🐾 Lake Tahoe Food Diary (Dog-Friendly Edition!) 🐾

Since we had our pup with us, we couldn’t visit many of the highly-recommended restaurants. But here are the places we tried — some were surprisingly welcoming! 🧋 Tahoe Bear Tea House Pretty sweet — even the staff recommended going with 50% sugar 😅. Drinks were decent, not extraordinary. Very dog-friendly though! The team was super warm and told me I could bring my dog inside. 🐶❤️ 🍴 Maggie's 💰 $140+ for two A delicious American restaurant! We ordered randomly and everything was a hit. Very pet-friendly — dogs are welcome! 👍 🍴 Himmel Haus 💰 $130+ for two A German restaurant tucked in the mountains. Not officially pet-friendly, but when we asked about sitting outside with our dog, the host made an exception and let us dine inside with her! They seated us in a cozy corner by the window. The food was incredible: Sausage appetizer: perfectly seasoned 🥨 Beef shoulder and fried pork chop: both delicious and very satisfying for Chinese taste buds 🍖 Black Forest cake and vanilla ice cream for dessert: cake was fluffy and not too sweet, ice cream was rich and creamy 🍒🍦 🥪 Red Hut Cafe 💰 $40+ for two A historic brunch spot in Tahoe. Dog-friendly — pups are allowed indoors! We ordered French toast and a fried chicken platter. The French toast was pretty good and huge portion. The fried chicken platter… seriously not good 😅 Do not recommend. 🥪 Bert's Cafe 💰 $40+ for two Not dog-friendly, so we got takeout and ate by the lake. I really wanted to photograph the hot chocolate, so I paid $10 for the mug and had them serve it in that! ☕️📸 The hot chocolate was delicious — and I usually don’t like sweet or chocolatey drinks! Pancakes were soft and fluffy 🥞, burger was okay but way too huge to bite into 🍔. 🍜 Old Guilin 💰 $35+ for two Stopped in Sacramento on the way back and tried Old Guilin. We ordered two Guilin rice noodles + one side — SO GOOD!!! 😋 And no tipping required?! Cheap + delicious = unexpected win! There’s a self-service condiment bar for extra toppings. Not pet-friendly — my husband and I took turns eating while staying with the pup in the car. #LakeTahoe #TahoeFood #TahoeGuide #DogFriendlyTahoe #FoodDiary #TravelWithPets