Best of the East Bay 2015
Welcome to our Best of the East Bay 2015! In this issue, you'll find 147 Best of editors' picks, plus our Readers' Poll results, and more.
by Express staff and contributors
Welcome to our Best of the East Bay 2015! In this issue, you'll find 147 Best of editors' picks, including the Best Roots Bandleader (Arts & Culture), the Best Chocolate Ice Cream (Goods & Services), the Best New Law (People & Places), the Best Special-Occasion Worthy Takeout Fried Chicken (Restaurants & Bars), and the Best Amateur Sports League (Sports & Leisure). Be sure to also check out the winners of this year's Readers' Poll, as well as the best suggestions for Categories We Didn't Think Of and the most hilarious readers' comments in Readers Say the Darndest Things.
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Readers' Poll Winners
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- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts & Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods & Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People & Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants & Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports & Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Categories We Forgot to Ask
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods & Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People & Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants & Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports & Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts & Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts & Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods & Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People & Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants & Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports & Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People and Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants and Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports and Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People and Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports and Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants and Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People and Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants and Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports and Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People and Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants and Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports and Leisure
- Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services
- Readers' Poll Winners: People and Places
- Readers' Poll Winners: Restaurants and Bars
- Readers' Poll Winners: Sports and Leisure
- Readers Poll Winners: Arts & Culture
- Readers Poll Winners: Food & Drink
- Readers Poll Winners: Shopping & Services
- Readers Poll Winners: Nightlife & Entertainment
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- Readers' Poll Winners: Shops & Services
The People Issue
- All
- Best Graphic Novelist Fighting for the Underdog: Thi Bui
- Best Artist with Something to Say: Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
- Best Voice for a Radical New Future
- Best Harbinger of Long Lines: Edward Wooley
- Best Queen of Connections
- Best Animal Rescuer: Alex Sanchez
- Best Legacy Bearer
- Best Do-Gooder Business Owner: Menbere "Menbe" Aklilu
- Best Skin Magician
- Best Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist
- Best Follow Through: Brahm Ahmadi
- Best Child Prodigy: Francis Lau
- Best Journalist-Turned-Historian
- Best Citizen Keeping Police Accountable: Gerald Smith
- Best Creator of Clocks
- Best Town Representative in Hollywood
- Best Youth-Led Nonprofit: RYSE Youth Center
- Readers Poll
- Best Health-Care Practitioner Trying to Eradicate Chronic Disease
- Best Nonprofit Working to End Plastic Pollution
- Best Master of Mosaics
- Best Rising Culinary Star
- Best Active Retirement
- Nick Dong
- Best Civil Rights Lawyer You May Not Have Heard Of
- Packing a Whole Lotta Soul Into a Tiny Food Court Kiosk
- Making Whatever's in Front of Her Interesting
- Best, Most Prolific Podcaster
- Breaking Ground on the State of Human Communications
- Oldest School T-Shirt Vendor
- Pied Piper of Point Richmond Pets
- Champion of Richmond Education
- Believer in Food as a Catalyst for Change
- Best Street Clown
- Volunteer Police Watchdog
- Freshest New Poet in the Town
- Best Hip-Hop Comedy Character
- Painting Our World
- Reviving a Marginalized Culture
- Master of Volleyball
Arts & Culture
- All
- Best Local Label
- Best Hike
- Best Hike
- Second-Best Hike
- Second-Best Hike
- Best Yoga Class
- Best Yoga Class
- Best Exercise Class
- Best Exercise Class
- Best Place to Swim Laps
- Best Place to Swim Laps
- Best Dog Walk
- Best Dog Walk
- Best Place to Learn to Row
- Best Place to Learn to Row
- Best Gym
- Best Gym
- Best Place to Swing
- Best Place to Swing
- Best Pro Sports Trade
- Best Pro Sports Trade
- Best Place to Chill
- Best Place to Chill
- Best Place to Play Pool
- Best Place to Play Pool
- Best Place to Get Vertical
- Best Place to Get Vertical
- Best Club
- Best Movie Theater
- Best Radio Station
- Best Jukebox
- Best Gay Bar
- Best Place to See Rock/Punk Live
- Best Theater Company
- Best Local Band
- Best Late-Night Art-Supply Fix
- Best Place to Dance
- Most Innovative Theater Bookings
- Most Innovative Live Music Bookings
- Best Place to Hear Live Jazz
- Best Local Singer
- Best Dive Bar
- The New NBT
- The New Extreme Sports
- Celebrity Favorites
- Best Club
- Best Dive Bar
- Best Live Band
- Best Hip-Hop Group
- Best Hip-Hop Producer
- Best Thugged-Out Rapper from Tha Town
- Best Country Band
- Best Solo Performer
- Best Rising Star, Male
- Best Rising Star, Female
- Best Jukebox
- Best Local Music Listings for Teens
- Best Gay Bar
- Best Place to Buy Mexican Pop
- Best Place To Buy Traditional Mexican Music
- Best Radio Station
- Best Radio DJ
- Best Community-Oriented Radio Show
- Best Museum
- Best Art Space
- Best Public Art
- Best Theater Company
- Best Small Theater Company
- Best Place to Swing
- Best Place to See Jazz Live
- Best Place to See Rock Live
- Best Place to Have an Art Show, a Hip-Hop Concert, and a Rally Simultaneously
- Best Political Haiku
- Best Vintage Evening
- Best Teen Movie
- Best Place to Salsa
- Best Place to See Ethnic and World Music live
- Best Experimental Music Performance Space
- Best Place To Hear Spoken Word
- Best Movie Theater
- Best Summer Freebie
- Best Bike Ride
- Best Bike Ride
- Best Saturday Outing for the Nonsqueamish
- Best Saturday Outing for the Nonsqueamish
- Best Alternative to Attending the Gay Pride Parade
- Best Alternative to Attending the Gay Pride Parade
- Best Sports Bar
- Best Sports Bar
- Best Sporting Goods Store
- Best Sporting Goods Store
- Best Place to Skateboard
- Best Place to Skateboard
- Best Gym
- Best Gym
- Best Place to Handstand
- Best Place to Handstand
- Best Place to Swim Laps
- Best Place to Swim Laps
- Best Walk by the Bay
- Best Walk by the Bay
- Best Place to Go Birding
- Best Place to Go Birding
- Best Independence Day Parade
- Best Independence Day Parade
- Best Place to Play Pool
- Best Place to Play Pool
- Best Sports Team
- Best Sports Team
- Best Place for a Thirtysomething to Get Injured
- Best Place for a Thirtysomething to Get Injured
- Best Exercise Class
- Best Exercise Class
- Best Yoga Class
- Best Yoga Class
- Best Hike
- Best Hike
- 1:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Rack 'Em and Crack 'Em
- 1:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Rack 'Em and Crack 'Em
- Best Amateur Athlete She'll strike your ass out
- 4:00 a.m. Any Day: Best Place to Get a 7-10 Split at Four in the Morning
- 4:00 a.m. Any Day: Best Place to Get a 7-10 Split at Four in the Morning
- 6:00 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday: Best Hard-Core Tai Chi Instructor
- 6:00 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday: Best Hard-Core Tai Chi Instructor
- Best Place to Do It in the Road A bike ride to romance
- 8:45 a.m. First Saturday of the Month: Best Place to Aim at the Jack
- 8:45 a.m. First Saturday of the Month: Best Place to Aim at the Jack
- Best Place for a New A's Stadium C'mon Jerry. Fer heaven's sake!
- 9:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Slippin' and Slidin'
- 9:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Slippin' and Slidin'
- Best Student Hangout Work off those young beer guts
- 9:30 a.m. Sunday Following a Saturday Night Storm: Best Place to Sweat and See Green
- 9:30 a.m. Sunday Following a Saturday Night Storm: Best Place to Sweat and See Green
- Best Place to Watch football or fútbol Athletic supporters gather for a pint
- 10:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Exhaust Your Offspring
- 10:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Exhaust Your Offspring
- Best Cybercafe Not caffeine, adrenaline
- 10:30 a.m. Saturday: Best Way to Tour Oaktown's Waterfront Wasteland
- 10:30 a.m. Saturday: Best Way to Tour Oaktown's Waterfront Wasteland
- Best Place to Gamble You can always admire the ponies
- 11:00 a.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Place to Delight the Tots
- 11:00 a.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Place to Delight the Tots
- Best Golf Hole Invoke your inner Tiger
- 11:05 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Flee the Madding Crowd on Foot
- 11:05 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Flee the Madding Crowd on Foot
- Best Martial Arts Studio No hand-holding here
- Best Swimming Pool For a dip into Hearst-like opulence
- Noon Sunday: Best Waterfront Stroll
- Noon Sunday: Best Waterfront Stroll
- 12:15 p.m. on a Workday: Best Place to Work Out Midday Aggressions
- 12:15 p.m. on a Workday: Best Place to Work Out Midday Aggressions
- Best Bike Ride Pedal into simpler times
- 1:00 p.m. on a Birthday Weekend: Best Place to Exhaust Fifteen Kids (and Keep Your House Intact)
- 1:00 p.m. on a Birthday Weekend: Best Place to Exhaust Fifteen Kids (and Keep Your House Intact)
- Best Climbing Gym Like muscles? We got 'em
- 1:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Place for Fido to Go Absolutely Wild
- 1:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Place for Fido to Go Absolutely Wild
- Best Pickup Soccer Bend it like Beckham? You wish
- 2:30 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place for Quality On-Leash Time with Fido
- 2:30 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place for Quality On-Leash Time with Fido
- Best Yoga Teacher The greatest yogi outside baseball
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Catch and Release Crustaceans
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Catch and Release Crustaceans
- Best Back Door to Mount Diablo Avoid those devilish crowds
- 3 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Find Jesus -- and Rock-Hard Abs
- 3 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Find Jesus -- and Rock-Hard Abs
- Best Capoeira Center Get your kicks ... on Avenue 23
- 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place for a Teen to Kill His Peers (But Not Himself)
- 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place for a Teen to Kill His Peers (But Not Himself)
- Best Swimming Hole Believe it or not, it's warm enough
- 4:12 p.m. Any Day of the Week: Best Place to Snag a New Deck
- 4:12 p.m. Any Day of the Week: Best Place to Snag a New Deck
- Best Way to Fly You may never want to land
- 4:20 p.m. Weekdays: Best Chance to Score Sega Saturn Secondhand
- 4:20 p.m. Weekdays: Best Chance to Score Sega Saturn Secondhand
- Best Local Cricket Team Keep an eye on your wickets
- 4:30 p.m. Monday: Best Way to Act Like Ted Nugent Without Killing Anything
- 4:30 p.m. Monday: Best Way to Act Like Ted Nugent Without Killing Anything
- Best Pub Quiz Avoid the Glory Hole Surfers
- 5:30 p.m. Friday: Best Place for an Anonymous Quickie
- 5:30 p.m. Friday: Best Place for an Anonymous Quickie
- Best Yoga for Kids In the mind's eye, downward-facing toddlers
- 5:50 p.m. Weekdays: Best Spot to Watch City Officials Work Out
- 5:50 p.m. Weekdays: Best Spot to Watch City Officials Work Out
- Best Hike Your ass will hate you
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Post-Work Urban Jog
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Post-Work Urban Jog
- Best Samba Class A complex dance made easy, sort of
- 6:15 p.m. Thursday: Best Yoga to Kick Your Butt
- 6:15 p.m. Thursday: Best Yoga to Kick Your Butt
- Best Gym For us mortals, that is
- Best Playground Trash becomes treasure
- One Hour Before Sunset: Best Place to Break Out Your Fruit-Boots
- One Hour Before Sunset: Best Place to Break Out Your Fruit-Boots
- 8:00 p.m. on Game Days: Best Sports Bar in Which to Hide from the Raider Nation
- 8:00 p.m. on Game Days: Best Sports Bar in Which to Hide from the Raider Nation
- Best Sports Talk A pair that pays attention to Oakland
- Best Musical Activity for KidsDeath to the Barney theme!
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Best Pickup BasketballShow off your attitude and flashy moves
- Perfect Day: Hoofin' It to Manzanitaville
- Perfect Day: Hoofin' It to Manzanitaville
- Best pool hallRack 'em up, duck
- Best Tai Chi PracticeRepulse that monkey
- Best Place to Jog with a StrollerBaby, we were born to run
- Best Amateur Athlete She'll strike your ass out
- Best Amateur Athlete: She'll strike your ass out
- Best Gallery Openings: Great performances at starving artist prices
- Best Pro Athlete Keep your eye on the ball? Fat chance
- Best Pro Athlete: Keep your eye on the ball? Fat chance
- Best Unknown Scene: Wistfully nostalgic Mexican dance party
- Best Novel Set in the East Bay: Homage to KALX
- Best Place to Do It in the Road A bike ride to romance
- Best Place to Do It in the Road: A bike ride to romance
- Best Magazine for Hipsters: Your cool friends keep it in their bathroom
- Best Place for a New A's Stadium C'mon Jerry. Fer heaven's sake!
- Best Place for a New A's Stadium: C'mon Jerry. Fer heaven's sake!
- Best Local Zine: The best lefty local zine you've never heard of
- Best Student Hangout Work off those young beer guts
- Best Student Hangout: Work off those young beer guts
- Best Place to Watch football or fútbol Athletic supporters gather for a pint
- Best Place to Watch Football or Fútbol: Athletic supporters gather for a pint
- Best Political Magazine: Hot race culture action
- Best Cybercafe Not caffeine, adrenaline
- Best Cybercafe: Not caffeine, adrenaline
- Best Literary Journal: Respite from the media conglomerates
- Best Hip-Hop Book: Collection of deep thoughts about hip-hop
- Best Place to Gamble You can always admire the ponies
- Best Place to Gamble: You can always admire the ponies
- Best Foreign Publication: Place to learn which sari to wear
- Best Golf Hole Invoke your inner Tiger
- Best Golf Hole: Invoke your inner Tiger
- Best Local Guidebook: Looking for a queer Laundromat?
- Best Martial Arts Studio No hand-holding here
- Best Martial Arts Studio: No hand-holding here
- Best Swimming Pool For a dip into Hearst-like opulence
- Best Swimming Pool: For a dip into Hearst-like opulence
- Best Theatrical Production: Deconstruction of the red and the blue
- Best Bike Ride Pedal into simpler times
- Best Bike Ride: Pedal into simpler times
- Best Costumes: Nice marabou-trimmed neon muumuu!
