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Finalists are listed in alphabetical order under each category.

ICC = Inside Chittenden County
OCC = Outside Chittenden County
* = New category in 2024.

Burlington is Vermont’s most populous city, so Burlington-area businesses tend to garner more votes by nature. In order to highlight worthy businesses around the state, we break finalists into “inside Chittenden County” and “outside Chittenden County” categories whenever there’s a strong enough mix of top vote-getters in and outside the Burlington area.

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Recreation Finalists

Best ski/ride slope

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

Best cross-country ski area

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

Best place to snowshoe*

  • Bolton Valley Backcountry and Nordic Center
  • Catamount Outdoor Family Center
  • Intervale Center
  • Sleepy Hollow Inn
  • Trapp Family Lodge

Best public place to ice skate

  • Arthur Park
  • C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena
  • Essex Skating Facility
  • Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena at Leddy Park
  • Spruce Peak Village Ice Rink

Best state park

  • Green River Reservoir State Park
  • Little River State Park
  • Mount Philo State Park
  • Niquette Bay State Park
  • Sand Bar State Park

Best place to camp*

  • Burton Island State Park
  • Grand Isle State Park
  • Green River Reservoir State Park
  • Little River State Park
  • Stillwater State Park

Best day hike

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

Best place to picnic*

  • Mount Philo
  • Oakledge Park
  • Sand Bar State Park
  • Shelburne Farms
  • Waterfront Park

Best pick-your-own farm

  • Adam’s Berry Farm
  • Full Belly Farm
  • Owl’s Head Blueberry Farm
  • Paul Mazza’s Fresh Produce
  • Sam Mazza’s Farm Market, Bakery & Greenhouses

Best public golf course

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

Best place to bike

  • Burlington Greenway
  • Cady Hill Forest
  • Colchester Causeway
  • Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
  • Stowe Recreation Path

Best bike rental shop

  • Local Motion
  • North Star Sports
  • Outdoor Gear Exchange
  • Skirack
  • Vermont Bike & Brew

Best public beach*

  • Lake Willoughby
  • Leddy Beach
  • North Beach
  • Oakledge Park
  • Sand Bar State Park

Best public place to swim

  • Lake Willoughby
  • North Beach
  • Oakledge Park
  • Sand Bar State Park
  • Waterbury Reservoir

Best place to kayak/canoe

  • Green River Reservoir State Park
  • Lake Willoughby
  • LaPlatte River Nature Park
  • Shelburne Bay Park
  • Waterbury Reservoir

Best boat tour*

  • Buttercup
  • Nauti Paddle Cycleboat Cruises
  • Spirit of Ethan Allen
  • Umiak Outdoor Outfitters
  • Whistling Man Schooner Company

Best guided outdoor tours*

  • North Branch Nature Center
  • Queen City Ghostwalk
  • Umiak Outdoor Outfitters

Best bowling alley*

  • Spare Time Entertainment
  • Stowebowl
  • Twin City Family Fun Center
  • Valley Bowl

Best resort adventure center*

  • Jay Peak Resort
  • Smugglers’ Notch Resort
  • Stowe Mountain Resort

Best nature center*

  • Audubon Vermont
  • ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
  • North Branch Nature Center
  • Vermont Institiute of Natural Science

Best Vermont day trip with the kids

  • ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
  • Montshire Museum of Science
  • Shelburne Farms
  • Shelburne Museum
  • Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Best indoor children’s play space

  • ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
  • Get Air
  • Monkey Do! Indoor Playground

Best place to take an out-of-towner

  • Ben & Jerry’s Factory
  • Church Street Marketplace
  • Shelburne Farms
  • Shelburne Museum
  • Stowe
  • Waterfront Park

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Services Finalists

Best nonprofit organization

  • Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
  • Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity
  • Humane Society of Chittenden County
  • Queen City Cats
  • Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Best veterinarian/animal hospital

  • Animal Hospital of Hinesburg
  • Essex Veterinary Center
  • Milton Veterinary Hospital
  • River Cove Animal Hospital
  • Shelburne Veterinary Hospital

Best pet daycare

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

Best pet groomer

  • Bark Side Of The Moon Grooming & Boutique, LLP
  • Cosmo’s Cuts Pet Grooming Boutique LLC
  • Doggie Styles Salon
  • Northern Vermont Pet Grooming
  • Queen City Paw Spa
  • Sit Pretty Grooming Salon

Best dog training company

  • 802K9 Training
  • Coast Peak K9
  • Fetch the Leash Dog Behavior & Training
  • MotoDog Training
  • Waggles, LLC

Best bank/credit union

  • Mascoma Bank
  • NEFCU+VSECU
  • North Country Federal Credit Union
  • Northfield Savings Bank
  • Vermont Federal Credit Union

Best law firm

  • Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP
  • Gale Legal Group PLLC
  • Gravel & Shea
  • LMC Law PLLC
  • Peet Law Group

Best accountant

  • American Tax
  • Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP
  • Jeffrey D. Small CPA
  • Lavallee & Company
  • McSoley McCoy & Co.

