Author: EW Staff
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Best Restaurant
1. Izakaya Meiji, 345 Van Buren St., 541-505-8804, IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cafe Soriah, 384 W. 13th Ave., 541-342-4410, Soriah.com. 3. Nelson’s in the Whit, 400 Blair Blvd., 541-844-8404, NelsonsintheWhit.com.
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Best Local fiction writer or poet
1. Jorah LaFleur, JorahLaFleur.com. 2. Jalen Thompson, English instructor at UO College of Arts and Sciences. CAS.UOregon.edu 3. Skutch Lucika, Metal-Archive.com. Jorah LaFleur is a spoken word poet who has been writing and performing her poems across Oregon since she was a teenager. She’s published…
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Best Local radio personality or podcaster
1. Deb Trist, Downtown Deb, KLCC, 89.7 FM, Dead Air on Facebook, KLCC.org. 2. Val Steele, US101, 101.5 FM, Val Steele on Facebook. 3. DJ Taco Supreme, Joaquin Arriola, KWVA, 88.1 FM, Spinitron.com.
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Best Actor/Actress
1. Kali Kardas, burlesque performer Jean Candy, KaliKardas.com. 2. Inga Wilson, OCTheatre.org. 3. Erica Towe, actress and part-time instructor in arts and humanities at Lane Community College.
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Best Local band
1. The Sugar Beets, Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 2. Candy Apple Bleu, CandyAppleBleu.com, Facebook. 3. BabySmooth, Instagram @babysmoothsincebirth. Will the Beet go on forever? About to usher in their 35th year since they met in the dorms, The Sugar Beets don’t show any sign of slowing down. The…
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Best Local singer/songwriter
1. Halie Loren, HalieLoren.com. 2. Amiia Nectar, Instagram @amiianectar. 3. Elena Leona, ElenaLeona.com.
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Best Classical music group
1. Eugene Symphony, EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene Concert Choir, EugeneConcertChoir.org. 3. Blue Skies Big Band, 1920s-1940s swing, BlueSkiesBigBand.com.
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Best Local clothing designer
1. Sweet Skins Hemp, 850 W. 2nd Ave., 541-393-6925, SweetSkins.com. 2. Ashley Newport, Instagram @hair.witch. 3. Mitra Gruwell, Discard Recycling, DiscardUpcycling.com.
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Best Drag queen
1. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman), Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 3. Maliena Bitchcock, Instagram @maliena_bitchcock.
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Best Drag king
1. Heavy Cream, Melanie Funke, Facebook and Instagram @heavy_creammm. 2. Luke N. Good, Sarah Majercin, Facebook and Instagram @luke.n.good. 3. Edd Zackly, Abigail, Instagram @eddZackly.
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Best Local artist
1. Ila Rose, Instagram.com/ilaroseart, IlaRoseArt.com. 2. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com. 3. Cindy Ingram, Instagram.com/cindy.ingram.art/. From the mural and menus of Morning Glory Cafe to the walls of Tsunami Books and the Eugene Family YMCA, Ila Rose’s art is an embedded part of Eugene’s culture. In her…
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Best New business
1. PLAY Eugene, 232 W. 5th Ave., 541-357-5010, PlayEugene.com. 2. The Yoga Place, 4730 Village Plaza Loop, ste. 130, 541-654-4475, YogaPlaceEugene.com. 3. Happy Haze Dispensary, 1409 Oak St., 541-250-2332, HappyHazeOregon.com.
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Best Secondhand Shop
1. St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, 2890 Chad Drive, 541-743-7117, Eugene, and 199 Q St., Springfield, 541-746-7784, as well as a dozen other sites in and around Lane County. SVDP.us. 2. SARA’s Treasures, 871 River Road, 541-607-8892. SarasTreasures.org. 3. Ghost Town Outfitters, 1040…
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Best Yoga
1. Everyday People Yoga, 352 W. 12th Ave., 541-782-8678, EpyogaEugene.com. 2. Eugene Family YMCA, 600 East 24th Ave., 541-686-9622, EugeneYmca.org. 3. The Yoga Place, 4730 Village Plaza Loop, ste. 130, 541-654-4475, YogaPlaceEugene.com.
