BEST OF DAYTON 2018: The complete list of finalists and how to vote

Credit: Dayton.com

Credit: Dayton.com

Nominations poured in this year for our Best of 2018 contest.

100,000 of them to be exact.

It’s no surprise that our readers love Dayton and know this community offers so much to be proud of.

Your nominations helped shape what you see here in this final ballot.

Below you will find a break down of each category and the finalists in each category.

But first, a few things to know before you start voting:

HOW VOTING WORKS

• Voting will run from Dec. 5, 2018, through Dec. 26, 2018.

• To cast your vote, you have to enter a valid email address.

• Once that step is complete, you can submit one vote per day per category in all categories throughout the nomination process. We have 133 contests, and more than 40 are new.

• Please keep coming back every day! We encourage everyone to come back every day and vote once per day per category to help your business, your friends or your most beloved places soar to the top.

• If you didn't visit us during the nominations period in November, you will notice we have a new and improved voter experience this year. When on your mobile device, visit dayton.com/bestofdayton and then save the page to your home screen.

BEST OF DAYTON 2018 FINALISTS

🧀Best Appetizer

- Jimmie’s Ladder 11 Blind Dates

- Shen’s Szechuan & Sushi Szechuan Dumplings

- Thai 9 Crab Rangoon

- The Highland Stag Scotch Eggs

- Watermark Pork Belly Tacos

- Wheat Penny Oven & Bar Eggplant Fries

🎮Best Arcade/Gaming

- Canal Street Arcade & Deli

- D20: A Bar With Characters

- DK Effect

- Hole in the Wall

- Scene75

🖼️Best Art Gallery

- Dayton Art Institute

- Dayton Society of Artists

- Front Street Studio Gallery

- Market at the Park

- Rosewood Arts Centre

- The Contemporary Dayton (formerly DVAC)

🍜Best Asian Food

-China Cottage

-CJ CHAN

-Kabuki Korean Restaurant and Sushi Bar

-Lihn's Bistro

-Ozu852

-Shen's Szechuan & Sushi

-Sky Asian Cuisine

-Thai 9

🚗Best Auto Dealer

-Beau Townsend

-Jeff Schmitt Auto Group

-Voss Chevrolet

-Wagner Subaru

-White Allen Chevrolet

🔧Best Auto Repair

-C&D Collision Center

-Complete Auto Repair & Performance

-Grismer Tire & Auto Service

-Kettering AutoCare

-Kiddle's Auto

-Mason Motorworks

-Midwest Muffler Pros & More

-T&D Automotive

-Tire Discounters

🍪Best Bakery

-Ashley's Pastry Shop

-Cacky's Cakery

-Dorothy Lane Market

-elé Cake Co.

-Evans Bakery

-The Neighborhood Nest Gluten-Free Baked Goods

-RachelBakes & Co

-Simply Decadent

🚽Best Bar Bathroom

-Kingspoint Pub

-Mack's Tavern

-MJ's on Jefferson

-The Barrel House

-The Brick Tap & Tavern

-The Village Inn

💈Best Barber Shop

-All Sports Barber Shop (Valley St., Dayton)

-All Sports Barber Stylists (Centerville)

-Centerville Barbers

-Brookville Barbershop

-Dayton Grooming Co. Barber Shop

-Hicks' Barber Shop

-Jeff and Gary's Barbershop

-Vandalia Barber Shop

☕Best Barista

-Barry Kingston of Press

-Caitlyn Priest of Dunkin’ Donuts (Woodman Drive)

-David Warrick of Ghostlight Coffee

-Spencer Boden - Dorothy Lane Market (Oakwood)

-Tyler Yoxtheimer from Starbucks (Oakwood)

🍸Best Bartender

-Ashley Brown - Sparky's Lounge

-Ashley Lewis - Mr. Boro's Tavern

-Chad McKanna - Buffalo Wild Wings (Kettering, OH)

