Thanks to all who voted in the oldest Best of Columbus readers' poll in the city. Congrats to this year's winners!
Best African Restaurant
Hoyo’s Kitchen 27.90% Addis Restaurant 15.50% Wycliff’s Kitchen 14.20%Best Bar Food
101 Beer Kitchen 14.10% The Rusty Bucket 13.80% Old Bag of Nails 11.60%Best Barbecue
City Barbeque 37.10% Ray Ray’s Hog Pit 29.20% Smoked on High Barbeque Co. 7.20%Best Beer Selection
101 Beer Kitchen 18.20% The Daily Growler 12.40% World of Beer 12.00%Best Breakfast
First Watch 14.70% Katalina’s 10.50% Hang Over Easy 8.00%Best Brunch
Northstar Café 20.40% Lindey’s 13.20% Matt the Miller’s Tavern 11.90%Best Burger
Thurman Café 28.20% Northstar Café 15.30% Pat and Gracie’s 8.40%Best Cheap Eats
Condado Tacos 37.90% Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace 20.70% Press Grill/Press Pub 10.60%Best Chinese Restaurant
Hunan Lion 19.50% Sunflower Chinese Restaurant 15.00% Hunan House 12.60%Best Classic Bakery
Resch’s 29.30% Mozart’s 18.90% The Original Goodie Shop 17.30%Best Classic Pizza
Tommy’s Pizza 16.90% Mikey’s Late Night Slice 13.90% Adriatico’s 11.30%Best Cocktails
Watershed Kitchen & Bar 11.80% M at Miranova 10.40% High Bank Distillery 9.20%Best Coffee Shop
Fox in the Snow Café 27.60% Stauf’s Coffee Roasters 24.30% Crimson Cup Coffee 10.10%Best Comfort Food Restaurant
Cap City Fine Diner 31.70% Hot Chicken Takeover 19.30% Starliner DinerTommy’s Diner
(Tie 7.80%)
Best Deli
Katzinger’s Deli 51.80% Brown Bag Deli 14.90% Block’s Bagels 13.60%Best Desserts
Pistacia Vera 32.10% Cap City Fine Diner 24.40% Mozart’s 12.60%Best Diner
Tommy’s Diner 16.70% Starliner Diner 15.90% DK Diner 13.70%Best Doughnut
Buckeye Donuts 25.80% DK Diner 11.30% Duck Donuts 10.80%Best Fast-Casual
Brassica 21.60% Bibibop 16.10% Piada Italian Street Food 14.80%Best Food Truck
Street Thyme 10.30% Junior’s Tacos 8.00% Paddy Wagon 7.60%Best Gourmet Pizza
Harvest Pizzeria 28.20% Dewey’s 15.80% Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza 14.40%Best Happy Hour
Lindey’s 19.00% Forno 14.30% Marcella’s 10.50%Best Himalayan/Nepalese Restaurant
Momo Ghar 50.90% Everest Cuisine 21.30% Himalayan Grille 17.50%Best Ice Cream
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 37.40% Graeter’s Ice Cream 33.20% Johnson’s Real Ice Cream 10.00%Best Indian Restaurant
Aab India 39.20% Indian Oven 13.10% Amul India 9.10%Best Italian Restaurant
Z Cucina 13.60% Marcella’s 12.60% Basi Italia 8.50%Best Kids Menu
Rusty Bucket 21.10% Cap City Fine Diner 15.40% Northstar Café 12.00%Best Korean Restaurant
Gogi Korean BBQ 35.50% Min Ga Korean Restaurant 28.90% Diaspora 15.10%Best Late-Night Eats
Mikey’s Late Night Slice 38.30% Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace 17.10% Press Grill/Press Pub 10.20%Best Latin American Restaurant
Arepazo 51.30% Si Senor Peruvian Sandwiches & More 13.10% Plantain Café 10.40% (CLOSED)Best Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Restaurant
Mr. Hummus Grill 24.40% Lavash Café 10.60% Brassica 9.80%Best Mexican Restaurant
El Vaquero 31.80% Los Guachos 13.80% Cuco’s Taqueria 9.40%Best Modern Bakery
