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Food — Drink — Arts+Entertainment — Shopping — Services — Outdoor+Recreation

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Finalists are listed in alphabetical order under each category.
ICC = Inside Chittenden County; OCC = Outside Chittenden County
* = New category in 2017.

Services Finalists

1. Best nonprofit organization

• Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
• Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
• Humane Society of Chittenden County
• Lund
• Spectrum Youth & Family Services

2. Best veterinarian/animal hospital

• Green Mountain Animal Hospital
• Milton Veterinary Hospital
• Orchard Veterinary Hospital
• Qi Veterinary Clinic
• River Cove Animal Hospital

3. Best pet daycare

• Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare
• Happy Tails Pet Resort and Spa
• Oh my DOG
• Play Dog Play

4. Best pet groomer

• A Passion For Pets
• Cosmo’s Cuts Pet Grooming Boutique
• Doggie Styles Grooming & Boutique
• Oh my DOG
• Shed Happens

5. Best wedding venue

• The Barns at Lang Farm
• Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits
• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• The Old Lantern Inn & Barn
• Shelburne Farms

6. Best caterer

• Catering by Dale
• Cloud 9 Caterers
• Have Your Cake Catering
• Let’s Pretend Catering
• Sugarsnap

7. Best florist

• Chappell’s Florist
• Clayton Floral
• In Full Bloom
• Kathy and Company Florist
• Stray Cat Flower Farm

8. Best tailor *

• Linda’s Sew Unique
• Rigo Brothers Tailor Shop
• Sewly Tailoring
• Silver Threads Tailoring

9. Best real estate agency

• Century 21 Jack Associates
• Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
• Element Real Estate
• Keller Williams
• RE/MAX North Professionals

10. Best real estate agent

• Dan Titus, Keller Williams
• Dana Valentine, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
• Elise Polli, Keller Williams
• Jessica Bridge, Element Real Estate VT
• Robbi Handy Holmes, Century 21 Jack Associates

11. Best bank/credit union

• New England Federal Credit Union
• NorthCountry Federal Credit Union
• Northfield Savings Bank
• Vermont Federal Credit Union
• Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU)

12. Best mortgage broker

• Academy Mortgage Corporation
• Kelly Deforge, Union Bank
• Kim Negron, HomeBridge Financial Services
• New England Federal Credit Union
• Spruce Mortgage

13. Best salon (unisex)

• Chop Shop Hair Design
• Indigo
• Sequoia Salon
• Stephen & Burns
• Urban Salon Team

14. Best barber/men’s cut

• Bugatti Barbers
• Gentlemen’s Top Option
• Lux Barber Shop
• Myles Court Barbershop
• Old Soul Barbershop

15. Best manicure/pedicure

• Bella Vie Nail Spa
• The Mini Spa VT
• Perfect Nails by Thu
• Sofi Nails & Spa
• Tropical Nails and Tan

16. Best place to get body art

• Aartistic Inc.
• Body Art Tattoo & Piercing
• Fortune Teller Tattoo
• We the People Tattoo Parlor
• Yankee Tattoo

17. Best place to get a massage

• Brilliant Massage Therapy
• Cynthea’s Spa
• The Essex Resort & Spa
• Rod Cain Massage Therapy
• Shanti Mama Wellness

18. Best day spa

• be. Skin Clinic
• Cynthea’s Spa
• Oasis Day Spa
• Pure Beauty
• Vermont Salt Cave Spa & Halotherapy Center

19. Best resort spa

• The Essex Resort & Spa
• Mountain Massage Center, Smugglers’ Notch Resort
• The Spa at Stowe Mountain Lodge
• Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
• Topnotch Resort & Spa

20a. Best lodging - ICC

• Courtyard Burlington Harbor
• The Essex Resort & Spa
• Hilton Burlington
• Hilton Garden Inn Burlington Downtown
• Hotel Vermont

20b. Best lodging - OCC

• Field Guide
• Topnotch Resort & Spa
• Trapp Family Lodge

21. Best health club/gym

• The EDGE Sports & Fitness
• Fitness Options Personal Training Studio
• Greater Burlington YMCA
• Marketplace Fitness
• Studio SxB

