Author: EW Staff
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Best Vegetarian/vegan
1. Cornbread Café 1290 W. 7th Ave., 541-505-9175. CornbreadCafe.com. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Blvd., 541-868-0668; 2864 Willamette, 541-505-5399. LaughingPlanet.com.
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Best Meal over $25
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Bar Purieu 1530 Willamette. 458-201-7044. BarPurlieu.com.
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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 Ave. 541-513-0180. Epyogaeugene.com. 3. Glow Yoga 110 Oakway Ctr. 541-729-5031. YogaEugene.com.
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Best Outdoor recreation store
1. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave. 541-485-5418. BackCountryGear.com. 2. Eugene Gear Traders 505 Willamette, ste. 110. 541-515-6764. EugeneGearTraders.com. 3. Play It Again Sports 2598 Willamette. 541-342-4041. PlayItAgainSports.com.
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Best Bicycle store
1. Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. Bicycleway.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycles 960 Charnelton St. 541-345-7521; 2100 Main St., Springfield. 541-741-2453. Hutchsbicycles.com. 3. Klink Cycles 909 River Rd. 541-221-9961. KlinkCycles.net.
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Best Secondhand shop
St. Vincent de Paul Find addresses for 12 Oregon locations at SVdP.us. Clothes Horse 295 E. 5th Ave. 541-345-5099. TheClothesHorseEugene.com. Buffalo Exchange 131 E. 5th Ave. 541-687-2805. BuffaloExchange.com.
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Best Budtender
1. Noah Willis (TJ’s on Willamette) 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961. VisitTJs.com. 2. Devonte Perry (Moss Crossing) 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 3. Rachel Hunter (Going Green Eugene) 439 W. 1st Ave. Find on Dutchie.com. 541-735-3521.
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Best Garden gear shop
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive St. 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Gray’s Garden Center 4489 Main St., Springfield, 541-357-5431; 737 W. 6th Ave., 541-345-1569. GraysGarden.com. 3. Jerry’s Home Improvement 2600 Hwy. 99 N, 541-689-1911; 2525 Olympic St., Springfield, 541-736-7000. BetterHeadForJerrys.com.
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Best Barbershop
1. American Traditional Barbershop 390 W. 12th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 2. Tim’s Trims Barbershop 27 W. 5th Ave. 541-515-6936. TimsTrimsBarbershop.com. 3. Analog Barbershop 860 Olive St. 541-510-5668. AnalogBarbershop.com.
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Best Place to get fit
1. Eugene YMCA 2055 Patterson St. 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 2. Planet Fitness 2370 W. 11th Ave. 541-465-9000. 3. Downtown Athletic Club 999 Willamette. 541-484-4011. DowntownAC.com.
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Best Veterinary hospital
Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. Echo Hollow Veterinary Hospital 1980 Echo Hollow Rd., Ste. A, 541-844-1038. EchoHollowVet.com. Bush Animal Hospital 2415 Oakmont Way. 541-342-7218. BushAnimalHospital.com.
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Best Category we didn’t include and who would win
1. Best Massage Therapy, Synergy Therapeutics 1245 Charnelton St., # 7. 541-505-0232. SynergyLMT.com. 2. Best Local Chef, Andrew Hroza executive chef at Ninkasi Better Living Room. Find on Instagram @chefandrewhroza. 3. Best Burlesque, Siren Society Facebook.com/TheSirenSocietyBurlesque.
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Best Artist
1. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 2. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 3. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com.
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Best Hair stylist
1. Tina Thornley (Amethyst Hair Salon) 1631 Oak St. 541-520-2268. Linktr.ee/AmethystHairStudio541. 2. Amanda Nicole (4247 Loft) 390 Lincoln St., #220. 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com. 3. Heather Roe (Feral Beauty) 134 E 13th Ave., #3. 541-931-9611. Find on Facebook and Instagram.
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Best Coffee
1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Dutch Bros DutchBros.com. 3. Equiano Coffee 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com.
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Best Veterinarian
1. Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Echo Hollow Veterinary Hospital and Urgent Care 1980 Echo Hollow Rd., Ste. A, 541-844-1038. EchoHollowVet.com. 3. VCA McKenzie Animal Hospital 5303 Main St., Springfield, 541-747-3859. VCAHospitals.com.
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Best Outdoorsy Store
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive St. 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Bi-Mart BiMart.com. 3. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave. 541-485-5418. BackCountryGear.com.
