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Aug 2, 2022 - 1, 2023
Seven Daysies 2022

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Cover Story

Locals Pick the Best of Vermont: Seven Daysies 2022

Food, Drink, Arts, Entertainment, Shopping, Services, Outdoors and Recreation
- By Dan Bolles

Seven Daysies Awards

» Cover Story - Intro
Locals Pick the Best of Vermont: Seven Daysies 2022

Food, Drink, Arts, Entertainment, Shopping, Services, Outdoors and Recreation
By Dan Bolles
Tags: Intro

Food
Best new restaurant

Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
Tags: Food, Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Café Dim Sum, the Café HOT., Café Mamajuana, Pearl Street Pizza

Shopping
Best women's casual clothing store

ECCO Clothes
Tags: Shopping, Harbour Thread, ECCO, Althea's Attic Boutique, Expressions, SidePony Boutique, ECCO Clothes

Food
Best restaurant

Honey Road (Burlington) & Blue Paddle Bistro (South Hero)
Tags: Food, Honey Road, BKK in the Alley, Hen of the Wood (Burlington), Restaurant Poco, Waterworks Food + Drink, Blue Paddle Bistro, The Drake Bar and Kitchen, Oakes & Evelyn, Pearl Street Pizza, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge

Food
Best family restaurant

American Flatbread (Burlington) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)
Tags: Food, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Piecasso Family Pizzeria, Jericho Café & Tavern, BKK in the Alley, Waterworks Food + Drink, The Windjammer Restaurant, Blue Paddle Bistro, Maxi's Restaurant, Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, Pearl Street Pizza

Shopping
Best women's evening-wear store

ECCO Clothes
Tags: Shopping, ECCO Clothes, Jess Boutique, Monelle, Althea's Attic Boutique, Harbour Thread, Monelle Vermont

Food
Best chef

Phoebe Bright (Blue Paddle Bistro)
Tags: Food, Blue Paddle Bistro, BKK in the Alley, Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Oakes & Evelyn, Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar

Food
Best restaurant service

Hen of the Wood
Tags: Food, Hen of the Wood (Burlington), Hen of the Wood (Waterbury), Oakes & Evelyn, BKK in the Alley, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, Waterworks Food + Drink

Food
Best takeout

Tiny Thai Restaurant
Tags: Food, Tiny Thai Restaurant, BKK in the Alley, Café Mamajuana, Kate's Food Truck, Pho Hong

Shopping
Best bridal shop

Fiori Bridal Boutique
Tags: Shopping, Fiori Bridal Boutique, Needleman's Bridal & Formal (South Burlington), Needleman's Bridal & Formal (St. Albans), Needleman's Bridal & Formal (Newport), Amber Sprott Boutique, Hinterland Bride, Veilmonté Bridal Showroom

Food
Best breakfast/brunch

Penny Cluse Café (Burlington) & Blue Paddle Bistro (South Hero)
Tags: Food, Penny Cluse Café, Sneakers Bistro, Blue Paddle Bistro, The Friendly Toast, the Café HOT., Rustic Roots, 158 Main Restaurant & Bakery, Butler's Pantry, Maxi's Restaurant, Oakes & Evelyn

Food
Best lunch

Penny Cluse Café (Burlington) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)
Tags: Food, Penny Cluse Café, Kate's Food Truck, Knead Bakery, Poppy Café & Market, The Scale, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, Morse Block Deli & Taps, Ranch Camp, Stowe Sandwich Company, Piecasso Family Pizzeria

Food
Best place to get late-night food

Kountry Kart Deli
Tags: Food, Kountry Kart Deli, Mr. Mikes Pizza, Ahli Baba's Kabob Shop, Three Needs Taproom & Pizza Cube

Food
Best restaurant for dessert

Chef's Corner Café & Bakery
Tags: Food, Chef's Corner Café & Bakery, Burlington Beer Company, Hen of the Wood (Burlington), Hen of the Wood (Waterbury), Honey Road, Jericho Café & Tavern

Shopping
Best menswear

Outdoor Gear Exchange
Tags: Shopping, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Harbour Thread, MK Clothing, McNeil & Reedy, Slow Process

Food
Best outdoor dining

The Spot on the Dock
Tags: Food, The Spot on the Dock, BKK in the Alley, Deep City, Idletyme Brewing Company, Waterworks Food + Drink

Food
Best place to eat alone

City Market, Onion River Co-op
Tags: Food, City Market, Onion River Co-op (Downtown Burlington), Happy Place Café, Mule Bar, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, Vermont Comedy Club, Piecasso Family Pizzeria

Food
Best locally owned grocery store

City Market, Onion River Co-op (Burlington) & Hunger Mountain Co-op (Montpelier)
Tags: Food, City Market, Onion River Co-op (Downtown Burlington), Healthy Living Market & Café, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Sweet Clover Market, Georgia Market, City Market, Onion River Co-op (Burlington South End), Jake's ONE Market, Mehuron's Supermarket, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Healthy Living (Williston), City Market, Onion River Co-op (Downtown Burlington), City Market, Onion River Co-op (Burlington South End)

