The Bridgetender in Tahoe City is located right on the Truckee River and is a great place to have dinner and stay later for drinks and to hang out with both locals and tourists. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner and has a happy hour. The food is mostly bar food like burgers (try the elk burger with blueberry BBQ sauce), sandwiches, salads, pasta, steak and desserts. The bar is open later on the weekends and serves up a large selection of beers on tap, wine, cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks. If you are here in the summer, the patio is open for both dinner and after dinner drinks.