Best outdoor outfitter
Outdoor Gear Exchange (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)
Best musical-instrument store
Advance Music (Burlington) & GuitarSam (Montpelier)
Best beauty-product purveyor
Mirror Mirror (Burlington) & Splash Naturals (Montpelier)
Best resort spa
The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa (Essex) & Topnotch Resort (Stowe)
Best local music hot spot
Inside Chittenden County Winner: Nectar’s Runner-Up: Radio Bean Coffeehouse Outside Chittenden County Winner: Langdon Street Café Runner-Up: The Bee’s Knees
Best women’s casual clothing store
Sweet Lady Jane (Burlington) & Salaam Boutique (Montpelier)
Best shoe store
Stella (Burlington) & The Shoe Horn at Onion River (Montpelier)
Best children’s clothing store
Inside Chittenden County Winner: Isabean Runner-Up: Bebop Baby Shop Outside Chittenden County Winner: Zutano
Best natural foods market
City Market (Burlington) & Hunger Mountain Co-op (Montpelier)
Best pizza (restaurant)
American Flatbread (Burlington) & Positive Pie (Montpelier)
Best ethnic cuisine (non-Asian)
Inside Chittenden County Winner: India House Restaurant Runner-Up: Madera’s Restaurant & Mexicano Cantina Outside Chittenden County Winner: Frida’s Taqueria & Grill Runner-Up: Samosaman Café
Best special-occasion restaurant
Kitchen Table Bistro (Richmond) & Hen of the Wood at the Grist MIll (Waterbury)
Best place to have dinner anytime
American Flatbread (Burlington) & Sarducci’s Restaurant and Bar (Montpelier)
Best bookstore
Barnes & Noble (South Burlington) & Bear Pond Books (Montpelier)
Best ethnic cuisine (non-Asian)
India House Restaurant (Burlington) & Frida’s Taqueria and Grill (Stowe)
2010 Guide to Readers’ Picks
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