Shopping
Best vintage clothing store

Old Gold
Tags: Shopping, Old Gold, Billie Jean Vintage, Camille's Experienced Clothing, The Vault Collective, Project Object Vintage

Food
Best global foods market

Always Full Asian Market
Tags: Food, Thai Phat, Asian Mart, Always Full Asian Market

Food
Best CSA

Intervale Community Farm
Tags: Food, Intervale Community Farm, Bread & Butter Farm, Footprint Farm, Pete's Greens, Paul Mazza Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (Essex), Paul Mazza Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (Colchester)

Food
Best farmers market

Burlington Farmers Market

Food
Best farmers market vendor

Green Mountain PotStickers

Shopping
Best secondhand clothing

Battery Street Jeans
Tags: Shopping, Battery Street Jeans, Dirt Chic, Boho Baby, Camille's Experienced Clothing, Style Encore

Food
Best food truck

Farmers & Foragers
Tags: Food, Farmers & Foragers Dockside, Beansie's Bus, GloryBurger, Kate's Food Truck, Taco Truck All-Stars

Food
Best food cart

The Broccoli Bar
Tags: Food, The Broccoli Bar, Micro Mobile Kitchen, Only Cannoli, South End Sliders, Maudite Poutine

Shopping
Best children's clothing store

Once Upon a Child
Tags: Shopping, Once Upon a Child, Jamie Two Coats' Toy Shop, Minikin, Boho Baby, Sweet Bug Boutique

Food
Best bread bakery

August First (Burlington) & Red Hen Baking Co. (Middlesex)
Tags: Food, Red Hen Baking Co., August First, Klinger's Bread Company, O Bread Bakery, Knead Bakery, Great Harvest Bread Co., Red House Sweets, Trent's Bread, Two Sons Bakehouse, Two Sons Bakehouse, August First Bakery

Food
Best sweets bakery

Mirabelles Bakery (South Burlington) & North Country Donuts (Morrisville)
Tags: Food, Mirabelles Cafe, Bohemian Bakery, Barrio Bakery, Sweet Simone's, Morning Light Bakery, Red House Sweets, Birchgrove Baking, Red Poppy Cakery, Mirabelles Bakery

Food
Best Mexican restaurant

Taco Gordo (Burlington) & Julio's Cantina (Montpelier)
Tags: Food, El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Essex), El Gato Cantina (Burlington), Agave Taco and Tequila Casa, Agave Taco and Tequila Casa, Arandas Mexican Cuisine, The Mad Taco (Montpelier), The Mad Taco (Waitsfield), The Mad Taco (Essex), Taco Gordo, Aztlan Foods, Julio's Cantina, Tacocat Cantina

Food
Best Chinese restaurant

A Single Pebble
Tags: Food, A Single Pebble, Chef Leu's House, Eastern Dragon, Mandarin

Food
Best Thai restaurant

Tiny Thai Restaurant
Tags: Food, Tiny Thai Restaurant, BKK in the Alley, Wilaiwan's Kitchen, Thai House Restaurant, Maliwan Thai Restaurant

Food
Best Vietnamese restaurant

Pho Hong
Tags: Food, Pho Hong, Pho Dang Vietnamese Café (Winooski), Pho Capital, Saigon Kitchen, Sarom's Café

Food
Best Nepali restaurant

Sherpa Kitchen
Tags: Food, Sherpa Kitchen, Everest Indian-Nepali Restaurant, Irawaddy, Namaste Indian-Nepali Kitchen, Red Panda Essex

Food
Best Italian restaurant

Trattoria Delia
Tags: Food, Trattoria Delia, Papa Frank's Italian Restaurant, Pascolo Ristorante, Sarducci's Restaurant and Bar, Mimmo's Pizzeria & Restaurant (St. Albans), Mimmo's Pizzeria & Restaurant (Essex Junction)

Food
Best vegetarian fare

Honey Road
Tags: Food, Pingala Café, Revolution Kitchen, Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup, Honey Road

Food
Best vegan fare

Pingala Café
Tags: Food, Pingala Café, Revolution Kitchen, Nourish Deli & Bakery, Sweet Alchemy Bakery & Café, Knead Bakery

Food
Best gluten-free menu options

Café Mamajuana
Tags: Food, Café Mamajuana, West Meadow Farm Bakery, Jules on the Green, Sweet Alchemy Bakery & Café

Food
Best place to get a CBD edible

Monarch & the Milkweed
Tags: Food, Monarch & the Milkweed, Magic Mann, Rosie's Confections, Zenbarn Farms

Food
Best barbecue

Bluebird Barbecue
Tags: Food, Bluebird Barbecue, Mark BBQ, Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse, Black Diamond Barbeque, Prohibition Pig

Food
Best comfort food

Our House Bistro
Tags: Food, Café Mamajuana, Our House Bistro, Harmony's Kitchen, Bluebird Barbecue, Morning Light Bakery

Food
Best eggs Benedict

Sneakers Bistro
Tags: Food, Sneakers Bistro, Blue Paddle Bistro, Chef's Corner Café & Bakery, Maxi's Restaurant, Rustic Roots

Food
Best breakfast sandwich

Myer's Bagels
Tags: Food, Kountry Kart Deli, the Café HOT., Stowe Street Café, Henry Street Deli, Myer's Bagels