Fox in the Snow Café 28.10% Pistacia Vera 25.50% Pattycake Bakery 8.70%Best Patio
Lindey’s 29.40% Barcelona 18.80% Milestone 229 17.80%Best Romantic Restaurant
The Refectory 14.80% Lindey’s 13.20% Basi Italia 11.30%Best Rooftop Patio
Lincoln Social Rooftop 21.90% Vaso 20.70% BrewDog Franklinton 14.00%Best Sandwiches
Katzinger’s Deli 45.20% Brown Bag Deli 19.00% Northstar Café 12.00%Best Seafood
Mitchell’s Ocean Club 33.60% Columbus Fish Market 18.10% The Pearl 15.50%Best Spot for Plant-Based Dining
Northstar Café 44.90% Comune 15.50% Little Eater 8.10% (CLOSED)Best Steakhouse
The Top Steak House 30.40% Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse 21.80% The Avenue Steak Tavern 10.80%Best Sushi
Akai Hana 33.80% Mr. Sushi 14.80% Moshi Sushi Bar 6.90%Best Tacos
Condado Tacos 34.40% Los Guachos 19.80% Local Cantina 17.10%Best Thai Restaurant
Lemongrass 25.00% Basil 18.10% Nida’s Thai on High 16.90%Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Buckeye Pho 31.20% Lan Viet Market 21.50% Indochine Café 13.50%Best Wine Bar
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant 19.90% The Wine Bistro 18.90% Spagio Wine Lounge 13.90%Best Wings
Roosters 44.10% Gallo’s Tap Room 10.30% Winking Lizard 8.30%Best Bar for Music
Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza and Live Music 33.00% Woodlands Tavern 18.20% Skully’s Music-Diner 11.90%Best Bowling Alley
Pins Mechanical Co. 31.00% Ten Pin Alley 20.00% Columbus Square Bowling Palace 14.80%Best Concert Venue
Express Live 15.80% Newport Music Hall 14.20% Ohio Theatre 11.90%Best Farmers Market
Worthington 41.00% North Market 22.60% Clintonville 19.90%Best Festival
Columbus Arts Festival 22.70% Dublin Irish Festival 14.30% ComFest 12.80%Best Fitness Studio
Orangetheory Fitness 22.60% Title Boxing Club 12.80% System of Strength 11.50%Best Gallery
Hawk Galleries 16.50% Urban Arts Space 12.50% Studios on High Gallery 10.80%Best Gym
YMCA 17.80% Planet Fitness 17.00% Life Time Fitness 14.40%Best LGBT Bar/Club
Union Café 41.10% Axis 13.50% Daddy’s 12.10%Best Local Band
Twenty One Pilots 39.20% MojoFlo 12.80% Caamp 12.30%Best Local Musician
Bobby Floyd 31.10% Angela Perley 14.20% Tony Monaco 10.40%Best Movie Theater
Marcus Crosswoods Cinema 16.60% AMC Dublin 15.10% The Drexel 14.70%Best Museum
Columbus Museum of Art 37.10% COSI 28.70% Ohio History Center 12.60%Best Parade
Doo Dah 34.10% Stonewall Columbus Pride Parade 24.60% Upper Arlington Fourth of July 19.50%Best Park
Highbanks 20.40% Columbus Park of Roses 14.00% Schiller Park 9.20%Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Party
Tree of Life Play + Café 14.80% Magic Mountain 12.20% The Chiller 10.90%Best Place for a Party
Pins Mechanical Co. 31.60% Dueling Axes 29.90% Topgolf 19.70%Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 26.60% Short North 18.00% North Market 11.60%Best Public Art
Scioto Lounge deer sculptures 22.30% “Field of Corn,” Dublin 20.00% Goodale Park elephant fountain 17.20%Best Running/Walking or Biking Event
Pelotonia 35.70% Nationwide Children’s Hospital Marathon & Half Marathon 23.10% Cap City Half Marathon 12.40%Best Spa