Best financial adviser*

  • Flood Financial Services, Inc.
  • One Day in July
  • Professional Financial Associates, LLC

Best mortgage provider

  • NEFCU+VSECU
  • Northfield Savings Bank
  • Spruce Mortgage
  • Union Bank
  • Vermont Federal Credit Union
  • Vermont Mortgage Company

Best real estate agency

  • Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman
  • Element Real Estate
  • Polli Properties
  • RE/MAX North Professionals
  • Ridgeline Real Estate Co.
  • Vermont Real Estate Company

Best real estate agent

  • Darcy Handy (Elite Real Estate Partners RE/MAX North Professionals)
  • Eileen O’Rourke (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)
  • Erin Dupuis (Vermont Real Estate Company)
  • Julie Lamoreaux (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)
  • Nicole Broderick (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)

Best moving company

  • Booska Worldwide Movers
  • Divine Moving
  • Grunts Move Junk
  • Local Muscle Movers
  • Morway’s Moving and Storage

Best household electrician

  • BroadPeak Electric
  • Lakeside Electric Inc.
  • Newton Electric
  • Northstar Electric, LLC
  • Village Voltage LLC

Best household plumbing company

  • Benoure Inc. Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Falcon Plumbing & Heating Service Inc.
  • Platinum Plumbing

Best landscaping company

  • Church Hill Landscapes
  • di Stefano Landscaping
  • Noel Property Maintenance
  • Pinnacle Properties
  • Siple Property Maintenance

Best solar company

  • Building Energy
  • Green Mountain Solar
  • SunCommon
  • Sunrun Solar

Best lodging (resort or hotel)

  • The Essex Resort & Spa
  • Hotel Vermont
  • Jay Peak Resort
  • Topnotch Resort
  • Trapp Family Lodge

Best lodging (inn)

  • Blueberry Hill Inn
  • Edson Hill
  • The Green Mountain Inn
  • Shelburne Farms Inn
  • The Stowe Village Inn
  • The Tillerman

Best wedding venue

  • The Barn at Boyden Farm
  • The Essex Resort & Spa
  • The Mansfield Barn
  • Round Barn Farm
  • Sleepy Hollow Inn
  • Topnotch Resort

Best wedding planner*

  • Jaclyn Watson (Jaclyn Watson Events)
  • Julie Martin Olson (Julie Martin Olson Weddings & Events)
  • Lindsey Leichthammer (Lindsey Leichthammer Events)
  • Randi Nonni (Randi Nonni Events)

Best wedding photographer

  • Anne Mientka Photography
  • Arielle Thomas Photography
  • Danielle Allendorf Photography
  • Isora Lithgow Creations
  • Katie Palatucci Photography

Best caterer

  • Cloud 9 Caterers
  • Harmony’s Kitchen
  • The Hindquarter
  • Let’s Pretend Catering
  • Sugarsnap Catering

Best florist

  • A Clover and One Bee
  • Chappell’s Florist
  • Claussen’s Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm
  • In Full Bloom
  • Maplehurst Florist

Best salon

  • Ego Salon
  • Indigo
  • Revive Salon & Spa
  • Salon Vermont
  • Santé Salon
  • Talmo Hair Co.

Best barbershop

  • Burlington Barber Shop
  • Imperial Barber Co.
  • Lux Barber Shop
  • The Men’s Room
  • Myles Court Barbershop

Best manicure/pedicure

  • Be Beautiful
  • Bella Vie Nail Spa
  • Blossom Nail Salon
  • Perfect Nails by Thu
  • Sofi Nails & Spa

Best place to get body art

  • Black Garden Tattoo
  • Imperial Tattoo Co.
  • Kingdom Ink
  • Marigold Adornment
  • Privateyez Studio

Best place to get a massage

  • Blossom Wellness Center
  • Brilliant Massage & Skin
  • Elemental Massage Therapy
  • Homebody Massage + Yoga
  • Spa at The Essex Resort and Spa

Best day spa

  • Bijou Blu IV and Cryotherapy
  • ”It’s My Day” Spa and Salon
  • Jivana Green Spa & Salon
  • Oasis Day Spa
  • Sundara Skincare

Best resort spa

  • Spa at The Essex Resort & Spa
  • The Spa at Spruce Peak
  • Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
  • Topnotch Resort

