Best Local treat after getting your vaccine
1. Sweet Life 755 Monroe St,, 541-683-5676; 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. Voodoo Doughnut 20 E. Broadway, 541-868-8666. VoodooDoughnut.com.
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Best Singer-songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Betty (Bettreena) Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com. 3. Clippa Cartier Find on Facebook and Spotify.
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Best Pizza
1. Coburg Pizza Co. 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield, 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com. 2. Sizzle Pie 910 Willamette, 541-683-7437. SizzlePie.com. 3. Mezza Luna 933 Pearl St., 541-684-8900; 2776 Shadow View Dr., 541-743-2999; 115 S. 5th St., Springfield, 541-653-8661. MezzaLunaPizzeria.com.
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Best Teacher
1. Angela Pruce-Finneran Eugene Online Academy. 2. Barbera Siemens Churchill High School. 3. Jon Labrousse Ridgeline Montessori.
continue readingBest Local Theater Company
1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St., 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre 194 W. Broadway, 541-465-1506. OCTheatre.org. 3. Actors Cabaret Eugene 996 Willamette, 541-683-4368. ActorsCabaret.org.
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Best Local Band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. Fortune’s Folly FortunesFollyBand.com. 3. TIE Laundry LaundryTheBand.com. 3. TIE Satin Love Orchestra SatinLove.com.
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Best Latin American Food
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd., 541-844-8404. 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. Fellow transplants from California, let’s stop saying there’s no good Mexican food in Eugene. Don’t believe it? Head over to Blair. First, grab a Nelson burrito at Nelson’s Taqueria, which is…
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Best Ice cream
1. Prince Pückler’s Ice Cream 1605 E. 19th Ave., 541-344-4418. PrincePucklers.com. 2. Vanilla Jill’s 120 Shelton Mcmurphey Blvd. Ste 150, 541-556-7540. ElegantElephantBaking.com. 3. Lochmead Dairy Visit Lochmead.com/Locations.
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Best Local Food Market
1. Farmers Markets 2. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave., 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com. 3. Capella Market 2489 Willamette, 541-345-1014. CapellaMarket.com.
continue readingBest Bar
1. Cowfish 62 W. Broadway, 541-683-6319. CowfishClub.com. 2. Old Nick’s Pub 211 Washington St., 541-844-1280. OldNicksPub.com. 3. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd., 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. Eugene’s best bar, Cowfish, has maintained a consistent schedule: dance parties seven nights a week for the last 11 years on West Broadway. On their way to the dance floor,…
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Best Kombucha
1. BNF Kombucha & Jun 2495 Prairie Rd., Unit A, 541-653-9816. BNFKombucha.com. 2. Brew Dr. Kombucha 41 W. Broadway, 541-654-4284. BrewDrKombucha.com. 3. Elevate 541-359-5278. ElevateKombucha.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 River Rd., 541-607-8892. SARAsTreasures.org.
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Best New Restaurant
1. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St., YardyEugene.com. 2. Tavern on Main 338 Main Street, Springfield, 458-201-7936. TavernOnMainSpfd.com. 3. Forrester’s Bar and Grill 1190 City View, 458-201-7044. ForrestersGrill.com. Located at Coldfire Brewing, Yardy Eugene’s bright yellow food truck stands out. For three months, Yardy Eugene has been dishing out West Indian-inspired dishes with a Pacific Northwest…
continue readingBest Meal Over $25
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave., 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Marché 296 E. 5th Ave., 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com. 3. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr., 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com.
continue readingBest Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 3575 Donald St., (541) 520-8771. EugeneYoga.us. 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave., 541-782-8678. EpYogaEugene.com. 3. Glow Yoga 110 Oakway Ctr., 541-729-5031. YogaEugene.com.
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Best Barbershop
1. American Traditional Barber Shop 23 E. 11th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 2. Tim’s Trims (RIP) 27 W. 5th Ave., 541-393-6312. TimsTrims.com. 3. Blessings Hair Design 315 E. 13th Ave., 541-344-2994. BlessingsHairDesign.com.
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Best 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 Burger
1. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway, 541-636-4731. KillerBurger.com. 2. 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. Little Big Burger 1404 Orchard St., 541-357-4771. LittleBigBurgers.com. During high school, I worked at an American Graffiti-like drive-in as a carhop (and later as a cook),…
continue readingBest Budtender
1. Kris Stapleton Going Green Eugene, 439 W. 1st Ave., 541-735-3521. Find on Leafly.com. 2. Katy Cote Higher Ground, 1158 High St. Ste. 103, 541-393-6892. HigherGroundOregon.com. 3. Kellianne Firnsin Higher Ground, 324 E. 12th Ave. No. 2, 541-393-6892. Find on Leafly.com. We were gonna have a best budtender category… but then we got high. Yep, we…
continue readingBest 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. Master Donut 1159 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield. 541-741-8033. Find on Facebook.
