Best Musical Instrument Store
1. McKenzie River Music 455 W. 11th Avenue. 541-343-9482. McKenzieRiverMusic.com. 2. Buy and Sell Center 410 E. 11th Avenue. 541-344-9273. […]
Best Drag Queen
1. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman) Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 2. Slutashia Facebook.com/Slutashia. 3. Trai La Trash Facebook.com/MsTraiLaTrash Nothing says “fierce” like perfect […]
Best Actor/Actress
1. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. 2. Inga Wilson Linkedin.com/in/IngaRWilson. 3. Teia Thompson Storm Kennedy has once again stormed right through the […]
Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene AthenaDelene.com. 2. Bob Williams BobWilliamsPhotographer.com. 3. Ashley Morris AshleyMorrisPhoto.com.
Best Journalist
1. Rick Dancer Rickdancer.com. 2. Camilla Mortensen Editor, Eugene Weekly. 3. William Kennedy Freelancer, Eugene Weekly.
Best DJ Radio
1. Downtown Deb Trist Dead Air. KLCC 89.7. 2. Barrett, Fox and Berry KKNU. 3. Beefcake KNRQ. Perhaps it was […]
Best Singer-Songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Calysta Cheyenne Fortune’s Folly. FortunesFollyBand.com. 3. Bettreena Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com. At this point it’s pretty clear: […]
Best Local Theater Company
1. The Shedd Institute 868 High Street. TheShedd.org. 2. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard Street. TheVLT.com. 3. Actors Cabaret of […]
Best DJ Music
1. DJ Kalien (Katey Harvey) The Drake. Instagram.com/DJKalien. 2. Connah Jay (Connor J. Sullivan) CJ.Sull@gmail.com Soundcloud.com/ConnahJay. 3. DJ Jon “Supa […]
Best Local Band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. Fortune’s Folly FortunesFollyBand.com. 3. Medium Troy MediumTroy.com. High Step Society, winner of this year’s […]
Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheatre 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. WOW Hall (Community Center for the Performing Arts) 291 W. […]
Best Animal Advocates
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Road. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Northwest Dog Project P.O. Box 51266 NorthwestDogProject.org. 3. Luvable Dog Rescue […]
Best Local Politician
1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Kitty Piercy Former mayor of Eugene. 3. Floyd Prozanski Senator, Oregon Legislature. Peter […]
Best Outdoor Recreation Space
1. Mount Pisgah/ Howard Buford Recreation Area 34901 Frank Parrish Road. 541-747-3817. MountPisgahArboretum.org. 2. Riverfront walking/bike paths 3. Alton Baker […]
Best Program for the Homeless
1. White Bird / CAHOOTS 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. Egan Warming Center P.O. Box 24608. EganWarmingCenter.com. 3. […]
Best Teacher/Professor
1. Leah Ann Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Celeste Reeb University of Oregon. 3. Olivia Scrima South Lane Ballet Academy.