Best medical spa

  • Bare Medical Spa + Laser Center
  • Bijou Blu IV and Cryotherapy
  • Glow Aesthetics Medical Spa + Beauty Boutique
  • Pêche Medical Spa
  • Radiance Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Spa

Best chiropractic practice

  • Compass Chiropractic & Performance Center
  • Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors
  • Health in Focus Chiropractic
  • Office of Dr. Laura A. Ramirez, D.C.
  • Sommers Chiropractic

Best physical therapy practice

  • Burlington Physical Therapy
  • Essex Physical Therapy
  • Momentum Physical Therapy
  • PT360
  • Snowbeast Performance
  • VASTA

Best acupuncture practice

  • Integrative Acupuncture
  • OPEN Community Acupuncture
  • Trish Mitchell Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
  • Vermont Community Acupuncture
  • The Wellness Collective

Best health club/gym

  • 802 CrossFit
  • The EDGE
  • Greater Burlington YMCA
  • Green Mountain Community Fitness

Best boutique fitness studio

  • Align Cycling
  • Blossom Wellness Center
  • The Body Lab Pilates & Conditioning
  • HIIT Performance Training
  • take good care fitness

Best yoga studio

  • Blossom Wellness Center
  • Hot Yoga Burlington VT
  • Laughing River Yoga
  • Sangha Studio
  • Williston Hot Yoga

Best cycling studio

  • Align Cycling
  • Alpenglow Fitness
  • Ride

Best CrossFit studio

  • 802 CrossFit
  • Champlain Valley Community Fitness
  • CrossFit Burlington
  • Waterbury Functional Fitness

Best martial arts studio

  • Aikido of Champlain Valley
  • TaeKwon Do K.I.C.K.S.
  • Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Villari’s Martial Arts Centers
  • Yordan’s Black Belt Academy

Best auto repair

  • Brian’s North End Automotive
  • Halford Motors
  • Nate’s Automotive
  • New England Automotive
  • Nucar Vermont

Best car detailing

  • Armstrong’s Better Detailing
  • Automaster SPA
  • Detail Works
  • Matt’s Wash & Wax
  • Seaway Car Wash and Detail Center

Best place to get your oil changed

  • Brian’s North End Automotive
  • Halford Motors
  • Jason Leo’s Automotive
  • Nucar Vermont
  • Oil n Go

Best place to get your tires changed

  • Brian’s North End Automotive
  • Halford Motors
  • Noyes Automotive & Tire
  • Nucar Vermont
  • Vermont Tire & Service

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Shopping Finalists

Best women’s casual clothing store

  • Charlotte Case
  • Ecco Clothes
  • Just Peachy
  • Kish
  • Sweet P

Best evening-wear store

  • Addie & Grace Boutique
  • Ecco Clothes
  • Harbour Thread
  • Just Peachy

Best bridal shop

  • Fiori Bridal Boutique
  • Hinterland Bride
  • Needleman’s Bridal & Formal
  • Shaline

Best women’s shoe store

  • Danform Shoes
  • Dear Lucy
  • Harbour Thread
  • Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel

Best menswear store

  • Harbour Thread
  • Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
  • MK Clothing
  • Outdoor Gear Exchange

Best men’s shoe store

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

Best vintage clothing store

  • Billie Jean Vintage
  • The Getup Vintage
  • Old Gold
  • Project Object Vintage
  • The Vault Collective

Best secondhand clothing store

  • Battery Street Jeans
  • Dirt Chic
  • Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity ReStore
  • SCHIP Upscale Resale
  • Style Encore

Best children’s clothing store

  • Boho Baby
  • Jamie Two Coats’ Toy Shop
  • Little Little
  • Once Upon a Child
  • Sweet P Baby

Best children’s toy store

  • Jamie Two Coats’ Toy Shop
  • Little Little
  • The Tinkering Turtle
  • Turner Toys
  • Woodbury Mountain Toys

Best eyeglasses store

  • 802 Eye Care
  • Champlain Eye & Vision
  • Chroma Optics
  • Eyecare of Vermont
  • Eyes of the World

Best place to buy jewelry

  • After Midnight Jewelers
  • ArtHound Gallery
  • Jennifer Kahn Jewelry
  • Perrywinkle’s
  • Zinnia

Best beauty product purveyor

  • BelleRose Body Organics
  • Lunaroma Aromatic Apothecary
  • Mirror Mirror
  • Splash Naturals

Best place to buy a unique gift – ICC

  • ArtHound Gallery
  • Blue Cottage
  • Common Deer
  • Golden Hour Gift Co.
  • Thirty-odd

Best place to buy a unique gift – OCC

  • AroMed Essentials
  • Artisans Hand
  • Divine Treasures
  • Island Craft Shop
  • Stowe Street Emporium

