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Best Clothing Store
Phoenix General
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Best Vintage Clothing for Men
Time Bomb Vintage
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Best Vintage Clothing for Women
Antique Sugar
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Best Women's Resale
My Sister's Closet
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Best Streetwear
Trill
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Best Place to Get a Band Shirt
Shirts 'N' Things
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Best Place to Get Your Kicks
Many Worlds
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Best Kids' Resale
Baby Bloomers
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Best Running Store
Runner's Den
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Best Outdoors Store
Arizona Hiking Shack
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Best Bike Shop
Curbside Cyclery
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Best Flower Shop
Bobbie's Flowers & Marketplace
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Best Houseplants
The Bosque at Pueblo
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Best Nursery
Berridge Nurseries
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Best Party Supplies
Arizona Fun Services
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Best Baking Supplies
G&G Cake Decorating Supplies
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Best Home Decor
urbAna
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Best Vintage Store
The Vintage Arizona
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Best Return of an Old Favorite
Michael Todd's Treasures
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Best Costume Shop
Mardi Gras Costume Shop
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Best Store Chicken
Pratt's Pets
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Best Bookstore
Changing Hands Bookstore
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Best Bookstore You Didn't Know Existed
Books
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Best Comic Shop
Drawn to Comics
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Best Stationery Store
The Paper Place
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Best Letterpress
Hazel & Violet
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Best Museum Gift Shop
Phoenix Art Museum
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Best Place to Buy a Gift
Bunky Boutique
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Best Store to Support Local Artists
MADE Art Boutique
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Best Record Convention
Phoenix Record Swap Meet
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Best Place for Obscure Sheet Music
Central Music
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Best Place to Buy Records
The 'In' Groove
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Best Place to Buy CDs
Zia Record Exchange
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Best Art Supplies
Blick Art Materials
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Best New Age Store
Fantasia Crystals
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Best Market
Crafeteria
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Best Head Shop
Sky High Smoke Shop
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Best Dispensary
Mint Dispensary
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Best Vape Shop
Butt Out
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Best Vape Cartridge
Select Elite Live Resin
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Best Edibles
Baked Bros.
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Best Place to Buy Dead Things in Jars
Curious Nature
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Best Voodoo Shop
Zombi World Market
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La Vida
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Best Hero
Silvana Salcido Esparza
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Best Community Gathering Space
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
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Best Art Collective
Phoenix Fridas
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Best Día de los Muertos Celebration
Cultural Coalition's Mikiztli
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Best Mariachi Group
Mariachi Pasion
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Best Mexican Imports
Mexican Arts Imports
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Best Trendy Mexican Restaurant
Tocaya Organica
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Best Vegan Mexican Restaurant
Earth Plant Based Cuisine
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Best Mexican Drive-Thru
Maria's Fry Bread and Mexican Food
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Best Mexican Food Truck
Taqueria La Hacienda
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Best Mexican Breakfast
The Bread and Honey House
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Best Mexican Coffeehouse
Azukar Coffee
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Best Tortilla
Carolina's Mexican Food
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Best Nachos
Cocina 10 at Crescent Ballroom
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Best Quesadilla
Tacos Chiwas
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Best Quesabirria
Birrieria Tijuana
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Best Taco
La Bamba Mexican Grill Restaurant
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Best Taco Tuesday
Taqueria El Fundador
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Best Father-Son Duo
Juan Cornejo and Juan Cornejo Jr.
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Best Chimichanga
Rito's Mexican Food
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Best Burrito
PHX Burrito House
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Best Breakfast Burrito
El Norteño
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Best Tamale
Reinas De Las Pupusas Restaurant
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Best Torta
TEG Torta Shop
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Best Elote
Otro Café
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Best Lard-Free Beans
America's Taco Shop
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Best Mariscos
Mariscos Ensenada
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Best Sonoran Hot Dog
La Frontera 3
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Best Churro
Gallo Blanco
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Best Paleta
Realeza Michoacana
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Best Margarita
CRUjiente Tacos
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Best Mezcal
Carreño
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Best Carniceria
Mercado Carniceria Cuernavaca
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Best Panaderia
La Purisima Bakery
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Best Mexican Grocery Store
Los Altos Ranch Market
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Best Día De Los Muertos Treasures
Mercado Mexico
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Food & Drink
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Best Restaurant
Kai Restaurant
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Best New Restaurant
Vecina
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Best Chef
Sacha Levine
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Best New Chef
Subash Yadav
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Best Food Truck
Emerson Fry Bread
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Best Drive-Thru
32 Shea
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Best Outdoors Feast
Cloth & Flame
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Best Pop-Up
Lom Wong
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Best Hidden Gem
Shamy Market & Bakery
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Best Chiltepin Mastermind
Rene Andrade
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Best Beverage Visionary
Big Marble
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Best Farm Educator
Greg Peterson
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Best Local Food Blog
Geeks Who Eat
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Best Bonkers Restaurant Opening
White Castle
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Best Place to Take a Foodie
Binkley's Restaurant
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Best Authentic Arizona Restaurant
