BEST OF THE BEST
BEST KNOXVILLIAN: Derek Dooley »
Best Knoxvillian Runners-Up: Helen Ashe and Ellen Turner (Love Kitchen), Tim Burchett, Frank Gambuzza
BEST STORE: Bliss »
See Also: Best Gift Shop, Best Furniture Store in Goods and Services
Best Store Runners Up: Black Market, Disc Exchange, Three Rivers Market
BEST RESTAURANT: The Tomato Head »
See Also: Best Brunch, Best Lunch Spot, Best Pizza, Best Vegetarian in Food & Drink
Best Restaurant Runners-Up: Aubrey's, Downtown Grill & Brewery, Nama Sushi
BEST BAR: Preservation Pub »
See Also: Best BLoody Mary, Best Neighborhood Bar/Pub in Food & Drink
Best Bar Runners-Up: Downtown Grill & Brewery, the Public House, Sapphire
BEST BAND: The Dirty Guv'nahs »
See Also: Best Rock Band in Arts & Entertainment
Best Band Runners-Up: Black Cadillacs, Black Lillies, Royal Bangs
BEST NEW BUSINESS: Franks Barber Shop
Best New Business Runners-Up: Bearden Beer Market, Black Market, the Public House
BEST GIFT SHOP: Bliss
See Also: Best Store in Best of the Best
Best Gift Shop Runners-Up: Earth to Old City, Rala, Wild Pineapple
BEST ANTIQUE STORE: Nostalgia
See Also: Best In-Store Pet in Goods & Services
Best Antique Store Runners-Up: Bearden Antique Mall, Dutch Valley Antique Mall, Friend's Antiques and Collectibles Mall
BEST JEWELRY STORE: Markman's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry
Best Jewelry Store Runners-Up: Bliss, Kimball's Jewelers, Lamon Jewelers
BEST BOOKSTORE: McKay Used Books, CDs and More
Best Bookstore Runners-Up: The Bent Corner, Cedar Springs Christian Bookstore, Central Street Books
BEST CD/RECORD STORE: The Disc Exchange
Best CD/Record Store Runners-Up: Lost and Found Records, McKay Used Books and CDs, Raven Records & Rarities
BEST HAIR & NAIL SALON: Salon Visage
Best Hair Salon Runners-Up: Belleza, Natural Alternatives Salon, Tease
Best Nail Salon Runners-Up: Nail Bar, Natural Alternatives Salon, Tease
BEST LIQUOR STORE: Bob's Package Store
Best Liquor Store Runners-Up: Ashe's Wine & Spirits, Downtown Wine & Spirits, Toddy's Package Store
BEST FOREIGN FOODS GROCERY: The Holy Land Market
Best Foreign Foods Grocery Runners-Up: Mi Pueblo, Oriental Super Mart, Sunrise Supermarket
BEST HEALTH FOOD SHOP & BEST GREEN BUSINESS: Three Rivers Market
Best Health Food Shop Runners-Up: Eddie's Health Shoppe, (3-way tie) Benefit Your Life, Go Nutrition, Sunflower Health
Best Green Business Runners-Up: La Costa, JulieApple, Tomato Head
BEST CATERER: Rothchild Catering & Conference
Best Caterer Runners-Up: All Occasion Catering, Big Fatty's Catering, Holly's Eventful Dining
BEST YOGA STUDIO: The Glowing Body
Best Yoga Studio Runners-Up: Gypsy Hands, YMCA of East Tennessee,Yoga Haven
BEST FITNESS CENTER: The Rush Fitness Complex
Best Fitness Center Runners-Up: Court South, Fort Sanders Health & Fitness Center, YMCA of East Tennessee
BEST OUTDOOR SPORTS STORE: River Sports Outfitters
Best Outdoor Sports Store Runners-Up: Board Room, Earth Traverse, Little River Trading Company
BEST FURNITURE STORE: Bliss Home
See Also: Best Store in Best of the Best
Best Furniture Store Runners-Up: Braden's Lifestyles, Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, OP Jenkins Furniture
BEST CLOTHING STORE: Black Market
Best Clothing Store Runners-Up: Bliss, M.S. McClellan, Planet Xchange
BEST THRIFT/SECONDHAND CLOTHING STORE: Planet Xchange
Best Thrift/Secondhand Clothing Store Runners-Up: Goodwill Industries Knoxville Inc., KARM, RERUNS Boutique
BEST DRY CLEANER: Prestige Cleaners
Best Dry Cleaner Runners-Up: Crown Cleaners, Executive Cleaners, King Cleaners
BEST EYEWEAR SHOP: Luttrell's Eyewear
Best Eyewear Shop Runners-Up: Clancy Optical Co., The Eye Group, Spex