Best Thing About Eugene
1. Green space/parks 2. The people 3. Trees Dear Eugene, thank you for finally not voting “diversity” into the top […]
Best Nonprofit
1. FOOD for Lane County 770 Bailey Hill Road. 541-343-2822. FoodforLaneCounty.org. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. […]
Best Server
1. Raven Carpenito Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Mandy Watts Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette Street. […]
Best Meal Over $25
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Café Soriah 384 W. 13th Avenue. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 3. Marché […]
Best Local Beer
1. Ninkasi 272 Van Buren Street. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. 2. Oakshire 207 Madison Street. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com. 3. Hop Valley 990 W. 1st Avenue, Eugene; 980 […]
Best Thai
1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak Street. 541-343-1230. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Center. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Tasty Thai 1308 […]
Best Burger
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Avenue. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Avenue. 541-485-2676. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway. 541-636-4731. KillerBurger.biz. 3. […]
Best Happy Hour
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Tacovore 530 Blair Boulevard. 541-735-3520. TacoVorePNW.com. 3. Spectrum 150 W. […]
Best Bartender
1. Andrew Lathrop Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Boulevard. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Rabbit Spectrum 150 W. Broadway. SpectrumEugene.com. 3. Thor […]
Best Kombucha
1. (tie) BNF Kombucha & Jun 2495 Prairie Road Unit A. 541-357-7607. BNFKombucha.com. 1. (tie) Townshend’s Brew Doctor Kombucha 41 […]
Best Meal under $8
1. Café Yumm Eugene: 730 E. Broadway. 541-344-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Center. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Road. 541-684-9866. […]
Best Distillery
1. Heritage Distilling Co. 110 Madison Street. 541-357-4431. Heritagedistilling.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson Street. 541-357-2211. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Swallowtail Spirits 5250 Highbanks Road #300. […]
Best Latin American Food
1. Tacovore 530 Blair Boulevard. 541-735-3518; 2503 NW Kings Boulevard, Corvallis. 541-360-3919. TacoVorePNW.com. 2. Taqueria Mi Tierra Facebook.com/MiTierraCarniceria. 3. Novo […]
Best Comfort Food
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Avenue. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Avenue. 541-485-2676. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette Street. […]
Best Hangover Breakfast
1. Brails 1689 Willamette Street. 541-343-1542. BrailsEugene.com. 2. Glenwood 1340 Alder Street. 541-687-0355. 2588 Willamette Street. 541-687-8201. GlenwoodRestaurants.com. 3. Morning […]
Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe Street; 1609 E. 19th Avenue. 541-683-5676. SweetlifeDesserts.com. 2. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Drive. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com. 3. Noisette […]
Best Bar
1. Bier Stein 1591 Willamette Street. 541-485-2437. TheBierstein.com. 2. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Boulevard. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 3. Jackalope Lounge […]
Best Pizza
1. Mezza Luna 933 Pearl Street. 541-684-8900; 2776 Shadowview. 541-743-2999; 115 S. 5th Street, Springfield. 541-653-8661. MezzalunaPizzeria.com 2. Sizzle Pie […]
Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
1. Prince Pückler’s 1605 E. 19th Avenue. 541-344-4418. Princepucklers.com. 2. Vanilla Jill’s 298 Blair Boulevard. 541-345-2466. Facebook.com/VanillaJillsScoopsSoups. 3. Coconut Bliss […]
Best Chinese Food
1. Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette Street. 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 2. Lok Yaun 3000 W. 11th Avenue. 541.345-7448. 3. Lotus Garden Vegetarian […]
Best Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe Street. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway. 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com 3. Market of Choice 1060 Green […]
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette Street. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Cornbread Cafe 1290 W. 7th Avenue. 541-505-9175; 338 Main Street […]
Best Local Food Market
1. Lane County Farmers Market 150 Shelton McMurphey Boulevard #204. 541-431-4923. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 2. Market of Choice 1060 Green Acres Road. […]
Best Restaurant
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Marché 296 E. 5th Avenue. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com. 3. Black Wolf […]
Best Italian Food
1. Beppe and Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Avenue. 541-683-6661. BeppeandGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s 3377 E. Amazon Drive. 541-687-2252. Mazzis.com. 3. […]
Best Sushi
1. Sushi Pure 259 E. 5th Avenue, Ste. 220. 541-654-0608. SushiPureEugene.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill Street. 458-205-8288. 3. Sushi Domo […]
Best Food Cart
1. Da Nang 488 Lincoln Street. 541-915-0144. DaNangEatery.com. 2. SuBo Sushi Burritos Whiteaker District, 1069 W. 3rd. 541-735-1051; South Eugene, […]
Best Coffee Roaster
1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison Street. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Café Mam 4000 E. 22nd Avenue. 541-338-9585. CafeMam.com 3. Coffee Plant Roaster 2836 W. […]
Best Local Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Road. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate Winery 80854 Territorial Highway. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. […]
Best New Restaurant
1. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette Street. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2. Spectrum 150 W. Broadway. SpectrumEugene.com. 3. Uki Uki Sushi and […]
Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. The Vintage 837 Lincoln Street. 541-349-9181. EugeneVintage.com. 3. Spectrum 150 […]
Best Place to Get Fit
1. Outdoors 2. Eugene Family YMCA 2055 Patterson Street. 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 3. Elevation Bouldering Gym 348 Lincoln Street. 541-972-3595. ElevationGym.com.