- Best Climbing Gym Like muscles? We got 'em
- Best Climbing Gym: Like muscles? We got 'em
- Best Set and Lighting Design: Theatrical eye candy
- Best Pickup Soccer Bend it like Beckham? You wish
- Best Pickup Soccer: Bend it like Beckham? You wish
- Best Sound Designer: Behind-the-scenes aural colorist
- Best Open Mic: Place to start the revolution
- Best Yoga Teacher The greatest yogi outside baseball
- Best Yoga Teacher: The greatest yogi outside baseball
- Best Actress: Performance by a German translator
- Best Back Door to Mount Diablo Avoid those devilish crowds
- Best Back Door to Mount Diablo: Avoid those devilish crowds
- Best Capoeira Center Get your kicks ... on Avenue 23
- Best Capoeira Center: Get your kicks ... on Avenue 23
- Best Director: And best Soviet director
- Best Small Theater Company: And place for actors of color to find work
- Best Swimming Hole Believe it or not, it's warm enough
- Best Swimming Hole: Believe it or not, it's warm enough
- Best Large Theater Company: Place to admire bright costumes against a dun-colored mountain
- Best Way to Fly You may never want to land
- Best Way to Fly: You may never want to land
- Best Local Cricket Team Keep an eye on your wickets
- Best Local Cricket Team: Keep an eye on your wickets
- Best Reggae DJ: Wickedest selecta
- Best Club Soundman: Friend of your ears
- Best Pub Quiz Avoid the Glory Hole Surfers
- Best Pub Quiz: Avoid the Glory Hole Surfers
- Best Spanish-Language Jukebox: Comidas, cervezas, y corridos
- Best Yoga for Kids In the mind's eye, downward-facing toddlers
- Best Yoga for Kids: In the mind's eye, downward-facing toddlers
- Best Band Frontman: Convergence of gymnastics and nü-metal
- Best Hike Your ass will hate you
- Best Hike: Your ass will hate you
- Best Concert Series: Hear the best of the best
- Best Samba Class A complex dance made easy, sort of
- Best Samba Class: A complex dance made easy, sort of
- Best Concert: Mild-mannered orgy of splendidness
- Best Gym For us mortals, that is
- Best Gym: For us mortals, that is
- Best Documentary Profile of an East Bay Community: And way to feel good about your own home
- Best Playground Trash becomes treasure
- Best Playground: Trash becomes treasure
- Best Hip-Hop Artist: Portal to the Otherworld
- Best Sports Talk A pair that pays attention to Oakland
- Best Sports Talk: A pair that pays attention to Oakland
- Best Musical Activity for Kids: Death to the Barney theme!
- Best Musical Activity for KidsDeath to the Barney theme!
- Best New Dance Craze: Don't miss the big dance November 2
- Best Latin Performing Artist: Burning percussion and top-notch arrangements
- Best Pickup Basketball: Show off your attitude and flashy moves
- Best Pickup BasketballShow off your attitude and flashy moves
- Best Pool Hall: Rack 'em up, duck
- Best pool hallRack 'em up, duck
- Best Spoken-Word Poet: Sexy metaphors and smart love ballads
- Best Actor: Male emotional shadings
- Best Tai Chi Practice: Repulse that monkey
- Best Tai Chi PracticeRepulse that monkey
- Best Country Artist: Phantom trucker honky-tonk legend
- Best Place to Jog with a Stroller: Baby, we were born to run
- Best Place to Jog with a StrollerBaby, we were born to run
- Best Karaoke: Go on, embarrass yourself
- Local Color
- Best Band Name: Best, you know, that guy? With the thing?
- Local Color
- Best International Radio Program: Place to hear didgeridoo and dancehall
- Color My World
- Best Local Album: Jewish monster movie soundtrack
- Color My World
- Best Local Filmmaker: Moonlighting pizza dude
- Best Latin dance club: Good news for salseros y salseras
- Best Turntablist: Mad technical chops, ready to battle
- Best Local Author:Reason to read a graphic novel
- Best Male Performer: Inspirer of chin-stroking cultural debate
- Best Jukebox: Most Surprisingly Good Music Selection
- Best World Music Venue: Place to shake a leg
- Best Place to Get Your Oakland On: Most diverse free outdoor festival
- Best Rock Band: Manic-depressive post-breakup analysis
- Best Art Collective: A good reason to hate Scott Peterson
- Best Mix-Tape DJ: Representing tha Bay to tha fullest
- Best Female Performer: And booby trick
- Best Classical Music Ensemble: Early-music trailblazers
- Best Ongoing Party: Bashment session
- Best Amateur Circus: Excuse to juggle fire
- Best Do-It-Yourself Theater: Way to bridge your gaps
- Best Rock en Español: Reason to listen to Viva 105
- Best Afro-Brazilian Fusion Band: A reason to break out dancing
- Best Art Gallery: Hidden outpost of the machine age
- Studliest Athlete
- Studliest Athlete
- Thrillingest Theater
- Catchiest Rock Band
- Geezerest Softball League
- Geezerest Softball League
- Fruit-Battiest Outing
- Fruit-Battiest Outing
- Snazziest Set Design
- Deadliest Cyber-Gaming Parlor
- Deadliest Cyber-Gaming Parlor
- Most Mixmasterful Local DJ
- Highest Score
- Highest Score
- Moodiest Theatrical Illumination
- Coolest Public Swimming Pool
- Coolest Public Swimming Pool
- Hippest Museum Curator
- Most Extreme Way to Burn Calories Indoors
- Most Extreme Way to Burn Calories Indoors
- Praiseworthiest Local Film
- Steepest Bike Ride
- Steepest Bike Ride
- Tear-Jerkingest Movie Night
- Most In-Your-Face Movie Experience
- Steepest Trail for the Dogs
- Steepest Trail for the Dogs
- Gruelingest Run
- Gruelingest Run
- Nuttiest Flush on the Flop
- Closest Thing to the Sierras Right Here at Home
- Closest Thing to the Sierras Right Here at Home
- Most Mysterious Dinner
- Newest Bay Area Ridge Trail
- Newest Bay Area Ridge Trail
- Page-Turningest Author
- Dashingest Pro Athlete
- Dashingest Pro Athlete
- Friendliest Community Theater
- Coolest Imaginary Private Eye
- Gnarliest Tahoe Ski Run
- Gnarliest Tahoe Ski Run
- Most Refreshing Reagan Recollections
- Swiftest East Bay Footrace
- Swiftest East Bay Footrace
- Calmest Yoga Studio
- Calmest Yoga Studio
- Stunningest Actress
- Most Transformative Translator
- Prettiest Place to Make a Bet
- Prettiest Place to Make a Bet
- Boldest Coaching or Managing Decision
- Boldest Coaching or Managing Decision
- Frailichest Literary Fest
- Cheapest A's Tickets
- Cheapest A's Tickets
- Spankingest S/M Publisher
- Beastiest Blog
- Gutsiest Amateur Athlete
- Gutsiest Amateur Athlete
- Least Sanctimonious Cal Student Blog
- Piedmont's Newest Claim to Fame
- Piedmont's Newest Claim to Fame
- Muck-Rakingest Youth Radio Show
- World Cup-iest Youth Soccer Team
- World Cup-iest Youth Soccer Team
- Least Uptight Softball League
- Least Uptight Softball League
- Most Listenable Radio DJ
- Folksiest Amateur Theater
- Most Inspirational Place to Work Out
- Most Inspirational Place to Work Out
- Adult-Friendliest Kids' Venue
- Adult-Friendliest Kids' Venue
- Trustworthiest Weathercaster
- Most Happening Bowling Alley
- Most Happening Bowling Alley
- Safest Artistic Haven
- Most Intriguing Gallery Openings
- Readers Say the Darnedest Things
- Safest-Bet New Music Venue
- Most Consistent (and Consistently Mellow) Local Music Series
- Crooningest Karaoke Spot
- Jazziest Student Band
- Rockinest Local Album
- Mind-Blowingest Musician
- Fiercest Dance Dance Revolution Battles
- Butt-Kickingest Low-Budget Ad
- Most Memorable Theatrical Production
- Queerest Dance Party
- Merriest Mariachis at Midnight
- Slamminest Poet
- Proudest Feminist Monument
- Most Masterful Theater Director
- Least Intimidating Dance Dance Revolution Scene
- Trendiest Dance Spot
- Hyphiest Hip-Hop Artist
- Most Visionary Artist
- Charmingest Actor
- Sauciest Salsa Dancing
- Hottest Friday Night Hip-Hop
- Most Charismatic Performer
- Best Gospel Choir: Lusty sounds of the Lord
- Lustiest Person, Place, or Thing: A fitness guru whose passion and zest is contagious
- Best Comedy: Slothful comedians with sinful habits
- Most Chaste Person, Place, or Thing: A pro ballplayer who still says "thanks"
- Best Dance/Performance Troupe: Zealously blending styles for a moderate palate
- Most Zealous Person, Place, or Thing: Do you have the drive to learn flying trapeze?
- Best Strippers: Charitable bestowal of T&A for a chaste East Bay
- Most Enviable Person, Place, or Thing
- Best Club: Moderate prices for energetic excess
- Best Little-Kid Playground: A hospitable zone for gung-ho toddlers
- Best Big-Kid Playground: An accommodating place for industrious tykes
- Best Karaoke Crowd: Where zealous fanaticism is a good thing
- Best All-Ages Club: A friendly place for wrathful hardcore
- Best Free Indoor Exercise for Kids: Potentially pestilent rainy-day fun
- Best Caribbean Nights: An energetic quest for island authenticity
- Best City Parks: A refreshingly charitable approach to recreation
- Best Pickup Basketball: Sportsmanship abundant at friendly game
- Best Place to Dance: Your lustiest MySpace fantasies made flesh
- Best After-Hours Club: Lustiest place to stay high and boogie down
- Best Skatepark: Zealously appropriating public land for the cause
- Best Dog Run: Perky pups and perks for people
- Best Latin Club: A devout vision of Havana in Oakland
- Best Lounge Act: From impassioned crooning to sexy seduction
- Best Snowboarding Terrain Park: Land that jump or feel the mountain's wrath
- Best All-Ages Event: Effusive gassing, braking, and dipping
- Best Place to Learn Snowboarding: Friendliest place to do faceplants ten times in an hour
- Best College Sports Priorities: Is there a more tenacious man in the East Bay?
- Best Videogame Developer: Greedily plotting to devour your free time
- Best California Ski Resort: Prepare to be humbled in the mountains
- Best Movie Theater: A big-hearted big screen for B movies
- Best Health Club/Gym: Eager encouragement from fervent fitness fans
- Best Local Film: An acrimonious reminder of the elections that got away
- Best Theater Renovation: A proud revamp of CoCo County's "most pretentious" building
- Best Yoga Studio: Hellaciously hot facility with a sense of humor
- Best California Casino: Den of iniquity now fun for him and her
- Best New Gallery: Most zealous art promoter
- Best Disc Golf Course: Most moderate disc golf course
- Best Hometown Celebration: An enthusiastic happening that's really happening
- Best Gallery Openings: Making depravity part of art
- Best High School Athlete: Otherworldly and untouchable
- Best Artist: Most vice-ridden depiction of women in East Bay art
- Best High School Team: Tenacious perseverance against long odds
- Best College Athlete: Enviable improvement on the lawn
- Best Museum: Most indulgent art in the East Bay
- Best College Team: Steadiest spate of soccer success
- Best Large Theater Company: A humane place to spend a few hours
- Best Pro Athlete: A good-natured guy with an $8.5 million salary
- Best Small Theater Company: The most theater on modest means
- Best New Theater Company: Nimblest newbies
- Best Political Values in a Professional Athlete: Big-hearted ideas from a big man
- Best Theatrical Production: A lavish display of Bay Area acting talent
- Most Modest Person, Place, or Thing: Earnest attitude complements prodigious skills
- Best Director: Tenderest translator of text
- Best Pro Team: Vengeance can yet be yours, nerds and punks
- Best Actress: Noblest portrayal of women on the verge
- Best Sport Business Move: A level-headed approach to the problem we call McAfee Coliseum
- Best Actor: Energetically eating up the stage
- Best Award-Winning East Bay Author: An enviable autodidact
- Best Local Literary Hero: Our humanitarian homeboy
- Most Prolific Author: A bountiful spinner of yarns about the undead
- Best Posthumous Literary Legend: His unquenchable legacy lives on
- Best Book: Most copious black-and-white source of local color
- Best Reading Series: A public-spirited poetry salon
- Best Local Blogger: A self-effacing chronicler of East Bay life
- Best Writing Teacher: Humble genius inspires writing confidence
- Best Small Publisher: An altruistic press that makes building community a priority
- Best DJ (Radio): Earnest enthusiasm from a noble nerdette
- Best DJ (Club): Lustiest piece of gear
- Best DJ (Mixtape): A flow as rock steady as the River Jordan
- Best Hip-Hop Producer: Don't get wrathful wid 'em, Gorilla!