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Best Local food market
1. Lane County Farmers Market, Farmers Market Pavilion, 85 E. 8th Ave., 541-431-4923, LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 2. Kiva Grocery Store, 125 W. 11th Ave., 541-342-8666, KivaGrocery.com. 3. Sundance Natural Foods, 748 E. 24th Ave., 541-343-9142, SundanceNaturalFoods.com.
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Best Garden gear shop
1. Down To Earth Home, Garden & Gift, 532 Olive St., 541-342-6820, DowntoEarthEugene.com. 2. Eugene Backyard Farmer, 501 Washington St., 541-485-3276, EugeneBackyardFarmer.com. 3. Gray’s Garden Center, 737 W. 6th Ave., 541-345-1569, GraysGardens.com.
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Best Auto repair
1. Joe’s Garage, 888 W. 1st Ave., 541-507-8788, JoesGarageEugene.com. 2. Sun Automotive,1905 Agate St. (541-344-0869), 391 Rustic Place (541-344-2219), 255 S. A St., Springfield (541-746-6430), 490 Ivy St., Junction City (541-746-6430), SunAutomotive.com. 3. Sparky’s Garage, 268 Madison Street Alleyway, 541-632-3759, SparkysGarage.myshopify.com.
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Best Cannabis dispensary
1. Moss Crossing, 2751 Friendly St., 541-636-3724, MossCrossing.com. 2. Nectar, 340 River Road, 541-255-2457, Nectar.Store. 3. (tie) Amazon Organics, 3443 Hilyard St., 541-636-4100, Aocannabis.com; TJs on Willamette, 1027 Willamette St., 541-505-7961, VisitTjs.com.
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Best Tattoo Artist
1. Sarah Knapp, Wild Rose Tattoo, 2849 Oak St., WildRoseRattoo.com/sarah. 2. Caitlin Carter, Caito Tattoos, 30 E. Broadway, CaitoTattoos.com. 3. Kenny Plimpton, High Priestess, 525 E. 13th Ave., 541-343-3311, BestStudioEver.com Wild Rose Tattoo is keeping it in the shop family this year with Sarah Knapp,…
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Best Massage Therapist
1. Morgan Hawk, Orb Weaver Healing Arts, 201 Blair Blvd., 828-620-6097, OrbWeaverHealing.com. 2. Footloose Massage Ctr., 35 W. 8th Ave., 541-686-4461, FootlooseMassage.com. 3. Kenna Mackenzie, Resilience Springfield Medical Massage, 1618 J St., Springfield, 541-404-9510, ResilienceMM.com.
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Best Veterinarian
1. Jodi Wiktorowski, Eugene Animal Hospital, 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178, EugeneAnimal.com. 2. Kristina Garretson, VCA Delta Oaks Animal Hospital, 1020 Green Acres Road. 541-345-7970, VCAHospitals.com. 3. Cameron Jones, Amazon Park Animal Clinic, 725 E. 25th Ave. 541-485-0161. It’s been one day since a patient last…
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Best Salon
1. Anomaly Hair Collective, 837 Monroe St., AnomalyHairCollective.com. 2. 4247 Loft, 390 Lincoln St., #220, 855-461-1420, 4247Loft.com. 3. Mothership Salon, 303 Main St., Springfield, 541-746-4247, TheMotherShipSalon.com.
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Best Barber
1. Ashley Newport, Anomaly Hair Collective, 837 Monroe St. AnomalyHairCollective.com; Trailhead Barbershop, 384 E. 40th Ave. 541-505-8432. 2. Brooklynn J. Damon, American Traditional Barbershop, 390 W. 12th Ave. Atbs.life. 3. Renee Rogers, Anomaly Hair Collective, 837 Monroe St., AnomalyHairCollective.com.