-Randi Hamlin, Kingspoint Pub

-Stormy Hileman- The Growler Pub & Grub

🍖Best BBQ

-City Barbeque

-Company 7 BBQ

-Fatback's Barbecue

-Hickory River Smokehouse

-Pa's Pork

-Smokin Bar-B-Que

-Texas Beef & Cattle Company

🚴Best Bike Route

-Creekside Trail

-Great Miami River Trail

-Little Miami Scenic Trail

-MetroParks Mountain Biking Area

-Xenia Station

🍹Best Bloody Mary

-Blind Bob's

-Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill

-Mack's Tavern

-Mr. Boro's Tavern

-Mudlick Tap House

-Tank's Bar & Grill

-Trolley Stop

🍲Best Bowl of Soup

-Basil's on Market Lobster Bisque

-Blind Bob's Pickle Soup

-Dublin Pub World Famous Potato Soup

-El Meson Chicken Tortilla Soup

-Fifth Street Brewpub Roasted Red Pepper Soup

-Linh's Bistro Pho

-Meadowlark Tomato Bisque

-Trolley Stop Dill-icious Potato Soup

🎳Best Bowling Alley

-Beaver-Vu Bowl

-Capri Lanes

-JD Legends

-Marian Lanes

-Poelking Lanes

-Poelking Lanes South

-Thunderbowl Lanes

-Woodman Lanes

🍳Best Breakfast

-Blueberry Cafe

-Bunkers Sports Bar and Grill

-Butter Cafe

-Center Street Cafe

-First Watch

-Golden Nugget

-Rivertown Chili

-Tanks Bar & Grill

🥞Best Brunch

-Lily's Bistro

-Table 33

-Meadowlark

-Wheat Penny

-First Watch

-Dublin Pub

-Mudlick Taphouse

-The Brunch Club

-Another Broken Egg

🍔Best Burger

-The Rootbeer Stande

-Slyder's Tavern

-McNasty's

-Tank's Bar & Grill

-Watermark

-Five Guys

-The Oakwood Club

-Archer's Tavern

-Red Robin

-Voltzy's

💸Best Cheap Eats

-Mack's Tavern

-Tanks Bar & Grill

-Hamburger Wagon

-Taqueria Mixteca

-Hasty Tasty

-Slyder's Tavern

-The Rootbeer Stande

🌶️Best Chili

-Rivertown Chili

-Skyline Chili

-Tank's Bar & Grill

-Super Subbys

-Archer's Tavern

-Wendy's

-Slyder's Tavern

🥔Best Chips

-Mikesell's

-Hunger Paynes

-Blind Bob's

-Mojo's Bar & Grill

-Fifth Street Brewpub

-Nick's Restaurant

🍽️Best Classic Restaurant

-The Oakwood Club

-The Pine Club

-The Florentine

-Treasure Island Supper Club

-The Paragon Supper Club

-Coldwater Cafe

-Buckhorn Tavern

-Golden Lamb

🍹Best Cocktails

-Coco's Bistro

-Lily's Bistro

-The Century Bar

-Van Buren Room

-Watermark

-Salar

-Corner Kitchen

☕Best Coffeehouse

-Ghostlight Coffee

-Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar

-Press Coffee Bar

-Boston Stoker

-Winan’s

-Warehouse 4

🎭Best Comedy Club

-Wiley's Comedy Club

-Dayton Funny Bone

-The Black Box Improv Theater

👚Best Consignment/Resale Store

-Style Encore

-TheZe DealZ: A Thrifty Boutique

-Clash Dayton

-Home 2 Home

-Daddy Katz

-Loralei Boutique

-Feathers

-Clothes the Work Boutique

🎡Best County Fair

-The Great Darke County Fair

-Montgomery County Fair

-Greene County Fair Clark County Fair

-Warren County Fair

-Preble County Fair

-Miami County Fair

🍺Best Craft Beer Selection

-The Barrel House

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill

-The Barrel

-Dayton Beer Company

-Warped Wing

-Crafted & Cured

-Ollie's Place

-Fifth Street Brewpub

💃🏻Best Dance Club

-Julia's Night Club

-Club Masque

-Therapy Cafe

-Yellow Rose

-Club Evolution

-Ned Peppers

-Newcom's

-MJ's on Jefferson

🕺🏻Best Dance Group

-Special Touch Talent Dance Studio

-Funk Lab Dance Center

-Celtic Academy of Irish Dance

-Troupe Roja

-Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

-Joyce Dalton Baton and Dance

-McGovern Ceili dancers

-Madonna School of Dance

-Dayton Ballet

👑Best Dayton Drag Queen

-Nhiraje

-Tina Hightower

-Amaya Sexton

-Jade Sexton

-Scarlett Moon

-Carrie J. Summers

-National Holiday

💎Best Dayton landmark

-Dayton Masonic Center

-Carillon Park's Deeds Carillon

-Carillon Park's Brethren Tower

-Dayton Art Institute

-National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

-Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

-Riverscape fountains

🎁Best Dayton-centric gifts

-Baker Salvage Co. Dayton signs

-Heart Mercantile T-shirts and gifts

-Omega Music's Dayton Funk T-shirts

-Carillon Park's gift shop

-Esther Price candies

-Dorothy Lane's Killer Brownie

-Dayton beer

🥙Best Deli

-The Farmer in the Deli

-Canal Street Arcade and Deli

-Flyboy's Deli

-Charlie's Deli

-DiSalvo's Deli

-The Deli at Webster Street

-Dorothy Lane Market

-Carmen's Deli & Bistro

🍮Best Place for Dessert

-Ginniebug Creations

-Simply Decadent

-Twist Cupcakery

-Dorothy Lane Market

-Madame Delluc Artisan Chocolatier

-Jenny G's Cupcakes & Treats

-Cheesecake Factory

-Partial to Pie

🍴Best Diner

-416 Diner

-George's Family Restaurant

-Hasty Tasty Pancake House

-Dixie Diner (New Lebanon)

-Mel-O-Dee Restaurant (New Carlisle)