Best record store

  • Autumn Records
  • Buch Spieler Records
  • Burlington Records
  • Pure Pop Records
  • Speaking Volumes

Best bookstore

  • Bear Pond Books (Montpelier)
  • Bear Pond Books (Stowe)
  • Bridgeside Books
  • The Flying Pig Bookstore
  • Phoenix Books
  • The Vermont Book Shop

Best used-book store*

  • Crow Bookshop
  • The Eloquent Page
  • Monroe Street Books
  • Otter Creek Used Books
  • Speaking Volumes

Best locally owned craft store*

  • Brainstorm Art Supply
  • Notion Fabric & Craft
  • Studio Store
  • Yankee Pride Quilts

Best cannabis dispensary – ICC

  • Bern Gallery Smoke Shop & Cannabis
  • Ceres Collaborative
  • Grass Queen
  • Magic Mann Premium Cannabis
  • True 802 Cannabis

Best cannabis dispensary – OCC

  • Capital Cannabis Co.
  • MothaPlant
  • Mountain Girl Cannabis
  • Polestar Cannabis
  • Zenbarn Farms

Best local cannabis grower*

  • Bern Legacy
  • Ceres Collaborative
  • Emerald Visions
  • Family Tree Cannabis Co.
  • Forbins Finest

Best housewares store

  • Bailey Road
  • Homeport
  • Slate
  • Stowe Living

Best secondhand housewares store

  • Barge Canal Market
  • Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity ReStore
  • Replays
  • ReSOURCE
  • Vintage Inspired Marketplace

Best antique store

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

Best furniture store

  • Barge Canal Market
  • Burlington Furniture
  • The SuperStore
  • Vermont Furniture Designs
  • Wendell’s Furniture

Best kitchen store

  • As the Crow Flies
  • Capital Kitchen
  • Homeport
  • Kiss the Cook

Best lighting store

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

Best garden center

  • Claussen’s Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm
  • Gardener’s Supply
  • H & B Greenhouse & Nursery
  • Horsford Gardens & Nursery
  • Red Wagon Plants

Best pet supply store

  • The Dog and Cat
  • Guy’s Farm & Yard
  • Houndstooth
  • The Pet Advantage
  • Pet Food Warehouse

Best auto dealer

  • Almartin Volvo Cars
  • The Automaster
  • Burlington Subaru
  • Heritage Toyota
  • Nucar Vermont

Best bike shop – ICC

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

Best bike shop – OCC

  • Bicycle Express
  • Bootlegger Bikes
  • The Gear House
  • Onion River Outdoors

Best ski/snowboard shop

  • Alpine Shop
  • Burton Snowboards
  • Onion River Outdoors
  • Outdoor Gear Exchange
  • Skirack

Best outdoor outfitter

  • Alpine Shop
  • Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
  • Onion River Outdoors
  • Outdoor Gear Exchange
  • Skirack

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Culture Finalists

Best outdoor music venue

  • Essex Experience
  • Shelburne Farms
  • Shelburne Museum
  • Snow Farm Vineyard
  • Waterfront Park

Best large live music venue

  • The Flynn
  • Higher Ground
  • Shelburne Museum
  • Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
  • Waterfront Park

Best small live music hot spot – ICC

  • The 126
  • Foam Brewers
  • Monkey House
  • Nectar’s
  • Radio Bean

Best small live music hot spot – OCC

  • Bent Nails Bistro
  • South Mountain Tavern
  • The Underground
  • Zenbarn

Best music festival

  • Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
  • Do Good Fest
  • Kingman Fest
  • Waking Windows
  • What Doth Life Festival

Best vocalist

  • Ali T
  • Alison Porter
  • Bri Lucas
  • Jesse Agan
  • Kat Wright

Best instrumentalist

  • André Maquera
  • Brian Maple
  • Paul Asbell
  • Thomas Bryce

Best folk artist or group

  • Milton Busker & the Grim Work
  • Minced Oats
  • Noah Kahan
  • Ryan Sweezey
  • Troy Millette & the Fire Below

Best country artist or group

  • Brett Hughes
  • Minced Oats
  • Tim Brick
  • Wild Leek River

Best bluegrass artist or group

  • Beg, Steal or Borrow
  • Forest Station
  • Minced Oats
  • The Tenderbellies
  • The Wormdogs

Best jazz artist or group

  • Paul Asbell
  • Ray Vega
  • Tom Cleary

Best soul/funk/R&B artist or group

  • Dwight + Nicole
  • Grippo Funk Band
  • Kat Wright

Best blues artist or group

  • All Night Boogie Band
  • Dave Keller
  • Nobby Reed Project

Best rock artist or group

  • 8084
  • The Devon McGarry Band
  • Embers in Umbra
  • Ryan Sweezey and the Midnight Walkers
  • Rough Francis

