Seven Daysies Finalists 2025

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Recreation | Services | Shopping | Culture | Food | Drink

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Finalists are listed in alphabetical order under each category.

ICC = Inside Chittenden County
OCC = Outside Chittenden County
* = New category in 2025.

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 & Bike Center
• von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

Best place to snowshoe

• Bolton Valley Resort
• Catamount Outdoor Family Center
• Intervale Center
• Smugglers’ Notch Resort
• von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

Best public place to ice skate

• Arthur Park
• C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena
• Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena at Leddy Park
• Lake Morey Skate Trail
• Spruce Peak Village Ice Rink

Best state park

• Button Bay 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
• Groton State Forest
• Little River State Park

Best day hike

• Camel’s Hump
• Mount Philo
• Snake Mountain
• Sterling Pond
• 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
• Champlain Country Club
• Kwiniaska Golf Club
• Rocky Ridge Golf Club
• Williston Golf Club

Best pickleball facility*

• Bolton Valley Resort
• The EDGE
• Green Mountain Community Fitness
• The Pop!
• Topnotch Resort

Best place to bike

• Burlington Greenway
• Catamount Outdoor Family Center
• Colchester Causeway
• Kingdom Trails
• Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
• Stowe Recreation Path

Best bike rental shop

• Bootlegger Bikes
• Local Motion
• North Star Sports
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Skirack

Best public beach

• Charlotte Town Beach
• Leddy Park
• North Beach
• Oakledge Park
• Sand Bar State Park

Best public place to swim

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

Best place to kayak/canoe

• Community Sailing Center
• Green River Reservoir State Park
• Lamoille River
• Shelburne Bay Park
• Waterbury Reservoir

Best boat tour (business name)

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

Best guided outdoor tours (business name)

• Baird Farm
• Queen City Ghostwalk
• Umiak Outdoor Outfitters

Best bowling alley

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

Best resort adventure center

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

Best nature center

• Audubon Vermont
• Birds of Vermont Museum
• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• North Branch Nature Center
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Best Vermont day trip with the kids

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

Best indoor children’s play space

• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Get Air
• Monkey Do! Indoor Playground
• Regal Gymnastics
• Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum

Best indoor activity venue (18+)*

• Burly Axe Throwing
• Higher Ground
• MetroRock
• Spare Time Entertainment

Best place to take an out-of-towner

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

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Services Finalists

Best nonprofit organization

• Age Well
• Artistree Community Arts Center, Theatre & Gallery
• Habitat for Aviation
• Humane Society of Chittenden County
• Junction Arts & Media

Best veterinarian/animal hospital

• Animal Hospital of Hinesburg
• Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists
• Essex Veterinary Center
• Green Mountain Animal Hospital
• River Cove Animal Hospital

Best pet daycare

• Comfort Hill Kennel
• The Crate Escape
• Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare
• Oh My DOG
• Play Dog Play

Best pet groomer (business)

• Bark Side of the Moon Grooming & Boutique, LLP
• Doggie Styles Salon
• Queen City Paw Spa
• Sit Pretty Grooming Salon
• Wag on Inn, LLC

Best dog training company

• Apex VT Dog Training
• Canine Consulting
• Fetch the Leash Dog Behavior and Training
• Gold Star Dog Training
• MotoDog Training

Best bank/credit union

• EastRise Credit Union
• Mascoma Bank
• NorthCountry Federal Credit Union
• Northfield Savings Bank
• Vermont Federal Credit Union

Best law firm

• Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP
• Downs Rachlin Martin
• Gale Legal Group PLLC
• Langrock Sperry & Wool
• Peet Law Group

Best accountant (business)

• American Tax
• Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP
• JMM & Associates
• McSoley McCoy & Co.

