Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

BEST TWINS PLAYER Doug Mientkiewicz
Readers' Choice: Doug Mientkiewicz

BEST WILD PLAYER Marian Gaborik
Readers' Choice: Marian Gaborik

BEST VIKINGS PLAYER Randy Moss
Readers' Choice: Daunte Culpepper

BEST ROLLER RINK Roller Garden Skating and Blading

BEST PLACE TO ICE-SKATE Nathan Hale Park
Readers' Choice: Milwaukee Road Depot Ice Rink

BEST PLACE TO ROLLERBLADE The Lakes of Minneapolis

BEST PLACE TO CROSS-COUNTRY SKI Wild River State Park

BEST SLEDDING Buck Hill

BEST SIGN OF SPRING Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

BEST BIKE TRAIL Minnesota River Bottoms

BEST PLACE TO JOG Pike Island

BEST PLACE TO HIKE (URBAN) Elliot Park and Downtown East

BEST PLACE TO HIKE (WOODSY) Big Rivers Regional Trail

BEST PLACE TO CAMP Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

BEST DAY TRIP Pepin, Wisconsin

BEST PICNIC SPOT Noerenberg Garden

BEST PLACE TO BIRD-WATCH The effluent channel at the Metro Sewage Treatment Plant

BEST TENNIS COURTS Bryn Mawr Meadows

BEST BEACH Hidden Beach
Readers' Choice: Lake Calhoun

BEST FISHING HOLE (URBAN) The Mississippi River at the Ford Dam

BEST DAY SPA The Day Spa

BEST PUBLIC PARK Powderhorn Park
Readers' Choice: Como Park

BEST PLACE TO WATCH A MOVIE OUTDOORS Loring Park (Summer Music and Movies)

BEST PLACE TO LEARN TO DANCE Four Seasons Dance Studio

BEST DOG PARK Minnehaha Park

BOUGHT & SOLD

BEST PLACE TO RENT DVDS Video Universe

BEST PLACE TO RENT FOREIGN FILMS Intercontinental Video

BEST VIDEO RENTAL Nicollet Village Video
Readers' Choice: Blockbuster

BEST PLACE TO BUY VINYL Let It Be Records

BEST CD STORE (USED) Cheapo Discs
Readers' Choice: Cheapo Discs

BEST CD STORE (NEW) The Electric Fetus
Readers' Choice: Electric Fetus

BEST CD STORE CLASSICAL Cheapo Discs, Uptown

BEST ELECTRONICS (AUDIOPHILE) Audio Perfection

BEST ELECTRONICS (PROLETARIAN) Best Buy

BEST MUSIC STORE (LOCAL) Willie's American Guitars

BEST MUSIC STORE (CORPORATE BEHEMOTH) Guitar Center

BEST MALL Har Mar Mall
Readers' Choice: Mall of America

BEST BODY PIERCING Saint Sabrina's Parlor in Purgatory

BEST HEAD SHOP Maharaja's

BEST TOBACCONIST Golden Leaf

BEST COMIC-BOOK SHOP Big Brain Comics

BEST PLACE TO BUY A BIT OF WAR HISTORY Battlefield Store

BEST TATTOO PARLOR The Ink Lab

BEST TOY STORE Phoenix Games
Readers' Choice: Creative Kidstuff

BEST BABY GOODS STORE Peapods

BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKSTORE Wild Rumpus

BEST BOOKSTORE (NEW) Ruminator Books
Readers' Choice: Barnes & Noble

BEST BOOKSTORE (USED) Rag & Bone Books
Readers' Choice: Half Price Books

BEST PAWNSHOP Hy's Loan Office & Pawn Brokers

BEST THRIFT STORE DAV Thrift Store
Readers' Choice: Savers

BEST USED FURNITURE (DIRT CHEAP) Your alley at the end of the month

BEST USED FURNITURE (VINTAGE) Theatre Antiques

BEST HARDWARE STORE Seven Corners Hardware
Readers' Choice: The Home Depot

BEST CLOTHING STORE (VINTAGE) Ragstock Warehouse Store

BEST BOUTIQUE Che Bella

BEST USED CLOTHING (UPSCALE) Fashion Avenue

BEST USED CLOTHING (DOWNSCALE) Arc's Value Village

BEST USED CLOTHING (KIDS) Better Than Ever

BEST DRY CLEANER Peter Pan Cleaners

BEST CAR WASH T & Y Car Wash
Readers' Choice: Downtowner

BEST HOTEL The Saint Paul Hotel
Readers' Choice: The Saint Paul Hotel

BEST BED AND BREAKFAST The Elephant Walk

BEST GARDEN CENTER Mother Earth Gardens
Readers' Choice: Bachman's

BEST FLORIST Anthony Shane Florist

BEST BIKE SHOP Freewheel Bike
Readers' Choice: Erik's Bike Shop

BEST SPORTING-GOODS STORE Joe's Sporting Goods and Ski Shop

RESTAURANTS

BEST RESTAURANT FOR A FIRST DATE Chino Latino

BEST NEW RESTAURANT Vincent

BEST RESTAURANT TREND Half-price-wine nights

BEST BREAKFAST Ideal Diner
Readers' Choice: Keys Café & Bakery

BEST DINER Hamlin's Coffee Shop

BEST CHEAP EATS Strudel & Nudel Deli
Readers' Choice: Chipotle Mexican Grill

BEST PLACE TO EAT BEFORE YOUR ANGIOPLASTY Fat Lorenzo's

BEST RESTAURANT FOR GLUTTONS Q. Cumbers

BEST DRIVE-IN Porky's

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

BEST STEAK HOUSE ON A BUDGET Carpenter's Steak House

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (CHEAP) Café di Napoli
Readers' Choice: Buca di Beppo

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (NOT CHEAP) Pane Vino Dolce
Readers' Choice: Buca di Beppo

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ (MINNEAPOLIS) Restaurant Alma

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ (ST. PAUL) Chet's Taverna

BEST VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT French Meadow Bakery & Café
Readers' Choice: Mud Pie

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT Sri Lanka Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Taste of India

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT Chan's Seafood Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Rainbow Chinese Restaurant & Bar

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT Fuji-Ya
Readers' Choice: Fuji-Ya

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT Hoban

BEST THAI RESTAURANT Chiang Mai Thai
Readers' Choice: Sawatdee

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT Jasmine Deli
Readers' Choice: Lotus Restaurant

BEST PLACE TO EAT OUT WITH YOUR KIDS Famous Dave's BBQ

BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Oceanaire Seafood Room

BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING Mickey's Diner
Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST RESTAURANT FOR OUTDOOR DINING Joe's Garage
Readers' Choice: Black Forest Inn

BEST PLACE TO SELF-MEDICATE Convention Grill

BEST RESTAURANT FOR APPETIZERS Aquavit

BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT Goodfellow's
Readers' Choice: Café Latté

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH Sobas

BEST COFFEEHOUSE Spyhouse Espresso Bar and Gallery
Readers' Choice: Dunn Bros Coffee

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Tacos Morelos
Readers' Choice: Tacos Morelos

BEST AFRICAN RESTAURANT House of Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant

BEST GREEK RESTAURANT It's Greek to Me

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT café un deux trois
Readers' Choice: café un deux trois

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT Jerusalem's
Readers' Choice: Jerusalem's Restaurant

BEST FOOD CRIME Dish

BEST POWER LUNCH Anodyne@43rd

BEST REBIRTH Udupi Cafe

BEST SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT Sapor Café and Bar