22. Best yoga studio

• Evolution Physical Therapy + Yoga
• Laughing River Yoga
• Queen City Bikram Yoga
• Sangha Studio
• Yoga Roots

23. Best cycling studio

• Cyclepath Indoor Cycling
• The EDGE Sports & Fitness
• Pulse Cycling / Studio
• REV Indoor Cycling
• Studio Zenith

24. Best CrossFit studio

• 802 CrossFit
• Champlain Valley CrossFit
• Crossfit Threshold Training
• CrossFit Waterbury
• Mountain Trail CrossFit

25. Best cab company

• Dunwright Taxi
• Green Cab VT
• Snowflake Taxi

26. Best auto repair

• The Automaster
• Brian’s North End Automotive
• Dolan’s Auto
• Girlington Garage
• Nate’s Automotive

27. Best radio station (music)

• 95 Triple X
• 99.9 the Buzz
• The Point FM 104.7
• Star 92.9
• WRUV 90.1 FM

28. Best radio station (news)

• Vermont Public Radio
• WDEV
• WVMT AM 620

29. Best local TV station

• Local ABC 22/Local Fox 44
• Vermont PBS
• WCAX
• WPTZ

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Shopping Finalists

30a. Best women’s casual clothing store - ICC

• ECCO
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Stella Mae
• Sweet Lady Jane
• Tangerine

30b. Best women’s casual clothing store - OCC

• Bailey Road
• Billie Jean Vintage
• Green Envy
• Salaam Boutique

31. Best women’s evening-wear store

• ECCO
• Jess Boutique
• Monelle
• Old Gold
• Tangerine

32. Best bridal shop

• Everthine Bridal Boutique
• Fiori Bridal Boutique
• Needleman’s Bridal & Formal
• Sewly Yours Bridal
• Shaline Bridal

33. Best women’s shoe store

• Danform Shoes
• Dear Lucy
• Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Stella Mae

34. Best menswear store

• Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
• Maven
• Michael Kehoe
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Warner Supply

35. Best men’s shoe store

• Danform Shoes
• Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
• Maven
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Warner Supply

36. Best secondhand clothing

• Battery Street Jeans
• Dirt Chic
• Old Gold
• Outdoor Gear Exchange Consignment
• Plato’s Closet

37. Best children’s clothing store

• Little Citizen
• Once Upon A Child
• Peanut & Mouse
• Yellow Turtle
• Zutano

38. Best children’s toy store

• Jamie Two Coats’ Toy Shop
• Kidstructive Fun
• Peanut & Mouse
• Turner Toys & Hobbies
• Woodbury Mountain Toys

39. Best eyeglasses store

• Chroma Optics
• EyeCare of Vermont
• Eyes of the World
• The Optical Center

40. Best place to buy jewelry

• Perrywinkle’s Fine Jewelry
• Tick Tock Jewelers
• Tradewinds Imports
• Von Bargen’s Jewelry
• Zinnia Jewelry

41. Best beauty-product purveyor

• be. Skin Clinic
• Flourish Organic Hair+Skin Care
• Mirror Mirror
• Splash Naturals
• Tata Harper

42. Best pet supply store

• The Dog and Cat
• Guy’s Farm & Yard
• One Stop Country Pet Supply
• Pet Food Warehouse
• The Quirky Pet

43. Best musical instrument store

• Advance Music Center
• Contois
• GuitarSam
• Randolin Music Store and Guitar Repair
• Vermont Violins

44. Best local art supply store

4. The Drawing Board
5. The Studio Store
6. Vermont Art Supply

45. Best camera store

• Bob’s Camera & Video
• Green Mountain Camera
• LeZot Camera Shop
• PhotoGarden

46. Best place to buy a computer

• Computer Barn
• Computer Specialists Inc.
• Computers for Change
• Small Dog Electronics
• Systems Plus Computers

47. Best bookstore

• Bear Pond Books
• Bridgeside Books
• Crow Bookshop
• The Flying Pig Bookstore
• Phoenix Books

48. Best place to buy a unique gift

• A Little Something
• Birdfolk Collective
• Common Deer
• Trinket
• Vermont Gift Barn

