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READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Best Gym
1. SNAP Fitness, Long Beach
2. Astoria Aquatic Center
3. Clatsop Community College,
Astoria
Best Hair Salon
1. Salon Boheme, Astoria
2. Hygge Hair Co., Astoria
3. Azure Salon & Spa, Ilwaco
Best Home Improvement
1. City Lumber, Astoria
2. Home Depot, Warrenton
3. Astoria Vintage Hardware
Best Hotel
1. Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria
2. Adrift Hotel, Long Beach
3. Hotel Elliott, Astoria
FULL LIST OF WINNERS, RUNNERS-UP
AND HONORABLE MENTIONS
BUSINESS
Best Antique Store
1. Vintage Hardware, Astoria
2. Farmhouse Funk, Astoria
3. Phog Bounders Antique Mall,
Astoria
Best Apartment Complex
1. Illahee Apartments, Astoria
2. Gearhart by the Sea, Gear-
hart
3. Sunset Surf Apartments,
Seaside
Best Art Gallery
1. RiverSea Gallery, Astoria
2. Don Nisbett Art Gallery,
Ilwaco
3. Imogen Gallery, Astoria
Best Automotive Shop
1. Jim Varner’s Automotive,
Astoria
2. Lum’s Auto Center, Warren-
ton
3. Box K Auto Repair, Seaview
Best Barbershop
1. Eleventh Street Barber,
Astoria
2. Astoria Barber
3. Hygge Hair Company, Astoria
Best Bookstore
1. Lucy’s Books, Astoria
2. Time Enough Books, Ilwaco
3. Beach Books, Seaside
Best Bud
1. Sweet Relief, Astoria
2. Five Zero Trees, Astoria
3. The Farmacy, Astoria
Best Car Dealership
1. Lum’s Auto Center,
Warrenton
2. Astoria Ford
3. Warrenton Kia
Best Customer Service
1. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria
2. The Rusty Cup, Astoria
3. The Depot Restaurant,
Seaview
Best Dance Studio
1. Astoria Arts & Movement
Center
2. Encore Dance Studio, War-
renton/Gearhart
3. Maddox Dance Studio,
Warrenton
Best Day Spa
1. Malama Day Spa, Astoria
2. Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa,
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
1. Brim’s Farm & Garden, Astoria
2. Basketcase Greenhouse,
Long Beach
3. Dennis’ 7 Dees, Seaside
Best Gift Shop
1. Finn Ware, Astoria
2. Farmhouse Funk, Astoria
3. Luminari Arts, Astoria
Best Grocery Store
1. Astoria Co-op
2. Main St. Market, Warrenton
3. Fred Meyer, Warrenton
Best Live Theater
1. Liberty Theatre, Astoria
2. Astor Street Opry Company,
Astoria
3. Coaster Theatre, Cannon
Beach
Best Local Physician
1. Angela Stock Narin (Pacific
Family Medicine)
2. Kevin J. Baxter (Columbia
Memorial Hospital)
3. Robbie Law, Astoria
Best Radio Station
1. KMUN/KCPB Coast Commu-
nity Radio
2. KLMY Clammy 99.7 FM
3. KRKZ Hits 94.3
Best Real Estate Business
1. Lighthouse Realty, Long
Beach
2. Area Properties, Astoria
3. Pacific Pro Realty, Astoria
Best Seafood Market
1. Warrenton Deep Sea Crab &
Fishmarket, Warrenton
2. Northwest Wild Products,
Astoria
3. OleBob’s Seafood Market and
Galley, Ilwaco
Best Tech/Computer Repair
1. Mossy Tech, Astoria
2. Ben’s Computer Store, Inc.,
Warrenton
3. Astoria’s Best
DINING
Best Asian Food
1. Nisa’s Thai Kitchen, Warren-
ton
2. Golden Star Restaurant,
Astoria
3. Busu, Astoria
Best Bakery
1. Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe,
Astoria
2. Cottage Bakery, Long Beach
2. Home Bakery, Astoria
Best Coffee
1. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria
2. The Rusty Cup, Astoria
3. 3 Cups Coffee House, Astoria
Best Desserts
1. Frite & Scoop, Astoria
2. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Fine Dining
1. The Depot Restaurant, Seaview
2. Carruthers, Astoria
3. T Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
Best Bar
1. Inferno Lounge, Astoria
2. T Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
Best Fish and Chips
1. The Bow Picker, Astoria
2. Enola’s Ship Out, Astoria
3. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
Best Barista
1. Kristy Cross (The Rusty Cup,
Astoria)
2. Chloe Cox-Brown (The Rusty
Cup, Astoria)
3. Melissa Cutting (ROOTS Juice,
Java, and Salad Bar, Ilwaco)
Best Happy Hour
1. T Paul’s Supper Club, Astoria
2. Carruthers, Astoria
3. Baked Alaska, Astoria
Best Bartender
1. Cory Teubner (Astoria Coffee-
house & Bistro)
2. Jeany Birdeno (Merry Time
Bar and Grill)
3. Juan Meza (Shelburne Pub,
Seaview)
Best Breakfast Spot
1. Arnie’s Cafe, Warrenton
2. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria
3. Columbian Cafe, Astoria
Best Brewpub
1. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
3. North Jetty Brewing, Seaview
Best Burger
1. The Depot Restaurant,
Seaview
2. Portway Tavern, Astoria
3. Dairy Maid, Warrenton
Best Catering
1. Baked Alaska, Astoria
2. The Depot Restaurant,
Seaview
4. The Cove Restaurant, Long
Beach
Best Thrift Shop
1. NW Community Alliance
Thrift Store, Astoria
2. Watch Me Grow, Astoria
3. Goodwill, Warrenton
Best Chef
1. Michael Lalewicz (The Depot
Restaurant, Seaview)
2. Dan Brownson (Carruthers,
Astoria)
3. Andrew Catalano (Street 14
Cafe)
Best Yoga
1. RiverZen Yoga, Astoria
2. Yoga Gypsy, Astoria
3. Astoria Arts & Movement
Center
Best Clam Chowder
1. The Depot Restaurant,
Seaview
2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
3. Silver Salmon, Astoria
Best Lunch Spot
1. T Paul’s Urban Cafe, Astoria
2. Buoy Beer Co., Astoria
3. Street 14 Cafe, Astoria
Best Mexican Food
1. La Cabaña Raya, Astoria
2. El Catrin Mexican Restaurant,
Warrenton
3. The Stand, Seaside
Best Pizza
1. Fultano’s Pizza, Astoria
2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
3. Inferno Lounge, Astoria
Best Restaurant for Kids
1. Pig ‘N Pancake, Astoria
2. The Lost Roo, Long Beach
3. Frite & Scoop, Astoria
Best Server
1. Kendall Padgett-McEuen
(Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro)
2. Don Porter (The Depot
Restaurant, Seaview)
3. Michelle Pierce (Doogers,
Warrenton)
Best Wine Bar/Shop
1. WineKraft, Astoria
2. The Wine Shack, Cannon Beach
3. The Cellar on 10th, Astoria
ACTIVITIES
Best Birdwatching Site
1. Leadbetter Point State Park,
Ocean Park
2. Astoria Riverwalk
3. Willapa National Wildlife
Refuge, Ilwaco
Best Cheap Date
1. The Beach
2. Columbian Theater, Astoria
3. Astoria Sunday Market
Best Farmers Market
1. Astoria Sunday Market
2. Saturday Market at the Port
of Ilwaco
3. Manzanita Farmer’s Market
Best Golf Course
1. Astoria Golf & Country Club,
Warrenton
2. Surfside Golf Course, Ocean
Park
3. Peninsula Golf Course, Long
Beach
Best Hiking Trail
1. Discovery Trail, Long Beach
Peninsula
2. Cape Disappointment State
Park trails, Ilwaco
3. Cathedral Tree Trail, Astoria
Best Local Festival
1. Washington State Interna-
tional Kite Festival, Long Beach
2. Astoria Pride
3. Astoria-Warrenton Crab,
Seafood & Wine Festival
Best Local Sports Team
1. Seaside High School Gulls —
football
2. Ilwaco High School Fisher-
men — wrestling
3. Astoria High School Fisher-
men — football
Best Museum
1. Columbia River Maritime
Museum, Astoria
2. Columbia Pacific Heritage
Museum, Ilwaco
3. Heritage Museum, Astoria
Best Music Venue
1. Liberty Theatre, Astoria
2. Fort George Brewery, Astoria
3. Sou’wester Lodge, Seaview
Best Neighborhood Park
1. Tapiola Skate Park, Astoria
2. Fred Lindstrom Memorial
Park (aka Peter Pan Park),
Astoria
3. Black Lake, Ilwaco
Best Place to Walk
1. Astoria Riverwalk
2. The Beach
3. Discovery Trail, Long Beach
Peninsula
Best Tourist Attraction
1. Astoria Column
2. The Beach
3. Astoria’s breweries / Cape
Disappointment State Park /
North Head Lighthouse (three-
way tie)
THANK YOU
FOR VOTING!