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Best Recreation Space
1. Mount Pisgah 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. 541-747-3817. MountPisgahArboretum.org. 2. Ridgeline Trail System 3. Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Rd. 541-682-4800. Eugene-Or.Gov/AltonBakerPark.
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Best Food Cart
1. Da Nang 488 Lincoln St. 541-915-0144. DaNangEatery.com. 2. IRIE Jamaican Kitchen 1845 W. 11th Ave. 541-833-0351. www.iriejamaicancuisine.com. 3. Tam’s Place Vietnamese Cuisine 2777 Friendly St. 541-214-0562. Find on Facebook.
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Best Health Care Worker
1. Ebony Caprice Morgan program coordinator, CAHOOTS. 2. Meredith Blair surgical nurse, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. 3. Luke Adler Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Luke Adler Healing.
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Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. Hult Center for the Performing Arts 1 Eugene Ctr. 541-682-5000. HultCenter.org. 3. WOW Hall (Community Center for the Performing Arts) 291 W. 8th Ave. 541-687-2746. WOWHall.org.
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Best Massage or Physical Therapist
1. Footloose Massage 35 W. 8th Ave. 541-686-4461. FootlooseMassage.com. 2. Andrea Alric Healing by Hand, 1505 Lincoln St. 541-600-5388. Facebook.com/AndreaHealingByHand. 3. Megan Haug, LMT (Megan’s Healing Hands) 3575 Donald St. 541-465-4864. Facebook.com/MegansHealingHands.
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Best Teacher/Professor
1. Leah Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Julie Bounds Sheldon High School. 3. Daniel Gallo South Eugene High School.
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Best Beer
1. Ninkasi 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. 2. Hop Valley 990 W. 1st Ave., Eugene; 980 Kruse Way. Springfield. 541-485-BEER. HopValleyBrewing.com. 3. Oakshire 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com.
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Best Thai
1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk, Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Tasty Thai 1308 Hilyard St. 541-343-0165. TastyThaiCampus.com; 80 E. 29th Ave. 541-302-6444. TastyThaiKitchen.com.
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Best Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Sarver Vineyard 25600 Mayola Ln. 541-935-2979. SarverWinery.com.
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Best Hair Stylist
1. Jordin McDowell Jordin Does Hair (Anomaly Hair Collective), 837 Monroe St. 503-544-0741. AnomalyHair.com. 2. Tina Rex Amethyst Hair Studio, 1631 Oak St. 541-520-2268. Facebook.com/AmethystHairsSudio541. 3. Amanda Nicole 4247 Loft, 390 Lincoln St. Ste. 220, 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com.
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Best Animal Advocates
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Cascade Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 3. Lucky Paws Dog Rescue 2053 Laura St. 541-246-8070. LuckyPawsSite.org.
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Best Program for the Homeless
1. CAHOOTS 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Ave. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org. 3. St. Vincent de Paul 555 High St. 541-344-2115; 100 E. 11th Ave. 541-868-0200. SVdP.us.
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Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 3575 Donald St. 458-205-8378. EugeneYoga.us. 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave. 541-782-8678. EpYogaEugene.com. 3. Wild Light Yoga 820 Charnelton St. 541-349-9642. WildLightYogaCenter.com.
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Best New Restaurant
1. Straight Outta Soul Food On hiatus, stay updated on Instagram. 2. The Better Living Room by Ninkasi 155 Blair Blvd. 541-735-9500. NinkasiBrewing.com. 3. Bar Purlieu 1530 Willamette. 458-201-7044. BarPurlieu.com.
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Best COVID-Adaptive Eatery
1. Public House 418 A St., Springfield, 541-895-5885. PublicHouseHub.com. 2. Café Yumm Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866; 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333 RiverBend Dr. 541-736-9866. CafeYumm.com. 3. Cider Station (Ciderlicious) 675…
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Best Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Prince Pücklers 1605 E. 19th Ave. 541-344-4418. PrincePucklers.com.
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Best Bicycle Shop
1. Paul’s 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; 2100 Main St., Springfield, 541-741-2453. HutchsBicycles.com. 3. Arriving by Bike 2705 Willamette. 541-484-5410. ArrivingByBike.com.
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Best Local Food Market
1. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com. 2. Lane County Farmers Market 8th Ave. & Oak St. 541-431-4923. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 3. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com.
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Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com.