- Proudest Person, Place, or Thing: The moment a deserving musical scene thumped its chest and went nationwide
- Best Album: Extravagantly gorgeous indie-pop
- Most Wrathful Rock Album: Ferociously advocating the revolution
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- 11:45 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Score a Free Trip to Sweden -- For Just $24,000
- High Noon, Saturday: Best Place to Get in Touch With Your Inner Middle American
- High Noon, Saturday: Best Place to Get in Touch With Your Inner Middle American
- 12:20 p.m. Weekdays: Best Lunchtime Shoe Shopping
- 12:20 p.m. Weekdays: Best Lunchtime Shoe Shopping
- 12:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Silversmith and Metal Restorer
- 12:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Silversmith and Metal Restorer
- 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best All-Around Bike Shop
- 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best All-Around Bike Shop
- 12:45 p.m. Monday: Best Place to Buy Ghetto Chic on the Cheap While Cutting Class
- 12:45 p.m. Monday: Best Place to Buy Ghetto Chic on the Cheap While Cutting Class
- 12:55 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Preserve Your Signed Baseball for Posterity
- 12:55 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Preserve Your Signed Baseball for Posterity
- 12:59 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Buy a Sari
- 12:59 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Buy a Sari
- 1:00 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Lust After Furniture You Can't Afford
- 1:00 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Lust After Furniture You Can't Afford
- 1:15 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Buy a Pair of Glasses That Will Make You Look Like a Superstar
- 1:15 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Buy a Pair of Glasses That Will Make You Look Like a Superstar
- 1:40 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Steam and Soak Like a Finn
- 1:40 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Steam and Soak Like a Finn
- 1:50 p.m. Wednesday: Best Jewelry Store
- 1:50 p.m. Wednesday: Best Jewelry Store
- 2:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Way to Beat the Lines
- 2:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Way to Beat the Lines
- 2:00 p.m. Thursday: Best Women's Clothing Store
- 2:00 p.m. Thursday: Best Women's Clothing Store
- Just Before School Lets Out: Best Place to Indulge Your Inner Fanboy or Fangirl
- Just Before School Lets Out: Best Place to Indulge Your Inner Fanboy or Fangirl
- 2:07 p.m. Mon.-Wed.: Best Tropical Fish Store
- 2:07 p.m. Mon.-Wed.: Best Tropical Fish Store
- 2:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Gift Boutique
- 2:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Gift Boutique
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Record Store
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Record Store
- 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Low-Tech Artwork
- 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Low-Tech Artwork
- 3:05 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Introduce Young Readers to Reality
- 3:05 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Introduce Young Readers to Reality
- 3:10 p.m. Saturday: Best New Store
- 3:10 p.m. Saturday: Best New Store
- 3:14 p.m. Saturday, After Spring Cleaning: Best Place to Take Your Old Electronics
- 3:14 p.m. Saturday, After Spring Cleaning: Best Place to Take Your Old Electronics
- 3:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Get a Last-Second Costume in May
- 3:20 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Get a Last-Second Costume in May
- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Get Cracked After a Rough Weekend
- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Get Cracked After a Rough Weekend
- 3:45 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Place to Spend $400 Making a Guitar Sound as If It's Worth $1,000
- 3:45 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Place to Spend $400 Making a Guitar Sound as If It's Worth $1,000
- 3:45 p.m. Thursday: Best Place to Quench Your GAS
- 3:45 p.m. Thursday: Best Place to Quench Your GAS
- 4:00 p.m. Friday: Best Flower Shop
- 4:00 p.m. Friday: Best Flower Shop
- 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Pastry Shop
- 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Pastry Shop
- 5:00 p.m. Friday: Best Time to Shop at IKEA
- 5:00 p.m. Friday: Best Time to Shop at IKEA
- 5:10 p.m. Friday: Best Place to Buy Men's Work Clothes or Hipster Gear
- 5:10 p.m. Friday: Best Place to Buy Men's Work Clothes or Hipster Gear
- 5:15 p.m. Weekdays: Best Reminder of the "New Economy"
- 5:15 p.m. Weekdays: Best Reminder of the "New Economy"
- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Massage for Your Money, If You Can Plan Ahead a Week
- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Massage for Your Money, If You Can Plan Ahead a Week
- 5:39 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: Best Wines from Around the World
- 5:39 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: Best Wines from Around the World
- 5:45 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: Best Wine Finds in a Grocery Store
- 5:45 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: Best Wine Finds in a Grocery Store
- 5:46 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to Prepare Your Own Ethiopian Feast
- 5:46 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to Prepare Your Own Ethiopian Feast
- By Appointment Only: Best Artisan Shop
- By Appointment Only: Best Artisan Shop
- 6:30 p.m. Monday: Best Date Night for New Parents
- 6:30 p.m. Monday: Best Date Night for New Parents
- 6:35 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Bring Your Inner Rebel to the Surface
- 6:35 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Bring Your Inner Rebel to the Surface
- 6:40 p.m. Wednesday: Best Spa
- 6:40 p.m. Wednesday: Best Spa
- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, by Appointment: Best Place Besides Your House to Get Your Wig Whacked
- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, by Appointment: Best Place Besides Your House to Get Your Wig Whacked
- 7:30 p.m. Friday: Best Place to Fight Monobrow Before a Night on the Town
- 7:30 p.m. Friday: Best Place to Fight Monobrow Before a Night on the Town
- 7:35 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Place to Get Pet Stuff on Your Way Home from Work
- 7:35 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Place to Get Pet Stuff on Your Way Home from Work
- 8:30 p.m. Monday: Best Discount Shopping Strategy
- 8:30 p.m. Monday: Best Discount Shopping Strategy
- 9:00 p.m. Tuesday: Best Video Rental
- 9:00 p.m. Tuesday: Best Video Rental
- 9:14 p.m. Friday: Best Take-Out Beer Selection
- 9:14 p.m. Friday: Best Take-Out Beer Selection
- 10:00 p.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Strip Joint
- 10:00 p.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Strip Joint
- 10:30 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to Indulge Your Indecisiveness
- 10:30 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to Indulge Your Indecisiveness
- 11:56 p.m. Saturday: Best Anomaly on Main Street
- 11:56 p.m. Saturday: Best Anomaly on Main Street
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Perfect Day: Seeking Retail Therapy
- Perfect Day: Seeking Retail Therapy
- Best Ethnic Arts & Crafts Store: Some candles and the subcomandante
- Best Ethnic Arts & Crafts StoreSome candles and the subcomandante
- Best Place to Stock Up on Spiritual Supplies: Find a goddess to grace your desk
- Best Place to Stock Up on Spiritual SuppliesFind a goddess to grace your desk
- Best Women's Clothing: How to dress to the point of tears
- Best Women's ClothingHow to dress to the point of tears
- Best Used Clothing: Bargains far from the madding crowd
- Best Used ClothingBargains far from the madding crowd
- Best Botanica: Get in touch with your inner Yoruba
- Best BotanicaGet in touch with your inner Yoruba
- Best Mom-and-Pop Market: Where regulars buy groceries on credit
- Best Mom-and-Pop MarketWhere regulars buy groceries on credit
- Best Asian Bakery: Where the New Year is all year
- Best Asian BakeryWhere the New Year is all year
- Best African Imports Store: Get in touch with the dark continent
- Best African Imports StoreGet in touch with the dark continent
- Best Classical Music Store: Babatunde, Broadway, and Beethoven
- Best Classical Music StoreBabatunde, Broadway, and Beethoven
- Best Preschool: It's all downhill from here
- Best PreschoolIt's all downhill from here
- Best Manicure and Pedicure: Check your cares at the door
- Best Manicure and PedicureCheck your cares at the door
- Best African Hair Braiding: How Stella got her weave back
- Best African Hair BraidingHow Stella got her weave back
- Best Chinese Fish Market: Seafood that's not for the squeamish
- Best Chinese Fish MarketSeafood that's not for the squeamish
- Best Book Bargain: For the open-minded
- Best Book BargainFor the open-minded
- Best Video Game Shop: Where Zelda hangs out alongside Mario
- Best Video Game ShopWhere Zelda hangs out alongside Mario
- Best Place to Find a Dog Walker: Poochie puns for pet people
- Best Place to Find a Dog WalkerPoochie puns for pet people
- Best Place to Buy or Rent a Snowboard: Where to go for every other kind of board
- Best Place to Buy or Rent a SnowboardWhere to go for every other kind of board
- Best Shoe Store: Best chance of spotting Carrie Bradshaw
- Best Shoe StoreBest chance of spotting Carrie Bradshaw
- Best Natural Foods Store: Broadest selection of organic products
- Best Natural Foods StoreBroadest selection of organic products
- Best Web Site Hosting: Get 31337 on your way to that OC48
- Best Web Site HostingGet 31337 on your way to that OC48
- Best Plant Nursery: Plants, jewelry, and coffee, all in one location
- Best Plant NurseryPlants, jewelry, and coffee, all in one location
- Best Wireless Internet Service: Free-est speech in the East Bay
- Best Wireless Internet ServiceFreest speech in the East Bay
- Best Local Dial-Up ISP: And a cool e-mail address
- Best Local Dial-Up ISPAnd a cool e-mail address
- Best Telegraph Avenue Store Not on Telegraph Avenue: Where to get that Bee Gees onesie
- Best Telegraph Avenue Store Not on Telegraph AvenueWhere to get that Bee Gees onesie
- Best Bollywood Video Rental: So you never have to say you're sari
- Best Bollywood Video RentalSo you never have to say you're sari
- Best Men's Clothing Not just practical -- fashionable, too.
- Best Men's Clothing: Not just practical -- fashionable, too.
- Best Vintage Clothing Store: Buttons and bunnies
- Best Vintage Clothing StoreButtons and bunnies
- Best Asian Herbalist: Treatment fit for an emperor
- Best Asian HerbalistTreatment fit for an emperor
- Best Grocery Store: For shoppers who can't get credit
- Best Grocery StoreFor shoppers who can't get credit
- Best Afghan Bakery: Loaves to keep your child warm at night
- Best Afghan BakeryLoaves to keep your child warm at night
- Best Video/DVD Rental: DVDs you didn't know you wanted to watch
- Best Video/DVD RentalDVDs you didn't know you wanted to watch
- Best Latin Record Store: For Mexican music, the clear winner
- Best Latin Record StoreFor Mexican music, the clear winner
- Best Place to Leave the Kids After School: And clean up their language, too
- Best Place to Leave the Kids After SchoolAnd clean up their language, too
- Best Spa: Place to smear yourself with avocado paste
- Best SpaPlace to smear yourself with avocado paste
- Best Eyeglass Boutique: But don't get all pince-nez on us
- Best Eyeglass BoutiqueBut don't get all pince-nez on us
- Best Wine Tastings: Sip Syrah without feeling like a wine snob
- Best Wine TastingsSip Syrah without feeling like a wine snob
- Best Place to Rent a Book: And be reminded of the Beat Generation
- Best Place to Rent a BookAnd be reminded of the Beat Generation
- Best Place to Buy Computer Equipment by the Pound: Meet the Pick-n-Pull of the computer world
- Best Place to Buy Computer Equipment by the PoundMeet the Pick-n-Pull of the computer world
- Best Place to Buy or Rent Skis Yes, kid, skis. They come two to a pair
- Best Place to Buy or Rent Skis: Yes, kid, skis. They come two to a pair
- Best Jewelry Store: Victorian jewelry for the contemporary woman
- Best Jewelry StoreVictorian jewelry for the contemporary woman
- Best Produce for the Money: Do the Alice Waters thing on a budget
- Best Produce for the MoneyDo the Alice Waters thing on a budget
- Best Place to Green Up the Inside of Your House: Home ownership need not be hazardous
- Best Place to Green Up the Inside of Your HouseHome ownership need not be hazardous
- Best Car Repair: Place to have a breakdown
- Best Car RepairPlace to have a breakdown
- Best Chinese Stationery Store: Stocking stuffers for anyone young
- Best Chinese Stationery StoreStocking stuffers for anyone young
- Best Indian Record Store: Get to the latest dance hits before Jay-Z does
- Best Indian Record StoreGet to the latest dance hits before Jay-Z does
- Best Yarn Store: Where to catch the knitting bug
- Best Yarn StoreWhere to catch the knitting bug
- Best Acupuncturist: An Asian approach to fertility