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Best Tattoo Artist
1. Demian Thompson The Parlour Tattoo, 1097 Willamette, 541-345-6465. TheParlourTattoo.com/DemianThompson. 2. Suzen Tattoozen Whiteaker Tattoo Collective, 304 River Rd., 541-255-2734. WhiteakerTattoo.com/Artists/Suzen-Tattoozen. 3. Kassandra Lampwick, Wild Rose Tattoo, 2849 Oak St., WildRoseTattoo.com/Kassandra-Lampwick.
continue readingBest Vegetarian/Vegan
1. Cornbread Cafe 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.
continue readingBest Out-Of-Town Restaurant (not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell, 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 2. Local Ocean Seafoods 213 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, 541-574-7959. LocalOcean.net. 3. Waterfront Depot 1252 Bay St, Florence, 541-901-9100. TheWaterfrontDepot.com.
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Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy, 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. WOW Hall (Community Center for the Performing Arts) 291 W. 8th Ave., 541-687-2746. WOWHall.org. 3. Hult Center for the Performing Arts 1 Eugene Ctr., 541-682-5000. HultCenter.org.
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Best Place to Get Fit
1. Outdoors 2. Eugene YMCA 2055 Patterson St., 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 3. Ridgeline Trail System
continue readingBest Coffee Shop
1. Vero Espresso 205 E. 14th Ave., 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com. 2. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St., 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 3. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave.; 2757 Friendly St., FarmersUnionCoffee.com Are you looking to drink coffee at home, just not in your home? Vero Espresso House, with its butter-yellow paneling, bay windows and quaint wraparound…
continue readingBest Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St., 1609 E. 19th Ave., 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Metropol 2538 Willamette St., 541-465-4730. MetropolBakery.com.
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Best Server
1. Amanda Watts Mandy’s Family Restaurant, 1491 Willamette, 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2. Alex Hernandez Cafe Soriah, 384 W. 13th Ave., 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 3. Thuja Wood 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.
continue readingBest 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. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette, 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 3. Krob Krua Thai Kitchen 254 Lincoln St., 541-636-6267. KrobKrua.com.
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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.
continue readingBest Outdoorsy Store
1. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave., 541-485-5418. BackCountryGear.com. 2. Eugene Gear Traders 233 W. 5th Ave., 541-780-6073. EugeneGearTraders.com 3. Berg’s Ski Shop 367 W. 13th Ave., 541-683-1300. BergSkiShop.com.
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Best Professor
1. Ben Saunders University of Oregon. 2. Brian Haimbach Lane Community College. 3. TIE: Andre Sirois University of Oregon. 3. TIE: Jerry Rosiek University of Oregon. What does 16th to 17th century poetry have in common with comic books? To the average reader, maybe not much. But to Ben Saunders, English professor at the University…
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Best Politician
1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Lucy Vinis Eugene mayor. 3. Marty Wilde Oregon state representative.
continue readingBest 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.
continue readingBest Garden gear shop
1. Down to Earth 1855 W. 2nd Ave., 541-485-5418. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Gray’s Garden Center 233 W. 5th Ave., 541-780-6073. EugeneGearTraders.com 3. Jerry’s Home Improvement 2600 Hwy. 99 N, 541-689-1911; 2525 Olympic St., Springfield, 541-736-7000. BetterHeadForJerrys.com.
continue readingBest DJ (Radio)
1. Marc Time 88.1 KWVA. 2. Downtown Deb (Deb Trist) 89.7 KLCC. 3. Billy Dyball, The No Pants Party 88.1 KWVA.
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Best Comedian
1. Seth Milstein Find on Facebook. 2. TIE Leigh Anne Jasheway AccidentalComedic.com. 2. TIE Mike Leamons Find on Facebook. 3. Jen Jay Find on Facebook. Comedy keeps the 2021 Best Comedian Seth Milstein sane. It also drives him crazy, he says, “but usually in a good way.” In addition to doing comedy around the Pacific…
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Best Pho
1. Bon Mi 153 E. Broadway, 541-505-9349. 849 E. 13th Ave. 541-650-6129. BonMiEugene.com. 2. Pho The Good Times 2729 Shadow View Dr., 541-357-4971. PhoGT.com. 3. Tam’s Place Vietnamese Cuisine 2777 Friendly St., 541-214-0562. Find on Facebook.
continue readingBest Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St., 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Thinking Tree Distillery 88 Jackson St., 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Rye 444 E. 3rd Ave., 541-653-8509. Ryeon3rd.com.
continue readingBest Journalist
1. Henry Houston Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com 2. Will Kennedy Eugene Weekly 3. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly Henry Houston says this past year has “felt like drinking out of a fire hose.” In other words, 2021 has felt like an extra kick of chaos amid the already nonstop whirlwind that is journalism. If Houston’s experience having…
continue readingBest Classical Music Group
1. Eugene Symphony 115 W. 8th Ave. #115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Delgani String Quartet 541-650-5040. Delgani.org. 3. Chamber Music Amici 174 E. 16th Ave. 541-953-9204. ChamberMusicAmici.org.