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Best Vegetarian/Vegan
1. Café Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Cornbread Cafe 1290 W. 7th Ave. 541-505-9175. CornbreadCafe.com.
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Best Artist
1. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 2. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 3. Jud Turner JudTurner.com.
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Best Latin American Food
1. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 2. Mama Mayra’s Kitchen 764 Blair Blvd. 541-606-1823. Find on Facebook. 3. 1960 Cocina 1810 Willamette. 541-345-6947. 1960Cocina.Business.site.
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Best Body Mod Business
1. High Priestess 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311; 210 W. 6th Ave. 541-342-6585. Find on Facebook. 2. Area 51 Piercing and Tattoo 3585 Main St., Springfield. 541-225-8635. Area-51Tattoo.com. 3. Northwest Tattoo 142 E. 13th Ave. 541-393-6570. NWTattoo.com.
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Best Indie Bookstore
1. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 2. Tsunami 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 3. J. Michaels Books 160 E. Broadway. 541-342-2002. JMichaelsBooks.com.
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Best Doughnuts
1. Voodoo Doughnut 20 E. Broadway. 541-868-8666. VoodooDoughnut.com. 2. Dizzy Dean’s Donuts 2380 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-3505. OrderDizzyDeansDonuts.com. 3. Cal’s Donut and Pastry 2091 River Rd. 541-461-3838. Find on Facebook.
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Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. The Vintage 837 Lincoln St. 541-349-9181. EugeneVintage.com. 3. Party Downtown Bar 55 W. Broadway. 541-345-8228. PartyEugene.com.
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Best Secondhand Shop
1. St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store and organization headquarters at 2890 Chad Dr. 541-687-5820. Fifteen retail outlets in western Oregon include several thrift stores and a used-car lot in Eugene. SVDP.us. 2. Buffalo Exchange 131 E. 5th Ave. 541-687-2805. BuffaloExchange.com. 3. SARA’s Treasures 871…
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Best Local Band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. JD Miller & Broken Heart Rodeo Facebook.com/JDMillerandBHR. 3. Upstate Quartet UpstateQuartet.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. Northwest Burger 296 E. 5th Ave. #220. 541-485-9176. NWBurgers.com.
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Best Meal Over $25
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 3. Marché 296 E. 5th Ave. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com.
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Best Kombucha
1. Brew Dr. Kombucha 41 W. Broadway. 541-654-4284. BrewDrKombucha.com. 2. BNF Kombucha & Jun 2495 Prairie Rd., Unit A. 541-653-9816. BNFKombucha.com. 3. Humm 541-306-6329. HummKombucha.com.
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Best DJ (Club)
1. DJ Stoggrd (Tre Stewart) 2. Ella Trash EllaTrashAndTheGoods.com. 3. Sapphire Strange
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Best Hot Wings
1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com. 2. Toxic Wings 943 River Rd. 2766 W. 11th Ave. 1395 University St. 541-689-9464. ToxicWings.com. 3. Chicken Bonz 1815 Pioneer Pkwy E., Springfield. 541-726-0111. ChickenBonz.com.
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Best Chinese Food
1. (Tie) Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 1. (Tie) Bao Bao House 868 W. Park St. 541-799-1088. BaoBaoHouseOR.com. 2. Lok Yaun 3000 W 11th Ave. 541-345-7448. Find on Facebook. 3. Twin Dragon 919 River Rd. 541-688-5481. Twin-Dragon-Restaurant.com.
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Best Server
1. Shelby Dines Morning Glory Cafe, 450 Willamette St. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Ava Albrecht 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. 3. Leia Allmon Uki Uki, 901 Pearl St. 541-687-4609. UkiUkiSushi.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. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy., Lorane. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Chief’s 91108 N. Willamette, Coburg. 541-342-3828. ChiefsBrewHouse.com.
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Best Hangover Breakfast
1. Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542. Find on Facebook. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Glenwood Restaurant 1340 Alder St. 541-687-0355; 2588 Willamette. 541-687-8201. GlenwoodRestaurants.com.
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Best Meal Under $10
1. Café Yumm! Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-3349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333 RiverBend Dr. 541-736-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. El Super Burrito 2566 Willamette. 541-485-0619. Find on Facebook. 3. Tacovore 530 Blair…
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Best Place for Takeout
1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1250 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Café Yumm! Eugene: 860 E 13th Ave. 541-3349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333…
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Best Bar
1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette, 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com. 3. Party Downtown Bar 64 W. 8th Ave. 541-345-8228. PartyEugene.com.