49. Best place to buy a pipe

• Bern Gallery
• Full Tank
• Good Stuff
• Northern Lights
• Stash N’ Stowe

50. Best adult toy store

• Curve Appeal
• Good Stuff
• Imago

51. Best housewares store

• Bennington Potters
• Capital Kitchen
• Homeport
• Kiss the Cook
• Stowe Kitchen Bath & Linens

52. Best secondhand housewares store

• Anjou & the Little Pear
• Barge Canal Market
• Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity Restore
• ReSOURCE

53. Best antique store

• Anjou & the Little Pear
• Barge Canal Market
• Five Corners Antiques
• J. Langdon
• Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace

54. Best furniture store

• Burlington Furniture Company
• Homeport
• Modern Design
• The SuperStore
• Wendell’s Furniture

55. Best kitchen store

• As the Crow Flies
• Capital Kitchen
• Homeport
• Kiss the Cook
• Stowe Kitchen Bath & Linens

56. Best lighting store

• Barre Electric & Lighting Supply
• Conant Metal & Light
• The Lamp Shop
• Light Club Lamp Shop
• The Lighting House

57. Best garden center

• Claussen’s Florist & Greenhouse
• Evergreen Gardens of Vermont
• Gardener’s Supply Company
• Red Wagon Plants

58. Best auto dealer

• The Automaster
• Burlington Subaru
• Heritage Toyota
• Shearer Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac
• Shearer Volkswagen of South Burlington

59. Best ski/snowboard shop

• Alpine Shop
• Burton
• Darkside Snowboards
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Skirack

60. Best bike shop

• Earl’s Cyclery & Fitness
• North Star Sports
• Old Spokes Home
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Skirack

61. Best outdoor outfitter

• Farm-Way, Inc.
• Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Patagonia Burlington
• Skirack

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Arts+Entertainment Finalists

62. Best large live music venue

• Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
• Higher Ground
• Shelburne Farms
• Shelburne Museum
• Waterfront Park

63. Best small live music hot spot

• ArtsRiot
• Light Club Lamp Shop
• Monkey House
• Nectar’s
• Radio Bean

64. Best place to play pool

• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• Monkey House
• Nectar’s
• Three Needs Brewery & Taproom
• Van Phan Billiards & Bar

65. Best place to dance

• Club Metronome
• Light Club Lamp Shop
• Nectar’s
• Red Square
• SideBar

66. Best trivia night

• ArtsRiot
• Hotel Vermont
• Nectar’s
• On Tap Bar & Grill
• Waterworks Food + Drink

67. Best karaoke

• JP’s Pub
• Manhattan Pizza & Pub
• Ruben James
• St. John’s Club
• Sweet Melissa’s

68. Best standup comic

• Annie Russell
• Hillary Boone
• Jared Hall
• Josie Leavitt
• Kendall Farrell

69. Best vocalist

• Carol Ann Jones
• Josh Panda
• Kat Wright
• Myra Flynn
• Nicole Nelson

70. Best instrumentalist

• Bob Wagner
• Patrick Ross
• Paul Asbell
• Seth Yacovone

71. Best folk artist or group*

• Brightbird
• Cricket Blue
• The DuPont Brothers
• Eric George
• Pete’s Posse

72. Best country artist or group*

• Brett Hughes
• Eastern Mountain Time
• Kelly Ravin
• The Starline Rhythm Boys
• Tim Brick

73. Best bluegrass artist or group*

• Beg, Steal or Borrow
• Hot Pickin’ Party
• Mad Mountain Scramblers
• Patrick Ross
• The Tenderbellies

74. Best jazz artist or group*

• Dave Grippo
• Kat Wright
• Paul Asbell
• Ray Vega
• Rose Street Collective

75. Best blues artist or group*

• Blues for Breakfast
• Dave Keller
• Dwight & Nicole
• Jeff Salisbury
• Seth Yacovone

76. Best funk/R&B artist or group

• Dwight & Nicole
• Grippo Funk Band
• Kat Wright
• Madaila
• Renegade Groove

77. Best rock artist or group

• Josh Panda
• Madaila
• Mr. Doubtfire
• Rough Francis
• The Welterweights

78. Best hip-hop artist/group

• Bless the Child
• Cultural Chemistry
• Hank Collins (HC)
• The Lynguistic Civilians
• S.I.N.siZZle

