Written By: Farah Vitale

Have your dinner above the river this summer! The Shore Room in the Renaissance hotel downtown has an outside eating area above the Truckee river. Windows frame stretch the length of the restaurant with  a beautiful view. There are 90 seats inside and 70 to 80 seats on the terraces. Inside it is mostly grays to mimic the color of river stones and the Truckee river when it’s overcast. Thick chain links made of wood cluster at one end of a stone buttress to represent steel chains that help moor ships.

This is the Renaissance’s only restaurant, so it serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Chef Jacob Burton’s philosophy is “simple done right, no matter what time of the day it is.” For breakfast, there’s English muffins made from scratch, eggs Benedict with salmon belly along with other popular items. For lunch, the chef focuses on cooking everything to the perfect temperature. The Shore Room burger has an 8-ounce beef patty topped with bacon and cheddar on a house brioche bun. The bun is made with harissa, then brined overnight in buttermilk.