Best financial adviser (business)

• Antoine Williams & Associates Wealth Management
• Hanson + Doremus Investments and Planning
• One Day in July
• Pathway Financial Advisors

Best mortgage provider (business)

• EastRise Credit Union
• Spruce Mortgage
• Union Bank
• Vermont Federal Credit Union
• Vermont Mortgage Company

Best real estate agency (business)

• Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman
• Flex Realty
• Polli Properties
• Ridgeline Real Estate Co.
• Vermont Real Estate Company

Best real estate agent (name and business)

• Darcy Handy (RE/MAX North Professionals)
• Eileen O’Rourke (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)
• Heather Morse (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)
• Julie Danaher (Catalyst Realty Collaborative)
• Julie Lamoreaux (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)

Best moving company

• Booska Worldwide Movers
• Divine Moving
• Grunts Move Junk
• Local Muscle Movers
• Markoski’s Move and Haul

Best household electrician (business)

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

Best household plumbing company

• Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
• Falcon Plumbing & Heating Service Inc.
• J.W. & D.E. Ryan Plumbing & Heating
• Lavoie Plumbing & Heating
• Platinum Plumbing

Best landscaping company

• Church Hill Landscapes
• di Stefano Landscaping
• Landshapes Landscape Design & Installation
• Live Outdoors Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance
• Pinnacle Properties

Best solar company

• Building Energy
• Catamount Solar
• Green Mountain Solar
• SunCommon

Best lodging (resort or hotel)

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

Best lodging (inn)

• Edson Hill
• The Green Mountain Inn
• Shelburne Farms Inn
• Sinclair Inn Bed & Breakfast
• The Tillerman

Best wedding venue

• The Essex Resort & Spa
• Landgoes Farm
• The Mansfield Barn
• Sleepy Hollow Inn
• Topnotch Resort

Best wedding planner (name and business)

• Carmen George (Carmen George Weddings)
• Julie Martin Olson (Julie Martin Olson Weddings & Events)
• Lindsey Leichthammer (Lindsey Leichthammer Studio)
• Randi Nonni (Randi Nonni Events)

Best commercial/event photographer (name and business)

• Danielle Allendorf (Danielle Allendorf Photography)
• Isora Lithgow (Isora Lithgow Creations)
• Jerry Wood (Zen & Chaos Studios)
• Karen Pike (Karen Pike Photography)
• Kim and Mike Chait (Love Wins Photography)

Best caterer (business)

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

Best florist (business)

• Claussen’s Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm
• A Clover and One Bee
• Flowers by Jenny
• In Full Bloom
• Kathy & Co Flowers

Best salon

• Ego Salon
• Indigo
• Ringlet Studio Salons
• Salon Vermont
• Talmo Hair Co.

Best barbershop

• Burlington Barber Shop
• Imperial Barber Co.
• Lux Barber Shop
• Myles Court Barbershop
• The Shop

Best manicure/pedicure

• Adore Nails & Spa
• Be Beautiful
• Blossom Nail Salon
• Passion Nails & Spa
• Perfect Nails & Co

Best place to get body art

• Crone Collective
• Imperial Tattoo Co.
• Kingdom Ink
• Monster Mash Ink
• World Famous Monkey House Customs
• Yankee Tattoo

Best place to get a massage (business)

• Brilliant Massage & Skin
• Elemental Massage Therapy
• Green Mountain Massage & Bodywork
• Homebody Massage + Yoga
• Oasis Day Spa

Best day spa

• Brilliant Massage & Skin
• ”It’s My Day” Spa and Salon
• Oasis Day Spa
• Revive Salon and Spa
• Vermont Salt Cave Spa & Halotherapy Center

Best resort spa

• The Spa at Spruce Peak
• Spa at The Essex Resort & Spa
• The Spa at the Woodstock Inn & Resort
• Topnotch Resort

Best medical spa

• Bare Medical Spa + Laser Center
• Empower MedSpa
• Glow Aesthetics Medical Spa
• Pêche Medical + Wellness
• Radiance Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Spa

Best chiropractic practice

• 802 Chiro (Dr. Jeremy Hester)
• Compass Chiropractic & Performance Center
• Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors
• MoveWell
• Office of Dr. Laura A. Ramirez, D.C.
• Woodhaven Health