Food
Best bagel

Myer's Bagels (Burlington) & Wally's Place (South Hero)
Tags: Food, Myer's Bagels, The Bagel Place, The Bagel Café & Deli, Burlington Bagel Bakery, Burlington Bagel Bakery, Wally's Place Bagel & Deli, Maria's Bagels, Feldman's Bagels, Feldman's Bagels (St. Albans), Feldman's Bagels (Shelburne), The Bagel, KC's Bagel Café, Middlebury Bagel & Deli

Food
Best pizza (restaurant)

Folino's (Burlington, Shelburne and Williston) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)
Tags: Food, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Folino's (Shelburne), Pizzeria Verità, Pie in the Sky (St. Albans), Positive Pie Tap & Grill, Positive Pie (Hardwick), Positive Pie II, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, Pizza 44, Pizzeria Ida, Pearl Street Pizza, Folino's, Rusty's Pizza & Pie, Piecasso Family Pizzeria, Folino's (Burlington), Folino's (Williston)

Food
Best burger

The Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington) & Worthy Burger (South Royalton)
Tags: Food, The Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Buddy's Famous, Grazers, Grazers, Grazers (Stowe), The Shopping Bag, The Burger Barn, Worthy Burger, Burger Barn, Buddy's Famous, Worthy Burger Too, Kate's Food Truck, GloryBurger, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, Three Penny Taproom, Grazers (St. Albans)

Food
Best veggie burger

The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
Tags: Food, The Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Archie's Grill, Grazers, Grazers, Grazers (Stowe), Good Times Café, The Reservoir Restaurant & Taproom, Grazers (St. Albans)

Food
Best steak

Hen of the Wood
Tags: Food, Guild Tavern, EB Strong's Prime Steakhouse, Hen of the Wood (Burlington), Hen of the Wood (Waterbury), Blue Paddle Bistro, The Windjammer Restaurant

Food
Best french fries

Al's French Frys
Tags: Food, Al's French Frys, GloryBurger, Beansie's Bus, Mule Bar, Kate's Food Truck

Food
Best poutine

Maudite Poutine
Tags: Food, Maudite Poutine, Maudite Poutine, Deep City, Kate's Food Truck, Leunig's Bistro & Café

Food
Best wings

Honey Road
Tags: Food, Wings Over Burlington, Bluebird Barbecue, The Tavern, Wicked Wings (Johnson), Honey Road, Wicked Wings (Essex Junction)

Food
Best sandwiches

Martone's Market & Café (Essex Junction) & Stowe Sandwich Company (Stowe)
Tags: Food, Martone's Market & Café, Poppy Café & Market, Four Corners of the Earth, Red Onion Café, Top of the Block Sandwich Shoppe, Kuya's Sandwiches + Kitchen, Morse Block Deli & Taps, Tatro's Gourmet Soup & Sandwich, Stowe Sandwich Company

Food
Best sushi

Asiana House
Tags: Food, Asiana House, Sushi Maeda, Hana Japanese Restaurant, Koto Japanese Steak House, Sushi Yoshi (Killington), Sushi Yoshi (Stowe)

Food
Best dumplings

Hong's Chinese Dumplings
Tags: Food, Hong's Chinese Dumplings, A Single Pebble, Sherpa Kitchen, Café Dim Sum, Green Mountain PotStickers

Food
Best nachos

El Cortijo Taqueria
Tags: Food, El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina (Burlington), Upper Deck Pub, The Bench, Sweetwaters, El Gato Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Essex)

Food
Best taco

Taco Gordo
Tags: Food, El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Essex), The Mad Taco (Montpelier), The Mad Taco (Waitsfield), The Mad Taco (Essex), Stone Corral, Taco Gordo

Food
Best doughnuts

Madeleine's Bakery
Tags: Food, Miss Weinerz, Champlain Orchards, Madeleine's Bakery, North Country Donuts

Food
Best creemee

Palmer Lane Maple (Jericho) & Vermont Cookie Love (North Ferrisburgh)
Tags: Food, Burlington Bay Market & Café, Little Gordo Creemee Stand, Palmer Lane Maple, Offbeat Creemee, The Village Scoop, Vermont Cookie Love, Devyn's Creemee Stand, Dairy Creme, Canteen Creemee Company, Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks

Food
Best housemade ice cream

Shy Guy Gelato
Tags: Food, Shy Guy Gelato, Lu•lu, Offbeat Creemee, The Scoop, Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream

Food
Best chocolate brand

Lake Champlain Chocolates
Tags: Food, Lake Champlain Chocolates (Church Street), Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Lake Champlain Chocolates (Waterbury Center), Daily Chocolate, NU Chocolat, Snowflake Chocolates

Food
Best Vermont cheese brand

Cabot Creamery
Tags: Food, Cabot Creamery, Grafton Village Cheese, Jasper Hill Farm, Shelburne Farms, Vermont Creamery

Food
Best cooking class

Baking School at King Arthur Flour
Tags: Food, King Arthur Baking Company Bakery & Café, School and Store, Community Teaching Kitchen, City Market, Onion River Co-op (Burlington South End), Cook Academy at The Essex, Cooking With Stephanie, Red Poppy Cakery