- Best AcupuncturistAn Asian approach to fertility
- Best Ethnic Grocery: If you've been craving camel
- Best Ethnic GroceryIf you've been craving camel
- Best Mexican Bakery: Sweet treats for Juanita Q. Public
- Best Mexican BakerySweet treats for Juanita Q. Public
- Best Martial Arts Video Rental: Great selection and a chance to practice your Cantonese
- Best Martial Arts Video RentalGreat selection and a chance to practice your Cantonese
- Best Spanish-Language Bookstore: La mejor librería
- Best Spanish-Language BookstoreLa mejor librería
- Best Toy Store: Home of radioactive toy monsters
- Best Toy StoreHome of radioactive toy monsters
- Best Bike Shop: For twee grad students or Tokyo ravers
- Best Bike ShopFor twee grad students or Tokyo ravers
- Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor: Make your future in-laws nervous
- Best Tattoo/Piercing ParlorMake your future in-laws nervous
- Best Wine Shop: Okay, it's not really a shop
- Best Wine ShopOkay, it's not really a shop
- Best Comic Store: Cthulhu, manga, and Pia the cat, too
- Best Comic StoreCthulhu, manga, and Pia the cat, too
- Best Gift Boutique: Place to creep out your little sister
- Best Gift BoutiquePlace to creep out your little sister
- Best Discount Bridal Gowns: Couture wedding gowns on the cheap
- Best Discount Bridal GownsCouture wedding gowns on the cheap
- Best Hip-Hop Clothing: Keep your bling-bling real, too
- Best Hip-Hop ClothingKeep your bling-bling real, too
- Best New Store: Get a massage while filling a prescription
- Best New StoreGet a massage while filling a prescription
- Best Credit Union: How to save money on your banking needs
- Best Credit UnionHow to save money on your banking needs
- Best Chinese Imports Store: Tea gets the wine shop treatment
- Best Chinese Imports StoreTea gets the wine shop treatment
- Best Record Store: Albums you never knew you wanted
- Best Record StoreAlbums you never knew you wanted
- Best Place to Get Educated Help with Baby Gear And learn how to install a car seat
- Best Place to Get Educated Help with Baby Gear: And learn how to install a car seat
- Best Chiropractor: Where to get your crooked back cracked
- Best ChiropractorWhere to get your crooked back cracked
- Best Hair Salon: Best local color
- Best Hair SalonBest local color
- Best Bakery: No, that isn't a Ding Dong
- Best BakeryNo, that isn't a Ding Dong
- Best Anime Rentals: Where The Sopranos share space with Trigun
- Best Anime RentalsWhere The Sopranos share space with Trigun
- Best General Bookstore: Where to conjure up visions of Athens
- Best General BookstoreWhere to conjure up visions of Athens
- Best Pet Store: Home of soon-to-be-slobbery dog toys
- Best Pet StoreHome of soon-to-be-slobbery dog toys
- Best Skate Shop: Where it's safe to lurk for 29 minutes
- Best Skate ShopWhere it's safe to lurk for 29 minutes
- Best Women's Underwear: Undergarments that speak your language
- Best Women's UnderwearUndergarments that speak your language
- Best Smoke Shop: Where to get a whiff of the old country
- Best Smoke ShopWhere to get a whiff of the old country
- Best Flower Shop: Do the Alice Waters thing with flowers
- Best Flower ShopDo the Alice Waters thing with flowers
- Local Color
- Local Color
- Color My World
- Color My World
- Most Essential Bay Area Product
- Most Essential Bay Area Product
- Butteriest Pastries
- Butteriest Pastries
- Nicest Grocery Experience
- Nicest Grocery Experience
- Neighborliest Chain Store
- Neighborliest Chain Store
- Most Aromatic Place to Buy Kimchi
- Most Aromatic Place to Buy Kimchi
- Stinkiest Cheeses
- Stinkiest Cheeses
- Headiest Local Brew
- Headiest Local Brew
- Boldest Wine
- Boldest Wine
- Least Pretentious Wine Shop
- Least Pretentious Wine Shop
- Skunkiest Medical Marijuana
- Skunkiest Medical Marijuana
- Mellowest Smoke Shop
- Mellowest Smoke Shop
- Smallest Cigar Shop Worth Puffing About
- Smallest Cigar Shop Worth Puffing About
- Most Divine Brioche
- Most Divine Brioche
- Suavest Men's Clothing
- Suavest Men's Clothing
- Chic-est Women's Clothing
- Chic-est Women's Clothing
- Broadest Bridal Selection
- Broadest Bridal Selection
- Blingiest Jewelry
- Blingiest Jewelry
- Skimpiest Lingerie
- Skimpiest Lingerie
- Most Polished Shoestore Service
- Most Polished Shoestore Service
- Quirkiest Shoe Shop
- Quirkiest Shoe Shop
- Least Picked-Over Thrift Store
- Least Picked-Over Thrift Store
- Highest-Paying Clothing Buyers
- Highest-Paying Clothing Buyers
- Story-Tellingest Washhouse
- Story-Tellingest Washhouse
- Flakiest Baklava
- Flakiest Baklava
- Stylin'est Eyeglass Selection
- Stylin'est Eyeglass Selection
- Largest Cheap-Shades Selection
- Largest Cheap-Shades Selection
- Daringest Hair Salon
- Daringest Hair Salon
- Smoothest Skincare Shop
- Smoothest Skincare Shop
- Sunniest Tanning Salon
- Sunniest Tanning Salon
- Most Artistic Tattoo Artist
- Most Artistic Tattoo Artist
- Most Lasting Tattoo Tribute
- Most Lasting Tattoo Tribute
- Relaxingest Massage on a Budget
- Relaxingest Massage on a Budget
- Most Relaxing Two Hours for Moms and Moms-to-Be
- Most Relaxing Two Hours for Moms and Moms-to-Be
- Straightest Chiropractor
- Straightest Chiropractor
- Old-Timey-est Bakery
- Old-Timey-est Bakery
- Sharpest Acupuncturist
- Sharpest Acupuncturist
- Least Painful Dental Appointment
- Least Painful Dental Appointment
- Most Reasonable Veterinary Services
- Most Reasonable Veterinary Services
- Fido-Friendliest Pet Store
- Fido-Friendliest Pet Store
- Most Luxurious Temporary Doggy Digs
- Most Luxurious Temporary Doggy Digs
- Most Likely Place to Find a Future Silicon Valley Inventor
- Most Likely Place to Find a Future Silicon Valley Inventor
- Most Enterprising New Business
- Most Enterprising New Business
- Unfailingest Cellphone Coverage
- Unfailingest Cellphone Coverage
- Most Competent Mechanic(s)
- Most Competent Mechanic(s)
- Brightest Motorcycle Emporium
- Brightest Motorcycle Emporium
- Fluffiest Layer Cakes
- Fluffiest Layer Cakes
- FreeWheelin'-est Bike Shop
- FreeWheelin'-est Bike Shop
- Earthiest Outdoor Store
- Earthiest Outdoor Store
- Handiest Hardware Store
- Handiest Hardware Store
- Gadgetiest Hardware Store
- Gadgetiest Hardware Store
- Surest Sign That You're Near Silicon Valley
- Surest Sign That You're Near Silicon Valley
- Most Generous CD Buyers
- Most Generous CD Buyers
- Vastest Video Selection
- Vastest Video Selection
- Magaziniest Bookstore
- Magaziniest Bookstore
- Spookiest Bookshop
- Spookiest Bookshop
- Least Likely Spot to Run into Oprah
- Least Likely Spot to Run into Oprah
- Most Divine Pies
- Most Divine Pies
- Diciest Game Store
- Diciest Game Store
- Least Prefab Toy Selection
- Least Prefab Toy Selection
- Most Helpful Camera Store
- Most Helpful Camera Store
- Worldliest Housewares
- Worldliest Housewares
- Highest-Stakes Retro Shopping Experience
- Highest-Stakes Retro Shopping Experience
- Most Surreal Shopping Experience
- Most Surreal Shopping Experience
- Proudest Hometown Merchandise
- Proudest Hometown Merchandise
- Most Specialized Store
- Most Specialized Store
- Most Eclectic Picture Frame Selection
- Most Eclectic Picture Frame Selection
- Least Funereal Flower Shop
- Least Funereal Flower Shop
- Sweetest Relief After Dropping Off Your Honda at the Shop
- Sweetest Relief After Dropping Off Your Honda at the Shop
- Nativist Plants
- Nativist Plants
- Sweetest Sweetshop
- Sweetest Sweetshop
- Most Piñata-Worthy Mexican Candy
- Most Piñata-Worthy Mexican Candy
- Cheapest Buys of Good Wine
- Cheapest Buys of Good Wine
- Readers Say the Darnedest Things
- Mo'Outtakes
- Mo'Outtakes
- Best Pet Training: Taming your three-headed dog from hell
- Best Dog Walkers: Big-hearted pet pair
- Best Pet Store: Lavish treat selection for furry friends
- Best Specialty Store: The devil's minions await
- Best Veterinarian: Compassion at reasonable prices
- Best Cat Veterinarian: Ferocious feline pros cure cat conundrums
- Best Coffee: The most vengeful caffeine fix
- Best Dead Things: Decorate with the bestial departed
- Best Tea: Unassuming organic oolongs
- Best Bread: Wholesomeness meets butter and jam
- Best Beyond-Organic Vegetables: Voluptuous veggies guaranteed
- Best Organic Fruit Delivery: Satisfy that voracious fructose appetite
- Best Wine Shop: Pretentious clerks can apply elsewhere.
- Best Cookie: Justifiably vain desserts
- Best Pastries: The second most sensual use of whipped cream
- Best Cupcake: Delicate treats, indeed
- Best Ice Cream: Seducing, not assaulting, the tastebuds
- Best Chocolate Store: Sinful extravagance with cacao bars aplenty
- Best Lingerie Store: Naughty discretion for the novice
- Best Wedding Dress Shop: A stylish respite from suburban bridal hell
- Best Dominatrix: A noble dungeon mistress
- Best Head Shop: Boasting a bountiful bong supply
- Best Place to Watch Kids Go Wild: The wee ones shake off their demons
- Best Record Store: Small, sleek, and hospitable
- Best Home Audio Store: Lavish alternative to Wheels of Steel
- Best Tattoo Artist: Saints rendered by ink-stained sinner
- Best Bookstore: A bountiful literary haven
- Best Micro Bookstore: Tiny space with books most bountiful
- Best Car Repair: Loyalty comes to those who repent
- Best Loan Broker: A zealous mortgage maven
- Best Hardware Store: A perky, helpful staff
- Best Antique Store: Relics at modest prices
- Best Woodworking Supply: Enabler of a noble tradition
- Best Arbor Service: Fast, frugal tree wrangling
- Best Plant Nursery: Considerate cutting connoisseur
- Best Shoe Store: For stylish footwear worshippers
- Best Eyeglasses: Accommodating service that sees fit to go beyond the call
- Best Place to Find Local Fashions: A devout supporter of East Bay designers
- Best Women's Clothing: You'll feel guilty, and come back for more
- Best Men's Clothing: Indulging your male vanity
- Best Bargain-Hunter's Delight: Cheap and proud of it
- Best Jewelry Store: A greed-inducing collection of all-assembly-required trinkets
- Best East Bay Product: Preeners and power lines
- Best Shopping Experience: Benevolent boutique for your inner love goddess
- Best Culinary Fragrances: Most sensual place to perfume your food
- Best Chainstore Service: Workers who border on zealous
- Best Grocery: To stock a frugal pantry
- Best Resale Store: Its generosity goes both ways
- Best Outdoor Store: No-hassle returns
- Best Bike Shop: Patient, charitable salespeople
- Best New Business: Virtuous pedal pushers
- Best Snowboard/Skateboard Shop: Lust for powpow and tanlines
- Best Martial Arts Supplier: Fiercest instruments for achieving mushin
- Best Boxing Gym: Cathartic place for a beating
- Best Bowling Alley: Providing surreal mercy on the morning after
- Best Game or Hobby Shop: Lucifer would appreciate the mayhem
- Best Video Store: Haven for film zealots
- Best Electronics Repair: For enthusiastic circuit geeks
- Best Software Company: An enthusiastic people connector
- Best Cell-Phone Service: Oh signal bars most merciful ...
- Best Camera Store: A charitable business
- Best Home PC Repair: Liberal doses of a vast knowledge
- Best Ergonomics Shop: Bliss for your achin' back
- Best Massage Therapist: Tender touch rubs the right way
- Best Guitar Store: Feed your six-string lust
- Best Spa: Be in touch with your inner sloth
- Best Body Care Salon: Indulgent pampering of the flesh
- Best Alternative Healer: Altruism for mind and body
- Best Beauty Supply: Appealing to your locks, and your vanity
- Best Fancy Haircuts for Macho Dudes: Your bowling buddies will secretly envy you
- Best Hair Salon: Haughty hairstylists for folks who can afford 'em
- Best Nail Salon: Where fellas can find a sympathetic pedicure
- Best Bargain Beauty Shop: Cosmic indolence on the cheap
- Best Local Organic Beer: Purest pour of sustainable brew
- Best Sustainable Meat Counter: The ideal place to go whole hog
- Best Lingerie: An awe-inspiring array of ooh-la-la
- Best Sex Shop: A guru on your path to Nirvana
- Best Barbershop: Soothing soul and an earthly vibe
- Best Sports Store for Women: For heavenly bodies in motion
- Best Women's Clothes: With the allure of sirens' sarongs
- Best Men's Clothing: Reclaim your swagger, guys
- Best Place to Find the Divine Spirit: Tastiest alcohol infusions
- Best Organic Wine: A rare and divine offering
- Best Preventive Health Care: A resurrection of the body
- Best Bike Shop: Beyond retail, teaching kids pride in ownership
- Best East Bay Product: Crunchiest way to see the light
- Best Bookstore: A cozy, bookish, community place
- Best Grocery: A bountiful corner cornucopia
- Best Car Dealer: An electrifying test drive
- Best Plant Nursery: The perfect place to go native
- Best Local Farm: Come and reap what you sow
- Best Coffee: Most fervently religious cup of organic joe
- Best Neighborhood Bakery: Bringing some scrumptious revitalization
- Best Ice Cream: An original hit of luscious
- Best Art Supplier: Giving household recyclables new life
- Best Office Supplies: A positive return on your paper-clip purchases
- Best Nontoxic Dry Cleaning: An Earth-friendly way to care for your clothes
- Best Kids' Clothes and Flower Boutique: Hip duds and blossoms for little darlings
- Best Parental Reprieve: Toddlers play while you recuperate
- Best Knitting Store: A place to spin vibrant yarns
- Best Edible Plants: Horticulturally correct outdoor offerings
- Best Chocolates: Don't put that box in a landfill — eat it!