-Foy's Rock & Roll Grill

-The Brunch Club

🍻Best Dive Bar

-Red Carpet Tavern

-The Growler Pub and Grub

-Mack's Tavern

-Toby's Tavern

-Tank's Bar and Grill

-Diplomat Lounge

-Carmichael's Pub

🏆Best Do-Gooder

-Richard Lundin

-Rev. Cool Carter

-Rachel Anne Jensen

-Allison Cox

-Michelle Disher

-Doug Sorrell

🐕Best dog-friendly patio

-Mack's Tavern

-Lily's Bistro

-Toxic Brew Company

-Dayton Beer Company

-Fifth Street Brewpub

-Bargos

🍩Best Donuts

-Bill's Donuts

-Jim's Donuts

-Bear Creek Donuts

-Stan the Donut Man

-Duck Donuts

-The Donut Haus

-Evans Bakery

-Donut Palace

🍅Best Farmers Market

-2nd Street Market

-Miamisburg Farmer's Market

-This Old Farmer's Market

-Shiloh Farmers' Market

-Yellow Springs Farmers' Market

🎆Best Festival

-Dayton Celtic Festival

-Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest

-Dayton Germanfest Picnic

-Dayton Greek Festival

-Troy Strawberry Festival

-Yellow Springs Street Fair

-Ohio Renaissance Festival

-Ohio Sauerkraut Festival

🍽️Best Fine Dining

-The Oakwood Club

-Watermark Restaurant

-The Pine Club

-Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

-Corner Kitchen

-Coco's Bistro

-Meadowlark

-Coldwater Cafe

-The Winds Cafe

💐Best Florist

-Furst The Florist & Greenhouses

-Floral V Designs

-Oberer's Flowers

-Sherwood Florist

-The Flowerman

-Hollon Flowers

-The Flower Shoppe

🚚Best Food Truck

-McNasty's

-Greek Street Food Truck

-Good Golly Miss Molly's Food Bus

-The Wicked 'Wich of Dayton

-PA's Pork

-Bella Sorella Pizza

-Hunger Paynes Food Truck

-Drunken Waffle, Twisted Taco

-Zombie Dogz

🚚🍔 Best Food Truck Dish

-The Wicked 'Wich Lady Marmalade

-EAT Stout Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese

-Greek Street Lamb Gyros

-McNasty's OMG Burger

-PA's Pork Mack Daddy

-Hunger Paynes Reuben Croquettes

-Drunken Waffle War Pig

-Zombie Dogz Calling in Dead

🍟Best French Fries

-Dublin Pub

-The Rootbeer Stande

-Greek Street Food Truck Greek Fries

-Deg's Flame Grilled Chicken

-Five Guys

-Corner Kitchen

-McDonald's

-Penn Station

🍾Best Gala

-Dayton Art Institute Art Ball

-Wright State ArtsGala

-Humane Society Pet Afflaire

-SICSA Cat's Meow

-Boonshoft Gala

-Masquerage

-Dayton Surrealist Ball

🍸Best Gay Bar

-MJ's on Jefferson

-Club Masque

-Club Evolution

-The Stage Door

-The Right Corner

⛳Best Golf Course

-Madden Golf Course

-NCR Country Club

-Golf Club at Yankee Trace

-Homestead Golf Course

-Pipestone Golf Club

-Sugar Valley Country Club

-Walnut Grove Country Club

🧀Best Grilled Cheese