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Best Customer service worker
1. Calvin Orlando Smith, Albertsons on Hilyard, 3075 Hilyard St. Local.Albertsons.com. 2. Sarah Mutterspaugh, Veneta Meals on Wheels, MidLaneCares.com. 3. Danette Lamson, WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. WowHall.org. You’ve heard of singing cowboys and, perhaps, The Singing Detective. The larger-than-life figure of Calvin Orlando…
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Best Budtender
1. Kelly Ann, Happy Haze, 1409 Oak St., 541-250-2332, HappyHazeOregon.com. 2. Tyler Jones, Happy Haze, 1409 Oak St., 541-250-2332, HappyHazeOregon.com. 3. (tie) Kris Stapleton, Going Green Eugene, 439 W. 1st Ave., 541-735-3521, Noah Willis, TJ’s Willamette, 1027 Willamette St., 541- 505-7961, VisitTjs.com.
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The Dream of Best of Eugene
Remember the excitement of Tiger Beat, Teen or Bop showing up in your mailbox? You’d pull out that poster of Michael Jackson or Justin Timberlake (depending on just how long ago you were checking your mailbox) and pin it on your wall. Maybe you’d make…
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Best Local uproar
1. Eugene Emeralds multi-use stadium vote. 2. Cottage Grove loses its humanity in the homeless sweep. 3. Ian on Olive on Reddit.
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Best Educator
1. Leah Dunbar, Churchill High School. 2. Andrea Herrera, University of Oregon. 3. Emily Swenson, The Village School.
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Best Librarian
1. All the folks in the children’s section Eugene Public Library, downtown, 100 W. 10th Ave., 541-682-5450, Eugene-or.gov. 2. Annie Zeidman-Karpinski, University of Oregon Allan Price Science Commons and Research Laboratory, 1344 Franklin Blvd., 541-346-3075, Library.uoregon.edu/price-science. 3. Honey Vizer, Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th…
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Best Program for the homeless
1. CAHOOTS, 341 E. 12th Ave., 541-682-5111, WhiteBirdClinic.org/cahoots. 2. White Bird Clinic, 341 E. 12th Ave., 541-682-5111, WhiteBirdClinic.org. 3. Burrito Brigade, 1775 W. 6th Ave., 541-632-3239, BurritoBrigade.org.
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Best Environmental advocates
1. McKenzie River Trust, 725 W. 1st Ave., 541-345-2799, McKenzieRiver.org. 2. Cascades Raptor Center, 32275 Fox Hollow Road, 541-485-1320, CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 3. Cascadia Wildlands, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., ste. 250, 541-434-1463, CascWild.org.
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Best Art gallery
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu. 2. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org. 3. Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave., 541-345-1571, MkartCenter.org.
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2023 Best of Eugene Staff Picks
The best of Eugene dust has settled, and after celebrating this year’s winners, Eugene Weekly staffers start to ponder the weird and wonderful things around Lane County that defy categories. From troves of baby photos to our favorite drink choices, check out the niches the…
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Best of the Ballots
One of the quirks of working at Eugene Weekly is that people assume you know everything that’s going on — and sometimes we do. All those hours we spend editing the What’s Happening Calendar listings aren’t for nothing! But since our crystal ball malfunctions on the…
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Best of Eugene 2023-2024
We hear from readers all the time that they want good news just as much as they want to stay up on the more troubling local events and politics. It’s a fine balance and one that we at Eugene Weekly are happy to dive into…
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Best Local Politician
1. None of them 2. Rep. Val Hoyle Congress 3. Mayor Lucy Vinis Eugene 4. State Sen. James I. Manning Jr. Oregon Legislature
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Best Educator
1. Liliana Darwin Lopez University of Oregon 2. Rachel Kei Gabbert Music Education Collective 3. Leah Dunbar Lane Education Service District
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Best Animal-focused Nonprofit
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-hill.org. 2. Cascades Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 3. Northwest Dog Project NorthWestDogProject.org.
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Best Program for the Homeless
1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 3. Burrito Brigade 1775 W. 6th Ave. 541-632-3239. BurritoBrigade.org.
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Best Local Fiction Writer or Poet
1. Cai Emmons (1951-2023) CaiEmmonsAuthor.com. 2. Melissa Hart MelissaHart.com. 3. Anna Grace Anna-Grace-author.com.
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Best Journalist
1. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly. EugeneWeekly.com. 2. Rachael McDonald KLCC. KLCC.org. 3. Chris Pietsch The Register-Guard. RegisterGuard.com.