BEST DAY SPA & LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPY: Spa Visage / Travis Jackson
Best Day Spa Runners-Up: Belleza Salon & Spa, Natural Alternatives Aveda Salon & Spa, Pure Luxe Salon & Spa
Best Licensed Massage Therapy Runners-Up: Belleza / Gina Holt, Gypsy Hands / Elodie Lafont, Natural Alternatives / Fanita Overstreet
BEST TATTOO STUDIO: Saint Tattoo
Best Tattoo Studio Runners-Up: Alter Ego, Mythical Markings, Synergy
BEST TANNING SALON: Sun Tan City
Best Tanning Salon Runners-Up: Fusion Tanning Studio, Northshore Sun, Tropic Tans
BEST AUTO SERVICE: Fisher Tire Company
Best Auto Service Runners-Up: Auto Technicians, Dennis Hall's Auto Service, MF Automotive
BEST BIKE SHOP: Greenlee's Bike Shop
Best Bike Shop Runners-Up: Bike Zoo, Harper's Bike Shop, Tennessee Valley Bikes
BEST PET SUPPLY STORE: Agri-Feed Pet Supply
Best Pet Supply Store Runners-Up: Critter Barn, PetSafe Village, River Dog Bakery
BEST PLACE TO BOARD YOUR PETS: PetSafe Village
Best Place to Board Your Pets Runners-Up: All Kreatures Pet Care, Barkside Village, Hush Puppies Pet Services
BEST IN-STORE PET: Napoleon, at Nostalgia
Best In-Store Pet Runners-Up: Butch (The Board Room), Henry (Lost & Found Records), Sullivan (Ironic)
BEST NEW RESTAURANT: The Night Owl Café
Best New Restaurant Runners-Up: Brazeiros Churrascaria, Cru Bistro & Wine Bar, Gosh Ethiopian Restaurant
BEST BREAKFAST & BEST BISCUITS: Pete's Coffee Shop
Best Breakfast Runners-Up: Cosmo's Caffe (at Gourmet's Market), the French Market, Long's
Best Biscuits Runners-Up: Bistro at the Bijou, Calhoun's, Rankin Restaurant
BEST BRUNCH, BEST LUNCH SPOT, BEST PIZZA & BEST VEGETARIAN: Tomato Head
See Also: Best Restaurant in Best of the Best
Best Brunch Runners-Up: Bistro at the Bijou, Copper Cellar, Sunspot
Best Lunch Spot Runners-Up: Café 4, Sunspot, Trio Café
Best Pizza Runners-Up: Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria, Harby's Pizza & Deli, Hard Knox Pizza
BEST COFFEEHOUSE: Old City Java
See Also: Best Local Wi-Fi Spot in Online Knoxville
Best Coffeehouse Runners-Up: Coffee and Chocolate, Golden Roast, Remedy
BEST BAKERY & BEST CUPCAKES: Magpies Cakes
Best Bakery Runners-Up: Rita's Bakery, VG's Bakery, Village Bakery
Best Cupcakes Runners-Up: Cities Cupcake Boutique, The Cup, Gigi's Cupcakes
BEST FROZEN TREATS SHOP: Coolato Gelato
Best Frozen Treats Shop Runners-Up: Bruster's Real Ice Cream, Marble Slab Creamery, Rita's
BEST DELI: Nixon's Deli
Best Deli Runners-Up: Frussie's Deli, Lenny's Sub Shop, Steamboat Sandwiches
BEST SALADS: Trio Café
Best Salads Runners-Up: Aubrey's, Calhoun's, Tomato Head
BEST STEAKS: Ye Olde Steak House
Best Steaks Runners-Up: Chop House, Connor's Steak & Seafood, Copper Cellar
BEST WINGS: Wild Wings Cafe
Best Wings Runners-Up: Dead End BBQ, Roosters, Spicy's
BEST HAMBURGER & BEST DESSERTS: Litton's Market & Restaurant
Best Hamburger Runners-Up: Bistro at the Bijou, Copper Cellar, Night Owl Café
Best Desserts Runners-Up: Café 4, Coffee & Chocolate, Magpies
BEST BBQ: Dead End BBQ
Best BBQ Runners-Up: Buddy's BBQ, Calhoun's, Sweet P's
BEST RIBS: Calhoun's
Best Ribs Runners-Up: Chandler's, Dead End BBQ, Sweet P's
BEST SEAFOOD: Chesapeake's
Best Seafood Runners-Up: Bayou Bay Seafood House, Nama Sushi Bar, the Shrimp Dock
BEST SUSHI: Nama Sushi Bar
Best Sushi Runners-Up: Stir Fry Cafe, Tomo Japanese Restaurant, Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
BEST CHEESE SELECTION: The Crown & Goose
Best Cheese Selection Runners-Up: Chez Liberty, Oodles Uncorked, the Public House
BEST MEAT AND THREE: Chandler's
Best Meat and Three Runners-Up: Big Fatty's, Pete's Coffe Shop, Wright's Cafeteria
BEST ITALIAN: Naples