-The Wicked 'Wich of Dayton

-Mr. Boro's Tavern

-Coco's Bistro

-Melt Bar and Grilled

-Tank's Bar and Grill

-Meadowlark

-Florentine Restaurant

-Rivertown Chili

🏋️‍♀️Best Gym

-Gem City CrossFit

-30 West Fit

-Bombers CrossFit

-Femme Fatale Fitness

-Orangetheory Fitness Miamisburg

-Quest Gymnastics And Extreme Sports Center

-Rinse Cycle Dayton

💇Best Hair Salon

-252 West Salon & MedSpa

-The Red Salon

-The Salon on Rahn & Day Spa

-Square One Salon

-Gloss Salon

-Salon J Ladner

😄Best Happy Hour

-The Growler Pub and Grub

-Mack's Tavern

-Bargos Grill & Tap

-MJ's on Jefferson

-The Trolley Stop

-Bar Louie

-Mudlick Tap House

👻Best haunted attraction

-Lewisburg Haunted Cave

-Land of Illusion

-King Island Halloween Haunt

-Dayton Scream Park

-Riverside Jaycees Haunted Castle

-Brimstone Haunt

💎Best Hidden Gem Restaurant

-Rivertown Chili

-The Florentine

-Watermark Restaurant

-Jerri's Restaurant and Catering

-Bennett's Publical Family Sports Grill

-The Highland Stag

-Dewberry 1850

🏈Best High School fans

-Bishop Fenwick High School

-Kettering Fairmont High School

-Centerville High School

-Miamisburg High School

-Beavercreek High School

-Wayne High School

-Stivers School for the Arts

-Kettering Alter

-Carlisle

-Chaminade Julienne

🏘️Best Historical Neighborhood

-St. Anne's Hill Historic District

-Oregon District

-South Park

-Huffman Historic District

-Wright Dunbar

-McPherson Town Historical District

-Grafton Hill

🎄Best holiday tradition

-A Carillon Christmas

-Clifton Mills Holiday Lights

-Aullwood Luminary Walk

-Woodland Lights

-SICSA Paws 2 Celebrate

-Christmas market at Dayton Liederkranz Turner

-Dayton Grande Illumination and Children's Parade

-Dayton Ballet Nutcracker

🏨Best Hotel

-Marriott University of Dayton

-Mills Park Hotel

-Crowne Plaza

-Hilton Garden Inn

🍦Best Ice Cream

-Graeter's

-Young's Jersey Dairy

-JD's Old Fashioned Frozen Custard

-Ritter's Frozen Custard

-United Dairy Farmers

-Jubie's Creamery

🍛Best Indian Food

-Amar India

-Jeet India

-India Chaat Cafe & Curry Out

-Ajanta India Restaurant

-Maharaja of Dayton

🎤Best Indoor Music Venue

-Yellow Cab Tavern

-Blind Bob's

-Little York Tavern

-The Brightside

-Hannah's

-Oddbody's

🍝Best Italian Food

-Mamma DiSalvo's Risturante

-Franco's Ristorante

-Jimmy's Italian Kitchen

-Troni's Restaurant

-Tony's Italian Kitchen

-Roost Modern Italian

-Spaghetti Warehouse

💍Best Jewelry Store

-Hedy Riegle Studio

-James Free Jewelers

-Elizabeth Diamond Company

-Beavercreek Jewelers

-Ohio Silver Co.

