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Best Reason to Leave C-Town
Weather
Best Neighborhood
Tremont
Best Area You'd Like to See Revitalized
The Flats
Best City Service
RTA
riderta.com
Best Bus Line
RTA
riderta.com
Best Local Landmark
Terminal Tower
Best Eyesore
East Bank of the Flats
Best Festival
The Feast of the Assumption
littleitalycleveland.com
Best Park
Edgewater Park
Best Hiking or Biking Trail
Towpath
canalwayohio.com/towpathtrail.htm
Best Place to Swim
Mentor Headlands
clevelandlakefront.org
Best Place to Bowl
Corner Alley
402 Euclid Ave., 216.298.4070
thecorneralley.com
Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Visitors
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216.781.7625
rockhall.com
Best Place to Take Kids
Cleveland Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way, 216.661.6500
clemetzoo.com
Best Day Trip From C-Town
Cedar Point
Sandusky, 419.627.2350
cedarpoint.com
Best Indian (Not Named Grady)
Asdrubal Cabrera
Best Brown (Not Named Brady)
Josh Cribbs
Best Cav (Not Named LeBron)
Shaq
Best Politician
Joe Cimperman
Best Troublemaker
Frank Russo
Best Local Scandal
Dimora-Russo investigation
Best Use of Taxpayer Funds
Medical Mart
Best Mis-Use of Taxpayer Funds
Medical Mart
Best Local Issue You're Sick of
Casinos
Best Local Blog
Waiting for Next Year
waitingfornextyear.com
Best Local YouTube Clip
"Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video"
Best Local Radio Personality
Rover
roverradio.com
Best Local Newsperson
Romona Robinson
wkyc.com
Best Local Sportscaster
Jim Donovan
wkyc.com
Best Local Boutique
Banyan Tree
2242 Professor Ave., 216.241.1209
shopbanyantree.com
Best Local Thrift or Consignment
Unique
Multiple locations, uniquethriftstore.com
Best Eco-Friendly Business
Great Lakes Brewery
2516 Market Ave., 216.771.4404
greatlakesbrewing.com
Best Adult Store
Adult Mart
Multiple locations, adultmart.com
Best Source to Furnish Your Apartment
Design Union
26000 Richmond Rd., Bedford, 216.464.1600
designunion.com
Best Clothing Store:
Local: The Mission
14625 Madison Ave., 216.227.0404
themissionboutique.com
Chain: American Apparel
1782 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216.320.1761
americanapparel.net
Best Bookstore:
Local: Macs Backs
1820 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216.321.2665
macsbacks.com
Chain: Half Price Books
Multiple locations, halfpricebooks.com
Best Place to Buy Vinyl
Music Saves
15801 Waterloo Rd., 216.481.1875
musicsaves.com
Best Place to Rent a Flick
Vidstar
1836 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216.932.7287
vidstarvideo.com
Best Place to Buy Groceries
Dave's
Multiple locations, davesmarkets.com
Best Farmers Market
Westside Market
1979 W. 25th St., 216.664.3387
westsidemarket.org
Best Liquor Store
Minotti's
Multiple locations, minottis.com
Best Selection of Microbrews
Bier Market
1948 W. 25th St., 216.344.9944
bier-markt.com
Best Tattoo Shop
Tattoo Faction
30584 Lorain Rd., North Olmsted, 440.686.1311
tattoofaction.com
Best Place to Trim your Locks
Crazy Mullets
14807 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216.712.7733; 1830 Coventry Rd.,
Cleveland Heights, 216.320.9891
Best place to Pump Iron:
Local: Fit
3408 Bridge Ave, 216.961.0100
fitcleveland.com
Chain: Fitworks
Multiple locations, fitworks.com
Best Animal Hospital
Gateway
1502 Abbey Ave., 216.771.4414
Best Spa
Zen
1870 W. 25th St., 216.939.1760
zenmetrospa.com
Best Local Chef
Mike Symon
Lolabistro.com
Best New Restaurant
Green House Tavern
2038 E. 4th St., 216.443.0511
thegreenhousetavern.com
Best Upscale Restaurant
Crop Bistro
1400 W. 6th St., 216.696.2767
cropbistro.com
Best Place to Eat on a Budget
The Place to Be
1391 Warren Rd., 216.226.8783
Best First-Date Restaurant
Fat Fish Blue
21 Prospect Ave., 216.875.6000
fatfishblue.com
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Aladdin's
Multiple locations, aladdinseatery.com
Best Patio Dining
The Harp
4408 Detroit Ave., 216.939.0200
the-harp.com
Best Late-Night Dining
My Friends
11616 Detroit Ave., 216.221.2575
myfriendsrestaurant.com
Best Cup of Joe
Phoenix
Multiple locations, pheonixcoffee.com
Best Brunch
Lucky's Café
777 Starkweather Ave., 216.622.7773
luckyscafe.com
Best Ice Cream Parlor
Mitchell's
Multiple locations, mitchellshomemade.com
Best Place to Grab a Sandwich
Melt Bar & Grilled
14718 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216.226.3699
