Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

BEST WINE LIST Café Barbette
Readers' Choice: Lucia's Restaurant and Wine Bar

BEST RESTAURANT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING Aquavit
Readers' Choice: Oceanaire

BEST RESTAURANT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Marimar

BEST RESTAURANT FOR ROMANCE Loring Café
Readers' Choice: Loring Café

BEST RESTAURANT (ST. PAUL) Zander Café

BEST RESTAURANT (MINNEAPOLIS) Auriga

BEST LOCAL CHEF Tim McKee

FOODSTUFF

BEST DELICATESSEN Zaroff's Delicatessen Restaurant

BEST COFFEE (BY THE POUND) Bean Counter Coffee Company
Readers' Choice: Dunn Bros Coffee

BEST CHEESE SELECTION Surdyk's Cheese Shop

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

BEST TAKEOUT El Burrito Mercado
Readers' Choice: (tie) Chipotle Mexican Grill and D'Amico and Sons

BEST BARBECUE Market Bar-B-Que
Readers' Choice: Famous Dave's BBQ

BEST HOT DOGS Joey D's Chicago Style Eatery

BEST BURGERS Matt's Bar
Readers' Choice: Matt's Bar

BEST FRIES Hamlin's Coffee Shop
Readers' Choice: McDonald's

BEST PIZZA Punch Neapolitan Pizza
Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST FRIED CHICKEN Lucille's Kitchen

BEST CARRY-OUT CHICKEN Midtown Chicken Shack

BEST CHICKEN WINGS Arnellia's

BEST HOMEMADE PASTA Broders' Cucina Italiana

BEST ITALIAN GROCERY Buon Giorno Italian Market

BEST NATURAL FOODS GROCERY Seward Co-op Grocery
Readers' Choice: Whole Foods Market

BEST GOURMET GROCERY Kowalski's Market
Readers' Choice: Byerly's

BEST BREAD New French Bakery

BEST BAKERY Turtle Bread Company
Readers' Choice: Wuollet Bakery

BEST PIE Turtle Bread Company

BEST BAGELS Bagelman's
Readers' Choice: Bruegger's Bagels

BEST CROISSANTS A Baker's Wife's Pastry Shop

BEST FRESH PRODUCE Wedge Community Co-op
Readers' Choice: Farmers' Markets

BEST SALAD Jasmine Deli
Readers' Choice: Olive Garden

BEST ASIAN GROCERY Dragon Star Oriental Foods

BEST INDIAN GROCERY Asia Imports Inc.

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN GROCERY Holy Land Deli

BEST LATINO GROCERY El Burrito Mercado

BEST SOMALIAN GROCERY Elliot Park Grocery

BEST FISH MARKET Whole Foods Market

BEST SUSHI Katsu Sushi
Readers' Choice: Origami

BEST PREPARED FOODS Falafel King

BEST ICE CREAM PARLOR Izzy's Ice Cream Café

BEST DOUGHNUTS Blackey's Bakery

BEST CHOCOLATE B.T. McElrath Chocolatier

BEST CANDY STORE Dulcería La Piñata

BEST WEDDING CAKES Jessica's

SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (ST. PAUL) The Spot Bar
Readers' Choice: Sweeney's

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (MINNEAPOLIS) C.C. Club
Readers' Choice: (tie) Lyle's Bar and Restaurant and C.C. Club

BEST BARTENDER Corky Hisle

BEST GAY BAR Trikkx
Readers' Choice: Gay 90's

BEST LESBIAN BAR Twilight at Club Ashé
Readers' Choice: Lucy's

BEST COCKTAILS The St. Paul Grill
Readers' Choice: Chino Latino

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

BEST MARGARITA Bar Abilene

BEST BLOODY MARY Sushi Tango

BEST WINE BAR Chiang Mai Thai

BEST BEER SELECTION IN A BAR Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar
Readers' Choice: Williams Uptown Pub and Peanut Bar

BEST PLACE TO PLAY POOL Billiard Street Café
Readers' Choice: City Billiards

BEST JUKEBOX Triple Rock Social Club

BEST CASINO Grand Casino Hinckley

BEST KARAOKE Punk Karaoke at Tubby's Bar and Grill
Readers' Choice: Fine Line Music Café

BEST VOCALIST (FEMALE) Kat Bjelland

BEST VOCALIST (MALE) Robert Robinson

BEST JAZZ ARTIST Dave King
Readers' Choice: Happy Apple

BEST BLUES BAND The Butanes
Readers' Choice: Jonny Lang

THIRD-BEST BAND NAME 20 Dollar Love

BEST ROCK BAND Song of Zarathustra
Readers' Choice: Gel

BEST R&B BAND Moveable Feast
Readers' Choice: Soulvation

SECOND-BEST BAND NAME Olsen Twin Suicide

BEST HIP-HOP ARTIST The C.O.R.E.
Readers' Choice: Atmosphere

BEST HIP-HOP DJ Andrew Broder (a.k.a. Fog)

BEST ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN Paul Birken (a.k.a. Bobaflux)

BEST CLUB DJ Christian James
Readers' Choice: Corey Valentine

BEST ACOUSTIC PERFORMER Curtis & Loretta

BEST NEW BAND The Hundred Flowers

BEST BAND TO BREAK UP IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS Cenospecies

BEST BAND TO LEAVE THE TWIN CITIES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS Tulip Sweet

BEST OLD BAND TVBC

BEST POP BAND Triangle

BEST BAND NAME Señor Droolcup

BEST SONGWRITER Sean Tillman

BEST ALBUM OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS 'The Glamour Is Contagious'
Valet

BEST LOCAL MUSIC COMPILATION 'Apartment Music'

BEST LOCAL RECORD LABEL HiPass

BEST PRODUCER Mike Wisti

BEST RECORDING STUDIO The Terrarium

BEST ADULT VIDEO STORE SexWorld

BEST STRIP CLUB The Skyway Lounge
Readers' Choice: Schieks Palace Royale

BEST DANCE CLUB The Quest

BEST ROCK CLUB Turf Club
Readers' Choice: First Avenue

BEST CONCERT VENUE First Avenue/7th St. Entry

BEST BLUES BAR Famous Dave's

BEST JAZZ CLUB Dakota Bar & Grill

BEST OPEN-MIC NIGHT 'Poets of the City'

BEST COUNTRY-MUSIC SHOW Sunday nights at the Hexagon Bar

BEST ALL-AGES VENUE 'In the Garage'
Readers' Choice: First Avenue/7th Street Entry

BEST CONCERT OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS Thrashfest II
Readers' Choice: U2, Target Center; May 1, 2001