- Best Thrift Shop: Bargain bins with a cause
- Best Gynecology Practice: A comforting place to spread your legs
- Best Shoe Store: Sneakers elevated to an art form
- Best Place to Sell Clothes: Without being forced to sell your soul
- Best Dollar Store: Wisest way to stretch a buck
- Best Laundress: Goddess of the spin cycle
- Best Truffles: Intensely freaky chocolate confections
- Best Luthier: A craftsman dedicated to his muse
- Best Game and Hobby Shop: A host of creative challenges
- Best Outdoor Store: Gear that's even more experienced than you are
- Best Place to Get Smogged: They ease the pain of a mandatory procedure
- Best Salvage: Most exciting way to recycle
- Best Worker-Run Business: A slice of the greater good
- Best Home Improvement Store: Dressing up your home responsibly
- Best Soap Store: An enchanting sensory overload
- Best Health and Wellness Center: A holistic complement to Western medicine
- Best Local Brew: Seeking perfection in a bottle
- Best Hardware Store: Evoking the good old days of customer service
- Best Dairy Products: Happy organic cows make tasty cheese and butter
- Best Vintage Clothing: The new style is fashion compassion
- Best Collectibles Cafe: Faithful to coffee, relics, tchotchkes, and God
- Best Wine Store: A glass of Divine or Days Divine & Roses
- Best Reuse of Vinyl: Save-the-planet fashion statements
- Best Skin Care: Reinvigorating your surface and spirit
- Best Car Repair: A trusting and trustworthy fix-it man
- Best Ethnic Gift Shop: Channeling Bali in Oaktown
- Best Medipot Dispensary: Mellowest practitioners of the good work
- Best Winery: Divinest fine wines
- Best Liquor Store Extras: Supplies for a fine weekend in Vegas
- Best Shopping Experience: Sensational label loves a woman's curves
- Best Cosplay Strategy Book: Facilitating creative transformations
- Best Pastries: Baked goods and dim sum to touch your heart
- Best High-Tech Doggie Care: It's like being there with your furry one
- Best (Free) Baby Workshops
- Best Acupuncturist
- Best Antique Bike Maker
- Best Assisted-Living Facility
- Best Corner Grocer
- Best East Bay Product
- Best Feed Store
- Best Financial Planner
- Best Fortune Teller/Palm Reader
- Best General Practitioner
- Best Lingerie
- Best New Old-Style Hang-Out With a Beat
- Best Newsstand
- Best Old-Fashioned Chocolate Shop
- Best Old-School Jackets
- Best Old-School Light Shop
- Best Old-School Shade Shop
- Best Old-School Vegetables
- Best Pharmacy
- Best Pickup Italian Food
- Best Place for Retirees
- Best Place to Argue Over Whether Save-the-Date Cards are Really Necessary
- Best Place to Emulate the Amish
- Best Place to Get Your Tube Amp Fixed
- Best Produce Stand
- Best Reef Aquarium Store
- Best Sewing Machine Repair
- Best Shoe Repair
- Best Tailor
- Best Veterinarian
- Best Way to Say Goodbye to a Pet
- Best Women's Clothing
- Most Attentive Healer
- Most Successful Business Idea by a New Mom
- Best Art Bookstore
- Best Art Gallery/Alpha-Wave Retreat
- Best Art T-Shirt Printer
- Best Bakery
- Best Barber Shop
- Best Bike Shop
- Best Farmers' Market
- Best Board Game Store
- Best Body-Care Salon
- Best Flea Market/Swap Meet
- Best Bookstore
- Best Budget Wine Shop
- Best Gardening Supplies
- Best Butcher Shop
- Best Hair Salon
- Best Camera Store
- Best Hardware Store
- Best Cheap Used Clothing
- Best Local Brew
- Best Cheese Shop
- Best Local Winery
- Best Medical Marijuana Club
- Best Chocolate Shop
- Best Motorcycle Shop
- Best Comic Book Store
- Best Needlework Shop
- Best New Businesses
- Best Desserts
- Best Eyeglass Shop
- Best Place for Beer-Making Supplies
- Best Place to Make What You Wear
- Best Place to Responsibly Dispose of Your Old Bric-a-Brac
- Best Place to Responsibly Dispose of Your Old Electronics
- Best Reason Not to Throw Away That Old Stereo
- Best Shoe Store
- Best Tattoo Parlor
- Best Taxidermy Shop
- Best Toy Store
- Best vintage Antique Show
- Best Vintage Clothing Store
- Best Retail Service
- Best Wedding Cakes
- Best Wine Shop
- Best Record Store
- Best Orgasmic Shopping Experience
- Best Alternative to Babies "R" Us
- Best Ambiance at a Bike Store
- Best Antique Prices
- Best Aspiring Homemade Cheesecake Maker
- Best Bang for Your Buck at a Farmers' Market
- Best Biennial Book Sale
- Best Bookstore for Really Smart People
- Best Brewery
- Best Car Repair
- Best Cheap Counseling
- Best Cheap Haircut
- Best Chic Boutique
- Best Chinese Sports Medicine
- Best Dispensary
- Best Distillery Tasting Room
- Best Eastern European Grocery
- Best Emporium for Fanatical Bakers
- Best Endangered Place to Have a Good Time at 3 a.m.
- Best Foot Reflexology
- Best Free Tax Preparation
- Best Hair Alchemist
- Best Hair Salon
- Best Hat Store
- Best Hipster Fanny Pack
- Best Hobbyist's Basement
- Best Horse and Human Mind-melder
- Best Hot Tub Scrub
- Best Indigenous Bay Area Pastry
- Best Indoor Growing Supply Store
- Best Lawn Flamingo Rental
- Best Liquor Store for Aspiring Mixologists
- Best Local T-Shirt Makers
- Best Magazine Shop
- Best Middle Eastern Treats
- Best Music Store for Folkie Hippies
- Best New Space for Tots
- Best One-Stop Shop for Foodies
- Best Parrot Nanny
- Best Photo Lab
- Best Place to Be Left High & Dry
- Best Place to Miss the Ferry
- Best Place to Pick Up Chicks
- Best Place to Reclaim the Childhood Your Mother Threw Out
- Best Place to Smoke in Public
- Best Punk Record Store
- Best Real Estate Agent
- Best Recycling Microbusiness
- Best Roadside Cornfield Stand
- Best Shop for Bird Nerds
- Best Sound for the Dollar
- Best Thing to Happen in Berkeley This Millennium
- Best Toy-Store Surprises
- Best Untapped, Warehouse-Size Thrift Store
- Best Urban Farming Supply Store
- Best Winemaker Without a Vineyard
- Best Women's Athletic Store
- Cheapest Dispensary
- Best Bakery
- Best Bookstore
- Best Fashion Made in the East Bay
- Best Way to Represent The Town
- Best Locally Handmade Baby Shoes
- Best Homegrown Kids' Clothing Store
- Best Nouveau Tofu Factory
- Best Homegrown Dessert
- Best Homegrown Licorice Product
- Best Locally Made Chocolate
- Best Handcrafted Retro Candy
- Best Cupcake
- Best Mobile Cupcake
- Best Locally Made Liquor
- Best Wine for a Barbecue
- Best Wine Shop
- Best East Bay Winery Without East Bay Vineyards
- Best East Bay Winery with East Bay Vineyards
- Best Community-Minded Bank
- Best Locally Based Chain
- Best Art Store
- Best Craft Supplies
- Best Dirt
- Best New Movement
- Best Seed Swap
- Best Specialized Record Store
- Best Gay and Lesbian Wedding Planner
- Best Needle-Whisperer
- Best Personal Coach
- Best Artist for Tattoo Virgins
- Best Place to Buy Mystery Groceries
- Best Place to Buy Boots
- Best Craft Fair
- Best Salon
- Best Stylist to Pimp Your Dreads
- Best Homegrown Barber Shop
- Best Vet
- Best Locally Owned Tire Store
- Best Shop for Sneaking Food Into the Movies
- Best Place to Buy Seafood
- Best Upcycle Store
- Best Tea Dealer
- Best Produce
- Best Bakery
- Best Place to Buy and Rent Board Games
- Best Place to Buy Beautiful Junk
- Best Nontoxic Paint
- Best Robot Store
- Best Neighborhood Fabric Store
- Best Cannabis Dispensary
- Best Cannabis Strain
- Best Glass
- Best Vintage Clothing Boutique
- Best Local Flea Market
- Best Apple Turnovers
- Best Green Business
- Best Shoe Store for Politicizing Your Feet
- Best Farmers' Market
- Best Plant Nursery
- Best Bookstore
- Best Weird Books
- Best Antique Store for Serious Bibliophiles
- Best Genre Fiction Bookstore
- Best Old World Gift Shop
- Best Grocery Store That's Not Berkeley Bowl
- Best Online Film Soundtrack Store
- Best Place to Get an Offbeat Wedding Gift
- Best Recycled/Salvaged Goods Store
- Best Toy Store
- Best Middle Eastern Restaurant/Store
- Best Health Insurance Broker
- Best Wedding Photographer
- Best Ice Cream from a Big Producer
- Best Italian Sourdough
- Best Locally Owned Tire Store
- Best Accessories in an Unassuming Location
- Best Affordable Guitar Lessons
- Best Animal Lending Library
- Best Art Supplies
- Best Backyard Berries
- Best Breakfast Pastry
- Best Brewery
- Best Camera Store
- Best Cannabis Merchandising
- Best Cannabis Physician
- Best Car Repair
- Best Charity
- Best Coffee Shop That Also Sells Weed
- Best CSA Box
- Best Dispensary Lounge
- Best Dispensary Technology
- Best Farmers' Market
- Best Fixie Bike Shop for Non-Fixies
- Best Fusion Bread
- Best Hallucinogen Posing as Dessert
- Best Hybrid Bike Shop
- Best Hybrid Design Firm
- Best Hydroponics Store
- Best Medical Marijuana Lab
- Best Meet-Up for Freaks and Geeks
- Best Music Instrument Shop
- Best Occasional Splurge
- Best Pain Au Chocolat
- Best Place to Buy Books on the Cheap
- Best Place to Buy Furniture
- Best Place to Buy Gifts of Jewelry (for Yourself)
- Best Place to Feed Your Muse
- Best Place to Find a Last-Minute Outfit
- Best Place to Find Jeans
- Best Place to Get a Haircut, Not a Sales Pitch
- Best Selection of Gluten-Free Groceries
- Best Skin Doctor
- Best Small Brewery
- Best Soundtrack at a Sex Shop
- Best Spritzy Taste of Mexico
- Best Strain
- Best Use for "Remixed" Vegetables
- Best Used Clothing
- Best Vintage Clothing
- Best Vintage Shoes
- Best Web Site for a Local Business
- Best Wine Guru
- Coolest Cheese Shop
- Best Boutique
- Best Clothing for the Apocalypse
- Best Curated Magazine Shop
- Best Edibles Company
- Best Engineer-Invented Antidote to Dirt
- Best Eyeglass Shop
- Best Farmers' Market
- Best Farmers' Market Stand
- Best Fashion Outsider
- Best Green Business
- Best Local Cheeses
- Best Medical Cannabis Delivery Service
- Best Medical Marijuana Clinic
- Best New Old Idea
- Best Place to Leave Your Pooch When You Can't Take It With You
- Best Plant Nursery
- Best Recycled Jewelry
- Best Resource for Homebrewers
- Best Smoke Shop
- Best Tattoo Shop
- Best Underground Chocolate Shop
- Best Urban Farming Scion
- Best Way to Bring Back Dapper
- Most Community-Minded Brewery
- Most Community-Minded Sex Shop
- Most Fearless Cannabis Scientists
- Most Green Dispensary
- Most Groundbreaking Retail Initiative
- Most Revolutionarily Nice Service at a Megachain
- Most Revolutionary "Business Model"
- Most Revolutionary Fuel Station
- Most Revolutionary Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Most Revolutionary Use of Cardboard
- Most Revolutionary Sign Company
- Most Revolutionary Strip Mall
- Most Revolutionary Bike Shop
- Best Alternative Wedding Jewelry
- Best Artisanal Coffee
- Best Auto Repair Shop with a Personal Touch
- Best Bagels
- Best Baguette
- Best Eco-Friendly Art Supplies
- Best Embrace of Furry Creatures
- Best Facial
- Best Gift Shop
- Best Gluten-Free Baked Goods
- Best Gourmet Doughnuts
- Best Grocery Store to Be Bougie on a Budget
- Best House Pre-Roll
- Best Local Abortion Provider
- Best Macchiato
- Best Mini-Dessert
- Best Nail Polish Company
- Best New Bakery
- Best New Boutique
- Best New Business
- Best Photo Booth
- Best Place for a Last-Minute Party Dress
- Best Place for Your Vaping Needs
- Best Place to Get Your Tincture Fix
- Best Place to Turn an Average Dude Into Don Draper
- Best Slow Fashion Dress Shop
- Best Specialty Food Shop
- Best Take-Out
- Best Use of Social Media
- Best Winery
- Classiest Non-Alcoholic Wine Cooler
- Most Authentic-Craftsmanship-Focused Men's Boutique
- Most Authentic Kids' Toy Store
- Most Covetable Gems
- Most Inventive Local Beer
- Most Unusual Ice Creams
- Most Welcoming Wine Shop
- Best Arts-Retail Combo Space
- Best Bike Shop Customer Service
- Best Bonsai Tree Nursery
- Best Canned Beer Selection
- Best Car Wash
- Best Cronut Substitute
- Best Designer Consignment Shop
- Best Gluten-Free Bread Product
- Best Grocery Store
- Best Head Shop
- Best Homebrew Supplies
- Best Ice Cream or Gelato Shop for the Health Conscious
- Best Juice
- Best Kombucha
- Best Late-Night Coffee
- Best Medical Cannabis Clinic
- Best Medical Cannabis Delivery Service
- Best Medical Cannabis Dispensary Selection
- Best Men's Barber
- Best Neighborhood Thrift Shop
- Best Place to Build Your Zine Collection
- Best Place to Buy Aquaponics Gardens
- Best Place to Buy Bee-Friendly Plants
- Best Place to Buy a Unique Houseplant
- Best Place to Shop for an Urban Explorer
- Best Old-Fashioned Book Bindery
- Best Organic Farming Supply Shop
- Best Tattoo Artist for First-Timers
- Best Underground Dessert Shop
- Best Upcycle Resource
- Headiest Pipe Art Classes
- Most Convenient Medical Cannabis Dispensary
- Most Decadent Croissant Hybrid
- Most Efficient Orthodontist Office
- Best Artisanal Cannabis Delivery
- Best Boba
- Best-Kept Book Lover's Secret
- Best Bookstore for Offbeat Events
- Best Cannabis Branding
- Best Chai Latte
- Best Chocolate Ice Cream
- Best Chocolatier
- Best Cinnamon Bun So Large You Can Eat It for Breakfast and Dessert
- Best Community Dispensary
- Best Cookies
- Best Disruptive Technologist
- Best Eco Friendly Manicure
- Best Heady Glass
- Best Homemade Hot Sauce
- Best Lightning Rod for Marijuana Reform
- Best Local Jewelry Maker
- Best Mexican Ice Cream
- Best Middle Eastern Market
- Best Mint Drip Coffee
- Best New Restaurant Supply Shop
- Best Newsstand
- Best Nonprofit That Does It All
- Best Oakland-Branded Beer Brewed in Walnut Creek
- Best Piercer
- Best Place to Buy Stationery
- Best Place to Buy Stylish Glasses
- Best Place to Get Retro Adidas Sweats and Mom Jeans
- Best Place to Get Vintage Fur Coats
- Best Place to Heal Your Soul
- Best Pool Hall
- Best Popup Bookstore
- Best Safe Access to Medical Cannabis
- Best Sensory Deprivers
- Best Store in Which to Hang Out in the Dark
- Best Tempeh
- Best Vegan Grocery Store
- Best Volunteer Animal Rescue Group
- Best Yarn Shop
- Friendliest Business Model
- Best of the East Bay 2016: Shopping & Services Writers' Picks
- Best of the East Bay 2017: Cannabis
- Best of the East Bay 2017: Shopping & Services
- Best 365-Days-A-Year Flea Market
- Best Cannabidiol Coffee
- Best Apothecary
- Best Delivery Service
- Best CSA with Love and Honey
- Best Edible Company
- Best Ethereal Retail Experience
- Best Head Shop
- Best High Tea
- Best Newspaper
- Best Old-School Florist
- Best Original Streetwear Emporium
- Best Incubator
- Best Potters' Paradise
- Best Place for Locally Made Gifts
- Best Pre-Rolls
- Best Place to Buy Chanel Without Breaking the Bank
- Best Place to Buy Stuff and Things
- Best Place to Go Nuts for Hemp
- Best Place to Learn Sewing
- Best Place to Practice a Woman's Right to Choose
