The Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT India Palace Readers' Choice: Taste of India

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (CHEAP) Cossetta's Readers' Choice: Olive Garden

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (NOT CHEAP) Ristorante Luci Readers' Choice: Buca di Beppo

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT Origami Readers' Choice: Origami

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT Sole Cafe

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Mercado Central Readers' Choice: La Cucaracha

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT Da Afghan Readers' Choice: Jerusalem's

BEST THAI RESTAURANT Chiang Mai Thai Readers' Choice: Sawatdee

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT Quang Restaurant

BEST BREAKFAST duJour's Casual Café Readers' Choice: The Egg and I

BEST ADDITION TO THE BREAKFAST SCENE Victor's 1959 Café

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH (CHEAP) Nora's

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH (CLASSIC) Nicollet Island Inn

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH (NEO-CLASSIC) Campiello

BEST DIM SUM My Le Hoa

BEST STEAK HOUSE Manny's Steakhouse Readers' Choice: Manny's Steakhouse

BEST STEAK HOUSE ON A BUDGET Casper's Cherokee Sirloin Room

BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Birchwood Café Readers' Choice: Mud Pie

BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT The Oceanaire Seafood Room

BEST WINE LIST Restaurant Alma Readers' Choice: The Vintage Restaurant and Wine Bar

BEST COFFEE HOUSE The Depot

BEST WINE BAR Lucia's Wine Bar

BEST DRIVE-IN Wagner's Drive-In

BEST DINER Band Box

BEST POWER LUNCH Murray's Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge

BEST TIME CAPSULE Cafe di Napoli

FOODSTUFF

BEST CHEESE SELECTION Surdyk's Cheese Shop

BEST BURGERS St. Paul Grill Readers' Choice: Matt's Bar

BEST FRIES The Wienery Readers' Choice: McDonald's

BEST HOT DOGS Joey D's Chicago Style Eatery

BEST FRIED CHICKEN Lucille's Kitchen

BEST PIZZA Punch Woodfire Pizza Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST PIZZA WITHOUT SUN-DRIED TOMATOES Red's Savoy Inn Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST BURRITOS El Café at El Burrito Mercado

BEST SALAD Bobino Café and Wine Bar Readers' Choice: Q Cumbers

BEST REUBEN Cecil's Restaurant

BEST CHICKEN WINGS Figlio Readers' Choice: Buffalo Wild Wings

BEST BARBECUE Ted Cook's 19th Hole Barbeque Readers' Choice: Famous Dave's

BEST SUSHI Fuji-Ya

BEST HOMEMADE PASTA Delmonico's Italian Food

BEST SPICE SHOP Penzeys

BEST ASIAN GROCERY United Noodles

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN GROCERY Sinbad

BEST ITALIAN GROCERY Buon Giorno Italian Market

BEST INDIAN GROCERY Asia Imports

BEST LATINO GROCERY El Burrito Mercado

BEST FRESH PRODUCE Wedge Co-op

BEST NATURAL FOODS GROCERY Whole Foods Market Readers' Choice: Wedge Community Co-op

BEST GOURMET GROCERY Surdyk's Cheese Shop Readers' Choice: Byerly's

BEST FISH MARKET Coastal Seafoods

BEST BAKERY Turtle Bread Company Readers' Choice: Wuollet's

BEST MEXICAN BAKERY Marissa's Panaderia

BEST DOUGHNUTS Sarah Jane's Bakery Readers' Choice: Dunkin Donuts

BEST KOLACHES Kramarczuk Sausage Company, Inc.

BEST BAGELS Big City Bagels

BEST BREAD New French Bakery

BEST BISCUITS AND GRAVY Sunnyside Up Cafe

BEST PANCAKES Maria's Café

BEST DELICATESSEN Zaroff's Delicatessen

BEST APPLE ORCHARD Emma Krumbee's

BEST JUICE BAR Asase Yaa Juice Bar & Global Gifts

BEST CANDY STORE Candyland Readers' Choice: Candyland

BEST ICE CREAM PARLOR Sebastian Joe's

BEST CHOCOLATE B.T. McElrath Chocolatier Readers' Choice: Godiva

BEST WINE AND LIQUOR STORE Surdyk's Readers' Choice: Surdyk's

BEST COFFEE (BY THE POUND) Dunn Bros Coffee

BEST TEA (BY THE POUND) TeaSource

BEST CHEAP EATS Nicollet Avenue S. between 24th and Lake streets

SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL

BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE MEN (GAY) Boom

BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE MEN (STRAIGHT) Origami

BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE WOMEN (STRAIGHT) Anywhere a Seventies/Eighties Cover Band Is Playing

BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE WOMEN (LESBIAN) Café Wyrd

BEST LESBIAN BAR Club Metro/Metro Underground Readers' Choice: Club Metro

BEST GAY BAR The Saloon Readers' Choice: The Gay 90's

BEST ADULT VIDEO STORE Lickety Split

BEST STRIP CLUB (FEMALE DANCERS) Jake's

BEST STRIP CLUB (MALE DANCERS) Sharx Sports Bar and Nightclub

BEST MEAT RAFFLE Knight Cap Bar & Lounge

BEST JUKEBOX Triple Rock Social Club

BEST POOL HALL City Billiards Bar & Cafe

BEST BIKER BLOCK Off Cedar Avenue S. between 19th Avenue S. and Ninth Street S.

BEST OPEN-MIC NIGHT Balls

BEST KARAOKE Elsie's

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR--MINNEAPOLIS Eli's Readers' Choice: Lyle's Bar and Restaurant

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR--ST. PAUL Dubliner Pub Readers' Choice: Sweeney's Saloon

BEST PLACE TO GET A DRINK AT 8:00 A.M. Poodle Club

BEST HAPPY HOUR Lyle's Bar and Restaurant Readers' Choice: Lyle's Bar and Restaurant

BEST BEER SELECTION IN A BAR Bryant-Lake Bowl

BEST MARTINI Table of Contents (Minneapolis)

BEST COCKTAILS The St. Paul Grill Bar Readers' Choice: Red Dragon Bar and Restaurant

BEST MARGARITA (CLASSIC) Boca Chica

BEST MARGARITA (REINVENTED) Bar Abilene

BEST PLACE TO SALSA Vannandy's Night Club

BEST PLACE TO TANGO Tango Society of Minnesota

BEST DANCE CLUB First Avenue

BEST CLUB DJ Danny Shaffer Readers' Choice: Big Daddy Greg Comstock

BEST HIP-HOP DJ DJ Abilities

BEST RAP RADIO The Beat Box

BEST RAP GROUP Ms. Chambers Readers' Choice: Atmosphere

BEST ROCK BAND Lifter Puller Readers' Choice: American Head Charge

THIRD-BEST BAND NAME Ill Gotten Booty

SECOND-BEST BAND NAME The Cactus Pricks

BEST BAND NAME Anal Blast

BEST HIGH SCHOOL BAND Hierospecs

BEST ALL-AGES VENUE Foxfire Coffee Lounge Readers' Choice: First Avenue and 7th Street Entry

BEST NEW BAND Triangle

BEST OLD BAND The Phones

BEST ROCK CLUB First Avenue/7th Street Entry Readers' Choice: First Avenue and 7th Street Entry

BEST RUMOR ON THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE First Avenue Is Moving to Blaine

BEST CONCERT VENUE Bryant-Lake Bowl Cabaret Theater

BEST PLACE TO SEE BLUEGRASS Dulono's Pizza