Readers’ choice awards
2014 Readers’ Choice Awards
Full list of winners, runners-up
and honorable mentions
BUSINESS
Best Antique Store
1. Vintage Hardware, Astoria
2. Phog Bounders Antique Mall,
Astoria
3. Romancing the Home, Gearhart
Best Art Gallery
1. RiverSea Gallery, Astoria
2. Imogen Gallery, Astoria
3. Don Nisbett Crewhouse Gallery, Ilwaco
Best Auto Shop
1. Jim Varner’s Automotive, Astoria
2. Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton
3. Box K Auto Repair, Seaview
Best Bookstore
1. Lucy’s Books, Astoria
2. Time Enough Books, Ilwaco
3. Beach Books, Seaside
Best Car Dealership
1. Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton
2. Hayward’s Ocean Crest Motors,
Warrenton
3. Astoria Ford, Astoria
Best Customer Service
1. 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria
2. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Dance Studio
1. Maddox Dance Studio
2. Encore Dance Studio
3. Astoria Arts & Movement Center
Best Day Spa
1. Malama Day Spa, Astoria
2. Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria
3. Azure Salon and Spa, Ilwaco
Best Florist
1. Bloomin’ Crazy Floral, Astoria
2. Erickson Floral Company, Astoria
3. Artistic Bouquets & More, Seaview
Best Garden Center
Winner: Brim’s Farm & Garden, Astoria
2. Dennis’ 7 Dees, Seaside
3. Basket Case Greenhouse, Long Beach
Best Gift Shop
1. Finn Ware, Astoria
2. Cargo, Astoria
3. A Gypsy’s Whimsy, Astoria
Best Grocery Store
1. Astoria Co-op Grocery, Astoria
2. Fred Meyer, Warrenton
3. Okie’s Thriftway Market / Costco
(tie)
Best Gym
1. Astoria Aquatic Center, Astoria
2. Astoria Full Fitness, Astoria
3. Fitness 1440 / Snap Fitness (tie)
Best Hair Salon
1. Salon Verve, Astoria
2. Salon Boheme, Astoria
3. Azure Salon & Spa, Ilwaco
Best Home Improvement
1. City Lumber, Astoria
2. Home Depot, Warrenton
3. Utzinger’s True Value Hardware, Astoria
Best Hotel
1. The Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria
2. Adrift Hotel, Long Beach
3. Hotel Elliott, Astoria
Best Radio Station
1. Coast Community Radio KMUN
91.9 FM
2. KRKZ Hits 94.3 FM Chinook / Astoria
3. KLMY Clammy 99.7 FM Long Beach
Best Real Estate Business
1. Discovery Coast Real Estate, Long Beach
2. Windermere Pacific Land Co., Asto-
ria and Windermere Stellar, Gearhart/
Cannon Beach (tie)
3. RE/MAX River & Sea, Astoria/
Warrenton
Best Seafood Market
1. Warrenton Deep Sea Crab & Fish Market
2. Ole Bob’s Seafood Market, Ilwaco
3. Bell Buoy Seafood Market, Seaside
Best Computer Repair
1. Mossy Tech
2. Mike’s Computer Repair, Long Beach
3. Astoria’s Best / Ben’s Computer
Store, Inc. (tie)
Best Theater
1. Columbian Theater, Astoria
2. Liberty Theater, Astoria
3. Coaster Theatre, Cannon Beach
Best Thrift Shop
1. Deja Vu, Astoria
2. Goodwill, Warrenton
3. Spay and Neuter Thrift Shop of
Seaside
Best Yoga
1. RiverZen Yoga, Astoria
2. Yoga Namaste, Astoria
3. Cannon Beach Yoga Arts
DINING
Best Asian Food
1. Nisa’s Thai Kitchen, Warrenton
2. Himani Indian Cuisine, Astoria
3. Long Beach Thai Cuisine
Best Bakery
1. Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe, Astoria
2. Cottage Bakery, Long Beach
3. Danish Maid Bakery, Astoria
Best Bar
1. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
2. Albatross, Astoria
3. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
Best Barbecue
1. Rollin’ Thunder Barbecue, Astoria
2. Gray Whale Barbecue, Seaside
3. CCR’s Smokehouse, Long Beach
Best Barista
1. Kristy Cross, The Rusty Cup, Astoria
2. Casey Brewe Palmgren, Astoria
Coffeehouse & Bistro, Astoria
3. Leah Cristaldi, 3 Cups Coffee,
Astoria
Best Brewpub
1. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
3. North Jetty Brewing, Long Beach
Best Lunch
1. T. Paul’’s Urban Cafe, Astoria
2. The Cove Restaurant, Long Beach
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Burger
1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