Food
Best food/drink event

Truck Stop

Drink
Best craft brewery

Zero Gravity Craft Brewery (Burlington) & Hill Farmstead Brewery (Greensboro Bend)
Tags: Drink, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Foam Brewers, Zero Gravity Beer Hall, 14th Star Brewing Co., Burlington Beer Company, Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Four Quarters Brewing, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Red Leaf Gluten Free Brewing, Ten Bends Beer

Drink
Best beer from a local brewery

Edward (Hill Farmstead Brewery)
Tags: Drink, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Fiddlehead Brewing Company, Switchback Brewing Co., Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Lawson's Finest Liquids

Drink
Best brewpub

Burlington Beer Company
Tags: Drink, Burlington Beer Company, Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Vermont Pub & Brewery, Zero Gravity Beer Hall, Stone Corral

Drink
Best draft beer list

Mule Bar
Tags: Drink, Blackback Pub, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Mule Bar, Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co., Three Penny Taproom

Drink
Best craft brew selection

Beverage Warehouse
Tags: Drink, Beverage Warehouse, Birdsong Beer & Wine, Cheese & Wine Traders, Craft Beer Cellar, Stowe Public House & Bottle Shop

Drink
Best beer festival

Vermont Brewers Festival

Drink
Best winery

Shelburne Vineyard
Tags: Drink, Shelburne Vineyard, Ellison Estate Vineyard, La Garagista Farm + Winery, Kalchē Wine Cooperative, Snow Farm Vineyard

Drink
Best hard cidery

Citizen Cider
Tags: Drink, Citizen Cider, Shacksbury, Stowe Cider, The Woodchuck Cider House, Champlain Orchards

Drink
Best bar

BKK in the Alley
Tags: Drink, BKK in the Alley, The 126, The Archives, The Archives, Mule Bar, The Wallflower Collective, The Archives (Winooski)

Drink
Best bartender

Jenny Sangkhanond (BKK in the Alley)
Tags: Drink, BKK in the Alley, Finnigan's Pub, Juniper Bar & Restaurant, Red Square, Waterworks Food + Drink, Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market

Drink
Best dive bar

T. Rugg's Tavern
Tags: Drink, The Other Place, Charlie-O's World Famous, Finnigan's Pub, Last Stop Sports Bar, T. Rugg's Tavern

Drink
Best sports bar

McGillicuddy's
Tags: Drink, McGillicuddy's Irish Ale House, McGillicuddy's Five Corners, McGillicuddy's on the Green, Ruben James, McGillicuddy's Irish Pub, Akes' Place, Finnigan's Pub

Drink
Best place to drink alone

The Archives
Tags: Drink, The 126, Vermont Comedy Club, The Archives, The Archives, Happy Place Café, The Wallflower Collective, The Archives (Winooski)

Drink
Best Bloody Mary

Penny Cluse Café
Tags: Drink, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Après, Misery Loves Co., Penny Cluse Café, American Flatbread Waitsfield Hearth, American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth, Rustic Roots

Drink
Best cocktails

BKK in the Alley
Tags: Drink, BKK in the Alley, Monarch & the Milkweed, Caledonia Spirits, Waterworks Food + Drink, The 126

Drink
Best to-go cocktail

BKK in the Alley
Tags: Drink, BKK in the Alley, Monarch & the Milkweed, Caledonia Spirits, Waterworks Food + Drink, El Gato Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Essex)

Drink
Best mocktail

Waterworks Food + Drink
Tags: Drink, Caledonia Spirits, The Drake Bar and Kitchen, Happy Place Café, Waterworks Food + Drink, Vermont Comedy Club, The 126

Drink
Best nonalcoholic beverage brand

Rookie's Root Beer

Drink
Best smoothies/juices

Tomgirl Kitchen
Tags: Drink, Tomgirl Kitchen, The Vermont Juice Company, Eco Bean + Greens, Greene Mountain Nutrition & Smoothies, The Main Squeeze

Drink
Best place to get a CBD drink

Zenbarn
Tags: Drink, Healthy Living Market & Café, Waterworks Food + Drink, Zenbarn, Rosie's Confections, Cosmic Grind Coffee Shop

Drink
Best teahouse

Dobrá Tea
Tags: Drink, Dobrá Tea (Winooski), Dobrá Tea (Burlington), The North Branch Café, Stone Leaf Teahouse, Morning Light Bakery, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Drink
Best coffee shop

Uncommon Coffee (Essex Junction) & Capitol Grounds Café (Montpelier)
Tags: Drink, Uncommon Coffee, Cosmic Grind Coffee Shop, Muddy Waters, Onyx Tonics Specialty Coffee, Speeder & Earl's Coffee, Capitol Grounds Café, Catalyst Coffee Bar, PK Coffee (Stowe), Stowe Street Café, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Drink
Best coffee roaster

Brio Coffeeworks
Tags: Drink, Brio Coffeeworks, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co., Vivid Coffee, Speeder & Earl's Coffee, Uncommon Coffee

