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Arts & Entertainment
Food & Drink
Shopping & Services

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best beloved public figure
Carrie Underwood 

Best TV personality
Gary England

Best radio team
Jack and Ron, KYIS-FM 98.9

Best local musician or band
Carrie Underwood

Best visual artist
Greg Burns

Best waiter/waitress
Beth Robinson at Boulevard Steakhouse

Best bartender
Beth Robinson at Boulevard Steakhouse

Best festival or annual event
Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City

Best tourist attraction
Bricktown

Best hotel
Skirvin Hilton

Best casino
Riverwind Casino

Best recreation destination in Oklahoma
Bricktown

Best place to entertain the kiddos
Oklahoma City Zoo

Best theater
Warren Theatre

Best local live music club
UCO Jazz Lab

Best place to see a concert
Ford Center

Best dance club
CityWalk

Best gay or lesbian bar
The Copa

Best karaoke
Henry Hudson’s

Best pool hall or dart bar
Bricktown Brewery

Best neighborhood bar
Henry Hudson’s

FOOD & DRINK
Best coffee shop
Java Dave’s

Best breakfast
Jimmy’s Egg

Best Sunday brunch
Jimmy’s Egg

Best sandwich shop
City Bites

Best south-of-the-border menu
Ted’s Café Escondido

Best Italian restaurant
Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria

Best European restaurant
La Baguette Bistro

Best seafood or sushi restaurant
Sushi Neko

Best Asian restaurant
Musashi’s

Best Mediterranean restaurant
Zorba’s Mediterranean Cuisine

Best Indian restaurant
Gopuram Taste of India

Best restaurant with healthy menu options
Saturn Grill

Best dessert menu
La Baguette

Best wine list
Bin 73

Best appetizers
Hideaway Pizza

Best steakhouse
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse

Best burger joint
Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler

Best barbecue
Earl’s Rib Palace

Best pizza
Hideaway Pizza

Best after-bar dining
IHOP

Best carryout
Ted’s Café Escondido

Best patio dining
Redrock Canyon Grill

Best chain restaurant
Sonic Drive-In

Best kid-friendly restaurant
America’s Incredible Pizza Company

Best restaurant outside city limits
Eischen’s Bar, Okarche

Best home cookin’ restaurant
Eischen’s Bar

Best casual-dining restaurant
Ted’s Café Escondido

Best upscale restaurant
Boulevard Steakhouse

Best new restaurant
Red Prime Steak

SHOPPING & SERVICES
Best women’s clothing boutique
Blue 7

Best men’s clothier
Harold’s

Best fine jewelry
BC Clark Jewelers

Best fashion accessories
Painted Door

Best resale, vintage or thrift store
Goodwill Industries

Best gifts or antique shop
Painted Door

Best place to buy artwork
Festival of the Arts

Best furniture store
Mathis Brothers Furniture

Best florist or garden center
TLC Florist & Greenhouses

Best local bookstore or library
Full Circle Bookstore

Best music store
CD Warehouse

Best sporting goods or bicycles
Al’s Bicycles

Best specialty food store
Akin’s Natural Food Market

Best yoga, pilates or fitness center
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City

Best hair salon or spa
Velvet Monkey Salon/Velvet Monkey Salon Too

Best place to have cosmetic procedures performed
Dr. Tim Love

Best dentist
Dr. Shannon Griffin

Best tattoo shop
Atomic Lotus Tattoo

Best pet services
Central Park

Best new business
RedPin Bowling Lounge

Best local nonprofit organization
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity

Best business that contributes to the community
Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Best environmental improvement efforts
OG+E Wind Power

Best thing attracting attention to Oklahoma
Cost of living and “recession-proof” economy

Best up-and-coming area of town
Bricktown

Best thing we need in OKC
Whole Foods Market