Rancho Pinot
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Best Hotel Restaurant
Alter Ego
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Best Happy Hour
Hula's Modern Tiki
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Best Breakfast
Hash Kitchen
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Best Brunch
Prep & Pastry
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Best Lunch Spot
Pane Bianco
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Best Restaurant Patio
Glai Baan
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Best Bar Food
12 West Brewing Co.
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Best Late-Night Restaurant
Welcome Diner
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Best Romantic Restaurant
Café Monarch
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Best Restaurant to Take Your Kids
Luci's at the Orchard
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Best Steakhouse
Maple & Ash
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Best Diner
Roosevelt Diner
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Best Soul Food
Mrs. White's Golden Rule Café
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Best English Pub
Cornish Pasty Co.
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Best Irish Pub
Rosie McCaffrey's Irish Pub & Restaurant
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Best German Restaurant
Haus Murphy's
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Best French Restaurant
Vincent on Camelback
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Best Italian Restaurant
Tratto
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Best Puerto Rican Restaurant
Puerto Rico Latin Grill
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Best Cuban Restaurant
Fe La Cubana
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Little Saigon
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Best Thai Restaurant
Chanpen Thai Cuisine
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Best Korean Restaurant
Manna Korean BBQ
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Best Japanese Restaurant
Hana Japanese Eatery
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Old Town Taste
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Best Indian Restaurant
Chennai Chettinaad Palace
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Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Haji-Baba
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Best African Restaurant
WaaMo Restaurant
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Best Kosher Restaurant
Cafe Chenar
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Best Jewish Deli
JJ's Delicatessen
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Green New American Vegetarian
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Best Vegan Restaurant
Giving Tree Café
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Best Gluten-Free Restaurant
Jewel's Bakery and Cafe
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Best Farmers' Market
Uptown Farmers' Market
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Best Boutique Grocery
Tempe Farmers Market
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Best Asian Market
H Mart
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Best Butcher
Arcadia Meat Market
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Best Burger
Zinburger
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Best Sandwiches
Worth Takeaway
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Best Fried Chicken
Monroe's Hot Chicken
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Best Wings
ATL Wings
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Best Barbecue
Little Miss BBQ
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Best New 'Cue
Eric's Family Barbecue
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Best Pizza
Myke's Pizza
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Best Neapolitan Pizza
LAMP Pizzeria
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Best Sushi
ShinBay
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Best Dim Sum
Mekong Palace
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Best Pastries
JL Patisserie and JL Patisserie Café
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Best Desert Bread
Mesquite Roll
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Best Gluten-Free Bakery
Gluten-Free Creations
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Best Bakery
La Belle Vie
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Best Bagels
Bongiorno Bagels
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Best Cookies
Urban Cookies
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Best Doughnuts
Alien Donuts
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Best Ice Cream
Sweet Republic
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Best Gelato
Cool Gelato Italiano
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Best Dessert
Burnt Cheesecake
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Best Honey
Absolutely Delightful Honey
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Best Boba
Tea Stop
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Best Juice Bar
24 Carrots Natural Café & Urban Eatery
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Best Afternoon Tea
English Rose Tearoom
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Best Coffee Shop
Driftwood Coffee Co.
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Best Coffee Beans
Copper Star Coffee
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Best Wine Bar
Sorso Wine Room
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Best Wine Shop
Sauvage
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Best Wine Program
FnB Restaurant
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Best Arizona Wine
Pillsbury Wine Company & Vineyard
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Best Cider
Stoic Cider
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Best Brewery
The Shop Beer Co.
