Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

BEST WILD PLAYER Marian Gaborik
Readers' Choice: Marian Gaborik

BEST DAY TRIP The Great River Road to the Harbor View Cafe

BOUGHT & SOLD

BEST FLEA MARKET Elko Trader's Market

BEST FLORIST Martha's Gardens

BEST GARDEN CENTER Gertens
Readers' Choice: Bachman's

BEST HARDWARE STORE Seven Corners Hardware
Readers' Choice: Ace Hardware

BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE Galyan's Trading Company

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

BEST TOY STORE Hub Hobby Center
Readers' Choice: Toys R Us

BEST COMIC BOOK SHOP Comic College

BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKSTORE The Red Balloon Bookshop

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

BEST BOOKSTORE (USED) Book House
Readers' Choice: Half Price Books

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

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

BEST ELECTRONICS (AUDIOPHILE) Audio Perfection

BEST ELECTRONICS (PROLETARIAN) Audio King

BEST MUSIC STORE Groth Music Company

BEST DVD RENTAL Video Universe

BEST PLACE TO RENT FOREIGN FILMS World Beat & Video

BEST VIDEO RENTAL Nicollet Village Video

BEST PLACE TO BUY VINYL Let It Be Records

BEST PAWNSHOP Best Pawn

BEST USED FURNITURE (VINTAGE) Theatre Antiques

BEST THRIFT STORE Salvation Army
Readers' Choice: Savers

BEST CLOTHING STORE (VINTAGE) Ragstock Warehouse Store

BEST USED CLOTHING (DOWNSCALE) Disabled American Veterans Thrift Store

BEST USED CLOTHING (KIDS) Savers

BEST BABY GOODS STORE Enchanted Treehouse

BEST BODY PIERCING Saint Sabrina's Parlor in Purgatory

BEST TOBACCONIST Golden Leaf

BEST TATTOO PARLOR Electric Dragonland

BEST ART SUPPLIES Wet Paint Artist Materials & Framing, Inc.

BEST BOUTIQUE Fun Sisters Boutique

BEST BED & BREAKFAST The VanDusen Center

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

BEST HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE Nook and Cranny Services

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

BEST MALL Apache Plaza Shopping Center
Readers' Choice: Mall of America

RESTAURANTS

BEST POWER LUNCH Aquavit

BEST NEW RESTAURANT Heartland
Readers' Choice: Babalu Restaurant

BEST SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT Tiburón Caribbean Bistro
Readers' Choice: Manny's Steakhouse

BEST RESTAURANT TREND Mexican Power Surge

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Chino Latino
Readers' Choice: La Cucaracha Mexican Restaurante

BEST BREAKFAST Grandview Grille
Readers' Choice: The Uptown Bar

BEST DINER The Diner

BEST CHEAP EATS Little Tijuana Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Chipotle Mexican Grill

BEST RESTAURANT FOR GLUTTONS Kramarczuk East European Deli

BEST VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT Birchwood Café
Readers' Choice: Café Brenda

BEST INDIAN RESATAURANT New Delhi Bar and Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Taste of India

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT Nami
Readers' Choice: Fuji Ya Restaurant

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT King's Restaurant

BEST THAI RESTAURANT Chiang Mai Thai
Readers' Choice: Sawatdee Thai Restaurant

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT Jasmine Deli
Readers' Choice: Quang Restaurant

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

BEST DIM SUM My Le Hoa

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH New Uptown Diner

BEST COFFEE HOUSE Coffee News Café
Readers' Choice: Dunn Bros Coffee

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ (MINNEAPOLIS) French Meadow Bakery & Cafe

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ (ST. PAUL) Saigon Restaurant & Bakery

BEST RESTAURANT FOR APPETIZERS Auriga

BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT Crema Café
Readers' Choice: Cafe Latté

BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING Tiburón Caribbean Bistro
Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST PLACE TO EAT OUT WITH YOUR KIDS The Egg & I

BEST RESTAURANT FOR A FIRST DATE Bryant-Lake Bowl

BEST RESTAURANT FOR ROMANCE W.A. Frost and Company
Readers' Choice: Loring Pasta Bar

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

BEST WINE LIST Chiang Mai Thai

BEST WINE BAR Bar Lurcat
Readers' Choice: Zander Café

BEST LOCAL CHEF Alexander Dixon - Zander Café

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT La Belle Vie
Readers' Choice: Vincent

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (CHEAP) Broders' Southside Pasta Bar
Readers' Choice: Buca Di Beppo

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

BEST GREEK RESTAURANT It's Greek to Me

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT Emily's Lebanese Delicatessen

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

BEST STEAK HOUSE ON A BUDGET erté

BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT The Oceanaire Seafood Room

BEST RESTAURANT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING Aquavit
Readers' Choice: Manny's Steakhouse

BEST RESTAURANT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Easy Creek Bistro

BEST RESTAURANT (MINNEAPOLIS) Vincent

BEST RESTAURANT (ST. PAUL) Zander Café <!-_-Cafe--->

BEST STAR CHEF EXPERIENCE Steven Brown - RockStar

FOODSTUFF

BEST SOUL FOOD Lucille's Kitchen

BEST BAKERY Patrick's French Bakery
Readers' Choice: Wuollet Bakery

BEST COFFEE (BY THE POUND) Peace Coffee
Readers' Choice: Caribou Coffee

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

BEST TAKEOUT French Meadow Bakery & Café
Readers' Choice: Tie: Chipotle Mexican Grill and Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

BEST BARBECUE Scott Ja-Mama's Barbecue
Readers' Choice: Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

BEST HOT DOGS The Wienery

BEST BURGERS Ike's Food & Cocktails
Readers' Choice: Matt's Bar

BEST FRIES Café Barbette
Readers' Choice: McDonald's

BEST FRIED CHICKEN Nardie's Café

BEST PIZZA Punch Neapolitan Pizza
Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST BURRITOS El Burrito Mercado

BEST CHEESE SELECTION Surdyk's Cheese Shop

BEST ITALIAN GROCERY Delmonico's Italian Foods

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN GROCERY Bill's Imported Foods, Inc.

BEST ASIAN GROCERY Shuang Hur Oriental Market

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

BEST APPLE ORCHARD Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard

BEST CANDY STORE Candyland

BEST CHOCOLATE River Chocolate Company

BEST ICE CREAM PARLOR Grand Ole Creamery