79. Best electronic music DJ/group

• Craig Mitchell
• Disco Phantom
• DJ Ron Stoppable
• DJ Taka
• Nechromancer

80. Best music festival

• Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
• Ciderstock
• Frendly Gathering
• Grand Point North
• Waking Windows

81. Best movie theater

• Essex Cinemas
• Majestic 10
• Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas
• Palace 9
• The Savoy Theater

82. Best local theater company

• Green Mountain Cabaret
• Lost Nation Theater
• Lyric Theatre Company
• Stowe Theatre Guild
• Vermont Stage

83. Best actor (male or female)

• Bob Bolyard
• Kim Anderson
• Rusty DeWees
• Serena Magnan O’Connell

84. Best performing arts venue

• ArtsRiot
• Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
• Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
• Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
• Vermont Comedy Club

85. Best art gallery

• BCA Center
• Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery
• Shelburne Museum
• The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery
• West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park

86. Best museum

• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
• Montshire Museum of Science
• Shelburne Museum
• University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art

87. Best arts event

• Festival of Fools
• Open Studio Weekend
• South End Art Hop
• Waterbury Arts Fest
• Vermont Burlesque Festival

88. Best painter/illustrator*

• Katharine Montstream
• Jon Young
• Mary Lacy
• Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.
• Ross Sheehan

89. Best sculptor*

• Clark Derbes
• Gerald K. Stoner
• John Brickles
• Richard Erdman
• Ross Sheehan

90. Best photographer*

• Brent Harrewyn/Hoverfly Photography
• Karen Pike Photography
• Hall-Potvin Photography
• Megan Marie Photography
• Stephen Mease

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Outdoor+Recreation Finalists

91. Best ski/ride slope

• Bolton Valley Resort
• Jay Peak Resort
• Smugglers’ Notch Resort
• Stowe Mountain Resort
• Sugarbush Resort

92. Best cross-country ski area

• Bolton Valley Resort
• Catamount Outdoor Family Center
• Craftsbury Outdoor Center
• Sleepy Hollow Inn Ski & Bike Center
• Trapp Family Lodge

93. Best public golf course

• Cedar Knoll Country Club
• Kwiniaska Golf Club
• The Links at Lang Farm
• Rocky Ridge Golf Club
• Williston Golf Club

94. Best state park

• Burton Island State Park
• Groton State Forest
• Little River State Park
• Mount Philo State Park
• Sand Bar State Park

95. Best day hike

• Camel’s Hump State Park
• Mount Mansfield
• Mount Philo State Park
• Snake Mountain
• Stowe Pinnacle Trail

96. Best foot race

• Covered Bridges Half Marathon
• Half Marathon Unplugged
• Leaf Peepers Half Marathon & 5K
• Vermont City Marathon & Relay
• Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race

97. Best place to bike

• Burlington Bike Path
• Island Line Trail
• Kingdom Trails
• Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
• Stowe Recreation Path

98. Best place to swim

• Leddy Beach
• North Beach
• Oakledge Park
• Sand Bar State Park
• Waterbury Reservoir

99. Best place to kayak/canoe

• Colchester Pond
• Green River Reservoir
• Malletts Bay
• Oakledge Park
• Waterbury Reservoir

100. Best guided tour*

• Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour
• Burlington Brew Tours
• Burlington Edible History
• Queen City Ghostwalk
• Spirit of Ethan Allen

101. Best in-state weekend getaway

• Jay Peak Resort
• Lake Willoughby
• Stowe
• Stowe Mountain Resort
• Topnotch Resort

102. Best Vermont day trip with the kids

• Ben & Jerry’s Factory
• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Jay Peak Resort
• Montshire Museum of Science
• Shelburne Farms

103. Best place to take your parents

• Church Street Marketplace
• Shelburne Farms
• Shelburne Museum
• Stowe
• Waterfront Park

104. Best people-watching place

• Burlington Farmers Market
• Church Street Marketplace
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Oakledge Park
• Waterfront Park

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Food Finalists

105. Best new restaurant (opened in last year)

• BEAU Butchery + Bar
• Drifters Café & Bar
• The Great Northern
• Monarch & the Milkweed
• Zenbarn