Best pop artist or group

  • Ali T
  • Embers in Umbra
  • Noah Kahan
  • Ryan Sweezey
  • tip/toe

Best hip-hop artist or group

  • A2VT
  • Konflik
  • Maari (Sam Paulino)
  • Modist

Best club DJ

  • Craig Mitchell
  • DJ ATAK
  • DJ GAYBAR
  • DJ Taka

Best cover or tribute band

  • 90 Proof
  • Jesse Agan — The Music of Queen
  • McMaple
  • Purple: A Tribute to Prince
  • Sticks and Stones

Best classical music group or ensemble

  • TURNmusic
  • Vermont Symphony Orchestra
  • Vermont Youth Orchestra

Best choral ensemble

  • Bella Voce Women’s Chorus
  • Rock City
  • Solaris Vocal Ensemble
  • South County Chorus

Best karaoke

  • Jenny Red
  • JP’s Pub
  • Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge

Best trivia night

  • Alfie’s Wild Ride
  • Vermont Comedy Club
  • wit & grit.

Best place to dance

  • Club Metronome
  • Light Club Lamp Shop
  • On Tap Bar & Grill

Best dance studio

  • Fusion 802 Dance
  • Lines Vermont Dance Studio + Store
  • RevolVT
  • Spotlight
  • Studio 3 Dance
  • Synergy Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

Best standup comic

  • Alex St. Louis
  • Jared Hall
  • Max Higgins
  • Meredith Gordon
  • Paul Tenney

Best place to see comedy

  • The Flynn
  • Vermont Comedy Club
  • Woolen Mill Comedy Club

Best movie theater

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

Best local theater company

  • Lost Nation Theater
  • Lyric Theatre Company
  • Very Merry Theatre
  • Vermont Stage

Best drag performer or group

  • Emoji Nightmare
  • The House of LeMay
  • Katniss Everqueer
  • Sasha Sriracha

Best LGBTQ+ event

  • Burlington Dyke Night
  • Essex Pride Festival
  • Pride Vermont Parade & Festival
  • Winter Is a Drag Ball

Best performing arts venue

  • Chandler Center for the Arts
  • The Flynn
  • Higher Ground
  • Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
  • Vermont Comedy Club

Best art gallery

  • ART, etc.
  • ArtHound Gallery
  • BCA Center
  • Soapbox Arts
  • The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery

Best museum

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

Best arts event

  • Plex Arts Fest
  • South End Art Hop
  • Waterbury Arts Fest

Best place to take an arts class

  • ACCESS CVU
  • BCA Studios
  • Davis Studio
  • Shelburne Craft School

Best family-friendly festival*

  • Do Good Fest
  • Festival of Fools
  • Old Fashioned Harvest Market
  • Vermont Renaissance Faire

Best craft fair*

  • CVU Craft Fair
  • Queer Arts Festival
  • Stowe Foliage Arts Festival
  • Vermont Holiday Market

Best craft fair artist or vendor*

  • Enchanted Remains
  • Hazelbuds Clay Co.
  • Kings Kollections
  • Martha Hull Cute & Deadly Art

Best craft gallery*

  • ArtHound Gallery
  • Artisans Hand
  • Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery
  • Island Craft Shop

Best painter

  • James Rauchman
  • Katherine Montstream
  • Maggie Standley
  • Martha Hull
  • Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.

Best illustrator

  • Julianna Brazill
  • Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.
  • Sarah Letteney

Best sculptor

  • Chris Cleary
  • Clay Mohrman
  • Jennifer McCandless
  • Leslie Fry

Best photographer (non-wedding and/or art)

  • Hillary Dubie Photography
  • John Churchman Photography
  • Katie Palatucci
  • Megan Marie Photography
  • Shawn Allard (Ongoing Media)

Best cartoonist

  • Alison Bechdel
  • Harry Bliss
  • Rachel Lindsay
  • Robert Waldo Bruenelle Jr.

Best published author

  • Chris Bohjalian
  • Jen Ellis
  • Thea Lewis

Best local podcast*

  • ”Brave Little State”
  • ”Four Quarters With Lori Shepard”
  • ”Happy Vermont”
  • ”Rumble Strip”
  • ”United in Green”

Best local TV personality

  • Ben Frechette (NBC5)
  • Darren Perron (WCAX-TV)
  • Gary Sadowsky (WCAX-TV)
  • Jack Thurston (NBC5)
  • Tyler Jankoski (NBC5)

Best local radio personality

  • Betty B. (107.1 FM Frank)
  • House & Hammer (107.1 FM Frank)
  • Mel Allen (106.7 WIZN)
  • Mike Czarny & Mary Cenci (Star 92.9)
  • Ross Mickel (105.9 FM the Radiator)