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Best Local Radio DJ or Podcaster
1. Downtown Deb KLCC. KLCC.org. 2. Jivin’ Johnny Etheredge KRVM. KRVM.org. 3. DJ BrownSugga KEPW. KEPW.org.
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Best Classical Music Group
1. Eugene Symphony Orchestra 115 W. 8th Ave. ste. 115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene Concert Choir 174 E. 16th Ave. ste. 135. 541-687-6865. EugeneConcertChoir.org. 3. Oregon Mozart Players 174 E. 16th Ave. ste. 142. 541-345-6648. OregonMozartPlayers.org.
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Best Public Art
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. 20×21 Mural Project 20x21eug.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com.
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Best Local Artist
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com.
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Best Art Gallery
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 1430 Johnson Ln. 541-346-3027. JSMA.UOregon.edu. 2. New Zone Gallery 110 E. 11th Ave. 541-683-0759. NewZoneGallery.org. 3. White Lotus Gallery 767 Willamette. 541-345-3276. WLotus.com.
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Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene Delene and Co.541-515-9442.Delene.co. 2. Faliesha Dawn Photography FalieshaDawne.com. 3. Destiny Brock Brock Photography. BrockDestiny1.wixsite.com/dbrockphotography.
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Best Burger Joint
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St. Spfd, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Gotcha Burger 1702 W. 7th Ave. 541-221-2839. 3. Toxic Burger 943 River Rd, 541-689-9464; 2766 W. 11th Ave. 541-255-4345; 2866 Willamette, 541-930-3355; 285 E.…
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Best Chicken Joint
1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com. 2. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com. 3. Chicken Bonz 1815 Pioneer Pkwy E. Spfd. 541-726-0111. ChickenBonz.com.
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Best Comfort Food
1. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 2. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. BlackWolfSupperClub.com. 3. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com.
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Best Latin American Food
1. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 3. El Buen Sabor 650 Blair Blvd. 541-653-2517. ElBuenSabor.us.
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Best Italian Food
1. Beppe & Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. Mazzis.com. 3. Placido’s Pasta Shop 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd. #110, 458-205-8092. Placidos.com.
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Best Thai Food
1. Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1410 Mohawk Blvd. Spfd. 541- 505-8987; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Krob Krua 1313 Pearl St. 541-636-6267. KrobKrua.com.
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Best International Cuisine That Didn’t Fit in One of the Other Categories
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Poppi’s Anatolia 992 Willamette. 541-343-9661. PoppisAnatolia.com. 3. Evergreen Indian 906 W. 7th Ave. 541-343-7944.
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Best Barbecue
1. Bill & Tim’s Barbecue & Tap House 201 E. 13th Ave. 541-654-0578. Billandtims.com. 2. Hole in the Wall 3200 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-7378; 1807 Olympic St. Spfd. 541-726-1200. Holeinthewallbbq.com. 3. Paper Plate BBQ 263 Mill St. 541-606-2130. Paperplatebbq.com.
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Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food
1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Blvd. 541-868-0668; 2864 Willamette, 541-505-5399. LaughingPlanet.com. 3. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com.
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Best Coffee Shop
1. Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave. FarmersUnionCoffee.com. 3. Vero Espresso House 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com.
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Best Breakfast
1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626 LionandOwl.com
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Best Ice Cream or Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Prince Pückler’s Ice Cream 1605 E. 19th Ave. 541-344-4418. Princepucklers.com. 3. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com.
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Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St. Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 3. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com.
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Best Bar
1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette St. 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com. 3. Blairally 245 Blair Blvd. 541-683-1721. Blairally.com.
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Best East Asian Food(Japanese, Korean and Chinese)
1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Bao Bao House 868 West Park St. 541-799-1088; 3342 Gateway, Spfd. 541-600-8868. BaobaoHouseor.com, 3. Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com.
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Best Local Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate Winery 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Sarver Winery 25600 Mayola Ln. 541-935-2979. SarverWinery.com.
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Best Distillery
1. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 2. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 3. Swallowtail Spirits 111 Main St. Spfd. 541-357-5951. SwallowTailSpirits.com.
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Best Takeout
1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit/Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 3. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery.