106a. Best restaurant - ICC

• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Hen of the Wood
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Misery Loves Co.
• Waterworks Food + Drink

106b. Best restaurant - OCC

• Black Sheep Bistro
• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Kismet
• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge
• Zenbarn

107b. Best family restaurant - ICC

• American Flatbread Burlington Hearth
• Bluebird Barbecue
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Pizzeria Verità

107a. Best family restaurant - OCC

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Down Home Kitchen
• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge
• Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery
• Zenbarn

108. Best chef

• Aaron Josinsky and Nathaniel Wade (Misery Loves Co.)
• Frank Pace (The Great Northern)
• George Lambertson (ArtsRiot)
• Jesse Lauer (Dinner With Friends)
• Phoebe Bright (Blue Paddle Bistro)

109. Best restaurant service

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Hen of the Wood
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Misery Loves Co.
• Waterworks Food + Drink

110a. Best breakfast/brunch - ICC

• Mirabelles Café
• Penny Cluse Café
• Sneakers Bistro
• The Spot
• The Swingin’ Pinwheel Café and Bakery

110b. Best breakfast/brunch - OCC

• 158 Main Restaurant & Bakery
• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Down Home Kitchen
• J. Morgan’s Steakhouse
• Kismet

111a. Best lunch - ICC

• August First Bakery & Café
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• The Spot
• Zabby and Elf’s Stone Soup

111b. Best lunch - OCC

• BEAU Butchery & Bar
• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge
• Wilaiwan Kitchen

112. Best place to get late-night food

• Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop
• El Cortijo Taqueria Y Cantina
• Kountry Kart Deli
• Mr. Mikes Pizza
• Nectar’s

113. Best restaurant for dessert

• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Mirabelles Café
• Monarch & the Milkweed
• Revolution Kitchen

114. Best outdoor dining

• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• The Skinny Pancake
• Splash at the Boathouse
• Waterworks Food + Drink

115. Best place to grab a quick meal

• Al’s French Frys
• BEAU Butchery & Bar
• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• New World Tortilla
• Zabby and Elf’s Stone Soup

116. Best place to eat alone

• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• New Moon Café
• Vermont Comedy Club
• Zabby and Elf’s Stone Soup

117a. Best locally owned grocery store - ICC

• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• Healthy Living Market and Café
• Jericho Market
• Lantman’s Market
• Shelburne Supermarket

117b. Best locally owned grocery store - OCC

• The Farm Store
• Hunger Mountain Coop
• Mehuron’s Market
• The Uncommon Market

118. Best farmers market vendor

• Does’ Leap
• Full Moon Farm
• Half Pint Farm
• Rockville Market Farm
• Rookie’s Root Beer

119. Best food truck

• ArtsRiot Food Truck
• Beansie’s Bus
• Burger Barn
• Dolce VT
• Farmers & Foragers

120. Best food cart

• The Broccoli Bar
• Hong’s Chinese Dumplings
• Shy Guy Gelato
• The Skinny Pancake
• Taco Gordo

121. Best bread bakery

• August First Bakery & Café
• Great Harvest Bread Co.
• Klinger’s Bread Company
• O Bread Bakery
• Red Hen Baking Co.

122. Best sweets bakery

• Barrio Bakery
• Bohemian Bakery
• Mirabelles Café
• Monarch & the Milkweed
• Sweet Simone’s

123. Best Thai restaurant

• Bangkok Minute Thai Café
• East West Café
• Thai House Restaurant
• Tiny Thai Restaurant
• Wilaiwan Kitchen

124. Best Chinese restaurant

• A Single Pebble
• Chef Leu’s House
• Joyce’s Noodle House
• Silver Palace
• Zen Gardens

125. Best Mexican restaurant

• El Cortijo Taqueria Y Cantina
• El Gato Cantina
• Esperanza Restaurante
• Julio’s Cantina
• The Mad Taco

126. Best Vietnamese restaurant

• M-Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House
• Pho Capital
• Pho Dang Vietnamese Café (Winooski)
• Pho Dang Vietnamese Restaurant (Essex Junction)
• Pho Hong

127. Best Italian restaurant

• Junior’s Italian
• Papa Frank’s
• Pascolo Ristorante
• Sarducci’s Restaurant and Bar
• Trattoria Delia