-Sterling Studio

🎤Best Karaoke

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-The Red Carpet Tavern

-Sparky's Lounge

-MJ's on Jefferson

-Blind Bob's

-Mack's Tavern

🍕Best Late-Night Eats

-Tank's Bar and Grill

-Waffle House

-Taco Bell

-Mack's Tavern

-Lucky's Taproom

-416 Diner

🎨Best Local Artist

-Scott Gibbs

-Tiffany Clark

-Michelle Carr

-Katie Marks

-John Faas

-Erica Blackstock

-Terry Welker

👟Best Local Athlete

-Abby Nugent

-Josh Cunningham

-Taylor Ewert

-Loudon Love

🎤Best local band/musician

-Until Rust

-Full Frontal

-Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

-Alexis Gomez

-Ashley Martin

-Secret Circle Society

-Full Frontal

-Hawthorne Heights

-Hey There Morgan

-Mick Blankenship

🍺Best Local Brewery

-Warped Wing

-Yellow Springs Brewery

-Toxic Brewing

-Branch & Bone

-5th Street Brewpub

-Crooked Handle Brewing Co.

-Dayton Beer company

🌟Best Local Celebrity

-Reverend Cool Carter

-Oliver Dixon

-Jade Sexton

-Matthew Keener

-Doug Sorrell

-Ashley Martin

-Alexis Gomez

👩‍🍳Best Local Chef

-Stephanie Schifrin Salas (The Dayton Club)

-Aimee Plesa (Bargos Grill & Tap)

-Maria Walusis (Watermark)

-Joe Fish (Chef Case)

-Art Chin (Greenfire Bistro)

-Elizabeth Wiley (Meadowlark)

-Jack Skilliter (Corner Kitchen)

🤣Best Local Comedian (not Dave Chappelle)

-Jeff Zaret

-Dan Sebree

-Scotty Mays

-Aaron Phillips

-Travis Charles

-Mike Shea

🎧Best Local DJ (nightclub)

-Airborne Entertainment

-Liftoff Entertainment

-Dayton Mobile DJ

-All the Right Tunes

-Amplified Digital Entertainment

-DJ Avra

-DJ Dors E

📷Best Local Photographer

-SLewis Photography

-Sarah Babcock Studio

-Ivory Lamb Photography

-Donnie Quillen

-Ashley Meyer Photography

-Lindsey Bettag Photography

-Chelsea Hall Photography

-Studio 22

🎙️Best Local Podcast

-Unwritten

-halfwayokay

-Hall Around Town

-What Had Happened Was...

-Gem City Podcast

🌟Best Local Rising Star

-TC Schreier

-Egan Keiber

-Reyna Spears

-Tiffany Clark

-Bobby Mitchum

-Alexis Gomez

-Ashley Martin

-John Faas

-Jamal Cann

🎭Best Local Theater Group

-Dare 2 Defy Productions

-Black Box Improv Theater

-Dayton Playhouse

-Dayton Theatre Guild

-The Human Race Theatre Company

-Playground Theatre

🍺Best Locally-Made Beer (specific beer from a local brewery)

-Yellow Springs Brewery Boat Show

-Warped Wing Trotwood Lager

-Yellow Springs Brewery Vox Populi

-Warped Wing Ermal's

-Branch & Bone Purple Lime Ginger Pea Blossom

-Toxic Brew Company Safety Third

-Hairless Hare Brewery Cold War

-Fifth Street Brewpub Mint Cookie Stout

🧀Best Mac & Cheese

-McNasty's

-Mack's Tavern

-Pa's Pork

-Corner Kitchen

-Hunger Paynes

-Tank's Bar & Grill

-Basil's on Market

-Zombie Dogz

🍸Best Margarita

-Elsa's Mexican Restaurant

-El Toro Bar & Grill

-El Rancho Grande

-El Meson

-Chuy's

-Carmel's

-La Fiesta

🐲Best mascot

-Rudy Flyer

-Seymour A. Doptions (SICSA)