Best community newspaper (that’s not Seven Days)

  • Addison County Independent
  • The Bridge
  • The Herald
  • The Other Paper
  • Waterbury Roundabout
  • Williston Observer

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Food Finalists

Best new restaurant

  • Casa Real Mexican Restaurant
  • Electra’s Restaurant
  • The Kitchen Table
  • Penzo Pizza Co.
  • Santiago’s Cuban Cuisine

Best restaurant – ICC

  • Hen of the Wood
  • Honey Road
  • Restaurant Poco
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best restaurant – OCC

  • Blue Paddle Bistro
  • The Drake Bar and Kitchen
  • Penzo Pizza Co.
  • Sarducci’s Restaurant & Bar
  • Starry Night Café
  • The Tillerman

Best family restaurant

  • American Flatbread
  • Jericho Café & Tavern
  • Piecasso Family Pizzeria
  • Waterworks Food + Drink
  • Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery

Best chef

  • Avery Buck (May Day)
  • Cara Chigazola Tobin (The Grey Jay, Honey Road)
  • Micah Tavelli (Paradiso)
  • Phoebe Bright (Blue Paddle Bistro)
  • Robert Smith III (Starry Night Café)

Best restaurant service

  • Blue Paddle Bistro
  • Hen of the Wood
  • May Day
  • Penzo Pizza Co.
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best takeout

  • Harmony’s Kitchen
  • Pho Hong
  • Tiny Thai

Best breakfast/brunch – ICC

  • Chef’s Corner Café Bakery
  • The Friendly Toast
  • The Grey Jay
  • Sneakers Bistro
  • The Spot

Best breakfast/brunch – OCC

  • 158 Main
  • Blue Paddle Bistro
  • Maxi’s
  • Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery
  • wit & grit.

Best lunch

  • The Grey Jay
  • Martone’s Market & Café
  • Poppy
  • The Scale Poké Bar
  • Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup

Best place to get late-night food

  • Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop
  • Al’s French Frys
  • Mr. Mikes
  • Taco Gordo
  • Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube

Best restaurant for dessert

  • Hen of the Wood
  • Honey Road
  • Jericho Café & Tavern
  • The Kitchen Table
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best outdoor dining

  • Idletyme Brewing Co.
  • Leunig’s Bistro & Café
  • Splash at the Boathouse
  • The Spot on the Dock
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best place to grab a quick meal

  • Al’s French Frys
  • Bliss Bee
  • City Market, Onion River Co-op
  • The Spot
  • Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup

Best locally owned grocery store – ICC

  • City Market, Onion River Co-op
  • Healthy Living
  • Jake’s ONE Market
  • Jericho Market
  • Lantman’s Market

Best locally owned grocery store – OCC

  • Chef’s Market
  • Georgia Market
  • Hunger Mountain Co-op
  • Mehuron’s Supermarket
  • Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op

Best global foods market

  • Always Full Asian Market
  • Asian Mart
  • Thai Phat

Best neighborhood corner store*

  • Chick’s Market
  • Dot’s Market
  • Jericho Center Country Store
  • Momo’s Market
  • The Shopping Bag

Best CSA

  • Bread & Butter Farm
  • Intervale Community Farm
  • Jericho Settlers Farm, Inc.
  • Paul Mazza’s Fresh Produce
  • Pete’s Greens

Best farmstand

  • Head Over Fields
  • Paul Mazza Fresh Produce
  • Sam Mazza’s Farm Market
  • Trillium Hill Farm

Best farmers market

  • Burlington Farmers Market
  • Capital City Farmers Market
  • Shelburne Farmers Market
  • Stowe Farmers Market
  • Waitsfield Farmers Market

Best farmers market vendor

  • Crazy Cotton Candy Lady
  • Green Mountain PotStickers LLC
  • The Vermont Marshmallow Co.

Best food truck or cart

  • The Broccoli Bar
  • Farmers & Foragers
  • Hook & Peel Mobile Pizza Kitchen
  • Kate’s Food Truck
  • Mister Foods Fancy

Best bread bakery – ICC

  • August First
  • Great Harvest Bread Co.
  • Klinger’s Bread Company
  • O Bread Bakery
  • Trent’s Bread

Best bread bakery – OCC

  • Bonté Bakery
  • The Manghis’ Bread
  • Red Hen Baking Co.
  • Red House Sweets
  • Two Sons Bakehouse

Best sweets bakery – ICC

  • Boxcar Bakery
  • Klinger’s Bread Company
  • Madeleine’s Bakery
  • Mirabelles Bakery
  • Sweet Simone’s Bakery Café

Best sweets bakery – OCC

  • Birchgrove Baking
  • Bohemian Bakery
  • Red Hen Baking Co.
  • Red House Sweets
  • Windy Lane Bakehouse