128. Best vegetarian fare

• Drifters Café & Bar
• Kismet
• Pingala Café & Eatery
• Revolution Kitchen
• Zabby and Elf’s Stone Soup

129. Best comfort food

• Bluebird Barbecue
• Butch + Babe’s
• Drifters Café & Bar
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Our House Bistro

130. Best eggs Benedict

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Kismet
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Rustic Roots
• Sneakers Bistro

131. Best breakfast sandwich

• The Bagel Place
• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• Henry Street Deli
• Kountry Kart Deli
• Myer’s Bagels

132a. Best bagel - ICC

• Bagel Market Bakery and Café
• The Bagel Place
• Burlington Bagel Bakery
• Feldman’s Bagels
• Myer’s Bagels

132b. Best bagel - OCC

• The Bagel
• K.C.’s Bagel Café
• Maria’s Bagels
• Middlebury Bagel & Deli
• Wally’s Place Bagel & Deli

133a. Best pizza (restaurant) - ICC

• American Flatbread Burlington Hearth
• Folino’s
• Junior’s Italian
• La Boca Wood Fired Pizza
• Pizzeria Verità

133b. Best pizza (restaurant) - OCC

• The Blue Stone
• Pie in the Sky
• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge
• Positive Pie

134a. Best pizza (delivery) - ICC

• Big Daddy’s Pizza
• Junior’s
• Leonardo’s Pizza
• Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza
• Three Brothers Pizza & Grill

134b. Best pizza (delivery) - OCC

• Jimmz Pizza
• Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge
• Positive Pie

135a. Best burger - ICC

• Archie’s Grill
• ArtsRiot
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Grazers
• The Shopping Bag

135b. Best burger - OCC

• Burger Barn
• Prohibition Pig
• Worthy Burger
• Zenbarn

136. Best steak

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• EB Strong’s Prime Steakhouse
• Guild Tavern
• Hen of the Wood
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café

137. Best French fries

• Al’s French Frys
• Butch + Babe’s
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Misery Loves Co.

138. Best wings

• Bluebird Barbecue
• Nectar’s
• Ruben James
• The Tavern at the Essex Resort & Spa
• Wings Over Burlington

139. Best sandwiches

• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• Four Corners of the Earth
• Henry Street Deli
• Martone’s Market & Café
• Red Onion

140. Best sushi

• Asiana House
• Asiana Noodle Shop
• Bento
• Koto Japanese Steak House
• Sushido

141. Best taco

• Drifters Café and Bar
• El Cortijo Taqueria Y Cantina
• El Gato Cantina
• The Mad Taco
• Taco Gordo

142. Best doughnuts*

• Cold Hollow Cider Mill
• The Cupboard Deli & Bakery
• The Doughnut Dilemma
• The Doughnut Dude
• Miss Weinerz

143a. Best creemee - ICC

• Al’s French Frys
• Burlington Bay Market & Café
• Palmer Lane Maple
• The Village Scoop

143b. Best creemee - OCC

• Bragg Farm Sugarhouse & Gift Shop
• Dairy Creme
• Goodies Snack Bar
• Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
• Vermont Cookie Love

144. Best frozen yogurt

• Dakin Farm
• The Frozen Ogre
• SoYo Frozen Yogurt

145a. Best housemade ice cream - ICC

• Lake Champlain Chocolates
• Monarch & the Milkweed
• The Scoop
• Scout & Co.
• Shy Guy Gelato

145b. Best housemade ice cream - OCC

• Chill Vermont Gelato
• Island Homemade Ice Cream
• lu•lu

146. Best Vermont cheese brand

• Cabot Creamery
• Does’ Leap
• Jasper Hill Farm
• Shelburne Farms
• Vermont Creamery

147. Best food/drink event

• ArtsRiot Truck Stop (Burlington)
• Burlington Wine & Food Festival
• Dinner With Friends
• Vermont Brewers Festival
• Vermont Restaurant Week

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Drink Finalists

148. Best craft brewery

• Fiddlehead Brewing Company
• Foam Brewers
• Hill Farmstead Brewery
• Switchback Brewing Co.
• Zero Gravity Craft Brewery