Drink
Best cold-brew/iced coffee

Uncommon Coffee Co.
Tags: Drink, Uncommon Coffee, 1A Coffee Roasters, Brew House Coffee Company, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Drink
Best barista

Maya Crowley (Uncommon Coffee Co.)
Tags: Drink, Uncommon Coffee, 1A Coffee Roasters, Onyx Tonics Specialty Coffee, Muddy Waters, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Culture
Best outdoor music venue

Shelburne Museum
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Shelburne Museum, Essex Experience, Shelburne Farms, Snow Farm Vineyard, Waterfront Park

Culture
Best large live music venue

Shelburne Museum
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Shelburne Museum, Champlain Valley Exposition, The Flynn, Higher Ground, Shelburne Farms

Culture
Best small live music hot spot

ArtsRiot (Burlington) & Zenbarn (Waterbury Center)
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Nectar's, ArtsRiot, Monkey House, Radio Bean, Foam Brewers, Bent Nails Bistro, Billsville House Concerts, Charlie-O's World Famous, Zenbarn

Culture
Best vocalist

Kat Wright

Culture
Best instrumentalist

Dave Grippo

Culture
Best folk artist or group

Troy Millette & the Fire Below

Culture
Best country artist or group

Jamie Lee Thurston

Culture
Best bluegrass artist or group

The Tenderbellies

Culture
Best jazz artist or group

Ray Vega

Culture
Best soul/funk/R&B artist or group

Kat Wright

Culture
Best blues artist or group

Dwight + Nicole

Culture
Best rock artist or group

Rough Francis

Culture
Best pop artist or group

Shake

Culture
Best hip-hop artist or group

A2VT

Culture
Best music festival

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival

Culture
Best club DJ

Craig Mitchell

Culture
Best tribute band

Purple: A Tribute to Prince

Culture
Best classical music group or ensemble

Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Culture
Best choral ensemble

Bella Voce Women's Chorus

Culture
Best bouncers

Chocolate Thunder Security
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Chocolate Thunder Security, Higher Ground, Nectar's, Radio Bean, The 126

Culture
Best karaoke

JP's Pub
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, JP's Pub, Charlie-O's World Famous, Ruben James

Culture
Best place to play pool

Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Three Needs Taproom & Pizza Cube, Monkey House, Charlie-O's World Famous, T. Rugg's Tavern, The Wallflower Collective

Culture
Best trivia night

Vermont Comedy Club
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Nectar's, Vermont Comedy Club, Charlie-O's World Famous, Four Quarters Brewing, Marquis Theatre & Southwest Café

Culture
Best place to dance

Club Metronome
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Club Metronome, Red Square, Nectar's, Radio Bean

Culture
Best standup comic

Meredith Gordon

Culture
Best place to see comedy

Vermont Comedy Club
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Vermont Comedy Club, The 126, The Flynn, Lincolns, Paramount Theatre

Culture
Best movie theater

Essex Cinemas
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Essex Cinemas & T-Rex Theater, Majestic 10, Marquis Theatre & Southwest Café, Merrill's Roxy Cinemas, The Savoy Theater

Culture
Best local theater company

Lyric Theatre Company

Culture
Best actor

Kaitie Bessette

Culture
Best drag performer or group

The House of LeMay

Shopping
Best children's toy store

Turner Toys
Tags: Shopping, Jamie Two Coats' Toy Shop, Woodbury Mountain Toys, Turner Toys & Hobbies, Turner Toys

Culture
Best LGBTQ+ event

Pride Vermont Festival & Parade

Shopping
Best eyeglasses store

Eyecare of Vermont
Tags: Shopping, Eyes of the World, Eyecare of Vermont (Burlington), Eyecare of Vermont (Essex Junction), The Optical Center, Chroma Optics, 802 Eye Care

Culture
Best performing arts venue

The Flynn
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, The Flynn, Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont Comedy Club, Town Hall Theater

Culture
Best art gallery

BCA Center
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, BCA Center, ArtHound Gallery, Milton Artists' Guild Art Center & Gallery, Soapbox Arts

Shopping
Best place to buy jewelry

Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry
Tags: Shopping, Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry, Jennifer Kahn Jewelry, Tradewinds Imports, Zinnia, Von Bargen's Jewelry (Hanover)

Culture
Best museum

Shelburne Museum
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Shelburne Museum, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Montshire Museum of Science, Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont

Shopping
Best beauty-product purveyor

Mirror Mirror
Tags: Shopping, Mirror Mirror, be. Skin Clinic, BelleRose Organic Body Nourishments, Pure Energy Apothecary

Culture
Best arts event

South End Art Hop

Culture
Best painter

Katharine Montstream

Shopping
Best record store

Pure Pop Records
Tags: Shopping, Pure Pop Records, Autumn Records, Buch Spieler Records, Burlington Records, Speaking Volumes

Culture
Best illustrator

Amanda Brunell (Kitchen Table Studios)

Shopping
Best bookstore

Phoenix Books
Tags: Shopping, Phoenix Books (Burlington), Crow Bookshop, Flying Pig Bookstore, Phoenix Books (Essex), Bear Pond Books (Stowe), Bear Pond Books (Montpelier), Phoenix Books (Rutland), Phoenix Books (Misty Valley), Bridgeside Books