Best physical therapy practice

• Burlington Physical Therapy
• The EDGE Physical Therapy
• Momentum Physical Therapy
• PT360
• Snowbeast Performance

Best acupuncture practice

• Acupuncture in Bloom (Zizi Zolten-Chandler)
• Integrative Acupuncture
• OPEN Community Acupuncture
• Trish Mitchell Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
• Vermont Community Acupuncture

Best health club/gym

• The EDGE
• Greater Burlington YMCA
• HWPO Gym VT (formerly 802 CrossFit)
• VASTA

Best boutique fitness studio

• Align Cycling
• Emerge
• Pure Barre
• Purposeful Strength
• take good care fitness

Best yoga studio

• Hot Yoga Burlington VT
• Laughing River Yoga
• Sangha Studio
• SoulShine Power Yoga
• Williston Hot Yoga

Best cycling studio

• Align Cycling
• Alpenglow Fitness
• RIDE

Best CrossFit studio

• Champlain Valley Community Fitness
• CrossFit Burlington
• Green Mountain Community Fitness
• HWPO Gym VT (formerly 802 CrossFit)
• Mountain Trail CrossFit

Best martial arts studio

• Aikido of Champlain Valley
• The United Fighting Arts Institute
• Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Villari’s Vermont
• Yordan’s Black Belt Academy

Best auto repair

• Brian’s North End Automotive
• Girlington Garage
• Halford Motors
• Kaigle’s Service Center
• New England Automotive

Best place to get your oil changed

• Brian’s North End Automotive
• Girlington Garage
• Halford Motors
• Nucar Vermont
• Oil n Go

Best place to get your tires changed

• Brian’s North End Automotive
• Girlington Garage
• Halford Motors
• Noyes Automotive & Tire
• Vermont Tire & Service Inc.

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Shopping Finalists

Best women’s clothing store

• Addie & Grace Boutique
• ECCO Clothes
• Pearl
• SidePony Boutique
• Slowpoke Exchange

Best evening-wear store

• Addie & Grace Boutique
• Billie Jean Vintage
• ECCO Clothes
• Pearl
• Slowpoke Exchange

Best bridal shop

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

Best women’s shoe store

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

Best menswear store

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

Best men’s shoe store

• Danform Shoes
• Harbour Thread
• Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
• Maven Skateshop
• Outdoor Gear Exchange

Best vintage clothing store

• Burlington Vintage Market
• The Getup Vintage
• Old Gold
• Slowpoke Exchange
• Spotlight Vintage

Best secondhand clothing store

• Battery St. Jeans
• Dirt Chic
• Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity ReStore
• Slowpoke Exchange
• Style Encore

Best children’s clothing store

• Boho Baby
• Jamie Two Coats’ Toy Shop
• Junebug
• Once Upon a Child
• SidePony Boutique

Best children’s toy store

• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Jamie Two Coats’ Toy Shop
• Sweet P Baby
• Turner Toys
• Woodbury Mountain Toys

Best eyeglasses store

• 802 Eye Care
• Champlain Eye & Vision
• Chroma Optics
• Eyes of the World
• The Optical Center

Best place to buy jewelry

• ArtHound Gallery
• Found & Feral
• Perrywinkle’s
• Tradewinds
• Zinnia

Best beauty product purveyor

• be. Skin Clinic
• Flourish Beauty Lab
• Mirror Mirror
• Splash Naturals

Best place to buy a unique gift – ICC

• ArtHound Gallery
• Common Deer
• Golden Hour
• SidePony Boutique
• Thirty-odd

Best place to buy a unique gift – OCC

• Artisans Hand
• Blockhouse Studio
• Magpie & Tiger
• Northwood Gallery
• 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)
• Crow Bookshop
• Flying Pig Bookstore
• Northshire Bookstore
• Phoenix Books

