Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Winner: La V, lavfusion.com
Second Place: Bamboozle Cafe Downtown, bamboozlerestaurants.com
Runner Up: Pho Ha Tien, phohatienfl.com
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Best Ybor City Restaurant
Winner: The Bricks, thebricksybor.com
Second Place: The Columbia Restaurant, columbiarestaurant.com
Runner Up: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com
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Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant
Winner: Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, goldendinosaurs.com
Second Place: The Cider Press Cafe, ciderpresscafe.com
Runner Up: Dixie Dharma Tampa, dixiedharma.com
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Best Tequila Bar
Winner: Miguelitos Taqueria Y Tequilas, miguelitostampa.com
Second Place: Green Lemon, eatgreenlemon.com
Runner Up: bartaco, bartaco.com
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Best Sangria
Winner: Bulla Gastrobar, bullagastrobar.com
Second Place: Red Mesa Restaurant, redmesarestaurant.com
Runner Up: Ceviche Tapas St. Pete, ceviche.com
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Best Splurge Restaurant
Winner: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com
Second Place: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com
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Best Soup
Winner: The Stone Soup Company, xsoup4u.com
Second Place: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Runner Up: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
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Best Steakhouse
Winner: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
Second Place: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, seminolehardrocktampa.com/fine-dining/council-oaks-steaks-and-seafood
Runner Up: Malio’s, maliosprime.com
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Best Waitstaff
Winner: Oak & Ola, oakandola.com
Second Place: Strandhill Public, strandhillpublic.com
Runner Up: Three Bulls Tavern & Brewery, threebullstavern.com
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Best Palm Harbor Restaurant
Winner: The Lucky Dill, luckydilldeli.com
Second Place: The Ozona Pig, theozonapig.com
Runner Up: Mystic Fish, mystic-fish.com
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Best Pizza
Winner: Madison Avenue Pizza, madisonavepizza.com
Second Place: The Nona Slice House, thenona-slicehouse.com
Runner Up: Gourmet Pizza Company, gourmetpizza-company.com
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Best Pasco Restaurant
Winner: Noble Crust, noble-crust.com
Second Place: Bourbon On Main, downtownbom.com
Runner Up: Craft Street, craftstreetkitchen.com
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Best Seafood Restaurant
Winner: The Lure, thelurestpete.com
Second Place: Alto Mare Fish Bar, altomarefishbar.com
Runner Up: Trophy Fish, trophyfishstpete.com
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Best Seminole Heights Restaurant
Winner: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com
Second Place: Rooster & the Till, roosterandthetill.com
Runner Up: Mamas Kitchen, mamaskitchenseminole.com
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Best Waterfront Dining
Winner: Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, frescoswaterfront.com
Second Place: Salt Shack on the Bay, salt-shack.com
Runner Up: Jackson’s Bistro, Bar & Sushi, jacksonsbistro.com
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Best Salad Bar
Winner: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Second Place: SoFresh South Tampa, lovesofresh.com
Runner Up: Secret Garden, facebook.com/pages/secret-garden/.com
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Best Southern Cooking
Winner: 7th + Grove, 7thandgrove.com
Second Place: Southern Fresh, facebook.com/southernfreshrestaurant/
Runner Up: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe.com
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Best Wings
Winner: The Fat Rabbit Pub, fatrabbitpub.com
Second Place: Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs, whiskeywings.com
Runner Up: Hattricks, hattrickstavern.com
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Best Thai Restaurant
Winner: Nitally’s ThaiMex, thaimex.co
Second Place: Lemon Grass Thai Kitchen, lemongrassbestthai.biz
Runner Up: Royal Palace Thai Restaurant, royalpalacethai.com
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Best Poke Restaurant
Winner: Pacific Counter, pacificcounter.com
Second Place: Zukku Sushi, zukkusushi.com
Runner Up: Poke Rose, pokerose.com
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Best Smoothies
Winner: Xtreme juice, xtremejuice.com
