Best of the Twin Cities: Winners

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE Cole Konrad
Readers' Choice: Ryan Potulny

BEST VIKINGS PLAYER Darren Sharper
Readers' Choice: Brad Johnson

BEST TWINS PLAYER Carlos Silva
Readers' Choice: Torii Hunter

BEST TIMBERWOLVES PLAYER Kevin Garnett
Readers' Choice: Kevin Garnett

BEST LYNX PLAYER Nicole Ohlde
Readers' Choice: Nicole Ohlde

BEST HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE Tayler Hill

BEST THUNDER PLAYER Dustin Branan

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

BEST ROMANTIC BIKE RIDE Midtown Greenway

BEST PUBLIC PARK Fort Snelling State Park
Readers' Choice: Como Park

BEST PICNIC SPOT Prospect Park Water Tower and Tower Hill Park

BOUGHT & SOLD

BEST BIKE SHOP One on One Bicycle Studio

BEST COMIC BOOK SHOP Big Brain Comics

BEST BOOKSTORE (CHAIN) Borders Book Shop
Readers' Choice: Barnes & Noble

BEST BOOKSTORE (USED) Booksmart

BEST BOOKSTORE (INDIE) Magers and Quinn
Readers' Choice: Magers and Quinn

BEST PLACE TO BUY VINYL Fifth Element

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

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

BEST TOBACCONIST Lewis Pipe & Tobacco

BEST PET ADOPTION Midwestern Avian Adoption and Rescue Society

BEST DOG TRAINING Twin Cities Obedience Training Club

BEST GARDEN CENTER Lyndale Garden Center
Readers' Choice: Bachman's

BEST GIFT STORE Patina
Readers' Choice: Patina

BEST GOLF SHOP The Golf Club Hospital

BEST YARN STORE The Yarnery

BEST ART SUPPLIES Wet Paint

BEST HARDWARE STORE Gardner Hardware Co.
Readers' Choice: Ace Hardware

BEST ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE Art & Architecture

BEST PIANO TUNERS Gagnon Piano Service

BEST MUSIC STORE (LOCAL YOKEL) Groth Music Co.

BEST MUSIC STORE (CHAIN) Guitar Center

BEST LAUNDROMAT Rainbow Laundromat

BEST PLACE TO BUY STRIPPER CLOTHES Sex World

BEST TOY STORE Robot Love
Readers' Choice: Creative Kidstuff

BEST PLACE TO DROP OFF YOUR KID FOR A WHILE Ikea Home Furnishings

BEST PLACE TO GET LOST WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS Bauer Brothers Salvage

BEST BOUTIQUE Design Collective

BEST SHOE STORE Bay Street Shoes & Accessories

BEST THRIFT STORE Unique Thrift Store
Readers' Choice: Unique Thrift Store

BEST CLOTHING (MEN) Top Shelf Custom Suits and Custom Shirts

BEST USED FURNITURE Succotash

BEST HAIRCUT Aveda Institute
Readers' Choice: Moxie

BEST COMPUTER REPAIR General NanoSystems

BEST ELECTRONICS (PROLETARIAN) Radio Shack

BEST ELECTRONICS (AUDIOPHILE) Stereoland

BEST PLACE TO RENT FOREIGN FILMS Intercontinental Video

BEST DVD RENTAL Cinema Revolution

BEST VIDEO RENTAL Nicollet Village Video
Readers' Choice: Netflix

RESTAURANTS

BEST RESTAURANT— MINNEAPOLIS La Belle Vie

BEST LOCAL CHEF Tim McKee
La Belle Vie

BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT La Belle Vie
Readers' Choice: Cafe Latté

BEST WINE LIST La Belle Vie
Readers' Choice: Riverview Wine Bar

BEST WINE BAR Riverview Wine Bar

BEST CHEAP EATS Café Latté
Readers' Choice: Chipotle

BEST COFFEEHOUSE Riverview Café
Readers' Choice: Dunn Bros.

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH Signature Café

BEST BARISTA Sean at Espresso

BEST BREAKFAST Hell's Kitchen
Readers' Choice: Key's Café

BEST BREAKFAST WITH A HANGOVER Keegan's Pub

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Masa
Readers' Choice: Pepito's

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

BEST RESTAURANT FOR GLUTTONS New King's Buffet

BEST DIM SUM Mandarin Kitchen

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT Evergreen Taiwanese Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Rainbow Chinese

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT Mai Village
Readers' Choice: Quang

BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Stella's Fish Café

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT Sakura
Readers' Choice: Fuji-Ya

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT King's Fine Korean Cuisine

BEST THAI RESTAURANT Tum Rup Thai
Readers' Choice: Sawatdee

BEST TAKEOUT Chiang Mai Thai
Readers' Choice: Pizza Lucé

BEST PLACE TO EAT OUT WITH KIDS Yum!

BEST RESTAURANT FOR OUTDOOR DINING Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge

BEST RESTAURANT FOR ROMANCE Black Forest Inn
Readers' Choice: W.A. Frost

BEST RESTAURANT FOR LATE-NIGHT DINING Azia
Readers' Choice: Perkins

BEST VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT Sapor Café and Bar
Readers' Choice: Café Brenda

BEST HARD-CORE VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Ecopolitan

BEST RESTAURANT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Singapore Chinese Cuisine

BEST COMMUNITY-BUILDING CAFE LoTo

BEST SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT Napa Valley Grille
Readers' Choice: Oceanaire

BEST STEAK HOUSE Murray's Restaurant & Cocktail
Readers' Choice: Manny's Steakhouse

BEST RESTAURANT FOR A FIRST DATE duplex

BEST RESTAURANT FOR APPETIZERS Café Lurcat

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT Vincent A Restaurant
Readers' Choice: Vincent A Restaurant

BEST GREEK RESTAURANT Christos

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (CHEAP) Broder's Pasta Bar
Readers' Choice: Cosetta

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

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT Emily's Lebanese Deli

BEST NEW RESTAURANT 112 Eatery
Readers' Choice: 112 Eatery

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ—MINNEAPOLIS Corner Table

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ—ST. PAUL Heartland

BEST RESTAURANT—ST. PAUL W.A. Frost and Company

BEST STAR CHEF EXPERIENCE IN A RESTAURANT Restaurant Levain

BEST RESTAURANT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING Five Restaurant & Street Lounge
Readers' Choice: Manny's Steakhouse

BEST RESTAURANT TREND Wine for the people

FOODSTUFF

BEST HOT DOGS Tollefson Family Pork

BEST NATURAL FOODS GROCERY Whole Foods
Readers' Choice: The Wedge

BEST NATURAL GROCER IN A NON-GRANOLA NEIGHBORHOOD Lakewinds

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

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

BEST APPLE ORCHARD Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard

BEST CHOCOLATE Legacy Chocolates

BEST ICE CREAM PARLOR Crema Café

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

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

BEST BREAD Rustica Bakery

BEST CHEESE SELECTION Surdyk's Gourmet Cheese Shop

BEST FISH MARKET Coastal Seafoods