-Centerville Elks

-Wright State Rowdy Raider

-Ivana Cuddles (SICSA)

-Dayton Dragon's Heater

-Beavercreek Battling Beaver

🥙Best Mediterranean/Greek Dining

-Olive Mediterranean Grill

-Greek Street Food Truck

-Gyro Palace

-Pasha Grill

-Cedarland

-Tickets Pub & Eatery

-Azra's Mediterranean Cuisine

-Greek Isle Deli

🌮Best Mexican Food

-El Toro Bar & Grill

-Tacqueria Mixteca

-La Fiesta

-El Rancho Grande

-Elsa's

-Los Reyes

-La Pinata

-Chuy's

🎥Best Movie Theater

-Plaza Theatre

-The Neon

-Little Art Theatre

-Rave Cinemas Huber Heights 16

-Cinépolis Dayton

🎨Best Mural

-Suicide Awareness mural at Third and Keowee streets

-Toxic Brew "green goddess"

-"Inventors Treehouse” on Clash boutique building

-Land of Funk Mural” on Stone Street

-Barrel House giant giraffe

-Historic "Ohio's Star City mural in historic downtown Miamisburg (Central Avenue and First Street)

-Frankenstein and the Bride on the side of Foy's West in Fairborn

-Wright Dunbar Walk of Fame Mural

🖼️Best Museum

-Dayton Art Institute

-National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

-Carillon Historical Park

-Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

-Dayton Peace Museum

🌟Best Nationally Known Celebrity (with ties here)

-Allison Janney

-Bob Pollard (Guided by Voices)

-Dave Chappelle

-John Legend

-Martin Sheen

-Rob Lowe

-Sherri Saum

-The Deal sisters from The Breeders

🍽️Best New Restaurant

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Deg's Flame Grilled Chicken

-Rivertown Chili

-Nanya Cafe

-The Famous Restaurant

-Zum Turner Hof Gasthaus

-416 Diner

-Calypso Grill

💍Best Onion Rings

-The Root Beer Stande

-The Pine Club

-The Oakwood Club

-Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

-Frisch's

-Slyder's

-Laff's

💍Best Outdoor Music Venue

-Levitt Pavilion Dayton

-Fraze Pavilion

-Rose Music Center at The Heights

-Rip Rap Roadhouse

-Little York Tavern

-RiverScape MetroPark

🏞️Best Park or Playground

-Carillon Park

-Orchardly Park

-Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum

-Nordale Park

-RiverScape MetroPark

-Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark

🍹Best Patio

-The Growler Pub and Grub

-The Trolley Stop

-Little York Tavern & Pizza

-Lily's Bistro

-Bargos Grill and Tap

-Wings Sports Bar & Grille

-Basil's on Market

-Dublin Pub

🐶Best Pet Grooming

-Urban Dog Day Spa

-Oregon Tails Pet Salon

-Pawlished Pet Grooming & Boutique

-Bubbles N Bows

-Sham-Poochies Pet Grooming

🍕Best Pizza Restaurant

-Marion's Piazza

-Old Scratch Pizza

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Double Deuce Tavern & Family Pizzeria

-Classic Pizza (Huber Heights)

-Joe's Pizzeria

-Little York Tavern & Pizza

-Wheat Penny Oven & Bar

-Milano's

-Dewey's Pizza

-Kramer's

🎂Best Place for a Birthday Party

-Grass Roots Enrichment & Wellness Center

-Performance Gymastics Academy

-Humane Society of Greater Dayton

-SICSA Pet Adoption Center

-Quest Gymnastics and Extreme Sports Center

-Spark Art Studio

-Scene 75

-Decoy Art Center

-Magic Castle

🕴️Best Place for a Business Lunch

-Coco's Bistro

-Dewberry 1850 at the Marriott

-Table 33

-Zum Turner Hof Gasthaus (at Dayton Liederkranz-Turner)