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Best Tech Company
1. Pipeworks Studios 133 W. Broadway. 541-393-3500. Pipeworks.com. 2. CBT Nuggets 1550 Valley River Dr. 541-284-5522. CBTNuggets.com. 3. Palo Alto Software 44 W Broadway #426. 541-683-6162. PaloAlto.com.
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Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene AthenaDelene.com. 2. Bob Williams BobWilliamsPhotographer.com. 3. Ashley Morris AshleyMorrisPhoto.com.
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Best Journalist
1. Rick Dancer Rickdancer.com. 2. Camilla Mortensen Editor, Eugene Weekly. 3. William Kennedy Freelancer, Eugene Weekly.
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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. 8th Avenue. 541-687-2746. WOWHall.org. 3. McDonald Theatre 1010 Willamette Street. 541-345-4442. McDonaldTheatre.com.
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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 P.O. Box 50367. LuvableDogRescue.org.
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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 Park 100 Day Island Road. 541-682-4800. Eugene-Or.Gov/AltonBakerPark.
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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. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Avenue. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org.
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Best Teacher/Professor
1. Leah Ann Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Celeste Reeb University of Oregon. 3. Olivia Scrima South Lane Ballet Academy.
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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 three best things about Eugene. It’s something we need a little more work on.
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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. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 3. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Road. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org.
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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. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 3. Ericha Bullert Bar Purlieu 1530 Willamette Street 1530 Willamette Street. 458-201-7044. BarPurlieu.com.
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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 296 E. 5th Avenue. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com.
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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 Kruse Way, Springfield. 541-485-BEER. HopValleyBrewing.com.
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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 Hilyard Street. 541-343-0165. TastyThaiCampus.com. 80 E. 29th Avenue. 541-302-6444. TastyThaiKitchen.com.
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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. Broadway. SpectrumEugene.com.
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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 Akira 359 Mill Street. 458-205-8288.
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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. Springfield: 3340 Gateway Street. 541-747-9866; 3333 RiverBend Drive. 541-736-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Burrito Boy 510 E. Broadway. 541-344-8070; 2511 W. 11th Avenue, Ste. A. 541-338-4219; 1840…
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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. 541-687-8226. Facebook.com/BlackWolfSupperClub. 3. Cornbread Cafe 1290 W. 7th Avenue. Eugene. 541-505-9175; 338 Main Street. 541-650-6672. CornbreadCafe.com.
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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 Modern Latin Table 105 Oakway Center. 541-654-8165. NovoLatinTable.com.
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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 Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway. 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com
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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 453 Willamette Street. 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com.
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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 910 Willamette Street. 541-683-7437. SizzlePie.com 3. Coburg Pizza Company 90999 S. Willamette Street, Coburg; 1710 Centennial Boulevard. Springfield, 541-484-6600. Coburgpizza.com.
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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 725 W. 1st Avenue. 541-345-0020. CoconutBliss.com.
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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 Acres Road. 541-344-1901. 1960 Franklin Boulevard. 541-687-1188. 67 W. 29th Avenue. 541-338-8455. 2580 Willakenzie Road. 541-345-3349. MarketofChoice.com.
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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 Springfield. 541-650-6672. CornbreadCafe.com. 3. Café Yumm Eugene: 730 E. Broadway. 541-344-9866; 1801 Willamette Street. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Center; 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Road. 541-684-9866. Springfield:…
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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. 541-344-1901. 1960 Franklin Boulevard. 541-687-1188. 67 W. 29th Avenue. 541-338-8455. 2580 Willakenzie. 541-345-3349. MarketofChoice.com. 3. The Kiva Grocery 125 West 11th Avenue. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com.
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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. Placido’s Pasta Shop 120 Shelton McMurphey Boulevard. Ste 110. 458-205-8092. Placidos.com.
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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, 2568 Willamette. 458-201-8520; Springfield, 4205 Main Street. 541-505-8962 EatSubo.com. 3. I Scream for Waffles 1412 W. 7th Avenue. 541-654-3511. IScreamforWaffles.com.
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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 2835 Oak Street. 541-484-7008. SushiDomo.com.
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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. Sarver Winery 25600 Mayola Lane. 541-935-2979. SarverWinery.com.
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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. 11th Avenue. 541-359-1505. CoffeePlantRoaster.com.
