2026 LakeGeorge.com Fab Five Winners: Best Lakefront Dining
Dining along the shores of Lake George brings together scenic views and standout cuisine. The 2026 LakeGeorge.com Fab Five results, based on community voting, highlight restaurants that excel in both food and setting. This category recognizes lakefront spots that deliver a memorable experience from the first bite to the last view.
1. Tavern on the Lake at Blue Water Manor
Moored at a historic stone manor on Basin Bay just north of the village, Tavern on the Lake at Blue Water Manor delivers an iconic lakeside dining experience. Guests can utilize the property’s transient boat docks and head up to the sweeping outdoor balconies or the vibrant lakeside Tiki Bar, enjoying custom-built Adirondack burgers and specialty cocktails while taking in clear mountain views and passing steamboats.
2. The Boathouse Restaurant
Panoramic views of the water serve as the backdrop at The Boathouse Restaurant, situated inside a beautifully restored 19th-century structure right along the shoreline. Boaters can guide their watercraft into private deep-water slips and step directly onto expansive open-air decks, pairing an upscale American menu of fresh seafood and hand-cut steaks with the sound of waves lapping against the docks.
3. Algonquin Restaurant
The Algonquin Restaurant anchors the fine casual waterfront scene from its prime lakeside location on Huddle Bay in Bolton Landing. A true summertime tradition for generations of lakegoers, the high-capacity venue offers extensive private dockage for diners arriving by water, letting crews tie up to experience casual dockside deck seating or the elevated indoor dining room overlooking Sweet Briar Island and Buck Mountain.
4. Lake George Beach Club
Positioned right in the heart of the village next to Shepard Park, Lake George Beach Club pairs a casual, high-volume menu with unmatched proximity to the public docks. Diners can grab tables on the spacious, multi-level outdoor sun decks to enjoy classic pub favorites, specialty burgers, and frozen drinks while taking in the energetic boating action across the entire southern basin.
5. (TIE) The Docksider Restaurant
A scenic change of pace awaits diners at The Docksider Restaurant, which is uniquely located just south of Lake George on the peaceful shores of Glen Lake in Queensbury. This popular year-round destination features customer-use boat docks, a spacious lakeside patio, and a covered deck where guests can watch kayakers and water skiers in the summer while enjoying a robust menu of brick-oven pizzas, wings, and seafood.
5. (TIE) Lakeside Restaurant & Lounge
Lakeside Restaurant & Lounge offers a refined waterfront perspective from its elevated position inside the Fort William Henry Resort. The venue treats diners to a spectacular, birds-eye view of the lake's southern basin from its expansive outdoor patio area, allowing groups to complement their meals with specialty craft cocktails around gas fire tables while watching the evening sun dip below the mountains.
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