Best locally owned craft store

• Brainstorm Art Supply
• The Drawing Board
• The Makery
• Must Love Yarn
• Yankee Pride Quilts

Best general store/country store*

• Craftsbury General Store (The Genny)
• Jericho Country Store
• Shelburne Country Store
• The Vermont Country Store
• The Willey’s Store

Best cannabis dispensary – ICC

• Bern Gallery Smoke Shop & Cannabis
• Green Leaf Central
• Green State Dispensary
• Heybud
• Magic Mann Premium Cannabis

Best cannabis dispensary – OCC

• Capital Cannabis Co.
• Forbin’s Reserve
• Juana’s Garden Cannabis Boutique
• Polestar Cannabis
• Zenbarn Farms

Best cannabis grower

• Bern Legacy
• Emerald Visions
• Forbin’s Finest
• Mr. Z Craft Cannabis
• Yellowbird Cannabis

Best housewares store

• Addison West
• April Cornell
• Homeport
• Slate

Best secondhand housewares store

• Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity ReStore
• Replays
• ReSOURCE
• Thirsty Thrifters

Best antique store

• Anjou
• Barge Canal Market
• Five Corners Antiques
• J. Langdon
• Vintage Inspired Marketplace

Best furniture store

• Burlington Furniture
• Homeport
• The SuperStore
• Vermont Furniture Designs
• Wendell’s Furniture

Best kitchen store

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

Best lighting store

• Conant Metal & Light
• Country Christmas Loft
• Granite City Electric Supply Company
• The Lamp Shop
• The Lighting House

Best garden center

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

Best pet supply store

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

Best auto dealer

• Almartin Volvo Cars
• The Automaster
• Burlington Subaru
• Carter’s Cars Inc.
• Heritage Toyota

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
• Vermont Bicycle Shop

Best ski/snowboard shop

• Alpine Shop
• The Boot Pro
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Skirack
• Splinters Boardshop

Best outdoor outfitter

• Alpine Shop
• Onion River Outdoors
• Outdoor Gear Exchange
• Skirack
• Umiak Outdoor Outfitters

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Culture Finalists

Best outdoor music venue

• The Essex Experience
• Shelburne Farms
• Shelburne Museum
• Snow Farm Vineyard and Distillery
• Waterfront Park

Best large live music venue

• Champlain Valley Exposition
• The Flynn
• Higher Ground
• Shelburne Museum
• Waterfront Park

Best small live music hot spot (capacity under 300) – ICC

• Double E Lounge
• Foam Brewers
• Monkey House
• Nectar’s
• Radio Bean

Best small live music hot spot (capacity under 300) – OCC

• Afterthoughts
• Bent Nails Bistro
• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• The Underground — Listening Room
• Zenbarn

Best music festival

• Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
• Do Good Fest
• Grand Point North Festival
• Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival
• What Doth Rumble

Best recording studio*

• Guilford Sound
• Jer&Co.
• Tank Recording Studio
• The Underground — Recording Studio
• West Street Digital Recording

Best vocalist

• Ali T
• Beth Monroe
• Kat Wright
• Lilly Golden
• Noah Kahan

Best instrumentalist

• André Maquera
• Bob Wagner
• Eli Martel-Crawford
• Paul Asbell
• Ray Vega

Best folk artist or group

• Avi Salloway
• The Beerworth Sisters
• Milton Busker & the Grim Work
• Noah Kahan
• Troy Millette & the Fire Below

Best country artist or group

• The Beerworth Siisters
• Ponyhustle
• 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

• Connor Young
• Dave Grippo
• Paul Asbell
• Ray Vega

Best soul/funk/R&B artist or group

• All Night Boogie Band
• Dwight + Nicole
• Grippo Funk Band
• Kat Wright
• Soul Porpoise

Best blues artist or group

• All Night Boogie Band
• Blues for Breakfast
• Dave Keller
• Dwight + Nicole
• Nobby Reed Project

