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You were the judge!

THE BEST OF THE BIG A contest sought nominations from our online readers, narrowed the nominations to the top contenders in each category and put the finalists to a vote.

We received 75,727 votes in 50 categories that included restaurants, media personalities, nightclubs, favorite places and more. Here are the winners and the top finalists in each category.

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THE CATEGORIES:
RESTAURANTS

• Barbecue
• Breakfast
• Sunday Brunch
• Burgers
• Cheap Eats
• Chinese
• Desserts
• Hangover food
• Indian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Kid-friendly
• Mexican
• Pizza
• Seafood
• Soul food/Southern cooking
• Steak
• Sushi
• Take out
• Thai
• Vegetarian
• New restaurant
 NIGHTLIFE

• Cheap drinks
• Country bar
• Dance club
• Gay/Lesbian
• Neighborhood bar
• Sports bar
• New club


SPECIAL SERVICES

• Antique store
• Bakery
• Day spa
• Lawn care / landscape design

 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• Radio: Best Morning Drive Show
• Radio: Best Afternoon Drive Show
• Radio: Sexiest Voice
• Radio: Personality you'd most like to date
• TV: Best on-air duo
• TV: Wardrobe you'd most like to access
• TV: Anchor you'd most like to date
• Best local sports team


BEST PLACE...

• ...for a first kiss
• ...to take out-of-town visitors
• ...to parade your pooch
• ...to go on a weekend getaway
• ...to pop the question
• ...to use Wi-Fi
• ...to play trivia/gaming
• ... for a city view
• Boutique