Best Mexican restaurant

  • Casa Real
  • El Cortijo Taqueria
  • El Gato Cantina
  • Julio’s Cantina
  • Taco Gordo

Best Chinese restaurant

  • A Single Pebble
  • Asian Bistro
  • Café Dim Sum
  • Eastern Dragon
  • Oriental Wok

Best Thai restaurant

  • BKK in the Alley
  • Maliwan Thai Restaurant
  • Thai House Restaurant
  • Tiny Thai Restaurant
  • Wilaiwans

Best Vietnamese restaurant

  • Mama Pho
  • Pho Capital
  • Pho Dang Vietnamese Café
  • Pho Hong
  • Viet Thai

Best Nepali restaurant

  • Everest Indian-Nepali Restaurant
  • Laliguras
  • Namaste Kitchen
  • Red Panda (Burlington)
  • Red Panda Essex (Essex Junction)
  • Sherpa Kitchen

Best Italian restaurant

  • Mimmo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant (Essex)
  • Mimmo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant (St. Albans)
  • Papa Frank’s Italian Restaurant
  • Pascolo Ristorante
  • Sarducci’s Restaurant & Bar
  • Trattoria Delia

Best vegetarian fare

  • Bent Hill Brewery
  • Honey Road
  • Namaste Garden
  • Pingala Café
  • Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup

Best vegan fare

  • Daily Planet
  • Despacito
  • Pingala Café

Best gluten-free menu options

  • Bliss Bee
  • Jules on the Green
  • Parkside Café
  • Pembroke Bakery
  • Waterworks Food + Drink
  • West Meadow Farm Bakery

Best place to get an edible (CBD or cannabis)

  • Bern Gallery Smoke Shop & Cannabis
  • Capital Cannabis Co.
  • Ceres Collaborative
  • Haute & Heady Cannabis Cuisine
  • Magic Mann Premium Cannabis
  • Winooski Organics

Best breakfast sandwich

  • August First
  • The Café HOT.
  • Henry Street Deli
  • Kountry Kart Deli
  • wit & grit.

Best bagel – ICC

  • The Bagel Place
  • Burlington Bagel Bakery
  • Feldman’s Bagels
  • Myer’s Wood Fired
  • Willow’s Bagels

Best bagel – OCC

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

Best sandwiches – ICC

  • City Market, Onion River Co-op
  • Four Corners of the Earth
  • Martone’s Market & Café
  • Poppy
  • The Red Onion

Best sandwiches – OCC

  • Edelweiss Mountain Deli
  • Morse Block Deli & Taps
  • Mother Hubbard’s Bakery, Deli and Country Store
  • Noonie’s Deli
  • Red Hen Baking Co.
  • Stowe Sandwich Company

Best pizza (restaurant) – ICC

  • American Flatbread
  • Folino’s
  • Pizza 44
  • Pizzeria Verità
  • Stone’s Throw

Best pizza (restaurant) – OCC

  • Pearl Street Pizza
  • Penzo Pizza Co.
  • Pie in the Sky
  • Piecasso Family Pizzeria
  • Positive Pie

Best pizza (delivery)

  • Leonardo’s
  • Penzo Pizza Co.
  • Piecasso Family Pizzeria
  • Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza

Best burger – ICC

  • Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
  • Burger Bar
  • Burlington Beer Co.
  • The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
  • The Shopping Bag

Best burger – OCC

  • Blue Paddle Bistro
  • Buddy’s Famous
  • Burger Barn
  • South Mountain Tavern
  • Worthy Burger

Best French fries

  • Al’s French Frys
  • The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
  • May Day
  • South Mountain Tavern
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best comfort food

  • Our House Bistro
  • Harmony’s Kitchen
  • Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery

Best wings

  • Honey Road
  • Jericho Café & Tavern
  • Wicked Wings
  • Wings Over Burlington

Best barbecue

  • Black Diamond Barbeque
  • Bluebird Barbecue
  • Mark BBQ
  • Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse
  • Nocturnal
  • Prohibition Pig

Best sushi

  • Asiana House
  • Hana Japanese Restaurant
  • Koto Japanese Steak House
  • Sakura Sushi & Kitchen
  • Sushi Yoshi

Best dumplings or momos

  • Café Dim Sum
  • Green Mountain PotStickers
  • Hong’s Chinese Dumplings
  • Namaste Kitchen
  • Sherpa Kitchen

Best doughnuts

  • The Grey Jay
  • Madeleine’s Bakery
  • Miss Weinerz
  • North Country Donuts
  • Twisted Halo

Best creemee – ICC

  • Burlington Bay Market & Café
  • Little Gordo Creemee Stand
  • Offbeat Creemee
  • Palmer Lane Maple
  • The Village Scoop