- Best Place to Restore While Helping Kids Chill
- Most Inclusive Underwear Company
- Best Canine Bling
- Cheapest Way to Spay
- Best Plants for Forgetful People
- Best Workout Deal for Teens
- Best Low-Cost Yoga Studio
- Best Gift for a Musician Who Has Everything
- Best Cannabis Delivery
- Best Bargain Bookstore
- Best Place to Buy Cheap — and Not So Cheap — Records
- Readers' Poll Winners: Goods & Services
- Best Way to Never Climb Another Hill
- Best Place to Take a Chance On Durian
- Best Fancy Grocery Store
- Most Scrumptious Ice Cream
- Most Luxurious Lemon Cupcake
- Best Cannabis Indica
- Best Cannabis Sativa
- Best Hybrid Cannabis
- Most Astonishing Selection of Vegetarian Indian Food
- Best Savory Donuts
- Best Traditional Latin American Dessert
- Best Way to Wear Your Oakland Pride
- Best Herbal Remedies (No, Not That Kind of Herbal)
- Best Cannabis Dispensary
- Best Gift for a Dapper Dad
- Best Statement Wallet
- Best Salty/Sweet Snack
- Best Cannabis Concentrate
- Best Plant Nursery
- Readers Say the Darndest Things: Goods & Services
- Blingiest Ring
- Best Old-World Bookshop
Food & Drink
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- Best Pancakes
- Best Pancakes
- Best Splurge
- Best Splurge
- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Most Unexpected Pleasure
- Most Unexpected Pleasure
- Best Dessert
- Best Dessert
- Best Meal for the Buck
- Best Meal for the Buck
- Best Place to Take the Kids
- Best Place to Take the Kids
- Best Hidden Gem
- Best Hidden Gem
- Best Wood-Fired Pizza
- Best Wood-Fired Pizza
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Restaurant
- Best Restaurant
- Best Newcomer
- Best Newcomer
- Best California Cuisine
- Best California Cuisine
- Best Martini
- Best Martini
- Best Vegetarian Restaurant
- Best Vegetarian Restaurant
- Best All-Organic Restaurant
- Best All-Organic Restaurant
- Best Japanese Restaurant
- Best Japanese Restaurant
- Best Indian Restaurant
- Best Indian Restaurant
- Best Southeast Asian Restaurant
- Best Southeast Asian Restaurant
- Best Delivery Pizza
- Best Delivery Pizza
- Best Espresso Drinks
- Best Espresso Drinks
- Best Breakfast
- Best Breakfast
- Best Barbecue
- Best Barbecue
- Best Pub Food
- Best Pub Food
- Best Espresso
- Best Espresso
- Best Mexican Bakery
- Best Mexican Bakery
- Best African
- Best African
- Best Small Plates
- Best Small Plates
- Best Quesadilla
- Best Quesadilla
- Best Bread
- Best Bread
- Best Restaurant Wine List
- Best Restaurant Wine List
- Best Italian Restaurant
- Best Italian Restaurant
- Best Chinese Restaurant
- Best Chinese Restaurant
- The New Snack
- The New Snack
- Celebrity Favorites
- Best Donuts
- Best Donuts
- Best African
- Best African
- Best Vegetarian
- Best Vegetarian
- Best Southeast Asian
- Best Southeast Asian
- Best Chinese
- Best Chinese
- Best Splurge
- Best Splurge
- Best Mexican/Central American
- Best Mexican/Central American
- Best Middle Eastern
- Best Middle Eastern
- Best Tapas/Small Plates
- Best Tapas/Small Plates
- Most Romantic
- Most Romantic
- Best Restaurant
- Best Restaurant
- Best Pastries
- Best Pastries
- Best Bakery
- Best Bakery
- Best Coffeehouse
- Best Coffeehouse
- Best Hash Browns
- Best Hash Browns
- Best Huarache
- Best Huarache
- Best Burger
- Best Burger
- Best Campus Eatery
- Best Campus Eatery
- Best Fast Snack
- Best Fast Snack
- Best Place to Take the Kids
- Best Place to Take the Kids
- Best Takeout
- Best Takeout
- Best Bar/Pub Food
- Best Bar/Pub Food
- Best Newcomer
- Best Newcomer
- Best Hangout for Carnivores
- Best Hangout for Carnivores
- Best Korean
- Best Korean
- Best Ethiopian/Eritrean
- Best Ethiopian/Eritrean
- Best Ethnic Veggie Dish
- Best Ethnic Veggie Dish
- Best Garlic Noodles
- Best Garlic Noodles
- Best Thai
- Best Thai
- Best Japanese
- Best Japanese
- Best Culinary Dare
- Best Culinary Dare
- Best Indian
- Best Indian
- Best Italian
- Best Italian
- Best California Cuisine
- Best California Cuisine
- Best Ice Cream With a Past
- Best Ice Cream With a Past
- Best Tea House
- Best Tea House
- Best Espresso Drinks
- Best Espresso Drinks
- Best Breakfast/Brunch
- Best Breakfast/Brunch
- Best Bread
- Best Bread
- Best Burrito
- Best Burrito
- Best First Meal Out of Jail
- Best First Meal Out of Jail
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Pizza
- Best Pizza
- Best Contra Costa County Pizza Joint with a Wurlitzer
- Best Contra Costa County Pizza Joint with a Wurlitzer
- Best Alameda County Pizza Joint with a Wurlitzer
- Best Alameda County Pizza Joint with a Wurlitzer
- Best Fried Chicken
- Best Fried Chicken
- Best Southern Comfort Food
- Best Southern Comfort Food
- Best Barbecue
- Best Barbecue
- 1:00 a.m. Any Morning: Best Dive Bar
- 1:00 a.m. Any Morning: Best Dive Bar
- 1:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Chinese Food
- 1:00 a.m. Saturday: Best Chinese Food
- 1:30 a.m. Thursday: Best Place for Breakfast After Midnight
- 1:30 a.m. Thursday: Best Place for Breakfast After Midnight
- 1:37 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Devour Meat Late at Night
- 1:37 a.m. Saturday: Best Place to Devour Meat Late at Night
- 1:43 a.m. Every Day: Best Place to Satisfy Your Late-Night Spicy Food Craving
- 1:43 a.m. Every Day: Best Place to Satisfy Your Late-Night Spicy Food Craving
- 2:30 a.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to get a Real Mexican Meal in the Middle of the Night
- 2:30 a.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Place to get a Real Mexican Meal in the Middle of the Night
- 5:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Way to Get Coffee Without Ever Leaving Your Car
- 5:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Way to Get Coffee Without Ever Leaving Your Car
- 7:30 a.m. Thursday: Best Organic Coffeehouse
- 7:30 a.m. Thursday: Best Organic Coffeehouse
- 8:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Breakfast/Brunch
- 8:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Breakfast/Brunch
- 10:00 a.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Join the Mob Clamoring for Pastrami on Rye
- 10:00 a.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Join the Mob Clamoring for Pastrami on Rye
- 11:00 a.m. Sunday: Best On-Premise Selection of Beer in the Bay Area
- 11:00 a.m. Sunday: Best On-Premise Selection of Beer in the Bay Area
- 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Happy Hour(s)
- 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Happy Hour(s)
- 11:05 a.m. Wednesday: Best Dim Sum
- 11:05 a.m. Wednesday: Best Dim Sum
- 11:15 a.m. Saturday: Best Way to Get a Table at Mama's Royal Cafe on a Weekend
- 11:15 a.m. Saturday: Best Way to Get a Table at Mama's Royal Cafe on a Weekend
- 11:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Flautas
- 11:30 a.m. Weekdays: Best Flautas
- 11:30 a.m. Saturday: Best Walking Lunch
- 11:30 a.m. Saturday: Best Walking Lunch
- 11:47 a.m. Monday: Best Barbecued Beef
- 11:47 a.m. Monday: Best Barbecued Beef
- Noon Saturday: Best Place to Scare Children with a Jukebox
- Noon Saturday: Best Place to Scare Children with a Jukebox
- 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Burrito -- or Biggest, What's the Difference?
- 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Burrito -- or Biggest, What's the Difference?
- 12:35 p.m. Tue.-Sat.: Most Affordable Way to Enjoy the Least Affordable Italian Restaurant
- 12:35 p.m. Tue.-Sat.: Most Affordable Way to Enjoy the Least Affordable Italian Restaurant
- 12:45 p.m. Tuesday: Best Pizza
- 12:45 p.m. Tuesday: Best Pizza
- 12:50 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Drink Beer Out of a Boot
- 12:50 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Drink Beer Out of a Boot
- 1:01 p.m. Saturday: Best Ginger Drink
- 1:01 p.m. Saturday: Best Ginger Drink
- 1:05 p.m. Sunday: Best Drag Queen Waiter in a Breakfast or Lunch Performance
- 1:05 p.m. Sunday: Best Drag Queen Waiter in a Breakfast or Lunch Performance
- 1:15 p.m. Wednesday: Best Cheap Burger
- 1:15 p.m. Wednesday: Best Cheap Burger
- 1:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Quest for Sweet Potato Pie
- 1:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Quest for Sweet Potato Pie
- 1:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Taco Trailer
- 1:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Taco Trailer
- 2:00 p.m. Tue.-Sat.: Best Place for Rustic Chinese Noodles
- 2:00 p.m. Tue.-Sat.: Best Place for Rustic Chinese Noodles
- 2:45 p.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Place to Put Milk in Your Tea
- 2:45 p.m. Wed.-Sun.: Best Place to Put Milk in Your Tea
- 3:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Graze and Gaze
- 3:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Graze and Gaze
- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Get Thali at an Indian Sweetshop
- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Get Thali at an Indian Sweetshop
- 3:35 p.m. Saturday: Best Salsa Verde
- 3:35 p.m. Saturday: Best Salsa Verde
- 4:05 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Watch the A's
- 4:05 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Watch the A's
- 4:25 p.m. Friday: Best Local Microbrewery
- 4:25 p.m. Friday: Best Local Microbrewery
- 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Take the Kids to Eat
- 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Take the Kids to Eat
- 5:24 p.m. Thursday: Best Manhattan Cocktail
- 5:24 p.m. Thursday: Best Manhattan Cocktail
- 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Enjoy Parisian Food in the Californian Sunshine
- 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Best Place to Enjoy Parisian Food in the Californian Sunshine
- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Chance of a Table at the Best Local Californian Restaurant
- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.: Best Chance of a Table at the Best Local Californian Restaurant
- Whenever, Mon: Best Way to Spend the Evening, Caribbean-Style
- Whenever, Mon: Best Way to Spend the Evening, Caribbean-Style
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Pre-Movie Nibble
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Pre-Movie Nibble
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Extend Cocktail Hour into Steak Hour
- 6:00 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Extend Cocktail Hour into Steak Hour
- 6:15 p.m. Friday: Best Place for Evening Cocktails, South-of-the-Border Style
- 6:15 p.m. Friday: Best Place for Evening Cocktails, South-of-the-Border Style
- 6:22 p.m. Tuesday: Best Reason to Rush Home After Work
- 6:22 p.m. Tuesday: Best Reason to Rush Home After Work
- 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Best Mexican/Central American
- 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Best Mexican/Central American
- 6:30 p.m. Tue.-Sun.: Best Ramen for Dinner
- 6:30 p.m. Tue.-Sun.: Best Ramen for Dinner
- 6:45 p.m. Saturday: Best Bar Food
- 6:45 p.m. Saturday: Best Bar Food
- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Club to Ride a Mechanical Bull
- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Best Club to Ride a Mechanical Bull
- 7:02 p.m. Thursday: Best Reason to Drive to Pinole Hungry
- 7:02 p.m. Thursday: Best Reason to Drive to Pinole Hungry
- 7:10 p.m. Saturday: Best Cowboy Food
- 7:10 p.m. Saturday: Best Cowboy Food
- 7:15 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Eat Burmese Food and Also Get a Haircut
- 7:15 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Eat Burmese Food and Also Get a Haircut
- 7:17 p.m. Wednesday, After Yoga: Best Place to Eat Thai Food Barefoot
- 7:17 p.m. Wednesday, After Yoga: Best Place to Eat Thai Food Barefoot
- 7:20 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Gorge or Graze
- 7:20 p.m. Tuesday: Best Place to Gorge or Graze
- 7:24 p.m. Wednesday: Best Cheap Sushi with the Godzilla
- 7:24 p.m. Wednesday: Best Cheap Sushi with the Godzilla
- 7:27 p.m. Monday: Best Roadside French Take-Out
- 7:27 p.m. Monday: Best Roadside French Take-Out
- 30 Minutes Before Sunset: Best Place to Enjoy Classic Tiki Cocktail Aesthetic
- 30 Minutes Before Sunset: Best Place to Enjoy Classic Tiki Cocktail Aesthetic
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Vietnamese Food
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Best Vietnamese Food
- 7:40 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Indian Food
- 7:40 p.m. Mon.-Sun.: Best Indian Food
- 7:45 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Meet an Online Date for a Beer
- 7:45 p.m. Weekdays: Best Place to Meet an Online Date for a Beer
- 7:52 p.m. Thursday: Best Photo Tour of Old San Leandro
- 7:52 p.m. Thursday: Best Photo Tour of Old San Leandro
- 8:00 p.m. Friday: Best Crème Brûlée
- 8:00 p.m. Friday: Best Crème Brûlée
- 8:01 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Test Your Date's Mettle
- 8:01 p.m. Saturday: Best Place to Test Your Date's Mettle
- 8:02 p.m. Tue.-Sun.: Best Place to Convene Your Hippie and Hipster Friends for Dinner
- 8:02 p.m. Tue.-Sun.: Best Place to Convene Your Hippie and Hipster Friends for Dinner
- 8:04 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place to Play Darts with Like-Minded Queer Folk
- 8:04 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place to Play Darts with Like-Minded Queer Folk
- 8:13 p.m. Thursday: Best Escape to Another Time and Place
- 8:13 p.m. Thursday: Best Escape to Another Time and Place
- 8:20 p.m. Tuesday: Best Barbecued Lamb
- 8:20 p.m. Tuesday: Best Barbecued Lamb
- 8:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place to Sip Coffee at Any Time of the Day
- 8:30 p.m. Wednesday: Best Place to Sip Coffee at Any Time of the Day
- 8:43 p.m. Wednesday: Best Low-Ceiling Bar with a Shuffleboard Table
- 8:43 p.m. Wednesday: Best Low-Ceiling Bar with a Shuffleboard Table
- 9:03 p.m. Monday: Best Spaghetti Topping
- 9:03 p.m. Monday: Best Spaghetti Topping
- 9:15 p.m. Friday: Biggest Portions
- 9:15 p.m. Friday: Biggest Portions
- 11:45 p.m. Saturday: Best Late-Night Burger
- 11:45 p.m. Saturday: Best Late-Night Burger
- 11:51 p.m. Monday: Best Hot Dog
- 11:51 p.m. Monday: Best Hot Dog
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Last Day in the East Bay
- Perfect Day: Me, My Gut, and I
- Perfect Day: Me, My Gut, and I
- Best Italian Restaurant A bottla white, a bottla red ...