Second Place: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Runner Up: Rollin’ Oats Market, rollinoats.com
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Best Liquor Store
Winner: American Spirits & Fine Wines, americanspirits.biz
Second Place: Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits, bernsfinewines.com
Runner Up: The Hub Bar, hubbaronline.com
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Best Safety Harbor Restaurant
Winner: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Second Place: Whistle Stop Grill and Bar, whistlestopgrill.com
Runner Up: Daydreamers Cafe and Grill, daydreamerscafeandgrill.com
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Winner: Pisces Sushi and Global Bistro, piscessushibistro.com
Second Place: Zukku Sushi, zukkusushi.com
Runner Up: Samurai Blue Sushi & Sake Bar, samuraiblue.com
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Best Ramen
Winner: Buya Ramen, buyarestaurants.com
Second Place: Ichicoro Ramen, ichicoro.com
Runner Up: Ramen & Waffles, ramenandwaffles.com
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Best Tacos
Winner: Casa Tina “Fresh, Healthy Authentic Mexican”, casatinas.com
Second Place: Lolis Mexican Cravings, lolismexicancravings.com
Runner Up: Taco Bus, taco-bus.com
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Best LGBT Bar
Winner: Cristoph’s, cristophstampa.com
Second Place: Bradley’s on 7th, bradleyson7th.com
Runner Up: Blur Nightclub, blurdunedin.com
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Best Sports Bar
Winner: Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, fergssportsbar.com
Second Place: Social House, socialhousetampa.com
Runner Up: Hattricks, hattrickstavern.com
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Best Restaurant That Delivers
Winner: Pacific Counter, pacificcounter.com
Second Place: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Runner Up: Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, goldendinosaurs.com
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Best Poolside Bar
Winner: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, seminolehardrocktampa.com
Second Place: Hollander Hotel St. Petersburg / Downtown, hollanderhotel.com
Runner Up: WTR Pool and Grill, wtrtampa.com/pool/
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Best Tapas/Small Plates
Winner: Bulla Gastrobar, bullagastrobar.com
Second Place: Annata Wine Bar, annatawine.com
Runner Up: Ceviche Tapas St. Pete, ceviche.com
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Best Tampa Restaurant
Winner: On Swann, onswann.com
Second Place: Mise en Place Restaurant, miseonline.com
Runner Up: Rooster & the Till, roosterandthetill.com
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Best Sommelier
Winner: Jayme Kosar, facebook.com/jayme.kosar
Second Place: Julian Mayor, julianmayorwine.com
Runner Up: Dina Kuchkuda, Malio’s, maliosprime.com
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Best Whiskey Bar
Winner: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Second Place: Bourbon On Main, downtownbom.com
Runner Up: Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar, whiskeycake.com
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Best Wine Bar
Winner: Pour Yours, pouryourswinebar.com
Second Place: Sips Wine Bar, thesipswinebar.com
Runner Up: Cru Cellars Palma Ceia, crucellars.com/palme-ceia
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Best Tea Shop
Winner: TeBella Tea Company, tebellatea.com
Second Place: TranquiliTea, mytranquilitiea.com
Runner Up: Blush Tea and Coffee St Pete, blushteaandcoffee.com
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Best Acai Bowl
Winner: SOHO Juice Co., sohojuiceco.com
Second Place: Sweet Soul, ilovesweetsoul.com
Runner Up: Escape Root Juicery, escaperootjuicery.com
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Best All-Around Restaurant
Winner: Red Mesa Restaurant, redmesarestaurant.com
Second Place: Bella’s Italian Café, bellasitaliancafe.com
Runner Up: Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
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Best Bagels
Winner: St. Pete Bagel Co., stpetebagelco.com
Second Place: Bella’s Bakes Cakes and Bagels, bellasbakescakesandbagels.com
Runner Up: 18 Bagels Co., 18bagelsco.com
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Best Bakery (Bread)
Winner: Mazzaro’s Italian Market, mazzarosmarket.com
Second Place: La Segunda, lasegundabakery.com
Runner Up: Alessi Bakery, alessibakery.com
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Best Bakery (Pastries)
Winner: Mazzaro’s Italian Market, mazzarosmarket.com
Second Place: The Cake Girl, thecakegirl.com
Runner Up: Bake’n Babes, bakenbabes.com