Best Secondhand Store
1. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Thrift store and organization headquarters at 2890 Chad Drive, 541-687-5820. Fifteen […]
The Best Of Eugene 2019-2020
It’s the one and only Best of Eugene — no, seriously, there are imitators but Eugene Weekly’s got the original reader-survey […]
Best Hair Stylist
1. Jordin McDowell Anomaly Hair Collective. 837 Monroe Street. 503-544-0741. Facebook.com/JordinDoesHair. 2. Ashley Newport the Hair Witch American Traditional. 23 […]
Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 245 E. Broadway. 541-520-8771. 3575 Donald Street. 458-205-8378. EugeneYoga.us 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Avenue. […]
Best Outdoor Store
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive Street. 541-342-6820. DowntoEarthEugene.com. 2. Berg’s Ski & Snowboard Shop 367 W. 13th Avenue. 541-683-1300. […]
Best Artist
1. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 2. ila rose ilaroseart.com. 3. Wayde Love Facebook.com/wayde.art. Eugene, by actual count, has more artists per […]
Best Budtender
1. Cody Murray Amazon Organics, 3443 Hilyard Street. 541-636-4100. AmazonOrganics.net. 2. Rosie Amorose Moss Crossing, 2751 Friendly Street. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. […]
Best Health Care Worker
1. Kendra Northam nurse, cardiology team at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. 541-686-7300. PeaceHealth.org. 2. Meredith Blair surgical […]
Best Category We Should Have Included and Who Should Win
Best Group Activity Board and Brush 303 S. 5th Street, Ste. 153, Springfield. BoardandBrush.com/SpringfieldOR. “This is not your Mama’s DIY,” […]
Best Bodyworker
1. Andrea Goering LMT Healing By Hand, 1505 Lincoln Street. 913-530-1062. HealingByHand.net. 2. Rebecca Heisen Modern Betty, 132 E. Broadway, […]
Best Barbecue
1. Hole in the Wall 3200 W. 11th Avenue. 541-683-7378. HoleintheWallBBQ.com. 2. Bill & Tim’s 201 E. 13th Avenue. 541-654-0578. WestrauntConcepts.com/Welcome-Bill-and-Tims. 3. Rackhouse BBQ […]
Best Body Mod Business
1. High Priestess 525 E. 13th Avenue. 541-343-3311. 210 W. 6th Avenue. 541-342-6585. HighPriestess.com. 2. Northwest Tattoo 142 E. 13th […]
Best Lawyer
1. Lauren Regan Civil Liberties Defense Center. 1430 Willamette Street #359. 541-687-9180. CLDC.org. 2. Emily Shack Shlesinger and deVilleneuve. 1400 […]
Best Cannabis Dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly Street. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Amazon Organics 3443 Hilyard Street. 541-636-4100. AmazonOrganics.net. 3. TJ’s Dispensaries 3113 […]
Staff Picks
Best Place to Drink Ciders Ciderlicious 675 River Road. Facebook.com/Ciderlicious. Have you ever been to beergarden and wondered what it […]
Best Veterinarian
1. West Eugene Animal Hospital 1175 City View Street. 541-342-5858. EugeneVet.com. 2. VCA Westmoreland Animal Hospital 3880 W. 11th Avenue. […]
Best Indie Bookstore
1. Smith Family Bookstore 525 Willamette Street. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 2. Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette Street. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 3. Black Sun […]