Culture
Best printmaker

Sabra Field

Shopping
Best place to buy a unique gift

Common Deer
Tags: Shopping, Golden Hour Gift Co., Common Deer, Home & Garden Vermont, Thirty-odd, MOSS Boutique

Culture
Best sculptor

Chris Cleary

Shopping
Best CBD retail shop

Zenbarn Farms
Tags: Shopping, Zenbarn Farms, Green Mountain Hemp Company, Magic Mann, vTerra Farms, Winooski Organics

Culture
Best photographer

Hillary Dubie Photography

Shopping
Best place to buy a pipe

Bern Gallery
Tags: Shopping, The Bern Gallery, Northern Lights, VT Grow Shop

Shopping
Best housewares store

Homeport
Tags: Shopping, Homeport, Kiss the Cook (Burlington), Kiss the Cook (Middlebury), SLATE

Culture
Best cartoonist

Alison Bechdel

Culture
Best published author

Chris Bohjalian

Shopping
Best antique store

Barge Canal Market
Tags: Shopping, Anjou & the Little Pear, Barge Canal Market, Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace, Five Corners Antiques, Willow House, 5 Corners Antiques

Shopping
Best furniture store

Wendell's Furniture
Tags: Shopping, Burlington Furniture, Barge Canal Market, Wendell's Furniture (South Burlington), Wendell's Furniture (Colchester), The SuperStore, Modern Design Furniture

Shopping
Best kitchen store

Kiss the Cook
Tags: Shopping, Kiss the Cook (Burlington), Homeport, Stowe Kitchen, Bath & Linens, Capital Kitchen, As the Crow Flies, Kiss the Cook (Middlebury)

Shopping
Best lighting store

The Lighting House
Tags: Shopping, Conant Metal & Light, The Lamp Shop, The Lighting House

Shopping
Best garden center

Gardener's Supply Company
Tags: Shopping, Gardener's Supply Company (Williston), Claussen's Florist & Greenhouse, Red Wagon Plants, Gardener’s Supply Company (Burlington), Horsford Gardens & Nursery, Paquette Full of Posies

Shopping
Best auto dealer

The Automaster
Tags: Shopping, The Automaster, Burlington Subaru, Bokan Auto Group, Heritage Toyota, Almartin Volvo Cars

Shopping
Best ski/snowboard shop

Outdoor Gear Exchange
Tags: Shopping, Burton Flagship Store, Alpine Shop, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Skirack, Burton (College St.), Burton Snowboards, Pinnacle Ski & Sports

Shopping
Best bike shop

Old Spokes Home
Tags: Shopping, Earl's Cyclery & Fitness, North Star Sports, Old Spokes Home, Skirack, Onion River Outdoors

Shopping
Best outdoor outfitter

Outdoor Gear Exchange
Tags: Shopping, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Skirack, Onion River Outdoors

Services
Best nonprofit organization

Humane Society of Chittenden County
Tags: Services, Humane Society of Chittenden County, Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, Cathedral Square, Champlain Housing Trust, Spectrum Youth & Family Services

Services
Best veterinarian/animal hospital

Green Mountain Animal Hospital
Tags: Services, Green Mountain Animal Hospital (Burlington), Milton Veterinary Hospital, River Cove Animal Hospital, Green Mountain Animal Hospital (South Burlington), Malletts Bay Veterinary Hospital, Shelburne Veterinary Hospital

Services
Best pet daycare

Oh my DOG
Tags: Services, Oh my DOG, Gulliver's Doggie Daycare, Play Dog Play Canine Care Center, Play Dog Play Canine Care Center (South Burlington), Sleepydog Kennel

Services
Best pet groomer

Doggie Styles Salon
Tags: Services, Doggie Styles Salon, Shed Happens, Wizard of Paws, Mobile Pet Grooming, Royal Paws Grooming, Sit Pretty Grooming Salon

Services
Best dog training company

Vermont Dog Pack
Tags: Services, Vermont Dog Pack, Fetch the Leash Dog Behavior and Training, Dogs Rock! Vermont, Snowbound Kennels, Waggles, LLC

Services
Best law firm

Vermont Cannabis Solutions
Tags: Services, Vermont Cannabis Solutions, Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP (Colchester), Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP (Montpelier), Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP (North Hero), Jarvis, McArthur & Williams, Langrock Sperry & Wool, LMC Law, PLLC

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Best accountant

Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP
Tags: Services, Gallagher, Flynn & Company, American Tax, Davis & Hodgdon CPAs, JMM & Associates, Justin Wicks, Stowe CPAs, Lavallee & Company

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Best mortgage broker

New England Federal Credit Union
Tags: Services, Spruce Mortgage, New England Federal Credit Union (Essex), New England Federal Credit Union (St. Albans), New England Federal Credit Union (Williston), New England Federal Credit Union (South Burlington), Union Bank (South Burlington), Homebridge, Vermont Mortgage Company (Burlington), Vermont Mortgage Company (Peru)

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Best real estate agency

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman
Tags: Services, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Flex Realty, Polli Properties, Ridgeline Real Estate Co., Vermont Real Estate Company, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman

Services
Best real estate agent

Julie Lamoreaux (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)

Services
Best moving company

Grunts Move Junk
Tags: Services, Grunts Move Junk, Booska Worldwide Movers, Local Muscle, Morway's Moving & Storage, Brave Moving and Storage

Services
Best household electrician

Cummings Electric
Tags: Services, Cummings Electric, Lakeside Electric Inc., Northstar Electric, LLC, RVG Electrical Services, Village Voltage, LLC

Services
Best household plumbing company

Benoure Inc. Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Tags: Services, Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Laplante's Plumbing & Heating, Platinum Plumbing

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Best household painting company

Lafayette Painting Inc.
Tags: Services, Lafayette Painting, Classic Shades Painting, Geovann Painting, Mansfield Painting LLC, Piana Painting

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Best landscaping company

di Stefano Landscaping
Tags: Services, Landshapes, di Stefano Landscaping, Pinnacle Properties, Noel Property Maintenance, Siple Property Maintenance

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Best residential general contractor

Peregrine Design/Build
Tags: Services, Peregrine Design/Build, Excel Renovation & Design, LLC, Sweeney DesignBuild

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Best lodging (resort/hotel)

Hotel Vermont
Tags: Services, Hotel Vermont, The Essex Resort & Spa, Jay Peak Resort, The Lodge at Spruce Peak, The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa

Services
Best lodging (inn)

Green Mountain Inn
Tags: Services, Green Mountain Inn, Tälta Lodge Bluebird, The Village Inn, Willard Street Inn

Services
Best wedding venue

Shelburne Farms
Tags: Services, The Old Lantern Inn & Barn, Shelburne Farms, The Essex Resort & Spa, The Mansfield Barn, Maquam Barn & Winery, The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa

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Best caterer

Sugarsnap
Tags: Services, Sugarsnap, Cloud 9 Caterers, 802 Dinner Party LLC, Green Meadows Catering, Let's Pretend Catering

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Best florist

Kathy + Co. Flowers
Tags: Services, Chappell's Florist, Home & Garden Vermont, Kathy and Company Flowers, In Full Bloom, Tipsy Tulip Designs, Kathy + Co. Flowers

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Best tailor

Linda's Sew Unique
Tags: Services, Linda's Sew Unique, Silver Threads Tailoring, Rigo Brothers Tailor Shop, The Tailor Shop

Services
Best salon (unisex)

Indigo
Tags: Services, Indigo, Ringlet Studio Salons, Ego Salon, Salon Vermont, Talmo Hair Co

Services
Best barber/men's cut

Imperial Barber Co.
Tags: Services, Old Soul Barbershop, Lux Barber Shop, Imperial Barber Co., The Men's Room, Burlington Barber Shop, Myles Court Barbershop

Services
Best manicure/pedicure

Perfect Nails by Thu
Tags: Services, Perfect Nails by Thu, Heavenly Beauty Spa, Sofi Nails & Spa, Allstar Nail Salon, Sassy Nails

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Best place to get body art

Onyx Ink
Tags: Services, Onyx Ink, Crone Collective, Imperial Tattoo Co., Marigold Adornment, World Famous Monkey House Customs

Services
Best place to get a massage

The Essex Resort & Spa
Tags: Services, The Essex Resort & Spa, Healing Arts Massage, Mystic Waters Day Spa, Revive Salon & Spa, Theta Massage and Bodywork LLC, The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa

Services
Best day spa

Oasis Day Spa
Tags: Services, Oasis Day Spa, "It's My Day" Spa and Salon, Vermont Salt Cave Spa & Halotherapy Center, Mirror Mirror, Mystic Waters Day Spa

Services
Best resort spa

Topnotch Resort
Tags: Services, Topnotch Resort, The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa, Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa, The Spa at Spruce Peak

Services
Best medical spa

Bare Medical Spa + Laser Center
Tags: Services, Bare Medical Spa + Laser Center, Empower MedSpa, GLOW aesthetics Medical Spa + Beauty Boutique, Radiance Medical Spa, Revive Salon & Spa, GLOWAESTHETICS Medical Spa + Beauty Boutique, Radiance Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Spa

Services
Best chiropractic practice

Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors
Tags: Services, Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors, Epic Performance, Health In Focus, Office of Dr. Laura A. Ramirez, D.C., Woodhaven Health

Services
Best acupuncture practice

Vermont Community Acupuncture
Tags: Services, Vermont Community Acupuncture, Integrative Acupuncture (Williston), Maynard Acupuncture, OPEN Community Acupuncture, re·sil·ience Acupuncture & Sports Medicine

Services
Best cycling studio

REV
Tags: Services, REV Indoor Cycling, Alpenglow Fitness, RIDE, REV

Services
Best CrossFit studio

802 Crossfit
Tags: Services, 802 Crossfit, Champlain Valley Community Fitness, Crossfit Burlington, Crossfit Threshold Training, Waterbury Functional Fitness, Threshold Training

Services
Best martial arts studio

Gracie Jiu Jitsu Vermont
Tags: Services, Gracie Jiu Jitsu Vermont, Shedrick’s Martial Arts, United Fighting Arts Institute, Villari's Self-Defense & Wellness Center, Yordan's Black Belt Academy (South Burlington), Yordan's Black Belt Academy (Underhill)