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Best Meal Under $12
1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Burrito Boy 510 E. Broadway. 541-344-8070; 1889 Olympic St. Spfd. 541-747-7775; 1840 Chambers St. 541-246-8775; 2511 W. 11th. 541-338-4219; 1060 River Rd.…
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Best Meal Over $25
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Marché 5th Street Public Market, 296 E. 5th Ave. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com. 3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626. LionandOwl.com.
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Best Catering
1. Mucho Gusto 67 Oakway Center. 541-343-148; 205 E. 18th Ave. 541-650-6985. MuchoGusto.info. 2. Marigold Cooking Collective MarigoldCookingCollective.com. 3. Viking Brewing Company Southtowne Pub, 2490 Willamette. 541-515-6314; 520 Commercial St. unit F. 541-653-8371. DrinkViking.com.
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Best Out-of-Town Restaurant(not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 2. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. Duelingspoons.net. 3. Waterfront Depot 1252 Bay St. Florence. 541-902-9100. TheWaterfrontDepot.com.
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Best Restaurant
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541- 606-0626 LionandOwl.com
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Best Indie Bookstore
1. Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 2. Smith Family Bookstore 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 3. Books with Pictures 99 W. Broadway, C. 541-485-1048. BooksWithPicturesEug.com.
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Best Piercer
1. Bunny Knox High Priestess 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311. BestStudioEver.com/high-priestess 2. Jared Hill Area 51 505 Willamette, ste. 100. 541-393-6572. Area51piercing.com. 3. Kenny Plimpton High Priestess 210 W. 6th Ave. 541-342-6585. BestStudioEver.com/high-priestess.
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Best Secondhand Shop
1. St. Vincent de Paul Find addresses for 13 Oregon locations at SVdP.us. 2. SARA’s Treasures (Shelter Animal Resource Alliance) 871 River Rd. 541-607-8892. SarasTreasures.org. 3. Buffalo Exchange 131 E. 5th Ave. 541-687-2805. BuffaloExchange.com.
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Best Place to Get Fit
1. Outdoors 2. Eugene Family YMCA 2055 Patterson St. 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 3. Elevation Bouldering Gym 348 Lincoln St. 541-972-3595. ElevationGym.com.
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Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 199 E. 5th St. Suite 33 and 3575 Donald St. Suite 180. 541-520-8771.EugeneYoga.us 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave. 541-513-0180. Epyogaeugene.com. 3. Glow Yoga 110 Oakway Ctr. 541-729-5031. YogaEugene.com.
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Best Local Food Market
1. Lane County Farmers Market Farmers Market Pavilion, 8th and Oak. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 2. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com. 3. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com.
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Best Garden Gear Shop
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive Street 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Jerry’s Home Improvement Center 2600 Hwy. 99 N, 541-689-1911; 2525 Olympic St. Spfd 541-736-7000. BetterHeadForJerrys.com. 3. Gray’s Garden Center 737 W. 6th Ave. 541-345-1569; 4489 Main St. Spfd. 541- 357-5431. GraysGardens.com.
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Best Local Outdoor Recreation Store
1. Play It Again Sports 2598 Willamette. 541-342-4041. PlayItAgainSports.com. 2. Eugene Gear Traders 505 Willamette, ste. 110. 541-515-6764. EugeneGearTraders.com. 3. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave. 541-485-5418. BackCountryGear.com.
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Best Bicycle Store
1. Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. Bicycleway.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycle 960 Charnelton St. 541-345-7521. HutchsBicycles.com. 3. Arriving By Bike 2705 Willamette. 541-484-5410 ArrivingbyBike.com.
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Best Cannabis Dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Space Buds 741 Lincoln St. 541-505-9834. SpaceBudstheDispensary.com. 3. TJ’s Provisions 1910 Empire Park Dr. 541-654-0595. VisitTJs.com.
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Best Professor
1. Ben Saunders University of Oregon. 2. André Sirois University of Oregon. 3. Camilla Mortensen University of Oregon and Lane Community College.
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Best Program for the homeless
1. White Bird/CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 2. St. Vincent de Paul 2890 Chad Dr. 541-687-5820. SVdP.us. 3. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Ave. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org.
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Best Local Politician
1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Lucy Vinis Eugene Mayor. 3. Claire Syrett former Eugene City Councilor.