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Best Banh Mi
Winner: La V, lavfusion.com
Second Place: Phoedin, phoedin.business.site
Runner Up: Bamboozle Cafe, bamboozlerestaurants.com
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Best Bar Crawl
Winner: Brew Bus, brewbususa.com
Second Place: Pedal Pub, pedalpubstpete.com
Runner Up: Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl, uglysweaterbarcrawls.com
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Best Barbecue Restaurant
Winner: Dr. BBQ, drbbqs.com
Second Place: The Dunedin Smokehouse, thedunedinsmokehouse.com
Runner Up: URBAN Brew and BBQ, urbanbrewandbbq.com
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Best Bargain Restaurant
Winner: Pacific Counter, pacificcounter.com
Second Place: Bodega on Central, eatatbodega.com
Runner Up: La Teresita Restaurant, lateresitarestaurant.com
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Best Barista
Winner: Amy, Mazzaro’s Italian Market, mazzarosmarket.com
Second Place: Cafe Vino Tinto Crew, facebook.com/cafevinotintocoffee
Runner Up: Katie Kahwa, Kahwa, kahwacoffee.com
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Best Bartender
Winner: Erin Green, Haven, haventampa.com
Second Place: Stephanie Kasper, The Toasted Monkey, thetoastedmonkey.com
Runner Up: Mitch, Bern’s Steak House, bernssteakhouse.com
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Best Beach Bar
Winner: Bula Kava Bar & Coffee House (Bula on the Beach), bulanation.com
Second Place: The Toasted Monkey, thetoastedmonkey.com
Runner Up: Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, frenchysonline.com
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Best Beach Restaurant
Winner: Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, frenchysonline.com
Second Place: Crabby Bill’s in St. Pete Beach, stpetecrabbybills.com
Runner Up: The Toasted Monkey, thetoastedmonkey.com
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Best Chicken Sandwich
Winner: PDQ, eatpdq.com
Second Place: King of the Coop, kingofthecoop.com
Runner Up: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
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Best Beer
Winner: Reef Donkey by Tampa Bay Brewing Co., tbbc.beer/home
Second Place: Unholy by Coppertail Brewing Company, coppertailbrewing.com
Runner Up: Jai Alai by Cigar City Brewing, cigarcitybrewing.com
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Best Breakfast
Winner: Datz, datztampa.com
Second Place: Clear Sky Draught Haus, clearskydraughthaus.com
Runner Up: Oxford Exchange, oxfordexchange.com
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Best Brewer
Winner: Vinnie Giordano, Troubled Waters Brewing , tbbc.beer/home
Second Place: Khris Johnson, Green Bench Brewing Company, greenbenchbrewing.com
Runner Up: Kenjiro Tomita, Crooked Thumb Brewing, crookedthumbbrew.com
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Best Brewery
Winner: 7venth Sun Brewing, 7venthsun.com
Second Place: Tampa Bay Brewing Company, tbbc.beer/home
Runner Up: 3 Daughters Brewing, 3dbrewing.com
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Best Brunch
Winner: Jackson’s Bistro, Bar & Sushi, jacksonsbistro.com
Second Place: Datz, datztampa.com
Runner Up: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
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Best Brunch for Boozing
Winner: Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, ellasfolkartcafe..com
Second Place: American Social, americansocialbar.com
Runner Up: The Living Room on Main, thelivingroomonmain.com
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Best Burgers
Winner: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Second Place: Engine No. 9, no9burgers.com
Runner Up: El Cap Restaurant, facebook.com/el-cap-restaurant
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Best Charcuterie
Winner: The Charcuterie Chick, instagram.com/thecharcuteriechic
Second Place: Annata Wine Bar, annatawine.com
Runner Up: Adored Boards, adoredboards.com
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Best Chef
Winner: Traci Bryant, Caracara Asian Tapas, Tacos + Bar, caracaratapas.com
Second Place: Anne Kearney, Oak & Ola, oakandola.com
Runner Up: Michael Buttacavoli, Cena, cenatampa.com
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Winner: Yummy House South China Bistro, yhschinabistro.com
Second Place: Hawkers Asian Street Fare, eathawkers.com
Runner Up: Zom Hee Chinese Restaurant, zomhee.com
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Best Clearwater Restaurants
Winner: Clear Sky on Cleveland, clearskyoncleveland.com
Second Place: Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, frenchysonline.com
Runner Up: Island Way Grill, islandwaygrill.com
