Best Alternative Club

Jack's Backyard

Best Art Gallery

Hal Samples Gallery

Best Bar & Best Jukebox

The Windmill Lounge

Best Bar Food

The Libertine

Best Beer Joint

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

Best Bird Nerds (Tie)

J. R. Compton and David J. Ringer

Best Blog

D Magazine's Inside Corner

Best Blues Club

Pearl at Commerce

Best Breakup

Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson

Best Case of Self-Representation

Gary Vodicka, attorney

Best Cat Coiffures

Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs by Julie Jackson with Jill Johnson

Best Cheap Morning After

Barbec's and Boutique Pet Shop and Aquarium

Best City Council Member

Angela Hunt

Best Clerks Ripoff/Marketing Ploy

The Variants

Best Comic Actor

Jeff Swearingen

Best Comic Actress

Becca Shivers

BEST Community Theater

Artisan Center Theater

Best County Judge for Hard Times

Teresa Tolle

Best Daily Newspaper Columnist

Scott Burns, The Dallas Morning News

Best Dance Club

Fallout Lounge

Best Dog Park

Unleashed

Best Ears

Matt Barnhart

Best Excuse To Shoegaze

Kixpo

Best Festival

North Texas Irish Festival

Best Free Garden

Outdoor Sculpture Garden of the Dallas Museum of Art

Best Gay Bar

Round Up Saloon

Best Happy Hour

Bavarian Grill's Stein Hour, 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays

Best Hike & Custard

Cedar Ridge Preserve

Best Honky-Tonk

Adair's Saloon

Best Humanitarian Hangout

Urban Dog Coffee

Best Jazz Club

The Amsterdam Bar

Best Karaoke

Family Karaoke

Best Late-Night Coffee and Wi-Fi

Buli Café

Best Latin Club

Escapade 2009

Best Live Music Venue

Granada Theater

Best Local Actor

Ian Sinclair

Best Local Actress

Emily Gray

Best Local Album Release

Teenage Cool Kids

Best Local Daily Sports Columnist

Kevin Sherrington

Best Local Music Fest

NX35

Best Local Music Web Site

NTX Showlist

Best Low-Budget Theater Director

Billy Fountain

Best Men's Club

Baby Dolls

Best Neighborhood Advocate

Jason Roberts

Best New Civil Judge

Marty Lowy

Best Not-Quite-Nostalgia Fodder

Trees

Best Old Tat

Dallas Lace Society

Best Patio

Bolsa

Best Place Not to Bring a Fishing Pole

Dallas World Aquarium

Best Place to Awkwardly Applaud Bush

The Mercury

Best Place to Make a Livable Wage

It's a Grind

Best Place To Ogle, Uh, Sure, Let's Go With Platinum Record Plaques

The Clubhouse

Best Place to Second-Hand Smoke

Denton

Best Place to See a Weird Play

The Ochre House

Best Place to Work That's Not the Office

Crooked Tree Coffeehouse

Best Political Drama

City Hall corruption trial

Best Politico

Jonathan Neerman

Best Pool Bar

The Joule Hotel

Best Pool Party

The Double Wide

Best Poorly Lit Chicas Bonitas

The Palms Beer Express

Best Pre-Rock Belly Stuffing

Studio Bar & Grill

Best Pro Bono Project

Amachi Texas

Best Radio DJ

Mark Schectman

Best Radio Station

The Indie-Verse

Best Radio Talk Show

Think

Best Rock Bar

The Double Wide

Best Roof Top Margaritas

Iron Cactus

Best Scenic Associate's DEGREE

Mountain View College

Best Spooky Drive

Mountain Creek Parkway

Best Spot for Nature Lovers

Trinity River Audubon Center

Best Spot to Meet the Fledgling Community in Downtown

City Tavern

Best Staycation

Dallas International Film Festival, née AFI Dallas

Best Tattoo Parlor

Elm Street Tattoo

Best Theater Company

Uptown Players

Best Theater Festival

Out of the Loop

Best Tourist Attraction

Arts District

Best TV News Anchor

Clarice Tinsley

Best TV News Show

Good Day

Best Tween Theater

Dallas Children's Theater

Best Twitter Takedown

WhyDentonSucks

Best Way to Find Your Inner Artist

Paper Works by Paper Nerds

Best Young Actor

Drew Wall

Best Young Actress

Morgan Justiss

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Other Winning Scenes Suggestions From Our Readers

Scenes: The Master Of Spin

Best Belters

Mama's Party

Best Elvis Presley with Hot Sauce

Tuesday Nights with Domingo at La Parillada

Best Free Museum

Crow Collection of Asian Art

Best New Theater Company

Upstart Productions

Best place to recharge over lunch

Cosmic Cafe

Best Underground Theater

Theater Too!