-Wheat Penny Oven and Bar

-Flyboys Deli

🍉Best Place for a Picnic

-Carillon Park

-Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum

-Cox Arboretum

-Hills & Dales MetroPark

-RiverScape MetroPark

-Golden Gate Park

🎁Best Place for Unique Gifts

-Heart Mercantile

-2nd Street Market

-The Contemporary Dayton (DVAC) Gift Gallery

-Agnes & Orson

-Luna Gifts & Botanicals

-Frieszell Liberty Gardens pepper jelly

-Yellow Springs Toy Company

-Asanda Imports

-Stockslagers

-Unique Aromas oils

🚣Best Place to Get Your Adrenaline Pumping

-Femme Fatale Fitness

-Gem City Social Sports

-Rinse Cycle Dayton

-Kevin Manning Fitness

-Belmont Gym

-Urban Krag

👯Best Place to Meet Singles

-Gem City Social Sports

-D20: A Bar With Characters

-Pour Haus

-The Barrel House

-Julia's Nightclub

-Dayton Sportcial

-Fifth Street Brewpub

👕Best place to shop if you don't want to dress like everyone else

-Wildflower Boutique

-Clash Dayton

-Gill Mart & Co.

-Style Encore

-Hedges and Wolf

-Monarch Market

-Showroom Boutique

👩‍❤️‍👨Best Place to Take a Date

-The Barrel House

-Decoy Art Center

-Carillon Historical Park

-The Melting Pot

-The Oregon District

-The Greene

-Watermark Restaurant

-Neon Movies

The Historic Plaza Theatre

👪Best Place to take the Kids

-Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark

-Downtown Dayton Metro Library

-Magic Castle

-Carillon Historical Park

-Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

-Decoy Art Center

-National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

-Cox Arboretum Butterfly House

-Young's Jersey Dairy

🐕Best place to take your dogs

-SICSA Lift Your Leg

-Montgomery County Bark Park

-Deeds Dog Park

-Oak Grove

📺Best Place to Watch the Game

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill

-Bargos Grill and Tap

-Bennett's Publical Family Sports Grill

-Buffalo Wild Wings

-Fricker's

-TJ Chumps

🏡Best Realtor

-Miranda Biedenharn

-Mark Ryan Group

-Chris Paulsen

-Jamie Wilson

-Jennifer Noll

-Kunal Patel Group

-Phil Herman

🍴Best Restaurant to take an Out-of-Towner

-The Pine Club

-The Oakwood Club

-Zombie Dogz

-Marion's Piazza

-Watermark Restaurant

-Wheat Penny

-El Meson

🏃Best Route for a Walk or Run

-Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum

-Sugarcreek Metropark

-Riverscape

-Cox Arboretum

-Charleston Falls Preserve

-John Bryan State Park

🍞Best Sandwich

-Wicked 'Wich Lady Marmalade

-Greek Street Food Truck Gyro

-McNasty's Cuban

-The Highland Stag Mackenzie Reuben

-PA's Pork Mackdaddy

-Canal Arcade and Deli The Champ

🍤Best Seafood

-Jay's Seafood

-Sweeney's Seafood

-Sea Jax Tavern

-Red Lobster

-Greenfire Bistro

-Dayton Fish Company Inc.

-The Dock

🤐Best Secret Menu Item

-Buffalo Mac and Cheese from the Dub Pub

-BRIE-LT sandwich at Fifth Street Brewpub

-R Taco Green Street Taco (Brown Street location)