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Best Cocktails
Winner: Sonder Social Club, sondersocial.club
Second Place: Mandarin Hide, mandarinhide.com
Runner Up: CW’s Gin Joint, cwwginjoint.com
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Best Coffee
Winner: Kahwa Coffee, kahwacoffee.com
Second Place: King State, king-state.com
Runner Up: Buddy Brew Coffee, buddybrew.com
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Best Coffee Shop
Winner: Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails, intermezzo.co
Second Place: Restoration Cafe, rcclw.com
Runner Up: Buddy Brew Coffee, buddybrew.com
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Best Cold-Pressed Juice
Winner: SOHO Juice Co., sohojuiceco.com
Second Place: Good Vibes Juice Co., goodvibesjuiceco.com
Runner Up: Squeeze Juice Works, squeezejuiceworks.com
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Best Cookies
Winner: Bake’n Babes, bakenbabes.com
Second Place: Joey Biscotti, joeybiscotti.com
Runner Up: Elise’s Pieces, designercakeart.com
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Best Craft Beer Event
Winner: Tampa Bay Beer Week, tampabaybeerweek.com
Second Place: Brews by the Bay, flaquarium.org/brews-by-the-bay-breweries
Runner Up: Bad Ass Beer Fest, Tampa Bay Brewing Company, tbbc.beer
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Best Cuban Coffee
Winner: Bodega, eatatbodega.com
Second Place: la Segunda, lasegundabakery.com
Runner Up: 22nd Street Coffee, 22ndstreetcoffee.com
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Best Cuban Restaurant
Winner: Columbia Restaurant, columbiarestaurant.com
Second Place: Bodega, eatatbodega.com
Runner Up: La Teresita Restaurant, lateresitarestaurant.com
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Best Cuban Sandwich
Winner: West Tampa Sandwich Shop, westtampasandwichshoprestaurant.com
Second Place: Brocato’s Sandwich Shop, brocatossandwich.com
Runner Up: Bodega, eatatbodega.com
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Best Desserts
Winner: Bassano Cheesecake, bassanocheesecake.com
Second Place: Mazzaro’s Italian Market, mazzarosmarket.com
Runner Up: (swah-rey), swah-rey.com
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Best Devil Crab
Winner: Brocato’s Sandwich Shop, brocatossandwhich.com
Second Place: Michelle Faedo’s Tampeńo Cuisine, michelle-faedos.business.site
Runner Up: La Segunda, lasegundabakery.com
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Best Diner
Winner: Trip’s Diner, tripsdiner.com
Second Place: Metro Diner, metrodiner.com
Runner Up: Lenny’s Restaurant, facebook.com./lennysrestaurant/
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Best Distillery
Winner: Kozuba and Sons Distillery, kozubadistillery.com
Second Place: Cotherman Distilling Co., facebook.com/cothermandistillingco
Runner Up: Saint Petersburg Distillery, stpetersburgdistillery.com
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Best Dive Bar
Winner: The Hub Bar, facebook.com/the-hub-bar
Second Place: Mahuffer’s, facebook.com/mahuffers/
Runner Up: Tiny Tap Tavern, facebook.com/tiny-tap-tevern
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Best Dog-Friendly Bar
Winner: The Dog Bar, dogbarstpete.com
Second Place: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Runner Up: 3 Daughters Brewing, 3dbrewing.com
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Best Doughnuts
Winner: Dough, bestdoughnuts.com
Second Place: Valhalla Bakery St. Pete, valhallabakery.com
Runner Up: Simply Done Donuts, simplydonedonuts.com
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Best Draft Selection
Winner: World of Beer, worldofbeer.com
Second Place: The Ale and the Witch, thealeandthewitch.com
Runner Up: Sparkman Wharf, sparkmanwharf.com
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Best Dunedin Restaurant
Winner: The Black Pearl of Dunedin, theblackpearldunedin.com
Second Place: Casa Tina “Fresh, Healthy, Authentic Mexican”, casatinas.com
Runner Up: The Living Room on Main, thelivingroomonmain.com
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Best Eggs Benedict
Winner: Noble Crust, noble-crust.com
Second Place: Oystercatchers, oystercatchersrestaurant.com
Runner Up: The Library, thelibrarystpete.com
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Best Empanadas
Winner: Xilo Mexican, xilomexican.com
Second Place: Empamamas, empamamas.com
Runner Up: Mr. Empanada, mrempanada.com
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Best Farm
Winner: Brick Street Farms, brickstreetfarms.com
Second Place: Keel Farms, keelfarms.com
Runner Up: The Dancing Goat, dancinggoatdairy.com
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Best Fish & Chips
Winner: Mad Dogs & Englishmen, maddogs.com