Best creemee – OCC

  • Canteen Creemee Company
  • Dairy Creme
  • Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
  • Red Hen Baking Co.
  • Vermont Cookie Love

Best housemade ice cream or gelato

  • Island Homemade Ice Cream
  • Lake Champlain Chocolates
  • lu•lu
  • Offbeat Creemee
  • Shy Guy Gelato

Best chocolate brand

  • Daily Chocolate
  • Lake Champlain Chocolates
  • NU Chocolat
  • Rabble-Rouser Chocolate & Craft Co.
  • Snowflake Chocolates

Best Vermont cheese brand

  • Cabot Creamery
  • Grafton Village Cheese Co.
  • Jasper Hill Farm
  • Shelburne Farms
  • Vermont Creamery

Best cooking class

  • ACCESS CVU
  • Baking School at King Arthur Baking Company
  • Cooking With Stephanie
  • Red Poppy Cakery

Best food/drink event

  • Burlington Wine & Food
  • Oktoberfest Vermont
  • South End Get Down
  • Vermont Brewers Festival

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Drink Finalists

Best craft brewery – ICC

  • Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
  • Burlington Beer Company
  • Foam Brewers
  • Lucy & Howe Brewing Company
  • Zero Gravity Craft Brewery

Best craft brewery – OCC

  • 14th Star Brewing Co.
  • The Alchemist
  • Bent Hill Brewery
  • Hill Farmstead Brewery
  • Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Best brewpub

  • Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
  • Burlington Beer Company
  • Good Measure Pub & Brewery
  • Vermont Pub & Brewery
  • Zero Gravity Beer Hall

Best draft beer list

  • The Archives
  • The Blackback Pub
  • The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
  • Mule Bar
  • Three Penny Taproom

Best craft brew selection

  • Beverage Warehouse
  • Half-Step Beer & Wine
  • The Local: Wine & Beer
  • Stowe Public House & Bottle Shop
  • Vermont Beer Collective

Best winery

  • Ellison Estate Vineyard
  • Maquam Wine
  • Shelburne Vineyard
  • Snow Farm Vineyard
  • Stella14 Wines

Best wine list

  • Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar
  • Hen of the Wood
  • Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best wine shop

  • Dedalus Wine, Market & Wine Bar
  • The Local: Wine & Beer
  • Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market
  • Standing Stone Wines
  • Wilder Wines

Best hard cidery

  • Citizen Cider
  • Eden Ciders
  • Shacksbury
  • Stowe Cider
  • Vermont Cider Lab

Best spirits distiller

  • Barr Hill
  • Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
  • Mad River Distillers
  • Smugglers’ Notch Distillery

Best bar

  • The 126
  • The Archives
  • Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
  • Devil Takes a Holiday
  • Einstein’s Tap House

Best bartender

  • Billy Hughes (May Day)
  • Jenny Sangkhanond (BKK in the Alley)
  • Sophia O’Leary (Three Needs)
  • Taylor Marcotte (Good Measure Pub & Brewery)

Best dive bar

  • Charlie-O’s World Famous
  • Finnigan’s Pub
  • Last Stop Sports Bar
  • The Other Place
  • T. Rugg’s Tavern

Best sports bar

  • Finnigan’s Pub
  • McGillicuddy’s
  • Ruben James

Best cocktails

  • The 126
  • The Archives
  • Barr Hill
  • Devil Takes a Holiday
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best mocktails

  • The 126
  • The Archives
  • BKK in the Alley
  • Devil Takes a Holiday
  • Waterworks Food + Drink

Best nonalcoholic beverage brand

  • Aqua ViTea
  • Rescue Club Brewing Co.
  • Savouré

Best smoothies/juices

  • Eco Bean + Greens
  • Empower Nutrition
  • The Vermont Juice Company

Best teahouse

  • Dobrá Tea
  • Fresh Bubble Tea & Juice
  • The North Branch Café
  • Stone Leaf Teahouse

Best coffee shop

  • Cosmic Grind Coffee Shop
  • Kru Coffee
  • Nomad Coffee
  • Speeder & Earl’s Coffee
  • Uncommon Coffee

Best coffee roaster

  • Brio Coffeeworks
  • Carrier Roasting Co.
  • Speeder & Earl’s Coffee
  • Uncommon Coffee
  • Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Best cold-brew/iced coffee

  • Brew House Coffee Company
  • Brio Coffeeworks
  • Cosmic Grind Coffee Shop
  • Kru Coffee Collective
  • Uncommon Coffee

Best barista

  • Cole Thornton (The Cosmic Grind)
  • Lexi McCloud (Carrier Roasting Co.)
  • Mindy Ives (Vision Nutrition)

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