Best Italian Runners-Up: Altruda's, Louis' Restaurant, Savelli's Italian Restaurant
BEST ASIAN: Taste of Thai
Best Asian Runners-Up: Stir Fry Café, Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, Wok Hay
BEST MEXICAN and BEST MARGARITA: Soccer Taco
Best Mexican Runners-Up: Chez Guavera, Pelancho's Mexican Restaurant, Señor Taco
Best Margarita Runners-Up: La Costa, Pelancho's Mexican Restaurant, Señor Taco
BEST MIDDLE-EASTERN: Sitar
Best Middle-Eastern Runners-Up: Ali Baba Time Out Delicatessen, Holy Land Market, King Tut's
BEST APPETIZERS: Downtown Grill & Brewery
Best Appetizers Runners-Up: Aubrey's, Café 4, Nama
BEST LOCAL CHEF: Bruce Bogartz (RouXbarb)
Best Local Chef Runners-Up: Chip Meyer, Gary Niceley, David Pinckney
BEST BEER SELECTION: Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria
Best Beer Selection Runners-Up: Bearden Beer Market's Beer Garden, Downtown Grill & Brewery, Preservation Pub
BEST WINE LIST: Oodle's Uncorked
Best Wine List Runners-Up: Bistro by the Tracks, Chez Liberty, Cru Bistro & Wine Bar
BEST BLOODY MARY & BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR/PUB: Preservation Pub
Best Bloody Mary Runners-Up: Bisro at the Bijou, Sapphire, Sunspot
Best Neighborhood Bar/Pub Runners-Up: Downtown Grill & Brewery, the Public House, Roosters
BEST HAPPY HOUR: Downtown Grill & Brewery
Best Happy Hour: Preservation Pub, the Roaming Gnome, Sapphire
BEST PATIO: Urban Bar and Corner Cafe
Best Patio Hour: Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria, Crown & Goose, Preservation Pub
BEST BARTENDER & BEST MARTINI: Sapphire, Amie Snyder
Best Bartender Runners-Up: Ashley Caruso (Urban Bar), Charles Ellis (Preservation Pub), Emily (Urban Bar)
Best Martini Runners-Up: Baker Peter's Jazz Club, Bistro at the Bijou, Latitude 35
BEST MUSEUM: Knoxville Museum of Art
Best Museum Runners-Up: East Tennessee History Center, McClung Museum, Museum of Appalachia
BEST GALLERY (Place to Buy Art): Bennett Galleries
Best Gallery Runners-Up: Art Market Gallery, Emporium Center, Liz-Beth
BEST LOCAL ARTIST: Rob St. Clair
Best Local Artist Runners-Up: Jim Gray, Kara Jones, Ashley Adair Walker
BEST LOCAL THEATER GROUP: Clarence Brown Theatre
Best Local Theater Group Runners-Up: Children's Theatre of Knoxville, Tennessee Stage Company, Carpetbag Theatre & Theatre Knoxville (tie)
BEST LOCAL ACTOR: David Keith
Best Local Actor Runners-Up: Matt Dearman, Linds Edwards, Daniel Hubbard & Terry Weber (tie)
BEST LOCAL DANCE COMPANY: Circle Modern Dance
Best Local Dance Company Runners-Up: East Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble, Go! Contemporary Dance Works, Momentum Dance Lab
BEST LOCAL ROCK BAND: The Dirty Guv'nahs
See Also: Best Band in the Best of the Best
Best Local Rock Band Runners-Up: The Black Cadillacs, Hey OK Fantastic, the Royal Bangs
BEST LOCAL DJ: DJ Slink
Best Local DJ Runners-Up: Eric B, DJ 4Matiks, DJ Drake
BEST LOCAL HIP-HOP GROUP: The Theorizt
Best Local Hip-Hop Group Runners-Up: 2nd String, Aftah Prty, the Jaystorm Project
BEST LOCAL AMERICANA BAND: The Black Lillies
Best Local Americana Band Runners-Up: The Dirty Guv'nahs, Mic Harrison and the High Score, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth
BEST LOCAL JAZZ BAND: Donald Brown
Best Local Jazz Band Runners-Up: Christabel and the Jons, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Wes Lunsford Trio
BEST LOCAL BLUES BAND: Labron Lazenby and the LA3
Best Local Blues Band Runners-Up: Black Cadillacs, Jenna Jones, Slow Blind Hill
BEST COVER BAND: The Coveralls
Best Cover Band Runners-Up: The Pop Rox, Same As It Ever Was, the Vibraslaps
BEST CONCERT VENUE: Bijou Theatre
Best Concert Venue Runners-Up: The Square Room, Tennessee Theatre, the Valarium