Second Place: Flanagan’s Irish Pub, flanagansirishpub.net
Runner Up: Yeoman’s Cask and Lion, yeomanscaskandlion.com/tampa/
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Best Food Blogger
Winner: @thisjenngirl, Jenn Thai, thisjenngirl.com
Second Place: Carlos Eats, carloseats.com
Runner Up: St. Eatersburg, steatersburg.com
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Best Food Festival
Winner: Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival, buschgardens.com
Second Place: Stone Crab Festival, stonecrabweekend.com
Runner Up: Tampa Bay Veg Fest, tampabayvegfest.com
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Best Food Truck/Vendor
Winner: Taco Bus, taco-bus.com
Second Place: Chicken & Taco Loco, chickentacoloco.com
Runner Up: Ramen & Waffles, ramenandwaffles.com
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Best Foodie Instagram Account
Winner: @thisbabeeats, instagram.com/thisbabeeats
Second Place: @thisjenngirl, instagram.com/thisjenngirl
Runner Up: @girlwiththewhisktatoo, instagram.com/thegirlwiththewhisktattoo
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Best Fried Chicken
Winner: King of the Coop, kingofthecoop.com
Second Place: Southern Fresh, facebook.com/southernfreshrestaurant/
Runner Up: Better Byrd, betterbyrd.com
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Best Frosé
Winner: Datz, datztampa.com
Second Place: Sips Wine Bar, thesipswinebar.com
Runner Up: The Avenue Eat + Drink, theavenuedtsp.com
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Best Gourmet Market
Winner: Mazzaro’s Italian Market, mazzarosmarket.com
Second Place: Vine & Grind, vineandgrind.com
Runner Up: Joe and Son’s Olive Oils, joeandsonsoliveoils.com
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Best Gourmet Popcorn
Winner: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Second Place: Salty Sisters Gourmet Popcorn, saltysisterspopcorn.com
Runner Up: Harley’s Gourmet Popcorn & Cider Shoppe, harleyspopcorn.com
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Best Greek Restaurant
Winner: Acropolis Greek Taverna, acropolistaverna.com
Second Place: Little Greek Fresh Grill, littlegreekfreshgrill.com
Runner Up: Mr Souvlaki, mrsouvlaki.net
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Best Grilled Cheese
Winner: The Bricks, thebricksybor.com
Second Place: Central Melt, centralmelt.com
Runner Up: Park & Rec DTSP, youthhasnoage.com
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Best Grouper Sandwich
Winner: Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill, frenchysonline.com
Second Place: Big Ray’s Fish Camp, bigraysfishcamp.com
Runner Up: Salt Shack On The Bay, salt-shack.com
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Best Guacamole
Winner: Red Mesa Cantina, redmesacantina.com
Second Place: Casa Tina “Fresh, Healthy, Authentic Mexican”, casatinas.com
Runner Up: Miguelitos Taqueria Y Tequilas, miguelitostampa.com
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Best Happy Hour
Winner: Haven, haventampa.com
Second Place: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Runner Up: City Side, citysideloungetampa.com
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Best Health Food Market
Winner: Nature’s Food Patch Market & Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Second Place: Rollin’ Oats Market, rollinoats.com
Runner Up: Black Radish Grocer, blackradishgrocer.com
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Best Hot Sauce
Winner: Florida Heat at Dunedin Brewery, dunedinbrewery.com
Second Place: Urban Brew and BBQ, urbanbrewandbbq.com
Runner Up: Taco Jesus Hot Sauce, thetacojesus.com
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Best Hotel Bar
Winner: EDGE Rooftop Cocktail Lounge, epicureanhotel.com
Second Place: The Canopy, thebirchwood.com
Runner Up: Tap Room at the Hollander Hotel, hollanderhotel.com
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Best Hotel Restaurant
Winner: Paul’s Landing, paulslandingstpete.com
Second Place: Birch & Vine, thebirchwood.com/birchandvine
Runner Up: Élevage SoHo Kitchen & Bar, epicureanhotel.com
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Best Ice Cream/Gelato/Frozen Yogurt
Winner: The Revolution Ice Cream Co., revicecream.com
Second Place: Chill Bros Scoop Shop, chillbros.com
Runner Up: Bo’s Ice Cream, insert.com
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Best Indian Restaurant
Winner: Rasoi Indian Cuisine, rasoitampa.com
Second Place: Flames Indian Cuisine, flamestampa.com
Runner Up: Curry Leaves Indian Cuisine, curryleavesindiancuisine.com
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Best Italian Restaurant
Winner: Bella’s Italian Café, bellasitaliancafe.com
Second Place: Cena, cenatampa.com
Runner Up: Annata Wine Bar, annatawine.com