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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 W. Broadway. SpectrumEugene.com.
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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.
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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 retail outlets in western Oregon include several thrift stores and a used-car lot in Eugene. SVDP.us. 2. Buffalo Exchange 131 E. 5th Avenue. 541-687-2805. 3. SARA’s…
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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 E. 11th Avenue. 541-915-9613. Instagram.com/Hair.Witch. 3. Tina Rex Amethyst Hair Studio. 1631 Oak Street. 541-520-2268. Facebook.com/AmethystHairsSudio541.
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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, Suite 102. 541-343-3820. ModernBettySalon.com. 3. Casey Phaigh LMT 581 W. 17th Avenue. 541-954-8904.
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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 207 Madison Street. 541-285-0518. TheRackHouseBBQ.com
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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 Avenue. 541-393-6570. NWTattoo.com. 3. Area 51 3585 Main Street, Springfield. 541-225-8635. Area-51Tattoo.com
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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 Executive Pkwy, #360. 541-485-8411. LetUsFightforYou.com. 3. Elliott Farren Oregon Law Center Legal Aid. 376 E. 11th Avenue. 541-485-1017. LCLAC.org.
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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 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1027 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1910 Empire Park Drive. 541-505-7105. VisitTJs.com.
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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. 541-485-4595. VCAHospitals.com/Westmoreland. 3. Amazon Park Animal Clinic 725 E. 25th Avenue. 541-485-0161. AmazonParkVet.com.
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Best of Eugene 2018-2019 (Staff Picks)
Best Spiritual Leader Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein TBIeugene.org. Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein of Eugene’s Temple Beth Israel is our idea of a great spiritual leader and political activist. Whether its her participation in Rev. William Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign, her work for T’ruah:…
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Best Live Music Venue
Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. 541-762-8099. Thecuthbert.com. Hi-Fi Music Hall & Lounge 44 E. 7th Avenue. 541-345-4434. Hifimusichall.com. McDonald Theatre 1010 Willamette Street. 541-345-4442. Mcdonaldtheatre.com.
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Best Dispensary
Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly Street. 541-636-3724. Mosscrossing.com. Eugene OG 2045 Franklin Boulevard. 541-505-7575. Eugeneog.com. TJ’s Dispensaries 3113 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1027 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1910 Empire Park Drive. 541-505-7105. VisitTJs.com.
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Best DJ (Music)
DJ Food Stamp Facebook.com/DJ-food-stamp. Jon Smith Facebook.com/DJ-Jon-Supa-J-Smith-398091873734699/ Connah Jay (Connor J. Sullivan) Soundcloud.com.connahjay.
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Best Hair Stylist
Amanda Nicole (Lussuria Urban Hair Loft) 160 Oakway Road #100. 541-505-9699. Lussuriasalon.com. Ashley Newport (American Traditional Barbershop) 23 E. 11th Avenue. 541-915-9613. David Wilson (I. Magine Salon) 784 Blair Boulevard. 541-431-1717.
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Best of Eugene 2018-2019
Last week, the Best of Eugene winners were revealed for our Eats and Civics categories (make sure to check those out below if you missed them). This week we’re diving into the best of Spending and Live Action in the Eugene area. Keep on reading…
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Best Body Mod Business
High Priestess 525 E. 13th Avenue. 541-343-3311. 210 W. 6th Avenue. 541-342-6585. Highpriestess.com. Northwest Tattoo 142 E. 13th Avenue. 541-393-6570. Nwtattoo.com. Anchored Ink 160 E. 18th Avenue. 541-790-9566. Facebook.com/Anchoredinktattoo.
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Best Veterinarian
Animal Health Associates 2835 Willamette Street. 541-345-1544. Aha.vet. Q Street Animal Hospital 235 Q Street, Springfield. 541-746-8491. Qstreetanimalhospital.com. Amazon Park Animal Clinic 725 E. 25th Avenue. 541-485-0161. Amazonparkvet.com.
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Best Weed Edibles Selection
Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly Street. 541-636-3724. Mosscrossing.com. TJ’s Dispensaries 3113 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1027 Willamette Street. 541-505-7961. 1910 Empire Park Drive. 541-505-7105. Visittjs.com. Eugene OG 2045 Franklin Boulevard. 541-505-7575. Eugeneog.com.