Best 24-Hour People Watching

Café Brazil near University

Best Illogical Immigrants

The Monk Parakeets at White Rock Lake

Best Kids Outing

Pay What You Can Dallas Theater Center Performances

Best Playground

Storybook Playhouse

Best Appetizer

Piquillo Peppers at Cava

Best Barbecue

Off the Bone Barbeque

Best Bathroom Surprise

Cowboy Chow

Best Blast From The Past, Chef Edition

Marc Cassel, Park

Best Blast From The Past, People Edition

Cobb Switch BBQ

Best Breakfast

Bread Winners Café and Bakery

Best Breakfast Tacos

The Taco Joint

Best Caesar Salad That Is Not A Caesar Salad

Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen

Best Cajun Restaurant

Alligator Café

Best Casual Food

Jason�s Deli

Best Cheap Sushi

K. Tokyo

Best Chicken and Dumplings

Cindi's New York Delicatessen

Best Chicken Sandwich

Al Biernat's

Best Chicken Two Ways

Pollo Campero

Best Chinese Restaurant

Shanghai Restaurant

Best Cup of Coffee

The Bolsa Blend

Best Cupcakes

Tart Pastry Boutique

Best Fancy Restaurant

Five-Sixty

Best Foie Gras

Suze

Best French Fries

The Grape

Best Fusion Idea

Soley!

Best Greasy Spoon

Angry Dog

Best Green Lunch

The Silver Bowl Salad at State & Allen Lounge

Best Green Sauce

New Flower Farmers Market

Best Guilt-Free Dessert

I Heart Yogurt

Best Hamburger

Wingfield's

Best Home Delivery

Yumi to Go

Best Homegrown Experience

Garden Café

Best Honey

Zip Code Honey

Best Hot Box

Tiff's Treats

Best hot dog vendor

Uncle Vinny (Sidewalk City Dogs)