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Best Kava Bar
Winner: Bula Kava Bar & Coffee House (BULA KAFE), bulakavananda.com
Second Place: Grassroots Kava House, grassrootskavahouse.com
Runner Up: Mad Hatters Ethnobotanical Kava Bar, madhattersteabar.com
Photo via Bula Kava Bar & Coffee House/Facebook
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Best Key Lime Pie
Winner: Bella’s Bakes Cakes and Bagels, bellasbakescakesandbagels.com
Second Place: J. J. Gandy’s Pies, Inc., jjgandys.com
Runner Up: Nature’s Food Patch Market Café, naturesfoodpatch.com
Photo via Bella’s Bakes Cakes and Bagels/Facebook
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Best Kombucha
Winner: Mother Kombucha, motherkombucha.com
Second Place: Sunny Culture, drinksunny.com
Runner Up: St. Pete Ferments, stpeteferments.com
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Best Late-Night Restaurant
Winner: Bella’s Italian Café, bellasitaliancafe.com
Second Place: La Teresita Restaurant, lateresitarestaurant.com
Runner Up: The Bricks, thebricksybor.com
Photo via Bella’s Italian Café/Facebook
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Best Lobster Roll
Winner: Olde Bay Cafe & Dunedin Fish Market, oldebaycafe.com
Second Place: Crabby Bill’s Fish Camp, crabbybillsfishcamp.com
Runner Up: Alto Mare Fish Bar, altomarefishbar.com
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Best Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Winner: Fork & Hen, fork-hen.business.site
Second Place: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Runner Up: URBAN Brew and BBQ, urbanbrewandbbq.com
Photo via Fork & Hen/Facebook
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Best Margarita
Winner: Red Mesa Cantina, redmesacantina.com
Second Place: Casa Tina “Fresh, Healthy, Authentic Mexican”, casatinas.com
Runner Up: Los Magueyes Mexican Grill, lose-magueyes-mexican-grill.business.site
Runner Up: Miguel’s Mexican Seafood & Grill, miguelscafe.com
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Best Mexican Restaurant
Winner: Casa Tina “Fresh, Healthy, Authentic Mexican”, casatinas.com
Second Place: Red Mesa Restaurant, redmesarestaurant.com
Runner Up: Mekenita Cantina, mekenitacantine.com
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Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Winner: Gengiz Khan Restaurant, gengizkhan.com
Second Place: Baba Restaurant, Bakery & Cafe, eatatbaba.com
Runner Up: Mirage Restaurant, miragerestaurant.com
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Best Mini Doughnuts
Winner: Van Dough Mini Doughnuts & Ice Cream, vandoughnuts.com
Second Place: Simply Done Donuts, simplydonedonuts.com
Runner Up: Local Mini Donut Co., localminidonutco.com
Photo via Van Dough Mini Doughnuts & Ice Cream/Facebook
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Best Neighborhood Bar, Hillsborough
Winner: c. 1949, c1949.com
Second Place: Independent Bar and Cafe, independentbartampa.com
Runner Up: The Mermaid Tavern, mermaidtaverntampa.com
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Best Neighborhood Bar, Pinellas
Winner: Gigglewaters, gigglewaters.com
Second Place: CJ’s On The Island, cjsontheisland.com
Runner Up: Backwaters on Sand Key, backwatersonsandkey.com
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Best New Brewery, Hillsborough
Winner: Three Bulls Tavern & Brewery, threebullstavern.com
Second Place: BarrieHaus Beer Co, barriehaus.com
Runner Up: Bay Cannon Beer Company, baycannon.com
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Best New Brewery, Pinellas
Winner: Bayboro Brewing Co., bayborobrewing.com
Second Place: Gulfport Brewery + Eatery, gulfport-brewing.com
Runner Up: Brighter Days Brewing Company, facebook.com/brighter-days-brewing-company
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Best Ribs
Winner: Dunedin Smokehouse, thedunedinsmokehouse.com
Second Place: Dr. BBQ The Restaurant, drbbqs.com
Runner Up: URBAN Brew and BBQ, urbanbrewandbbq.com
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Best New Restaurant
Winner: OLIVIA, oliviatampa.com
Second Place: Rocca, roccatampa.com
Runner Up: Fly Bar and Restaurant, flyrestauranttampa.com
Photo via OLIVIA/Facebook
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Best Outdoor Dining
Winner: American Social, americansocialbar.com
Second Place: The Canopy, thebirchwood.com
Runner Up: Armature Works, armatureworks.com
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Best Pad Thai
Winner: Royal Palace Thai Restaurant, royalpalacethai.com
Second Place: Nitally’s ThaiMex, nitallys.com
Runner Up: Jasmine Thai Restaurant, jasminethaitampa.com
Photo via Royal Palace That Restaurant/Facebook
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