3. Albatross, Astoria
Best Pizza
1. Fultano’s Pizza, Astoria
2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
3. Baked Alaska, Astoria
Best Catering
1. Baked Alaska, Astoria
2. Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Restaurant for Kids
1. Pig N Pancake, Astoria
2. Lost Roo Restaurant, Long Beach
3. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
Best Chef
1. Michael Lalewicz, The Depot,
Seaview
2. Marco Davis, Columbian Cafe,
Astoria
3. Geoff Gunn, Bridgewater Bistro,
Astoria
Best Server
1. Jean-Marc Bourgouin, 42nd Street
Cafe, Seaview
2. Teona Dawson, T. Paul’s Supper Club,
Astoria
3. Zackery O’Connor, Fort George
Brewery, Astoria
Best Clam Chowder
1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
2. Norma’s Ocean Diner, Seaside
3. Mo’s, Cannon Beach
Best Wine Shop
1. The Cellar on 10th, Astoria
2. The Wine Shack, Cannon Beach
3. The Wine & Beer Haus, Seaside
Best Coffee
1. 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria
2. Street 14 Coffee, Astoria
3. Long Beach Coffee Roasters
ACTIVITIES
Best Desserts
1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
2. Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria
3. Frite & Scoop, Astoria
Best Fine Dining
1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
2. Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria
3. T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
Best Fish and Chips
1. The Bow Picker, Astoria
2. The Ship Inn, Astoria
3. Bridgewater Bistro, Astoria
Best Birdwatching Site
1. Fort Stevens State Park, Ham-
mond
2. Cape Disappointment State Park,
Ilwaco
3. Astoria Riverwalk
Best Cheap Date
1. The Beach
2. Columbian Theater, Astoria
3. Astoria Sunday Market
Best Farmers Market
1. Astoria Sunday Market
2. River People Farmers Market,
Astoria
3. Saturday Market at the Port of
Ilwaco
Best Bartender
1. Cory Teubner, Astoria Coffeehouse &
Bistro, Astoria
2. Eric Bechard, Albatross, Astoria
3. Teona Dawson, T. Paul’s Supper Club,
Astoria
Best Happy Hour
1. T. Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
2. Baked Alaska, Astoria
3. The Depot Restaurant,
Seaview
Best Golf Course
1. Peninsula Golf Course
2. Gearhart Golf Links
3. Astoria Golf and Country Club
Best Breakfast
1. Columbian Cafe, Astoria
2. 42nd Street Cafe, Seaview
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Latin Food
1. La Cabana de Raya, Astoria
2. The Rio Cafe, Astoria
3. The Stand, Seaside
Best Hiking Trail
1. Discovery Trail, Long Beach
Peninsula
2. Fort to Sea Trail
3. Saddle Mountain
Best Local Festival
1. Washington State International Kite
Festival
2. Astoria-Warrenton Crab, Seafood &
Wine Festival
3. Pacific Northwest Brew Cup
Best Local Sports Team
1. Shanghaied Roller Dolls / Knappa
High School Loggers Football (tie)
2. Astoria High School Fishermen
Football
3. Ilwaco High School Fishermen
Football
Best Museum
1. Columbia River Maritime Museum,
Astoria
2. Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum,
Ilwaco
3. Flavel House Museum, Astoria /
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,
Cape Disappointment State Park,
Ilwaco (tie)
Best Music Venue
1. Liberty Theater, Astoria
2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
3. Voodoo Room / Columbian
Theater, Astoria / Adrift Hotel, Long
Beach (tie)
Best Neighborhood Park
1. Tapiola and Astoria Skate Park,
Astoria
2. Shively Park, Astoria
3. Cannon Beach City Park
Best Place for a Picnic
1. The Beach
2. Astoria Column
3. Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach
Best Place to Walk
1. Astoria Riverwalk
2. The Beach
3. Discovery Trail, Long Beach
Peninsula
Best Place to Watch Fire-
works
1. Long Beach Boardwalk
2. Astoria Riverwalk
3. Seaside
Best Tourist Attraction
1. The Beach
2. Astoria Column
3. Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach
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