149. Best brewpub

• 14th Star Brewing Co./Smokin’ Butt’s Bar-B-Q
• Lost Nation Brewing
• Prohibition Pig
• Vermont Pub & Brewery
• Zero Gravity Craft Brewery/American Flatbread Burlington Hearth

150a. Best draft beer list - ICC

• The Archives
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• Manhattan Pizza & Pub
• McGillicuddy’s
• Mule Bar

150b. Best draft beer list - OCC

• Blackback Pub
• Doc Ponds
• Prohibition Pig
• The Reservoir Restaurant & Tap Room
• Three Penny Taproom

151. Best craft brew selection (retailer)

• Beverage Warehouse
• City Market/Onion River Co-op
• Craft Beer Cellar
• Healthy Living Market & Café

152. Best winery

• Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits
• La Garagista Farm + Winery
• Lincoln Peak Vineyard
• Shelburne Vineyard
• Snow Farm Vineyard

153. Best wine list

• Cork Wine Bar & Market
• Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Bar
• Hen of the Wood
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Trattoria Delia

154. Best wine shop

• Cheese & Wine Traders
• Cork Wine Bar & Market
• Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Bar
• Village Wine and Coffee

155. Best hard cidery

• Champlain Orchards
• Citizen Cider
• Shacksbury Cider
• Stowe Cider
• Woodchuck Hard Cider

156. Best cidery (nonalcoholic)

• Champlain Orchards
• Chapin Orchard
• Citizen Cider’s All Times Sparkling Cider
• Cold Hollow Cider Mill
• Shelburne Orchards

157. Best spirits distiller

• Caledonia Spirits/Barr Hill
• Mad River Distillers
• Smugglers’ Notch Distillery
• Stonecutter Spirits
• WhistlePig

158. Best bar (overall)

• The Archives
• Mule Bar
• Red Square
• Three Needs Brewery & Taproom
• Waterworks Food + Drink

159. Best bartender

• Matt Grant (Leunig’s Bistro & Café)
• Mike Dunn (Misery Loves Co.)
• Sandy Payne (McGillicuddy’s Irish Ale House)
• Sydney Stockmann (Pizzeria Verità)

160. Best pickup bar

• The Archives
• Nectar’s
• Red Square
• Three Needs Brewery & Taproom

161. Best dive bar

• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• Esox
• JP’s Pub
• The Olde Northender Pub
• The Other Place

162. Best sports bar

• Akes’ Place
• McGillicuddy’s
• Ruben James
• Upper Deck Pub

163. Best gay-friendly bar

• Drink
• Mister Sister
• Red Square
• Ruben James
• Three Needs Brewery & Taproom

164. Best place to drink alone

• The Archives
• The Daily Planet
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Radio Bean
• Vermont Comedy Club

165. Best bouncers

• Chocolate Thunder
• Club Metronome/Nectar’s
• Higher Ground
• Red Square

166. Best cocktails

• The Daily Planet
• Hen of the Wood
• Juniper
• Pizzeria Verità
• Waterworks Food + Drink

167. Best Bloody Mary

• American Flatbread Burlington Hearth
• Leunig’s Bistro & Café
• Penny Cluse Café
• Rustic Roots
• Sneakers Bistro

168. Best smoothies/juices

• Eco Bean + Juice
• Juicebox
• Muddy Waters
• Tomgirl Juice Co.
• The Vermont Juice Company

169. Best teahouse

• Dobrá Tea
• The North Branch Café
• Stone Leaf Teahouse
• Tulsi Tea Room
• Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea

170a. Best coffee shop - ICC

• Muddy Waters
• Onyx Tonics
• Scout & Co.
• Speeder & Earl’s Coffee
• Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea

170b. Best coffee shop - OCC

• Capitol Grounds Café
• Catalyst Coffee Bar
• Espresso Bueno
• The Grind Café
• PK Coffee

171. Best coffee roaster

• Brio Coffeeworks
• Keurig Green Mountain
• Speeder & Earl’s Coffee
• Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea
• Vermont Coffee Company

172. Best barista

• Jason Gonzalez, Onyx Tonics
• Karen Scheffler, Catalyst Coffee Bar
• Maya Nguyen, Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea
• Todd Scott, Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea
• Tom Green (Scout & Co.)

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