Best Bagels
Authentic Bagels
Because they're real chewy! Not WonderBread with a hole. — Gina Gozinsky

Beauty's Bagels
Because chewy, that's why. — Laura Neil

There are no really good bagels in the Bay Area.
What can I say? I've been here 20 years but part of me is still a New Yorker. — leesajay

Best Bakery
Arizmendi
Have you ever had a fresh baked English muffin? I rest my case — Hi Georgie

Cinnaholic
IT"S VEGAN CINNAMON ROLLS!!!! — Suki van

Crixa Cakes
Great cakes, and I don't even particularly like cake. — Suzanne Drexhage

Montclair bakery
Cheryl Lew is a sugar flower master. It's like iron chef bakery over there! There isn't a cake she couldn't take on and kick its ass! — Kelly Sperbeck

Nabolom Bakery
Those cheese danishes!!! Like god in my mouth. — Hanna Vogel

Starter Bakery
One word (or is it two??): KOUIGN-AMANN — biancap

Sweet Adeline's South Berkeley
oohhh the flakiness! — M.Clarke

Best Barbershop
Temescal Alley Barber Shop
Hopefully wen they win, they will realize it's time to start taking appointments. — Maria McKee

Best Bookstore
Feelmore510 Adult Gallery
Books are curated with only 1 thing in mind...Sex — Nenna Feelmore Joiner

Pegasus Books on Shattuck
Not only do they have amazing finds at good prices, but they have cats. Cats should be an essential part to every book store. — zoeey66

Best Car Repair
Autotrends
Even though you shouldn't have a body shop (stop bumping into things!), this place makes everything better. And they give lady customers a long-stem rose to make you feel special. Done. — selelelele

Car savers
They have saved my car many times in the last month. I appreciate this. I also paid them a lot to do it. — Vicki Dee

Best Cheeses
gouda
BECAUSE ITS GOUDA!!! — paul klenk

Best CSA
n/a
what does CSA mean — Nenna Feelmore Joiner

Best Grocery Store
farmer joe's on fruitvale
awesome produce at great prices, fantastic specialty items, and really cute employees... — Tessa Faulkner

Farmer Joes
He is a farmer and his name is Joe! — Vicki Dee

Piedmont Grocery
The butchers are fun & flirty but not in a sleezy way. — Lori Petrini

whole foods
sorry it's how i feel — Lesley Webb

Best Used or Vintage Clothing
DOWN AT LULU'S
You need the flannel, they have the flannel — John Murphy