We feature creative Italian cuisine served in a cozy setting. Finding Cafe Fiore is half the fun, as the restaurant is a tiny alpine cabin hidden in one of Tahoe’s snowy back lanes. Make a reservation so you are guaranteed a seat at one of the restaurant’s seven coveted tables. The chef Gilberto Ramos, has spent the last two decades building up a loyal following with refined, yet post-ski-worthy dishes such as lobster over fettuccine, veal scaloppine with wild mushrooms or the house special lamb chops.