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Best Teacher
1. Leah Ann Dunbar Lane Education Service District. 2. Clair Wiles North Eugene High School. 3. Nicole Butler-Hooton Irving Elementary.
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Best Nonprofit
1. White Bird/CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 2. St. Vincent de Paul 2890 Chad Dr. 541-687-5820. SVdP.us. 3. FOOD For Lane County 770 Bailey Hill Rd. 541-343-2822. FoodForLaneCounty.org.
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Best Advocates for the animals
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-hill.org. 2. Cascades Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 3. Northwest Dog Project NorthWestDogProject.org.
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Best Local theater company
1. Very Little Theater 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre 194 W. Broadway. 541-465-1506. OCTheatre.org. 3. Actors Cabaret of Eugene 996 Willamette. 541-683-4368. ActorsCabaret.org
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Best Local band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. The Sugar Beets Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 3. Fortune’s Folly FortunesFollyBand.com.
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Best Radio DJ or podcast host
1. Downtown Deb KLCC Dead Air 89.7 FM. 2. Rev. Marc Time The Sunday Morning Hangover KWVA 88.1 FM. 3. Mike Meyer KEPW Island Earth Radio 97.3 FM.
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Best Classical music group
1. Eugene Symphony 115 W. 8th Ave., ste.115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Chamber Music Amici 174 E. 16th Ave., ste. 122. 541-953-9204. ChamberMusicAmici.org. 3. Delgani String Quartet 541-650-5040. Delgani.org.
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Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene (Delene and Co.) 541-515-9442. Delene.co. 2. Michael Sherman (Spring Fed Media) SpringFedMedia.net. 3. Sarah Northrop (@sartakespics) SarTakesPics.com.
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Best Local singer/songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Bettreena Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com. 3. Cameron Daye Find on Facebook.
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Best Journalist
1. Henry Houston Eugene Weekly. 2. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly. 3. William Kennedy Eugene Weekly.
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Best Pizza
1. Coburg Pizza Company 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com. 2. Slice 325 Blair Blvd. 541-653-9937. SliceLife.com. 3. The Wheel Apizza Pub 390 Lincoln St., #101. 541-735-3860. TheWheelAPizzaPub.com.
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Best Meal under $12
1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St., ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit and Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 3. El Super Burrito 2566 Willamette. 541-485-0619. Find on…
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Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life 755 Monroe St., 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com. 3. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com.
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Best Comfort food
1. Cornbread Café 1290 W. 7th Ave. 541-505-9175. CornbreadCafe.com. 2. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. BlackWolfSupperClub.com. 3. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave., 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com.
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Best Chicken joint
1. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St., YardyEugene.com. 2. Hot Mama’s 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com. 3. Chicken Bonz 1815 Pioneer Pkwy E., Springfield. 541-726-0111. ChickenBonz.com.
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Best Hangover food
1. Brails Restaurant 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave., #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 2. Morning Glory Cafe 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com.
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Best Burger
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave., 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave., Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway, 541-636-4731. KillerBurger.com 3. NW Burger 5th Street Market 296 E. 5th Ave., #220; Public House 418 A St #4606,…
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Best Ice cream
1. Prince Pückler’s 1605 E. 19th Ave. 541-344-4418. Princepucklers.com. 2. Salt & Straw 139 Oakway Rd. B. 541-521-7708. SaltandStraw.com. 3. Handel’s Ice Cream 550 Pearl St. unit 110. 541-735-3150. HandelsIceCream.com.
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Best Thai food
1. Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1410 Mohawk Blvd. Springfield. 541- 505-8987; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Krab Krua 254 Lincoln St. 541-636-6267. KrobKrua.com.
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Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. barTini bistro 1203 Willamette, ste 130. 541-359-1235. Facebook.com/bartinibistro/ 3. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com.
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Best East Asian food (Japanese, Korean and Chinese)
1. Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 2. Izakaya Meiji Co. 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 3. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com.
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Best New restaurant
Nelson’s in the Whit 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404. NelsonsInTheWhit.com. Carlita’s Rooftop 550 Oak St. 541-632-6867. CarlitasTTW.com Tavern on Main 338 Main St., Springfield. 458-201-7936. TavernOnMainSpfd.com.