meltbarandgrilled.com
Best Pizza
Angelo's
Multiple locations, angelosonline.com
Best Greek
Mad Greek
2466 Fairmount Blvd., 216.421.3333
madgreekcleveland.com
Best Indian
India Garden
18405 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216.221.0676
indiagardencleveland.com
Best Italian
Mama Santa's
12305 Mayfield Rd., 216.231.9567, mamasantas.com
Best Chinese
Bo Loong
3922 St. Clair Ave., 216.391.3113
Best Thai
(Tie)
Lemon Grass
2179 Lee Rd., 216.321.0210
lemongrassrestaurant.net
Mint on Coventry
1791 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216.320.9915
mintcafecoventry.com
Best Japanese
Sakura
3900 Medina Rd., Akron, 330.670.0288
akronsakurasushi.com
Best Middle Eastern
Aladdin's
Multiple locations, aladdinseatery.com
Best Mexican
Luchitas
8870 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 440.205.5966
luchita.com
Best Latin
La Boca
5800 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216.961.5800
labocabarrio.com
Best Sushi
Sushi Rock
Multiple locations, sushirockohio.com
Best Korean
Tree Country
1803 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216.321.0644
treecountrybistro.com
Best Place to Cure 2 a.m. Munchies
Panini's
Multiple locations, paninisgrill.com
Best Local Beer
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
2516 Market Ave., 216.771.4404
greatlakesbrewing.com
Best Drinks on a Budget
McCarthy's Ale House
16918 Detroit Ave., 216.228.1340
mccarthyslakewood.com
Best Happy Hour
Morton's
1600 W. 2nd St., 216.621.6200
mortons.com
Best Neighborhood Bar
Prosperity
1109 Starkweather Ave., 216.937.1938
prosperitysocialclub.com
Best Wine Bar
Rocky River Wine Bar
1313 Linda Rd., Rocky River, 440.799.4300
winebarrr.com
Best Martini Bar
Olivor Twist
4061 Erie St., Willoughby, 440.946.0900
olivor-twist.com
Best Dive Bar
Dive Bar
1214 W. 6th St., 216.621.7827
divebarcleveland.com
Best Drunken Hook-Up Bar
Garage Bar
1859 W 25th St., 216.696.7772
thegaragebar.net
Best Sports Bar
Boneyard
Multiple locations, boneyardusa.com
Best Hipster Bar
B-Side Lounge
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, 216.932.1966
bsideliquorlounge.com
Best Bar for Smokers
Cowboy Food & Drink
8586 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 440.708.1011
cowboyfoodanddrink.com
Best Gay Bar
Bounce/Union Station
2814 Detroit Ave., 216.357.2997
clevelandcocktails.com
Best Lesbian Bar
The Nickel
4365 State Rd., 216.661.1314
myspace.com/thenickelbar
Best Karaoke
Magic Galaxy Entertainment
7309 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 440.946.7563
magicgalaxyentertainment.com
Best Bartender
Debbie McConkey, McCarthy's
mccarthyslakewood.com
Best Gentlemen's Club
Thee Diamond Men's Club
1628 Fall St., 216.621.1840
dmclubs.com/diamondmensclub
Best Dance Club
(Tie) BarRoom Cleveland
200 Euclid Ave., 216.685.0000
BarRoomCleveland.com
Touch Supper Club
2710 Lorain Ave, 216.631.5200
touchohiocity.com
Best DJ at a Club
DJ Mario
myspace.com/djmarionemr
Best Club Night or Event
Hip Hop Night @ Touch Supper Club (last Saturday of each month)
2710 Lorain Ave, 216.631.5200
touchohiocity.com
Best Bar Food
Winking Lizard
Multiple locations, winkinglizard.com
Best Original Band
The Black Keys
theblackkeys.com
Best Cover Band
Breakfast Club
clevelandsbreakfastclub.com
Best Solo Music Artist
Joshua Jesty
thejoshuaweb.net
Best Rock Club
Hi-Fi Concert Club
11729 Detroit Ave., 216.221.4747
thehificoncertclub.com
Best Place to Hear Hip-Hop
The View Ultra Lounge
618 E. Prospect Ave, 216.664.1815
viewnightclub.com
Best Underground Music Venue
Peabody's
2045 E. 21st St., 216.776.9999
peabodys.com
Best All-Ages Venue to See Bands
House of Blues
308 Euclid Ave., 216.523.2583
houseofblues.com
Best Local Internet Radio for Music
WRUW.org
Best Radio Station for Music
WMMS 100.7 (wmms.com)
Best Movie Theater
Cleveland Cinemas
Multiple locations, clevelandcinemas.com
Best Local Theater Company
Beck Center
17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216.521.2540
beckcenter.org
Best Drag Performer
Kim Woodworth of Simply His Servants/
Cedar Lee Rocky Horror cast
simplyhisservants.com
Best Art Gallery
Spaces
2220 Superior Viaduct, 216.621.2314
spacesgallery.org
Best Visual Artist
Amy Casey
amycaseypainting.com
Best Non-Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade oval, 216.231.4600
cmnh.org
Best New Book by a Local Author
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