Best rock artist or group

• Billy Wylder
• Brunch
• The Devon McGarry Band
• Night Protocol
• Rough Francis

Best pop artist or group

• Ali T
• Andriana & the Bananas
• Frankie & the Fuse
• Lilly Golden
• Night Protocol

Best hip-hop artist or group

• A2VT
• Charlie Mayne
• Modist
• Robscure

Best club DJ

• Craig Mitchell
• DJ GAYBAR
• DJ Taka
• Kate Kush

Best cover or tribute band

• Jesse Agan — The Music of Queen
• McMaple
• North Beach Dub All-Stars
• Purple: A Tribute to Prince

Best classical music group or ensemble

• Champlain Trio
• Vermont Symphony Orchestra
• Vermont Youth Orchestra
• VSO Jukebox

Best choral ensemble

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

Best karaoke

• Alfie’s Wild Ride
• Babes Bar
• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• Jenny Red Karaoke
• JP’s Pub
• Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge

Best trivia night

• Alfie’s Wild Ride
• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• Four Quarters Brewing
• Vermont Comedy Club
• wit & grit.
• Zero Gravity Craft Brewery

Best place to dance (nightclub)

• Einstein’s Tap House
• Light Club Lamp Shop
• The Lounge at Nectar’s (formerly Club Metronome)
• Radio Bean
• Red Square

Best dance studio

• Lines Vermont Dance Studio + Store
• Revolve Vermont (RevolVT)
• Snowmotion Dance
• Studio 3 Dance
• Synergy Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

Best standup comic

• Jared Hall
• Max Higgins
• Tal Friedman
• Tina Friml

Best place to see comedy

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

Best movie theater

• Essex Cinemas
• Majestic 10
• Marquis Theatre
• The Savoy Theater
• The Screening Room @ VTIFF

Best theater company

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

Best drag performer or group

• Emoji Nightmare & Katniss Everqueer
• The House of LeMay
• Miss Chekova
• Sasha Sriracha

Best LGBTQ+ event

• Burlington Dyke Night
• Essex Pride Festival
• Pride Vermont Parade & Festival
• Queer Arts Festival
• Queer Dance Party (Babes Bar)
• Winter Is a Drag Ball

Best performing arts venue – ICC

• The Flynn
• HIgher Ground
• Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
• Off Center for the Dramatic Arts

Best performing arts venue – OCC

• Barre Opera House
• Chandler Center for the Arts
• Paramount Theatre
• Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
• Town Hall Theater

Best art gallery – ICC

• ArtHound Gallery
• BCA Center
• Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery
• Soapbox Arts
• The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery

Best art gallery – OCC

• ART, etc.
• Bryan Memorial Gallery
• The Current
• Edgewater Gallery
• Northwood Gallery

Best museum

• American Precision Museum
• ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Fleming Museum of Art
• Montshire Museum of Science
• Shelburne Museum
• Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Best arts event

• Bread & Puppet Theater
• South End Art Hop
• Vermont Burlesque Festival
• Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend
• Vermont International Film Festival

Best place to take an arts class

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

Best family-friendly festival

• Do Good Fest
• New World Festival
• South End Art Hop
• Vermont Maple Festival
• Vermont Renaissance Faire

Best craft fair

• Champlain Valley Craft Show & Antique Expo
• CVU Craft Fair
• Queer Arts Festival
• Vermont Holiday Market

Best craft artisan

• Celestial Stuff
• Cleopatra Redbird
• Foxglove Farm
• Hazelbuds Clay Co.
• HoneyBee Heather

Best craft gallery

• ArtHound Gallery
• Artisans Hand
• Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery
• Thirty-odd

Best painter

• Charlotte Dworshak
• Juniper Creative Arts
• Katharine Montstream
• Martha Hull
• Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.

