and-coming food scene with some great casual eateries. Today we tour a day of food from funky donuts, to waterfront Greek lunch, to home-brewed happy hour, ending in the mandatory best casino buffet on the south shore! Glazed and Confuzed Tahoe Donut 3447 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, #1 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-600-0198 Email: [email protected] Website: www.glazedandconfuzedtahoedonut.com Open Daily 7AM to 2PM Artemis Lakefront Cafe 900 Ski Run Boulevard South Lake Tahoe, CA 530-542-3332 Open daily 8AM to 10PM (closes 9PM during shoulder season - call ahead to check) Website: artemislakefrontcafe.com South of North Brewery at Basecamp Hotel 932 Stateline Avenue South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-494-9805 Website: www.southofnorthbeer.com Open Sunday through Friday from 2PM to 10PM and Saturdays from 12PM to 10PM Forest Buffet at Harrah's Casino 15 Highway 50 Stateline, NV 89449 800-427-7247 Website: https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-tahoe/restaurants/forest-buffet#.XY0XQi-ZNPM Open for dinner Mondays through Thursdays 5PM to 8:30PM, Fridays and Saturdays 5PM to 9PM, and Sundays from 5PM to 8:30PM Open for brunch Saturdays and Sundays 9AM to 2PM Other recommendations (from long-time locals): Cafe Fiore (great Italian, good for fine dining) 1169 Ski Run Boulevard South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-541-2908 Website: www.cafefiore.com Primo's Italian Bistro (southern Italian classics) 218-0 Lake Tahoe Boulevard South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-600-2220 Website: www.primositalianbistro.com Ernie's Coffee Shop (longtime eatery for comfort food breakfast fare, just outside of the city center on approach from Placerville) 1207 Emerald Bay Road South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-541-2161 Website: erniescoffeeshop.com Chart House (spectacular views, great mainly for happy hour, regular surf & turf dining is average and expensive) 392 Kingsbury Grade Road Stateline, NV 89449 775-588-8676 Website: www.chart-house.com/locations/lake-tahoe/ MacDuff's Public House (THE local's place to be for al fresco happy hour) 1041 Fremont Avenue South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 530-542-8777 Website: macduffspub.com #laketahoe #laketahoefood #explorelaketahoe