Woodhouse Day Spa 29.10% Penzone Salon + Spas 22.10% The Spa at River Ridge 17.20%Best Sports Bar
Roosters 23.50% Urban Meyer’s Pint House 18.30% Gallo’s Tap Room 12.50%Best Taproom
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing 16.90% Seventh Son Brewing 15.80% BrewDog Franklinton 15.20%Best Yoga Studio
Yoga on High 29.30% Modo Yoga 15.70% GoYoga 12.00%Best Blue Jackets Player
Nick Foligno 31.20% Seth Jones 20.30% Cam Atkinson 13.50%Best Buckeyes Football Player
Justin Fields 61.10% Chris Olave 14.80% Master Teague III 9.00%Best Chef
Richard Blondin, The Refectory Restaurant & Wine Shop 23.40% Catie Randazzo and Matthew Heaggans, Ambrose and Eve 18.30% Seth Lassak, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing 12.20%Best Crew Player
Pedro Santos 30.80% Gyasi Zardes 22.00% Sebastian Berhalter 20.80%Best Female TV Anchor
Colleen Marshall, NBC4 27.80% Yolanda Harris, 10TV 26.40% Monica Day, NBC4 17.60%Best Male TV Anchor
Matt Barnes, NBC4 32.50% Kurt Ludlow, ABC6/FOX28 19.00% Bob Kendrick, ABC6/FOX28 18.50%Best Radio Morning Show
Dave and Jimmy, 97.9 WNCI 23.50% Woody & The Wake-Up Call, 92.3 WCOL 20.70% Brian Phillips, CD102.5 14.80%Best Radio Station
89.7 WOSU 16.50% CD102.5 15.50% WNCI 97.9 13.00%Best Talk Radio Personality
Ann Fisher, 89.7 WOSU 26.20% Anthony Rothman, 97.1 The Fan 26.20% Mike Ricordati “The Common Man,” 97.9 The Fan 18.90%Best Weatherperson
Ashlee Baracy, 10TV 19.60% Dave Mazza, NBC4 16.90% Marshall McPeek, ABC6/FOX28 14.70%Best Beer Shop
Weiland’s Market 22.40% Giant Eagle Market District 18.50% The Daily Growler 14.40%Best Bike Shop
Roll 36.40% Trek Bicycle 20.20% Paradise Garage 15.90%Best Clothing Resale Shop
One More Time 22.10% Rag-O-Rama 19.20% Second Chance 19.20%Best Florist
DeSantis Florists 19.00% 5th Ave. Floral Co. 12.80% Rose Bredl Flowers & Garden 10.60%Best Furniture Resale Shop
ReVue/Grandview Mercantile 54.30% One More Time 20.40% Upscale Resale Furnishings 7.10%Best Garden Center
Oakland Nursery 62.40% Strader’s Garden Center 23.40% A Proper Garden 5.40%Best Grocery Store
Giant Eagle Market District 20.90% Trader Joe’s 18.80% Whole Foods 12.40%Best Hair Salon
Akada 18.00% Penzone Salon + Spas 15.40% Square One Salon and Spa 13.10%Best Hardware Store
Roush Hardware 27.00% Zettler Hardware 22.70% Schreiner Ace Hardware 16.20%Best Place for Children’s Clothing
Cub Shrub 38.80% Von Maur 22.50% Nicole’s for Children 17.10%Best Place for Home Decor
Elm & Iron 27.20% Grandview Mercantile 19.40% Studio J Home 18.30%Best Place for Last-Minute Gifts
Glean 22.40% Museum Store at Columbus Museum of Art 11.90% Vernacular 11.60%Best Place for Men’s Fashions
Nordstrom 32.20% Jeffrey Thomas 26.00% Tigertree 9.60%Best Place for Ohio-Made Stuff
Homage 50.80% Celebrate Local 22.10% Wild Cat Gift and Party 7.70%Best Place for Women’s Fashions
Nordstrom 20.20% Jeffrey Thomas 14.90% Jolie Occasions 12.10%Best Place to Buy Jewelry
Diamond Cellar 25.50% Diamonds Direct 24.50% Worthington Jewelers 13.10%Best Store for Housewares
Crate & Barrel 28.90% Sur La Table 27.00% Wasserstrom 10.70%Best Wine Shop
Weiland’s Market 25.20% The Twisted Vine 11.30% Wine on High 11.10%