Best illustrator

• Julianna Brazill
• Lions & Yellowcake
• Martha Hull
• Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.
• Will Kasso Condry

Best sculptor

• Chris Cleary
• Jennifer McCandless
• Leslie Fry
• Sean Hunter WIlliams

Best art photographer

• Ellerie Brust
• John Churchman (Brickhouse Studios)
• Kira Huante (KH_VERMONT)
• Megan Marie Photographer
• Owen Leavey Photography

Best cartoonist

• Alison Bechdel
• Harry Bliss
• Julianna Brazill
• Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.

Best published author

• Chris Bohjalian
• Courtney and Clarke Collins
• Gina Tron
• Thea Lewis

Best local podcast

• ”Abstract VT”
• ”Brave Little State”
• ”Load-In Through the Back”
• ”The Octagon”
• ”Rumble Strip”

Best local TV personality

• Ben Frechette (NBC5)
• Cat Viglienzoni (WCAX-TV)
• Darren Perron (WCAX-TV)
• Jack Thurston (NBC5)
• Tyler Jankoski (NBC5)

Best local radio personality

• Betty B. (107.1 FM Frank)
• Mikaela Lefrak (Vermont Public)
• Mike Czarny & Mary Cenci (Star 92.9)
• Mitch Wertlieb (Vermont Public)
• Ross Mickel (105.9 FM the Radiator)

Best community newspaper (that’s not Seven Days)

• Addison County Independent
• The Bridge
• The Other Paper
• Williston Observer
• The World

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Food Finalists

Best new restaurant (opened after April 10, 2024)

• Fancy’s
• Frankie’s
• Kismet
• Toscano Bistro
• The Wise Fool

Best restaurant – ICC

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

Best restaurant – OCC

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Sarducci’s Restaurant & Bar
• Starry Night Café
• The Tillerman
• wit & grit.

Best family restaurant

• American Flatbread
• Jericho Café & Tavern
• Piecasso Family Pizzeria
• Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery
• wit & grit.

Best chef (chef’s name and restaurant name)

• Avery Buck (May Day)
• Cara Chigazola Tobin (The Grey Jay, Honey Road)
• Cassidy Dezan (wit & grit.)
• Jordan Ware (Frankie’s)
• Phoebe Bright (Blue Paddle Bistro)
• Robert Smith III (Starry Night Café)

Best restaurant service

• Hen of the Wood
• Honey Road
• Blue Paddle Bistro
• May Day
• Waterworks Food + Drink

Best takeout

• Aromas of India by Sarita’s Kitchen
• Tiny Thai Restaurant
• Pho Hong
• Namaste Indian Nepali Kitchen
• The Wise Fool

Best breakfast/brunch – ICC

• Deep City
• The Friendly Toast
• The Grey Jay
• Rustic Roots
• Sneakers Bistro

Best breakfast/brunch – OCC

• 3 Squares Café
• 158 Main
• Maxi’s
• Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery
• wit & grit.

Best lunch

• August First
• ecobean
• Martone’s Market & Café
• Poppy
• Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup

Best place to get late-night food (after 9 p.m.)

• Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop
• Al’s French Frys
• Mule Bar
• Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube
• The Wise Fool

Best restaurant for dessert

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

Best outdoor dining

• Idletyme Brewery & Restaurant
• Shelburne Farms Inn
• 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
• Pingala Café
• 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
• Hunger Mountain Co-op
• Mehuron’s Supermarket
• Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op
• The Roots Farm Market

Best global foods market

• Always Full Asian Market
• Asian Food Mart Taste of Asia
• Asian Mart
• European Market
• Thai Phat

Best neighborhood corner store

• Chick’s Market
• Kerry’s Kwik Stop
• Momo’s Market
• Old Brick Store
• 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

• Full Belly Farm
• Head Over Fields
• Paul Mazza’s Fresh Produce
• Sam Mazza’s Farm Market, Bakery and Greenhouses
• Trillium Hill Farm

Best farmers market

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

Best farmers market vendor

• Birch Hill English Muffins
• Crazy Cotton Candy Lady
• Green Mountain PotStickers
• Odd Otter Ice Cream
• The Tipsy Pickle