-Coco's Bistro Bistro Burger

-Taqueria Mixteca Crispy Tacos

-The Growler Pub & Grub's Cross sauce

💅Best Spa

-252 West Salon & Med Spa

-Lounge Nail Spa

-The Salon on Rahn & Day Spa

-Love Your Skin by Gisel

-The Lounge Nail Spa

-Spice Wellness & Medspa

-The Woodhouse Day Spa

📷Best Spot to Take a Photo for Instagram

-Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum

-Dayton Inspires mural in Oregon District

-Carillon Park

-Riverscape MetroPark

-Cox Arboretum

-Deeds Point

🍕Best Square-Cut Pizza

-Marion's Piazza

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Cassano's

-Ron's Pizza

-Milano's

-Oregon Express

-Little York Tavern

-Joe's Pizzeria

🍖Best Steak

-The Oakwood Club

-The Pine Club

-The Paragon

-The Florentine

-Carvers Steaks & Chops

-Fleming's

-Longhorn Steakhouse

🍣Best Sushi

-Shen's Szechuan & Sushi

-Ozu852

-Sky Asian Cuisine

-Kabuki

-Fusian

-Thai 9

-Sake Japanese Steakhouse

🌮Best Taco

-El Greco's Pizza Villa

-Taqueria Mixteca

-El Toro Bar and Grill

-Rusty Taco (formerly R Taco)

-Victor's Taco Shop

-Sea Jax Tavern

-Pour Haus Tavern

-Elsa's

-Chiapas Mexican Grill

-El Rancho Grande

👨‍🎨Best Tattoo Artist

-Justin "Babs" Barbarino

-Chelle Palassis

-Robbie Bauer

-Hayley Mergler

-Emily Lux

-Ronny James

🔏Best Tattoo Shop

-Black Cloud Tattoo

-RocArt Tattoo

-Rebel Rebel Tattoo

-Gem City Tattoo Club

-Distinction Tattoo

-Monkey Bones Tattoo

-Truth and Triumph Tattoo

-Blue Byrd Tattoo

-Wells & Co. Custom Tattoo

🛍️Best Thrift Store

-TheZe DealZ - A Thrifty Boutique

-Valley Thrift

-St. Francis Thift Store

-Goodwill Oregon District

-Village Discount Outlet

-American Thrift Store

-St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

⁉️Best Trivia

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Mack's Tavern

-Bunkers

-Bargos

-The Red Carpet Tavern

-The Brick Tap & Tavern

-The Wandering Griffin

🍕Best Unusual Pizza (specific pizza at specific location)

-The Growler Pub & Grub -- Spicy Pulled Pork Pizza

-Centerville Pizza - Zombie Pizza

-Mack's Tavern - Twisted Chicken Pot Pie Pizza

-Old Scratch - Angry Beekeeper

-South Park Tavern - Ghostlight Delight

-Wheat Penny - Mr. White

-Marion's Piazza - Ham and Sauerkraut

🥕Best Vegan Dining

-Lucky's Taproom & Eatery

-EAT Food Truck

-The Chef Case

-Wheat Penny

-Butter Cafe

-Christopher's Restaurant

-CoreLife Eatery

👩‍⚕️🐱Best Vet

-Bigger Road Vet

-Twin Maples

-Northridge Animal Clinic

-Covenant Animal Clinic

-Airway Animal Clinic

-Scratching Post Cat Hospital

👀Best View of Dayton

-Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

-Dayton Masonic Center

-The Dayton Club

-Dayton Art Institute

-Brethren Tower at Carillon Park

👰Best Wedding Venue

-Dayton Masonic Center

-Canopy Creek Farm

-The Brightside

-The Steam Plant

-Carillon Park

-Dayton Art Institute

-Country Club of the North

-Ohio Barn

-Top of the Market

🍷Best Winery

-Brandeberry Winery

-The Winery at Versailles

-Caesar Creek Vineyards

-Valley Vineyards

-Old Mason Winery

🍗Best Wings

-Bunkers Sports Bar and Grill

-The Growler Pub & Grub

-Roosters

-Lock 27

-Archer's Tavern

-Frickers

-Hinders

-Old Dayton Style Dixie Fried Chicken

-Nick's Restaurant

😊Friendliest Restaurant/Bar Staff

-The Rootbeer Stande

-MJs on Jefferson

-Mack's Tavern

-Bennett's Publical Family Sports Grill

-Greek Street Food Truck

-The Barrel House

-Rivertown Chili

-The Florentine

-Mr. Boro's

🏙️Most Charming Suburb

-Oakwood

-Miamisburg

-Yellow Springs

-Kettering

-Tipp City

-Centerville

-Fairborn

-Springboro

-Germantown

-Troy

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