- Best Italian Restaurant: A bottla white, a bottla red ...
- Best Soul Food: You'll never need to eat KFC again
- Best Soul FoodYou'll never need to eat KFC again
- Best Korean Restaurant: Bada bi, bada bim, bada bap
- Best Korean RestaurantBada bi, bada bim, bada bap
- Best Taqueria, Contra Costa County: A killer burrito? In San Ramon?
- Best Taqueria, Contra Costa CountyA killer burrito? In San Ramon?
- Best Nopales: Carnitas y cactus
- Best NopalesCarnitas y cactus
- Best West African Peanut Stew: Good for your neo-soul
- Best West African Peanut StewGood for your neo-soul
- Best Gelato This Side of Italy: Pear, fig, black sesame -- mmm
- Best Gelato This Side of ItalyPear, fig, black sesame -- mmm
- Best Waterfront Dining: But you'll have to beg for a window seat
- Best Waterfront DiningBut you'll have to beg for a window seat
- Best Chinese Restaurant: Don't call the fire squad; just eat some rice
- Best Chinese RestaurantDon't call the fire squad; just eat some rice
- Best Steak House: Can't compete with local talent
- Best Steak HouseCan't compete with local talent
- Best Breakfast/Brunch: Repress that bacon guilt
- Best Breakfast/BrunchRepress that bacon guilt
- Best Restaurant Cooking Classes: Do try this at home
- Best Restaurant Cooking ClassesDo try this at home
- Best Bar: Music's in the cafe, revolution's in the air
- Best BarMusic's in the cafe, revolution's in the air
- Best Draft Beer Selection: Tap into this rotation
- Best Draft Beer SelectionTap into this rotation
- Best French: The place for cuisine à l'ancienne
- Best FrenchThe place for cuisine à l'ancienne
- Best Deli: Treat a homesick Manhattanite
- Best DeliTreat a homesick Manhattanite
- Best People-Watching Over a Cheap Breakfast: Nice doggies allowed on the patio
- Best People-Watching Over a Cheap BreakfastNice doggies allowed on the patio
- Best Falafel: Hamburger of the Middle East
- Best FalafelHamburger of the Middle East
- Best Noodles/Pho: The sequel beats the original
- Best Noodles/PhoThe sequel beats the original
- Best Family Dining: Translation: kids, kids, kids
- Best Family DiningTranslation: kids, kids, kids
- Best Sake Selection: Your cup runneth over
- Best Sake SelectionYour cup runneth over
- Best Fries: How do they do that?
- Best FriesHow do they do that?
- Best Pie: Echoes of June Cleaver's kitchen
- Best PieEchoes of June Cleaver's kitchen
- Best Cornbread: An end to the cornbread wars?
- Best CornbreadAn end to the cornbread wars?
- Best Culinary Dare: Where silkworms fear to tread, er, spin
- Best Culinary DareWhere silkworms fear to tread, er, spin
- Best Taco Truck: Eight wheels and a patio
- Best Taco TruckEight wheels and a patio
- Best Damn Guacamole: Custom made for your very important palate
- Best Damn GuacamoleCustom made for your very important palate
- Best Caribbean Cuisine: Fire in the belly
- Best Caribbean CuisineFire in the belly
- Best Ice Cream: Screw the Atkins diet
- Best Ice CreamScrew the Atkins diet
- Best place to meet for a tryst: Nobody saw you there
- Best place to meet for a trystNobody saw you there
- Best Dim Sum: Fast food, ethereal food
- Best Dim SumFast food, ethereal food
- Best Greek Restaurant: Even Hera would approve
- Best Greek RestaurantEven Hera would approve
- Best Unknown Breakfast Place: From a pasta joint, no less
- Best Unknown Breakfast PlaceFrom a pasta joint, no less
- Best Indian Food: Dosas as long as your arm
- Best Indian FoodDosas as long as your arm
- Best Irish Bar: You can wait for Godot there
- Best Irish BarYou can wait for Godot there
- Best Local Brew: Beer to please a beer snob
- Best Local BrewBeer to please a beer snob
- Best Takeout: Fast food you wish they'd supersize
- Best TakeoutFast food you wish they'd supersize
- Best Burger: Tiny place, papa burger, giant rep
- Best BurgerTiny place, papa burger, giant rep
- Best Coffeehouse: Local joe, local cookies -- stay awhile
- Best CoffeehouseLocal joe, local cookies -- stay awhile
- Best Breakfast Not in a Restaurant: Where you can be one with your food
- Best Breakfast Not in a RestaurantWhere you can be one with your food
- Best Vietnamese Sandwiches: Cheap antidote to fast food
- Best Vietnamese SandwichesCheap antidote to fast food
- Best Mexican/Central American Restaurant: You'll want to move in with the chef
- Best Mexican/Central American RestaurantYou'll want to move in with the chef
- Best Tapas/Small Plates: Just a snack. Uh-huh
- Best Tapas/Small PlatesJust a snack. Uh-huh
- Best Milkshake: Spoon required
- Best MilkshakeSpoon required
- Best Lunch Not in a Restaurant: Shop till ya drop, then eat
- Best Lunch Not in a RestaurantShop till ya drop, then eat
- Best Barbecue: Brisket you wish your mom served
- Best BarbecueBrisket you wish your mom served
- Best Sushi: Alamedans want it to stay hidden
- Best SushiAlamedans want it to stay hidden
- Best Cheesesteak: Philly meets Lake Merritt
- Best CheesesteakPhilly meets Lake Merritt
- Best Unsung Chef: She channels the flavors of home
- Best Unsung ChefShe channels the flavors of home
- Best Place to Hula: Bring your coconut bra
- Best Place to HulaBring your coconut bra
- Best Culinary Comeback: The creamy phoenix
- Best Culinary ComebackThe creamy phoenix
- Best Place to Realize You Know Nothing About Tofu: Tofu jokes will no longer be funny
- Best Place to Realize You Know Nothing About TofuTofu jokes will no longer be funny
- Best Gyros: Unlike most, locally made
- Best GyrosUnlike most, locally made
- Best Huevos Rancheros: The antidote for last night
- Best Huevos RancherosThe antidote for last night
- Best Middle Eastern: You will like buffets again
- Best Middle EasternYou will like buffets again
- Best Halal/Kosher Butcher: Got goat?
- Best Halal/Kosher ButcherGot goat?
- Best Bar/Pub Food: Oh, you foolish thing
- Best Bar/Pub FoodOh, you foolish thing
- Best New Restaurant: Jose, Umi ... meet Bubba
- Best New RestaurantJose, Umi ... meet Bubba
- Best Sub-$3 Burger: It's the Meat-N-Potatoes, stupid
- Best Sub-$3 BurgerIt's the Meat-N-Potatoes, stupid
- Best Teahouse: We'll take the White Dragon Pearls
- Best TeahouseWe'll take the White Dragon Pearls
- Best Thai Restaurant
- Best Thai Restaurant:
- Best Burmese Food: No more mu shu
- Best Burmese FoodNo more mu shu
- Best Taqueria, Alameda County: Pass the corn fungus, please
- Best Taqueria, Alameda CountyPass the corn fungus, please
- Best Mexican dining bargain: El más sabor por su dinero
- Best Mexican dining bargainEl más sabor por su dinero
- Best African Restaurant: For vegetarians and carnivores alike
- Best African RestaurantFor vegetarians and carnivores alike
- Best Pizza: Not just for vegetarians
- Best PizzaNot just for vegetarians
- Best Italian Deli: The swamis of salami
- Best Italian DeliThe swamis of salami
- Best Waterfront Snacking: Saved by a loyal community
- Best Waterfront SnackingSaved by a loyal community
- Best Barbecue Duck: So good you'll suck the skin off the neck
- Best Barbecue DuckSo good you'll suck the skin off the neck
- Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Top-notch sushi without the fishy
- Best Vegetarian RestaurantTop-notch sushi without the fishy
- Best Wurst: From a lifetime of sausages
- Best WurstFrom a lifetime of sausages
- Best Indian Naan: Flies like a Frisbee and tastes great, too
- Best Indian NaanFlies like a Frisbee and tastes great, too
- Best Mojito: Go see Amy
- Best MojitoGo see Amy
- Best Local Speakeasy: Blue otters, watch your back
- Best Local SpeakeasyBlue otters, watch your back
- Best Californian Cuisine: Take it upstairs, kids
- Best Californian CuisineTake it upstairs, kids
- Best Seafood: Get to know your lobster
- Best SeafoodGet to know your lobster
- Best Eastern European Cuisine: A peek past the Iron Curtain
- Best Eastern European CuisineA peek past the Iron Curtain
- Best Oatmeal Brûlée: Mush gets a makeover
- Best Oatmeal BrûléeMush gets a makeover
- Best Kebabs: Barbecue of the Mediterranean
- Best KebabsBarbecue of the Mediterranean
- Best Vietnamese/Cambodian Restaurant: An oldie but a goodie
- Best Vietnamese/Cambodian RestaurantAn oldie but a goodie
- Best Baby-Friendly Bar: Beer, bikers, pizza, and a tolerance for tots
- Best Baby-Friendly BarBeer, bikers, pizza, and a tolerance for tots
- Most Innovative MenuA celebrity chef's culinary lab
- Most Innovative MenuA celebrity chef's culinary lab
- Best Restaurant Wine List: You'll get tipsy just looking at it
- Best Restaurant Wine ListYou'll get tipsy just looking at it
- Best '50s Burger Joint: Where's the Fonz when you need him?
- Best '50s Burger JointWhere's the Fonz when you need him?