Best food truck or cart

• The Broccoli Bar
• Farmers & Foragers
• Hook & Peel Mobile Pizza Kitchen
• Kate’s Food Truck
• Only Cannoli

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
• Downhill Bread
• The Manghis’ Bread
• Red Hen Baking Co.
• Red House Sweets

Best sweets bakery – ICC

• Boxcar Bakery
• Belleville Bakery
• Haymaker Bun 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 Grande
• Casa Real
• El Cortijo Taqueria
• El Gato Cantina
• Taco Gordo

Best Chinese restaurant

• China Express 1
• China Express 2
• Eastern Dragon
• Mandarin
• Oriental Wok
• A Single Pebble

Best Thai restaurant

• Saap
• Thai House Restaurant
• Thai Smile
• Tiny Thai Restaurant
• Wilaiwans

Best Vietnamese restaurant

• Mama Pho
• Pho Capital
• Pho Dang Vietnamese Café
• Pho Hong
• Saigon Kitchen
• Sarom’s Café

Best Indian/Nepali restaurant

• Aromas of India by Sarita’s Kitchen
• Mountain Valley Restaurant
• Namaste Garden
• Namaste Indian Nepali Kitchen
• Namaste Kitchen

Best Italian restaurant

• Papa Frank’s Italian Restaurant
• Pascolo Ristorante
• Pulcinella’s
• Sarducci’s Restaurant & Bar
• Trattoria Delia

Best vegan/vegetarian fare

• Aromas of India by Sarita’s Kitchen
• Bent Hill Brewery
• ecobean
• Fancy’s
• Pingala Café
• Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup

Best gluten-free menu options

• Aromas of India by Sarita’s Kitchen
• ecobean
• Jules on the Green
• Pembroke Bakery
• West Meadow Farm Bakery

Best cannabis edible maker

• Haute & Heady Cannabis Cuisine
• Magic Mann Premium Cannabis
• Rosie’s
• Sunset Lake Cannabis
• Upstate Elevator

Best breakfast sandwich

• August First
• Burlington Bagel Bakery
• The Café HOT.
• 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

• August First
• City Market, Onion River Co-op
• Four Corners of the Earth
• Leo & Co.
• Martone’s Market & Café
• Poppy

Best sandwiches – OCC

• Edelweiss Mountain Deli
• Mehuron’s Supermarket
• Mother Hubbard’s Bakery, Deli & Country Store
• Noonie’s Deli
• Red Hen Baking Co.

Best pizza (restaurant) – ICC

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

Best pizza (restaurant) – OCC

• Pan’s Pizza
• Pearl Street Pizza
• Piecasso Family Pizzeria
• Positive Pie
• The Tillerman

Best pizza (delivery)

• Leonardo’s
• Positive Pie
• Piecasso Family Pizzeria
• Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza
• Zachary’s Pizza

Best burger – ICC

• Archie’s Grill
• Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
• Burlington Beer Co.
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
• The Shopping Bag
• Waterworks Food + Drink

Best burger – OCC

• Buddy’s Famous
• Burger Barn
• Peace Burger
• Three Penny Taproom
• Worthy Burger

Best French fries

• Al’s French Frys
• May Day
• Waterworks Food + Drink
• Worthy Burger
• Zero Gravity Beer Hall

Best wings

• Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
• Donwoori
• Honey Road
• Jericho Café & Tavern
• The Lazy Goat Tavern
• Wings at Maple

Best barbecue

• Black Diamond Barbeque
• Bluebird Barbecue
• Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse
• Prohibition Pig
• Southern Smoke Cajun & Caribbean BBQ

Best sushi

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

Best dumplings or momos

• Café Dim Sum
• Hong’s Chinese Dumplings
• Namaste Kitchen
• Sherpa Foods
• 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
• Palmer Lane Maple
• Palmer’s Sugarhouse
• The Village Scoop