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Best Local Food Market
Lane County Farmer’s Market Oak Street & E. 8th Avenue. 541-431-4923. Lanecountyfarmersmarket.org. Kiva 125 W. 11th Avenue. 541-342-8666. Kivagrocery.com. Sundance 748 E. 24th Avenue. 541-343-9142. Sundancenaturalfoods.com.
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Best Local Singer/Songwriter
Calysta Cheyenne Fortunesfollyband.com. Halie Loren Halieloren.com. Tesstamona Facebook.com/tesstamona.
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Best of Eugene 2018-2019 (Staff Picks Web Extra)
Best Underrated Mexican Food Mama Mayra’s 764 Blair Boulevard Apparently, not enough people know in Eugene know about Mama Mayra’s. This gem of an eatery is located in the West Jeff neighborhood of Eugene. Mama Mayra’s delivers authentic Mexican cuisine at a very affordable price, and…
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Best Massage
Pearl Day Spa 1375 Pearl Street. 541-683-3377. Thepearldayspa.com. Gervais Salon & Day Spa 248 E. 5th Avenue. 541-334-6533. 1473 Willamette Street. 541-334-6533. Gervaiseugene.com. Footloose Massage Center 35 W. 8th Avenue. 541-686-4461. Footloosemassage.com.
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Best Kombucha
Brew Dr. (Townshend’s) Brewdrkombucha.com. Humm Hummkombucha.com. Elevate Kombucha Facebook.com/ElevateKombuchaEugene.
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Best Sushi
Mame 541-654-4378. Currently closed. Sushi PURE 296 E. 5th Avenue #220. 541-654-0608. Pureeugene.com. Sushi Domo 1020 Green Acres Road, 541-343-0935; 2835 Oak St., 541-484-7008. Sushidomoeugene.com.
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Best Chinese
Twin Dragon 919 River Road. 541-688-5481. Twin-dragon-restaurant.com. Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette Street. 541-968-9258. Lotus Garden Vegetarian Restaurant 810 Charnelton Street. 541-344-1928. Lotusgardenveg.com.
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Best Cocktails
Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. Izakayameiji.com. The Vintage 837 Lincoln Street. 541-349-9181. Thevintageeugene.com. Rye 444 E. 3rd Avenue. 541-653-8509. Ryeon3rd.com.
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Best Burger
Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Avenue. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Avenue. 541-485-2676. Cornucopiaeugene.com. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway. 541-636-4731. Killerburger.biz. Little Big Burger 1404 Orchard Street. 541-357-4771. Littlebigburger.com.
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Best Happy Hour
Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Avenue. 541-485-2300. 207 E. 5th Avenue. 541-485-2676. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. Izakayameiji.com. Starlight Lounge 830 Olive Street. 541-343-3204. Starlightlounge.com.
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Best of Eugene 2018-2019 (Civics and Eats)
It’s that time of year — Best Of Eugene! You’ve done it again, readers. You’ve picked your favorite politicians, eateries, hairdressers, advocates and more. And, this year you also got the chance to test out STAR (Score Then Automatic Runoff) voting. As in the voting…
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Best Desserts
Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe Street. 541-683-5676. Sweetlifedesserts.com. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway. 541-654-5257. Noisettepk.com. Market of Choice 67 W. 29th Avenue. 541-338-8455. 1960 Franklin Boulevard. 541-687-1188. 2580 Willakenzie Road. 541-345-3349. 1060 Green Acres Road. 541-344-1901. 922 NW Circle Boulevard, Corvallis. 541-758-8005. Marketofchoice.com.
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Best Local Beer
Ninkasi 272 Van Buren Street. 541-344-2739. Ninkasibrewing.com. Oakshire 207 Madison Street. 541-654-5520. Oakbrew.com. Cold Fire 263 Mill Street. 541-636-3889. Coldfirebrewing.com.
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Best Thai
Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak Street. 541-343-1230. Tararinthai.com. Sabai 27 Oakway Center. 541-654-5424. Sabaicafe.com. Tasty Thai 1308 Hilyard Street. 541-343-0165. Tastythaicampus.com. 80 E. 29th Avenue. 541-302-6444. Tastythaikitchen.com.
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Best Meal Over $25
Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren Street. 541-505-8804. Izakayameiji.com. Marché 296 E. 5th Avenue. 541-342-3612. Marcherestaurant.com. Café Soriah 384 W. 13th Avenue. 541-342-4410. Cafesoriah.com.
