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Donner Lake · Dinner reservations

The table that earns the babysitter.

Chef-driven, wine-list-considered, view-when-the-light-drops. Reservations recommended at all of them; required at three.

Restaurants

2 stops
  • Truckee
    Moody's Bistro, Bar & Beats
    Editor's pick

    Fine dining inside the historic Truckee Hotel (1873), pairing a locally sourced menu with nationally touring jazz, soul, and R&B acts.

    Daily 11:30am–3pm, 5–9pm$$$(530) 587-8688Visit ↗
  • Truckee
    Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar
    Editor's pick

    A restaurant hand-built from salvaged railroad ties in 1928 as one of the nation's oldest ski lodges, with a deck overlooking downtown Truckee and the Sierra.

    Mon–Fri 4–9pm, Sat–Sun 11am–9pm$$$(530) 587-5711Visit ↗