Best creemee – OCC

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

Best housemade ice cream or gelato

• Lake Champlain Chocolates
• lu•lu
• Odd Otter Ice Cream
• Offbeat Creemee
• Shy Guy Gelato

Best chocolate brand

• Daily Chocolate
• Farmhouse Chocolates
• Lake Champlain Chocolates
• NU Chocolat
• Snowflake Chocolates

Best maple syrup*

• Baird Farm
• Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
• Palmer Lane Maple
• Palmer’s Sugarhouse
• Silloway Maple

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
• The Essex Resort & Spa
• Richmond Community Kitchen

Best food/drink event

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

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Drink Finalists

Best craft brewery – ICC

• Burlington Beer Co.
• Foam Brewers
• Four Quarters Brewing
• Lucy & Howe Brewing Company
• Zero Gravity

Best craft brewery – OCC

• The Alchemist
• Bent Hill Brewery
• Good Measure Pub & Brewery
• Hill Farmstead Brewery
• Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Best brewpub

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

Best craft brew selection (retailer)

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

Best winery

• Ellison Estate Vineyard
• Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits
• Lincoln Peak Vineyard
• Shelburne Vineyard
• Snow Farm Vineyard

Best wine list (restaurant or bar)

• Frankie’s
• Hen of the Wood
• May Day
• Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market
• Trattoria Delia
• Waterworks Food + Drink

Best wine shop

• Half-Step Beer & Wine
• The Local
• Salt & Bubbles Wine Bar and Market
• Standing Stone Wines
• Wilder Wines

Best hard cidery

• Citizen Cider
• Shacksbury
• Stowe Cider
• Vermont Cider Lab
• Woodchuck Hard Cider

Best cannabis beverage maker*

• Sunset Lake Cannabis
• Taunik
• Upstate Elevator
• Yut

Best spirits distiller

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

Best bar (overall)

• The 126
• Babes Bar
• Devil Takes a Holiday
• Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube
• The Wallflower Collective

Best bartender (full name and business)

• Chris Colucci (Rí Rá Irish Pub)
• JC Dugan (Woodchuck Hard Cider)
• Mel Jayne (T. Rugg’s Tavern)
• Nicholas Capanna (The Mad Rose)
• Sophia O’Leary (Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube)

Best dive bar

• Charlie-O’s World Famous
• Finnigan’s Pub
• The Other Place
• T. Rugg’s Tavern
• Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube

Best sports bar

• Finnigan’s Pub
• McGillicuddy’s
• The Old Post
• Ruben James
• T. Rugg’s Tavern

Best cocktails

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

Best mocktails

• Barr Hill
• Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.
• Devil Takes a Holiday
• The Mad Rose
• Waterworks Food + Drink

Best nonalcoholic beverage brand

• Aqua ViTea
• Guinep
• Savouré
• Rookie’s Root Beer
• Rescue Club Brewing Company

Best smoothies/juices

• ecobean
• Greene Mountain Nutrition & Smoothies
• Muddy Waters
• Pingala Café
• The Vermont Juice Co.

Best place to get tea

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

Best coffee shop – ICC

• Kru Coffee
• Onyx Tonics
• Specs
• Speeder & Earl’s Coffee
• Uncommon Coffee Co.
• Urban Retreat Coffee Bar

Best coffee shop – OCC

• Capitol Grounds
• Catalyst Coffee Bar
• Royal Oak Coffee
• Stowe Street Café
• Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.
• Wee Bird Bagel Café

Best coffee roaster

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

Best cold-brew/iced coffee

• Brew House Coffee Company at Jericho Ale & Bean
• Brio Coffeeworks
• Kru Coffee
• Urban Retreat Coffee Bar
• Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.

Best barista (full name and business)

• Emily Airoldi (Catalyst Coffee Bar)
• Lein Bolukbasi (Urban Retreat Coffee)
• Mia Seele (Muddy Waters)
• Noah Richland (Kru Coffee)
• Sam Lively (Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Co.)

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