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Best Barista
1. Sharie Anderson (Palace Coffee) 842 Pearl St. 541-344-0475. PalaceCoffeeBakery.com. 2. Charlie Huster (Washburne Cafe) 326 Main St., Springfield. 541-746-7999. WashburneCafe.com. 3. Jessica Lu (Southpine Bakery) 2866 Crescent Ave., ste. 101. 541-799-4595.
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Best Coffee
1. Equiano Coffee 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com. 2. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave.; 2757 Friendly St., FarmersUnionCoffee.com. 3. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com.
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Best Distillery
Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. Swallowtail Spirits 111 Main St., Springfield. 541-357-5951. SwallowTailSpirits.com.
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Best Coffee shop
1. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave. 2757 Friendly St., FarmersUnionCoffee.com. 2. Vero 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com. 3. Meraki 1203 Willamette, stes. 110 & 120. 541-844-0254. DrinkMeraki.com.
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Best Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Oregon Wine LAB 488 Lincoln St. 458-201-7413. OregonWineLab.com.
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Best Bar
1. Spectrum Queer Bar 150 W. Broadway. 541-225-4896. SpectrumEugene.com. 2. Monkey’s Paw Tiki Bar 420 Main St., Springfield. 541-505-7975. Find on Facebook and Instagram. 3. Cowfish Dance Club and Café 62 W. Broadway. 541-683-6319. Find on Facebook and Instagram. Spectrum Queer Bar is more than…
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Best Place for takeout
1. Nelson’s in the Whit and Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Krob Krua 254 Lincoln St. 541-636-6267. KrobKrua.com. 3. Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1410 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield. 541- 505-8987; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032 TaRaRinThai.com.
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Best Bagel sandwich
1. Bagel Sphere 810 Willamette. 541-344-1335; 4089 W. 11th Ave. 541-868-1072. BagelSphere.com. 2. Lox, Stock and Bagels 368 E. 40th Ave. 541-692-2435. Facebook.com/loxstocksandbagels. 3. Daily Bagel 4770 Village Plaza Lp. 541-431-5700. Daily-Bagel.com.
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Best Local beer
1. Oakshire 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com. 2. Ninkasi 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. 3. ColdFire Brewing 263 Mill St. 541-636-3889. ColdFireBrewing.com.
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Best Server
1. Abby Young (Nelson’s in the Whit) 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com. 2. Dove Greenwood (Cheese Bliss) 110 Madison St. 541-246-5220. YourCheeseBliss.com. 3. Heather Ensign (Ninkasi Better Living Room) 155 Blair Blvd. 541-735-9500.
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Best Restaurant
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Akira Eugene 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com.
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Best Desserts
1. Sweet Life 755 Monroe St,. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Metropol Bakery 2538 Willamette. 541-465-4730. MetropolBakery.com
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Best Italian food
1. Beppe and Gianni’s 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Placido’s Pasta Shop 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., #110, 458-205-8092. Placidos.com. 3. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. Mazzis.com.
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Best French fries
Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave., 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave., Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. Little Big Burger 1404 Orchard St. 541-357-4771. LittleBigBurger.com. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway, 541-636-4731. KillerBurger.com.
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Best Food cart
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404. Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 488 Lincoln St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery. 3. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com.
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Best Out-of-town restaurant (not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Waterfront Depot (Florence) 1252 Bay St., Florence. 541-902-9100. TheWaterfrontDepot.com. 2. Creswell Bakery (Creswell) 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 3. Local Ocean Seafoods (Newport) 213 SE Bay Blvd., Newport. 541-574-7959.
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Best Doughnut
Voodoo Doughnut 20 E. Broadway. 541-868-8666. VoodooDoughnut.com. Dizzy Dean’s Donuts 2380 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-3505. OrderDizzyDeansDonuts.com. Master Donut 1159 Mohawk Blvd, Springfield. 541-741-8033. Master-Donut.Edan.io.
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Best Sushi
1. Sushi Pure 259 E. 5th Ave. 541-654-0608. SushiPureEugene.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Izumi Sushi 2773 Shadow View Dr. 541-683-1201. IzumiSushiEugene.com.
