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We've compiled the best of the best in Lake Havasu City - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Contemporary artwork on the walls, mod hanging lamps, and water sculptures create a contemporary vibe at this hip, elegant restaurant a short drive north of London Bridge. Superbly prepared steaks and seafood are the key draw, from 28-ounce bone-in porterhouse cuts to cioppino in a saffron-tomato broth, but also consider the barbecue ribs and linguine with sausage and peppers. An extensive tapas list and a great selection of wine and cocktails round out the offerings.
In the little Island Mall on the west side of London Bridge, Barley Brothers is most acclaimed for its microbrewed ales on tap, especially Bighorn IPA and the Kickstart Oatmeal Stout. The casual cooking is hearty and filling with dishes ranging from standard salads and burgers to specials such as Jamaican barbecue salmon and savory peppercorn-topped sirloin.
This always-hopping taquería in the nondescript Basha's Shopping Center serves reliably good Mexican food. It's not fancy, but the clean and comfortable short-order joint turns out tasty tacos, burritos, tostadas, enchiladas, and taquitos served with chicken, grilled fish, carne asada, and other meat and veggie options. Six different salsas at the salsa bar add a bit of spice to the mix.
Although it's in a somewhat industrial area a short drive north of downtown, this lively, high-ceilinged restaurant and microbrewery with an enormous patio enjoys nice views of the lake. The craft beers, especially the crisp but balanced IPA and refreshing unfiltered American wheat, are reason alone to stop by, but the kitchen also turns out consistent comfort food including hefty sandwiches, pizzas, and Cajun-influenced dishes. Service can be uneven.
Pairing great service with reasonable prices, this downtown locals' favorite fills up fast, especially for breakfast, thanks to its eggs Benedict dishes, biscuits and eggs, and loaded pancakes. The varied menu of lunch and dinner standards includes burgers with barbecue sauce, cheddar, and smoked bacon; meat loaf; pot roast stroganoff; and homemade soups and desserts.
This informal, bustling, family-run restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating serves reliably tasty, straightforward Italian fare, from classic pastas and grills—spaghetti and meatballs, portobello-mushroom ravioli, veal piccata—to a small but creative selection of thin-crust pizzas. The Maui Waui pizza with capicola ham, sweet pineapple, and marinara sauce is a local favorite. Daily dinner specials include upscale offerings like baked salmon wellington and New Zealand rack of lamb.
Culinary Institute of America trained chef Joe Mizzoni crafts authentic Mexican street foods like cochinita pibil tacos and beef birria and passes them through a window to patio diners at Lake Havasu Cigars. Traditional methods like nixtamalization---the process of treating heirloom corn with lime, cooking it, drying it, and grinding it into flour---make this casual eatery a local favorite.
This attractive space set on a bluff overlooking London Bridge has one of the best wine lists in town, plus consistently well-prepared steaks, seafood, and other traditional American and international dishes. Highlights include flatbread with Havarti cheese, portobello mushrooms, and olive-tomato tapenade for a starter, and baked Dijon-garlic-crusted halibut with sea scallops and tomato concasse as a main course. Be sure to request a table with a bridge view.