BEST KARAOKE: Toots Little Honky Tonk
Best Karaoke Runners-Up: Big Mama's Karaoke Cafe, Bull Feather's Café, Club XYZ
BEST ROCK CLUB: The Valarium
Best Rock Club Runners-Up: Barley's, Pilot Light, Preservation Pub
BEST GAY CLUB: Club XYZ
Best Gay Club Runners-Up: Carousel, Hott Rods, Kurt's
BEST DANCE CLUB: The Valarium
Best Dance Club Runners-Up: Hanna's in the Old City, Sassy Ann's, Southbound
BEST ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CLUB: The Mouse's Ear
Best Adult Entertainment Club Runners-Up: The Ball, Emerald Club, The Katch
BEST TV STATION: WBIR
Best TV Station Runners-Up:WATE, WKOP, WVLT
BEST TV PERSONALITY: Robin Wilhoit (WBIR)
Best TV Personality Runners-Up: Russell Biven (WBIR), Erin Donovan (WBIR), Abbey Hamm (WBIR)
BEST RADIO STATION: WUTK 90.3
Best Radio Station Runners-Up: WDVX, WWST, WIVK
BEST RADIO PERSONALITY: Katherine Lusky & Micah James, The Dark Side of the Tunes (WUTK)
Best Radio Personality Runners-Up: Derek and Rob (The Funhouse, WUTK), Marc, Kim & Frank (Star 102.1), Red Hickey (WDVX)
BEST THING KNOXVILLE NEEDS: Better Public Transportation
Best Thing Knoxville Needs: Bike lanes, downtown grocery, greenways
BEST LOCAL ATTRACTION & BEST PLACE TO MEET FRIENDS: Market Square
Best Local Attraction Runners-Up: Knoxville Zoo, Smoky Mountains, Sunsphere
Best Place to Meet Friends Runners-Up: UT Campus, Preservation Pub, Downtown / Downtown Grill & Brewery (tie)
BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR KIDS FOR FREE: World's Fair Park
Best Place to Take Your Kids for Free: Market Square, Ijams Nature Center, Fort Kid
BEST REALITY TV SHOW CONTESTANT FROM KNOXVILLE: Ashley Johnston (The Biggest Loser)
Best Reality TV Show Contestant from Knoxville Runners-Up: Tina Wesson (Survivor), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), Didi Benami (American Idol)
BEST WAY TO GET TIM BURCHETT TO ATTEND YOUR MEETING: Ask Him / Invite Him
Best Way to Get Tim Burchett to Attend Your Meeting Honorable Mentions: "Get Bill Haslam to come first, tell Tim about it"; "Tell him the media will be there but they won't be asking questions"; "Bring up hillside developement"; "Schedule it at Wright's Cafeteria"
BEST LOCAL WEBSITE: metropulse.com
Best Local Website Runners-Up: knoxivi.com, knoxnews.com, notawigshop.com
BEST LOCAL BLOG/BLOGGER: mamapundit.com (Kati Granju)
Best Local Blog/Blogger Runners-Up: Blue Streak by Cynthia Moxley (bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com), The Sunsphere is Not a Wigshop (notawigshop.com), Stuck Inside of Knoxville
BEST LOCAL FACEBOOK CAUSE/FUND-RAISER PAGE: Henry's Fund
Best Local Facebook Cause/Fund-raiser Page Runners-Up: East TN Border Collie Rescue, TRU Dog Network, Young-Williams Animal Shelter
BEST LOCAL DISCUSSION FORUM: knoxblab.com
Best Local Discussion Forum Runners-Up: KnoxMoms (knoxmoms.com), Knoxnews.com, KnoxViews (knoxviews.com)
BEST LOCAL WI-FI SPOT: Old City Java
See Also: Best Coffee Shop in Food & Drink
Best Local Wi-Fi Spot Ruinners-Up: Knox Ivi, Market Square, Remedy Coffee
BEST NATIONAL CHAIN DEPARTMENT STORE: Dillard's
Best National Chain Department Store Runners-Up: Belk, Kohl's, Target
BEST NATIONAL CHAIN RESTAURANT: P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Best National Chain Restaurant Runners-Up: Bonefish Grill & Cracker Barrel (tie), Chili's, Olive Garden
BEST NATIONAL CHAIN BOOK STORE: Borders
Best National Chain Book Store Runners-Up: Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Hastings
BEST NATIONAL CHAIN HOUSEWARES STORE: Lowe's
Best National Chain Homewares Store Runners-Up: Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, HomeGoods