Services
Best dance studio

Studio 3 Dance
Tags: Services, Studio 3 Dance (Colchester), Studio 3 Dance (Swanton), Lines Vermont Dance Studio + Store, RevolVT, Spotlight on Dance, Unity Dance Complex, Spotlight

Services
Best place to take an arts class

Burlington City Arts
Tags: Services, Burlington City Arts, Burlington City Arts Studios, Burlington Paint & Sip Studio, Davis Studio, Shelburne Craft School, Vermont Comedy Club

Services
Best auto repair

Girlington Garage
Tags: Services, Girlington Garage, Brian's North End Automotive, New England Automotive Repair, Halford Motors, Dave's Williston AutoCare

Services
Best car detailing

Matt's Wash & Wax
Tags: Services, Matt's Wash & Wax, The Automaster, Detail Works, Executive Car Wash, Seaway Car Wash and Detail Center, Seaway Car Wash and Detail Center

Services
Best place to get your oil changed

Oil N Go
Tags: Services, Oil n Go, Brian's North End Automotive, MobiLube, Halford Motors, Jenkins Auto Repair

Services
Best place to get your tires changed

Vermont Tire & Service
Tags: Services, Vermont Tire & Service (South Burlington), Vermont Tire & Service (Montpelier), Brian's North End Automotive, MobiLube, Halford Motors, Noyes Auto & Tire Service

Services
Best local TV personality

Darren Perron (WCAX)

Services
Best local radio personality

Mike Czarny & Mary Cenci (Star 92.9)

Services
Best community newspaper (that's not Seven Days)

The Other Paper

Recreation
Best ski/ride slope

Smugglers' Notch Resort
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Smugglers' Notch Resort, Bolton Valley Resort, Jay Peak Resort, Stowe Mountain Resort, Sugarbush Resort

Recreation
Best cross-country ski area

Trapp Family Lodge
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Trapp Family Lodge, Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Sleepy Hollow Inn Ski & Bike Center, Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Rikert Nordic Center

Recreation
Best public golf course

Rocky Ridge Golf Club
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, The Links at Lang Farm, Rocky Ridge Golf Club, Kwiniaska Golf Club

Recreation
Best state park

Little River State Park
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Mount Philo State Park, Niquette Bay State Park, Sand Bar State Park, Little River State Park, Grand Isle State Park

Recreation
Best day hike

Camel's Hump
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Camel's Hump State Park, Mount Philo State Park, Sterling Pond Trail, Snake Mountain, Stowe Pinnacle Trail

Recreation
Best foot race

Vermont City Marathon & Relay

Recreation
Best place to bike

Colchester Causeway
Tags: Outdoors, Stowe Recreation Path, Colchester Causeway, Burlington Greenway, Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Recreation
Best mountain bike trail network

Kingdom Trails
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Kingdom Trails, Bolton Valley Resort, Cochran's Ski Area, Perry Hill Mountain Bike Trail, Stowe Trails Partnership

Recreation
Best bike rental shop

Local Motion
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Local Motion, Onion River Outdoors, North Star Sports, Ranch Camp, Skirack

Recreation
Best public place to ice skate

C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, C. Douglas Cairns Arena, Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena, The Ice Center, Lake Morey Resort, Spruce Peak at Stowe

Recreation
Best place to swim

Oakledge Park
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Leddy Park, North Beach, Oakledge Park, Myers Memorial Pool, Maple Street Pool

Recreation
Best place to kayak/canoe

Waterbury Reservoir
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Green River Reservoir, Lamoille River Bridge, Waterbury Reservoir

Recreation
Best water sports rental

Umiak Outdoor Outfitters
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Bayside Paddle Sports, WND&WVS, Burlington Surf Club, Umiak Outdoor Outfitters (Stowe), Umiak Outdoor Outfitters (Richmond), Clearwater Sports

Recreation
Best guided outdoor tour

Ben & Jerry's Factory
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Ben & Jerry’s Factory, 4 Points Vermont, Queen City Ghostwalk, Umiak Outdoor Outfitters (Stowe), Umiak Outdoor Outfitters (Richmond), Whistling Man Schooner Co., Whistling Man Schooner Company

Recreation
Best resort adventure center

Jay Peak Resort
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Jay Peak Resort, Killington Resort, Smugglers' Notch Resort, ArborTrek Canopy Adventures, Stowe Mountain Resort

Recreation
Best Vermont day trip with the kids

Shelburne Farms
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Shelburne Farms, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Smugglers' Notch Resort, Montshire Museum of Science, Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Recreation
Best indoor children's play space

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Get Air Trampoline Park, Monkey Do! Indoor Playground, Montshire Museum of Science, Wonderfeet Kids' Museum

Recreation
Best place to take an out-of-towner

Church Street Marketplace
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Church Street Marketplace, Ben & Jerry’s Factory, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne Museum

Recreation
Best people-watching place

Church Street Marketplace
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington Farmers Market, 345 Pine St., Waterfront Park, Leunig's Bistro & Café, Manhattan Pizza & Pub

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