Best Hot Sauce

Gun Barrel Hot Sauce

Best Indian Food

Roti Grill

Best Italian Food

Villa-O

Best Italian Grocery

Jimmy's Food Store

Best Jazz Brunch

Brooklyn Jazz Cafe

Best Late-Night North Dallas Nosh

Zinsky's Deli

Best Late-Night Restaurant

Lakewood Landing

Best Little Death by Chocolate

The Screamin' O at Creme de La Cookie

Best Lower Greenville Eatery

Snuffer's Restaurant & Bar

Best Mall Food

NorthPark Center

Best Marriage of Cattle and Quail

The Dirty Love Burger at the Love Shack

Best Martini

Sevy's Grill

Best Meaty Experience

Fogo de Chao

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Afghan Grill

Best Milkshake

Burger Bar at Neiman Marcus

Best Mussels

Neighborhood Services

Best Nachos

Angry Dog

Best New 24-Hour Eatery

BuzzBrews on Lemmon

Best New Chef

Sarah Johannes, Five-Sixty

Best New Face On The Scene

Leslie Brenner

Best New Restaurant

Cadot

Best Noodles

Tei An

Best Not-Like-Anything-Else Restaurant

Marlo's House

Best Not-Too-Sweet Treat

Yogilicious

Best Omelet

The Hey Ricky!! at Another Broken Egg Café

Best Paella That's Not Really Paella

Daddy Jack's

Best Pizza

Olivella's Pizza Napoletana

Best Pizza By Another Name

Bolsa

Best Place You Always Forget Is There

Salum

Best Popsicle

La Princesa Paletas

Best R-Rated Sandwiches

P.D. Johnson's Dog Day Deli

Best Reason To Get Out Of Town

AVA

Best Reason To Live Downtown

Metropolitan Café

Best Reason To Love/Hate Uptown

Nick & Sam's Grill

Best Reason To Spend Part Of Your Weekend At A Dead Shopping Center In Frisco

Kenny's Burger Joint

Best Red Velvet Cupcake

Sprinkles

Best Red Velvet Cupcake

Sprinkles

Best Restaurant Bar Scene

Bella

Best Seafood

Dallas Fish Market

Best Sliders

The Porch

Best Soup

Pho at Green Papaya

Best Steak

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

Best Sunday Brunch

The Grape

Best Sushi

Kenichi

Best Take-Out Food

Whole Foods on Lemmon

Best Thai Restaurant

Royal Thai

Best Use of a Skewer

Baja Chicken

Best Use Of Bread Scraps

DiTerra's Urban Italian

Best Use Of Butter And Cream

Central 214

Best Use of Eggs, Frogs and Bottles

Rise No. 1

Best Use Of Goat Since The Warren Commission

Inca's Café

Best Use of Lychee

Lumi Dumpling & Empanada Kitchen

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Bliss Raw Café & Elixir Bar

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Mai's Vietnamese Restaurant

Best Waitstaff

Coast Global Seafood

Food: My Name Is Nobody

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Best Bagel

Central Market

Best Blast From The Past, Concept Edition

Blue plate specials at Blue Collar Bar

Best Buncha Basil

East Dallas Community ("Asian") Garden

Best Fried Oysters

Cadillac Ranch

Best Gas Station Eats

7-Eleven

Best Gelato

Talenti

Best Greek Restaurant

Kavala Mediterranean Grill

Best Late-Night Sugar Fix

Peppermint Shake at Braum's

Best Liquor Store

Goody Goody

Best Margarita

Masaryk

Best Mexican Restaurant

La Palapa Veracruzana

Best Place to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Without the Guilt

Sugarless DeLite

Best Shaved Ice

TC Shaved Ice

Best Taco Stand

Tacos El Guero

Best Wine List

Dali Wine Bar &Cellar

Best Affordable Jewelry

Emeralds to Coconuts

Best Backyard Farmer Store

North Haven Gardens

Best Bank

Wells Fargo Tower in Lakewood

Best Bottles 'n' Cans

Soda Gallery

Best CD Store

Good Records

Best Cheap Art

Urban Outfitters at Mockingbird Station

Best Cheap Clothes

Wednesdays at Salvation Army

Best Cheap Specs

Pay-Rite Optical

Best Cheese Shop

Molto Formaggio

Best Cultural Relaxation

King Sauna

Best Curiosities

Curiosities

Best Do-It-Yourself Shop

Splendor in the Grass

Best Doggy Style

mine.

Best Eye Guy

Dr. R.B. Schpok, Optometrist

Best Florist

Cebolla Fine Flowers

Best Greeting Card Selection

Nuvo

Best Health Food Store

NewFlower Farmers Market

Best Hot Tot Stop

Baby Bliss

Best Hotel

The Joule

Best Local Italian Wine Blog

On the Wine Trail in Italy

Best Low-Guilt Shoes

TOMS Shoes

Best Massage

Spa Habitat

Best Movie Date

Planetarium + IMAX at Museum of Nature & Science

Best Movie Theater

Angelika Film Center

Best New Artist

Photographer Alex Remington

Best New Big Girl Shopping Destination

Park Lane Place

Best New Urban Landscape Mixer

Neighborhood Night at Gardens

Best One-Stop Shop

Etsy Dallas shows

Best Organic Produce

Tom ("Spice-Man") Spicer

Best Place to Get Stuck

Hold Fast Tattoos & Body Piercing

Best Place to Lose Your Gut

Private Workout

Best Place to Spend a Sunday Afternoon

Half Price Books

Best Place to Whine Like a Kid Again

HobbyTown USA

Best Pool Guys

The Ian Crocker Swim School

Best Salon

The Johnny Rodriguez Salon

Best Stick Man

Dr. Mark Currington

Best Tanning Salon

Park Cities Tan

Best Thrift Store

Buffalo Exchange

Best Toy Store

Kidrobot

Best Women's Boot Camp

HerStrength

Best Women's Clothing Store

Archive Vintage

Best Wool

The Shabby Sheep

Market: Taking It to the Avenue!

Other Winning Market Suggestions From Our Readers

Best Antique Jewelry Store

Village Goldsmith

Best Artistic Healing

Art Restorations Inc.

Best Cheap Hair Cut (for Chicks)

Floyd's 99 Barbershop

Best Distant Vintage With a Grudge

Style Station

Best Eyebrows

Salon Pompeo

Best Flea Market

Junkadoodle

Best Furniture Store

Again & Again

Best Grocery Store

Central Market

Best Hardware Store

Lakewood Hardware

Best Miniatures

Through the Keyhole

Best New Bike Shop

Fleetwood's Kit Kat

Best Outsider Art Gallery

The Stewpot

Best Place for Some Ciao

Vespa Dallas

Best Place to Buy Briefs

Skivvies

Best Pot Dealer

Amigos Pottery Inc.

Best Return to Childhood

Lego

Best Shoe Laces

Cobblestone Shoe Repair

Best Shop at Mockingbird Station

Francesca's Collections

Best Way to Avoid the TABC Altogether

Homebrew Headquarters

Best Way to Dress Like a Million Without Spending One

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