- Best Pearl Tea: Whatever your little heart desires
- Best Pearl TeaWhatever your little heart desires
- Local Color
- Local Color
- Color My World
- Color My World
- Color My World
- Newest Old-World Cafe
- Newest Old-World Cafe
- Most Wireless Coffeehouse
- Most Wireless Coffeehouse
- Most Capitalistic Deli
- Most Capitalistic Deli
- Most Unique Salads
- Most Unique Salads
- Most Elegant Brown Bag Lunch
- Most Elegant Brown Bag Lunch
- Biggest Free and Equitable Lunch
- Biggest Free and Equitable Lunch
- Most Proletarian Pig-Out
- Most Proletarian Pig-Out
- Juiciest Burgers
- Juiciest Burgers
- Thickest Milk Shakes
- Thickest Milk Shakes
- Timewarpiest Junk-Food Place
- Timewarpiest Junk-Food Place
- Most Spirited Bar in Which to Watch the Game
- Most Spirited Bar in Which to Watch the Game
- Bar Most Worshipful of Local Athletes
- Bar Most Worshipful of Local Athletes
- Greasiest Spoon
- Greasiest Spoon
- Most Affordable California Cuisine
- Most Affordable California Cuisine
- Cheapest Prix-Fixe Menu
- Cheapest Prix-Fixe Menu
- Most Polished Service
- Most Polished Service
- Friendliest Waiter or Waitress
- Friendliest Waiter or Waitress
- Cleverest Chef
- Cleverest Chef
- Biggest Small Plates
- Biggest Small Plates
- Most Extensive Wine Bar
- Most Extensive Wine Bar
- Lowest Wine Markup
- Lowest Wine Markup
- Yummiest Kids' Menu
- Yummiest Kids' Menu
- Parent-Friendliest Restaurant
- Parent-Friendliest Restaurant
- Thickest Gravy
- Thickest Gravy
- Most Evolved Vegetarian Food
- Most Evolved Vegetarian Food
- Meatiest Place to Eat a Cow
- Meatiest Place to Eat a Cow
- Oldest Steaks
- Oldest Steaks
- Most Blissful Wiener Schnitzel
- Most Blissful Wiener Schnitzel
- Healthiest Menu
- Healthiest Menu
- Healthiest Soul Food
- Healthiest Soul Food
- Tenderest Ribs
- Tenderest Ribs
- Sweetest Candied Yams
- Sweetest Candied Yams
- Bumpin'est Caribbean Restaurant
- Bumpin'est Caribbean Restaurant
- Least Conventional African Cuisine
- Least Conventional African Cuisine
- Shortest Brunch Lines
- Shortest Brunch Lines
- Most Romantic Italian Restaurant
- Most Romantic Italian Restaurant
- Quirkiest First-Date Restaurant
- Quirkiest First-Date Restaurant
- Most Intriguing Asian Fusion (part 1)
- Most Intriguing Asian Fusion (part 1)
- Most Intriguing Asian Fusion (part 2)
- Most Intriguing Asian Fusion (part 2)
- Most Adventurous Korean Restaurant
- Most Adventurous Korean Restaurant
- Tangiest Kimchi
- Tangiest Kimchi
- Least Americanized Chinese Food
- Least Americanized Chinese Food
- Spiciest Thai Food
- Spiciest Thai Food
- Freshest Vietnamese/Cambodian food
- Freshest Vietnamese/Cambodian food
- Liveliest Live Seafood
- Liveliest Live Seafood
- Tastiest Place to Be Yelled At by a Scottish Chef
- Tastiest Place to Be Yelled At by a Scottish Chef
- Swimmingest Peruvian Restauran
- Swimmingest Peruvian Restauran
- Zippiest Ceviche
- Zippiest Ceviche
- Most Successfully Experimental Sushi
- Most Successfully Experimental Sushi
- Most Bountiful Indian Buffet
- Most Bountiful Indian Buffet
- Reddest Food
- Reddest Food
- Zestiest Middle Eastern Restaurant
- Zestiest Middle Eastern Restaurant
- Most Ethical Meal
- Most Ethical Meal
- Most Authentic Mexican or Central American Restaurant
- Most Authentic Mexican or Central American Restaurant
- Most Pleasant Pleasanton Restaurant
- Most Pleasant Pleasanton Restaurant
- Mouth-Wateringest Carnitas
- Mouth-Wateringest Carnitas
- Most Transcendent Teahouse
- Most Transcendent Teahouse
- Hottest Salsa
- Hottest Salsa
- Most Bragworthy Culinary Dare
- Most Bragworthy Culinary Dare
- Temptingest Desserts
- Temptingest Desserts
- Most Civilly Engineered Cocktail Spot
- Most Civilly Engineered Cocktail Spot
- Stiffest Drinks
- Stiffest Drinks
- Heartiest Bar Food
- Heartiest Bar Food
- Most Extensive Bottled Beer Selection
- Most Extensive Bottled Beer Selection
- Widest Beer Selection on Tap
- Widest Beer Selection on Tap
- Thinnest Pizza Crusts
- Thinnest Pizza Crusts
- Fattest Burritos
- Fattest Burritos
- Most Mixologically Adept Bartender
- Most Mixologically Adept Bartender
- Tastiest Deli Sandwiches
- Tastiest Deli Sandwiches
- Most Astounding Tequila Selection
- Most Astounding Tequila Selection
- Most Authentic British Pub
- Most Authentic British Pub
- Readers Say the Darnedest Things
- Mo' Outtakes
- Mo' Outtakes
- Best New Restaurant: A place that invites sloth
- Best California Cuisine: Still boastworthy after all these years
- Best Tiki Bar: A place to drop anchor
- Best Small-Plates Restaurant: Flavors that invite fanaticism
- Best Restaurant Service: O Maria most accommodating
- Best Italian Restaurant: Ingredients treated with grace
- Best Neighborhood Italian restaurant: Sparks for your lust life
- Best Portions: The gluttonous won't leave hungry
- Best French Restarant: Pride in the home country
- Best Wine List: A well-considered cellar
- Best Seafood Restaurant: Extravagance or frugality -- you choose
- Best Fresh Crab Dinner: Sensual Asian crustacean
- Best Asian-Food Destination: A strip mall for the gluttonous
- Best Korean Restaurant: Lusty for kimchi
- Best Japanese/Sushi Restaurant: Sinful sashimi
- Best Robata Grill: Here, shellfishness is a virtue
- Best Chinese Restaurant: Devoted to a less-familiar regional cuisine
- Best All-You-Can-Eat Buffet: Delighting the gluttonous
- Best South Asian Restaurant: Fierce flavors and a hellish color scheme
- Best Thai/Burmese Restaurant: Delicate delicacies
- Best Middle Eastern Restaurant: Effusive hosts, flavorful mezze
- Best African Restaurant: Taming the devilish spices
- Best Caribbean Restaurant: A public-spirited Puerto Rican haven
- Best Soul Food: Tenderness and gravy
- Best Barbecue: Most benevolent barbecue joint
- Most Modest Barbecue: All the flavor without the swagger
- Best New Bar: Hipster extravagance
- Best Eastern European Restaurant: You pay, they nurture
- Best Red Food Group Item: Color of the devil himself
- Best Central American Restaurant: Plentiful pupusas indulge the palate
- Best Mexican Restaurant: Flavorful moderation
- Best Taco Truck: Zesty flavors, fresh ingredients
- Best Vegetarian restaurant: Organic vegan virtue
- Best Steakhouse: Feeding lust for the flesh
- Best Raw Meat Dish: Carnal satisfaction
- Best Place to Smoke Your Own: Sympathy for Ted Nugent
- Best Carnivorous Feast: Highbrow debauchery
- Best Desserts: Decadent uses for whipped cream
- Best Use of Frog in a Dessert: A boastworthy culinary dare
- Best Heart-Stopper: Downright decadent
- Best Greasy Spoon: Nothing if not humble
- Best Happy Hour Food: Cheap drinks and goodies with gusto
- Best Bar Food: For the thirsty and the ravenous
- Best Rooftop Beer Garden: Slothful boozing and, with luck, tanning
- Best Cocktails: The man pours with passion
- Best Literary Landmark for a Lush: Last Call of the Wild
- Best Sports Bar: Indulge that TV sports and brew addiction
- Best Beer Selection: Liquid sin from the farthest corners
- Best Local Brew: A benign way to get bombed
- Best Coffeehouse: Demure demitasses and ladylike lattes
- Best Teahouse: Altruistic urban vibe
- Best Breakfast/Brunch: Pretentiousness checked at the door
- Best Doughnut Shop: Cordial tong twisters
- Best Corporate Cafe: Immaculately conceived
- Best Diner: Modesty meets authenticity
- Best Sandwiches: Thou shalt not go wanting
- Best Deli: Community virtue and pickled beets
- Best Kid-Friendly Lunch: Accommodating your vivacious kinder
- Best Office Cafeteria: Worship thy leader, drones!
- Best Chrome & Leatherette Burger Joint: Inviting a descent into gluttony
- Best Burger: Lust-inducing, it would seem
- Best Pizza: Blessed be the thin crust
- Best Salads: The munificence of a twofer
- Best Chef: A guy whose food never seems to break a sweat
- Best Outdoor Dining: People-watching paradise for scofflaw foodies
- Best Restaurant for Kids: Finicky toddlers, meet your match
- Most Original Breakfast: The perfect omelette alternative
- Best Cafe Gallery: A sustainable place to caffeinate
- Best Wifi Hangout: Generous with bandwidth and coffee
- Best Coffee Klatch: A transcendental visit to North Beach
- Best Waffles: The perfect vehicles for butter and syrup
- Tastiest Non-Euro Breakfast Entree: A way to wean yourself off bacon
- Best Lunch Buffet: For vegetarians, a midday Shangri-La
- Best Hot Dog: A timeless joint with blue-collar cred
- Best Burger: Preserving that road-shack culture
- Best Portions: A generous haul at a reasonable price
- Best Sandwiches: The ideal pork-scented lunch nosh
- Best Heat-Lamp Fried Chicken: Crispy pleasures in the liquor store lot
- Healthiest Fast Food: Best thing to munch off a plastic tray
- Healthiest Slow Food: Magicians turn porridge into pizza crust
- Best Fries: The tastiest argument for banning trans fats
- Best Free-Range Treat: A worthy end for honestly raised chickens
- Best Mesquite-Grilled Chicken:A fine reason to contribute to global warming
- Best Italian Food: A perfect neighborhood trattoria
- Best Seafood Restaurant: Highly thoughtful sea-life alchemy
- Best Small Plates: An evening of rarefied bites
- Best Salads: Leafy treasures coated in vinaigrette
- Best New Restaurant: Flavorful fireworks are ablaze in West Berkeley
- Best Tea Bar: Calming leafy infusions
- Best Raw Food: A conscious place for uncooked delights
- Most Sustainable Restaurant: Where the chickens feed you, and you feed them
- Best Vegetarian Food: A scrumptious and guilt-free Technicolor spread
- Best Ingredients: Trying to make the world a tastier place
- Best Middle Eastern Food: Tastiest simulacrum of Israel
- Best Indian/Pakistani Food: A worthwhile place to stain your fingers
- Best Korean Food: Asian soul food with a sheen
- Best Thai Food: Surest source of coconut-scented epiphany
- Best Chinese Food: Consistent satisfaction for the night owls
- Best Contemporary Viet Fusion: Breathing new life into traditional dishes
- Best Mix of East and West: A delectable melting pot
- Best Mexican Food: Flavorful street cred at an upscale location
- Best Burrito: A thing of beauty wrapped in foil
- Best Taco Truck: Movable place to munch pork while paying homage to the Virgin
- Best Food in a Tough Location: Serene demeanor and heady snacks will overcome
- Best Central/South American food: A breathtaking range of meaty textures
- Best African Food: A more refined Ethiopian experience
- Best Southern/Soul Food: An authentically swampy taste of New Orleans
- Best Barbecue: Friendly folks and smoky perfection
- Best Caribbean Food: Good enough to make you forgive Columbus
- Best Diner: Smoke flavors from another era
- Best Pizza: For those seeking thin-crust perfection
- Best Japanese/Sushi restaurant: Consistent raw-fish revelations
- Best Use of Tofu: A moving soy-based delicacy
- Best Cocktails: Most delightfully unexpected restaurant cocktails
- Best Bar: Every night is a game night
- Best Place to Meet a Viable Date: A new bastion of suave eccentricity
- Best Urban Lounge: Judge not a bar by its exterior
- Best Bar for a Bender: There's no sin in occasional excess
- Best Bar with a View: Ultimate luxury at bay's edge
- Best Bartender
- Best Budget Sushi
- Best Doughnut Shop
- Best Pizza (Airborne)
- Best Place to Cure a Hangover
- Best Retro Hot Dog
- Best Smoothies
- Best South American Restaurant
- Best Thai/Burmese Restaurant
- Best Vietnamese/Cambodian Restaurant
- Best African Restaurant
- Best Bar
- Best Bar Food
- Best Barbecue
- Best Beignets
- Best Breakfast/Brunch
- Best Brewpub
- Best Vegetarian Restaurant
- Best Cafe/Coffeehouse
- Best Caribbean Restaurant
- Best Checkered-Tablecloth Italian
- Best Chinese Restaurant
- Best Chowder
- Best Cocktails
- Best Comfort Food
- Best Crab Slinger
- Best Deli
- Best Diner
- Best Drink Names
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- Best Gay Bar
- Best Ice Cream/Soda Fountain
- Best Imitation of Grandma's Pies
- Best Indian/Pakistani Restaurant
- Best Italian Restaurant
- Best Japanese/Sushi Restaurant
- Best Korean Restaurant
- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
- Best New Restaurant
- Best Old Speakeasy
- Best Pizza (Stuffed)
- Best Pizza (Thin)
- Best Place to Appreciate the Ancient Art of Brewing
- Best Place to Drink While Gazing at Cool Old Shit
- Best Place to Reminisce about the Old Country
- Best Place to Take Guests from the Midwest
- Best Reason to Stand in Line
- Best Restaurant Service
- Best Salads
- Best Seafood Sandwiches
- Best Small-Plates Restaurant
- Best Steaks
- Best Taco Truck
- Best Takeout
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- Best Teahouse
- Best Way to Get Mindful Over Breakfast
- Oldest Hangover
- Best Bar to Collapse at After Climbing Mt. Diablo by Accident
- Best Bulgoki Burritos
- Best Chinese Food and Wine Matcher
- Best Cuban Sandwich
- Best Deals on Breakfast at 3 a.m. While Playing Cards
- Best Dim Sum
- Best French Pot Roast
- Best Ice Cream Flavors
- Best Italian Pot Roast
- Best New Gourmet Ghetto
- Best place for Midnight Chess and Mid-Evening Doughnuts
- Best Place to Cook Your Own Food
- Best Punk Bar
- Best Pupusas
- Best Antipasti
- Best Baklava
- Best Bar to Take the Kids To
- Best Bastardization of the Caipirnha
- Best Bloody Mary
- Best Brunch
- Best Brunch Place for Vegans and Carnivores to Coexist
- Best Cafe to Loiter at All Day Long and Do "Work"
- Best Chicken and Waffles
- Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Best Cold Soup
- Best Dive Bar Renovation
- Best Doughnut Holes
- Best Fast Food You'll Want to Eat Very Slowly
- Best Free Food Spread
- Best French Restaurant
- Best Goat
- Best Handmade Noodles
- Best Honey Wine
- Best House-made Sodas
- Best Insomniac Hangout
- Best Italian Soul Food
- Best Lebanese Greek Restaurant Inside a Predominantly African-American Bar That Used to Be a Bank
- Best Lengua Nachos
- Best Momo
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- Best Mud Pie
- Best New Fast Food Place
- Best New Restaurant
- Best Panna Cotta
- Best Pisco Sour
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- Best Place to Contemplate Unemployment and a Grim Future
- Best Place to Convince Out Of Towners That We're A Bit Different
- Best Place To Try Wine
- Best PotPies
- Best Recession Menu
- Best Red Beans and Rice
- Best Restaurant for Foodie Seniors
- Best Reuben Sandwich
- Best Salad
- Best Sandwiches
- Best Showman Chef
- Best Smoker-Friendly Bar
- Best Southeast Asian Cuisine
- Best Southern/Soul Food
- Best Spätzle
- Best Sushi Joint to Get as Drunk as a Japanese Salaryman
- Best Sushi Joint to Take a Vegetarian
- Best Tea House
- Best Thai/Burmese
- Best Vietnamese Restaurant
- Best Western Supper Club
- Freshest Sushi
- Most Considerate Menu
- Most Original Sushi
- Best Use of a Fireplace
- Best New Chez Panisse Spin-Off
- Best New Restaurant
- Most Playful Prix-Fixe Menu
- Best Emerging Pizza Chain
- Best Nouvelle Pizza
- Closest Approximation to an East Coast Slice of Pizza
- Best Cali Cheese Steak
- Best Fusion Food Cart
- Best Italian-Iranian Dish
- Best Spicy-Sweet-Hot Treat
- Best Healthy Fast Food
- Best Vegan Restaurant
- Best Root Veggies
- Best Unidentifiable Veggies
- Best Vegetarian Pho
- Best Homemade Soup
- Best Chicken Noodle Soup
- Best Vegetarian Lunch, Except on Saturdays
- Best Falafel
- Best Old School Deli
- Best In-N-Out Alternative
- Best Roasted Chicken
- Best Moles in Forty Years
- Best Pâté
- Best Antipasti
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- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Best Reason to Skip the Salsa Bar
- Most Spanish Tapas Joint
- Best Italian
- Best Pan Asian Food Crawl
- Best Singaporean restaurant
- Best Unconventional Salads
- Best Regional Chinese Cuisine
- Best Izakaya
- Best Chawan-mushi
- Best Panchan Spread
- Best Late-Night Delivery
- Best After-Midnight Meals
- Best Sandwich Value
- Best Meal for $1 or Less