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Best Cocktails
Little Rituals
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Best Intrepid Spirit
Adventurous Stills Fossil Creek Whiskey
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Best Green Fairy
Absinthe Minded Gold
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Best Bowl of Bugs
Drunken Tiger
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Best Stinky Pizza
Steak and Blue Pizza at Fired Pie
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Nightlife
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Best Reunion
The Format
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Best Fakeout
Lil Nas X at Sandbox Music Festival
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Best Fundraiser
The Rebel Lounge's T-Shirt Drive
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Best Music Video Cameo
Mike Olbinski's Storm Footage in Pearl Jam's "Dance of the Clairvoyants" Video
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Best Marketing Gimmick
Futuristic's Stimulus Package
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Best Misplaced Rage
Rage Against the Machine Ticket Drama
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Best Music Festival
M3F
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Best Bar
Rips Bar
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Best Bartenders
Jason Asher and Rich Furnari
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Best New Bar
Killer Whale Sex Club
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Best Nightclub
Bar Smith
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Best Rooftop Bar
Floor 13 Rooftop Bar
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Best Secret Room
The Rose Room at Valley Bar
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Best Neighborhood Bar
Lovecraft
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Best Dive Bar
Royale Lounge
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Best Game Bar
Stardust Pinbar
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Best Blues Bar
The Rhythm Room
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Best Jazz Venue
The Nash
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Best Country Bar
The Dirty Drummer
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Best Metal Bar
Club Red
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Best Jukebox
Linger Longer Lounge
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Best Karaoke
414 Pub & Pizza
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Best Gay Bar
Stacy's @ Melrose
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Best Lesbian Bar
The Cash Nightclub & Lounge
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Best Drag Show
The King's Court
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Best Small Music Venue
The Rebel Lounge
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Best Medium-Sized Music Venue
The Van Buren
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Best Large Music Venue
Talking Stick Resort Arena
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Best Trailblazer
Andy Warpigs
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Best Album
Popular Confessions by Paper Foxes
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Best Transition to a Cover Band
Treasure MammaL
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Best Party Band
Las Calakas
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Best Band
Harper and the Moths
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Best Rapper
Mega Ran
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Best DJ
Bijou
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Best Promoter
Justus Samuel
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Best Hidden Commune of Creepy Dolls
Hanny's
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Best Place to Drink With Ghosts
Casey Moore's Oyster House
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Readers' Choice
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Best Country Bar
Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row
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Best Dive Bar
Yucca Tap Room
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Best Gay Bar
Stacy's @ Melrose
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Best Interactive Experience
Desert Botanical Garden
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Best Large Music Venue
Orpheum Theatre
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Best Lesbian Bar
Boycott Bar
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Best Museum
Phoenix Art Museum
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Best Museum for Kids
Hall of Flame Fire Museum
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Best Performing Arts Center
Mesa Arts Center
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Best Rock Club
Valley Bar
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Best Small Music Venue
Crescent Ballroom
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Best Sports Bar
Zipps Sports Grill
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Best Strip Club
Bourbon Street and The Great Alaskan Bush Co. (tie)
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Best Barbecue
Little Miss BBQ
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Best Breakfast
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
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Best Brewery
Four Peaks Brewing Company
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Best Burger
Aioli Gourmet Burgers
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Best Coffeehouse
MFG Coffee
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Best Doughnuts
BoSa Donuts
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Best Gluten-Free Restaurant
Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen
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Best Late-Night Dining
Cornish Pasty Co.
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Best Latin American Restaurant
El Autentico 1010 Restaurant & Bar
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Best Mariscos
Mariscos Playa Hermosa
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Best Paletas
Paletas La Michoakana
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Best Patio Dining
The Vig Fillmore
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Best Pizza
Uncle Sam’s
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Best Place for Craft Cocktails
Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
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Best Raspados
Alebrije Neveria
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Best Seafood
Angry Crab Shack
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Best Sonoran Hot Dogs
El Caprichoso Hot Dogs
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Best Sushi
Sushi Sonora
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Best Tortas
Los Reyes De La Torta
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Best Tortillas
Carolina’s Mexican Food
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Best Vegan Restaurant
Verdura
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Pita Jungle
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Best Wings
Epic Wings
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Best Auto Repair
Highline Car Care
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Best Bookstore
Changing Hands Bookstore
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Best Boutique
Phoenix General
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Best Car Wash
Quick Quack Car Wash
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Best Concentrates Brand
MPX
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Best Dispensary
Ponderosa Releaf
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Best DUI Attorney
Lerner & Rowe
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Best Edibles Brand
Baked Bros.
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Best Flower Brand
OG Zonka
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Best Head Shop
Bud’s Glass Joint
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Best Health Club
Mountainside Fitness
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Best Mexican Import Store
Mexican Art Imports
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Best Motorcycle Shop
Ramjet Racing
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Best Personal Injury Attorney
Lerner & Rowe
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Best Place to Buy CBD
Hempful Farms
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Best Salon/Spa
Focal Point Salon & Spa
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Best Vintage Clothing Boutique
Time Bomb Vintage Clothing
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Best Casino
Talking Stick Resort & Casino
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Best Entertainment Center
Mavrix
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Best Escape Room
Dynamic Escape Rooms
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Best Go-Karts
Octane Raceway
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Best Golf Course
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club
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Best Hiking Trail
South Mountain Park and Preserve
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Best Rock Gym
Phoenix Rock Gym
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Best Staycation Spot
Hotel Valley Ho
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Best Stress Reliever
Modern Round
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