continue readingBest Program for the homeless
1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave., 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 E. 12th Ave., 541- 342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 3. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Ave., 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org. CAHOOTS, the serious program with the tongue-in-cheek name, has been around since 1989 but it sprung to the nation’s attention…
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Best Photographer
1. Sarah Northrop Sartakespics.com. 2. Athena Delene Delene.co. 3.Destiny Brock Facebook.com/DBrockPhotography Sarah Northrop heard her first music show from under a pair of protective headphones at the Sunset Strip’s House of Blues when she was three years old. Her mother worked in the L.A. music industry, resulting in her attendance at that particular show, and her…
continue readingBest Animal Hospital
1. West Eugene Animal Hospital 1175 City View St., 541-342-5858. EugeneVet.com. 2. Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St., 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 3. Bush Animal Hospital 2415 Oakmont Way, 541-342-7218. BushAnimalHospital.com.
continue readingBest Comfort Food
1. Cornbread Cafe 1290 W. 7th Ave., 541-505-9175. CornbreadCafe.com 2. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette St., 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.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 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 Artist
1. Chris MoodyCargoCollective.com/ChrisMoody/CV-Contact. 2. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 3. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. Chris Moody is clearly a man of many dimensions. He likes to draw and paint, though he’s primarily a photographer. (And he was also voted Best drag queen in this year’s competition.) “Life is art,” Moody said in a quick phone interview after the…
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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. Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd., 541-844-8404. Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 3. El Super Burrito 2566 Willamette, 541-485-0619. Find on Facebook.
continue readingBest Restaurant
1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave., 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St., 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 3. Sabai 1190 City View, 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com.
continue readingBest Health Care Worker
1. Jennifer Corntassel 2. All of them 3. Sue Sierralupe SierralupeHerbalConsulting@gmail.com
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Best House of worship
1. St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 1062 Charnelton St., 541-342-1139. StMaryEugene.com. 2. Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene 1685 W. 13th Ave., 541- 686-2775. UUEugene.org. 3. Temple Beth Israel 1175 E. 29th Ave., 541-485-7218. TBIEugene.org. A Lutheran reporter reaches for his phone to call a Catholic priest and inform him that his parish has won “Best…
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Best DJ (Club)
1. Jon Smith aka “Supa J” at The Drake 77 W. Broadway, Facebook.com/theDrakeBar. 2. DJ Stoggrd (Tre Stewart) Find on Soundcloud. 3. Spoc 3PO at Cowfish 62 W. Broadway, CowfishClub.com.
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Best Drag Queen
1. Candy Whoreholla Instagram.com/Candy_Whoreholla. 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman) Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 3. Slutashia Facebook.com/Slutashia. “It was in the very beginning of the pandemic I thought to myself, ‘I wonder how many drag queens are going to come out of this pandemic?’” Candy Whoreholla, or Eugene local Chris Moody, says. “Then I thought, ‘You know what?…
continue readingBest Italian Food
1. Beppe and 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 Food Cart
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 394 Blair Blvd., 541-844-8404. Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Da Nang 488 Lincoln St., 541-915-0144. DaNangEatery.com. 3. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St., YardyEugene.com.
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Best Bartender
1. Jason Bickle Cowfish, 62 W. Broadway, 541-683-6319. CowfishClub.com. 2. Jean Woest Old Nick’s, 211 Washington St., 541-844-1280. OldNicksPub.com. 3. Melanie Bickley Cowfish, 62 W. Broadway, 541-431-6603. CowfishClub.com.
continue readingBest Indie Bookstore
1. Tsunami 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.com. 2. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 3. J. Michaels Books 160 E. Broadway. 541-342-2002. JMichaelsBooks.com.
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Best Hair Stylist
1. Tina Rex Amethyst Hair Studio, 1631 Oak St., 541-520-2268. Facebook.com/AmethystHairsSudio541. 2. Amanda Nicole 4247 Loft, 390 Lincoln St. Ste. 220, 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com. 3. Alex Garibay Blessing Hair Design and Barbershop, 315 E. 13th Ave., 541-337-2096. AlexBarbering.com.
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Best Actor/Actress
1. Deziree Brock Facebook.com/Deziree.Brock. 2. Russell Dyball Facebook.com/RussellDyball. 3. Bill Hulings Facebook.com/Bill.Hulings.
continue readingBest Animal advocates
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd., 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Northwest Dog Project NorthWestDogProject.org. 3. Lucky Paws Dog Rescue 2053 Laura St. Springfield, 541-246-8070. LuckyPawsSite.org.
continue reading2020 Best of Eugene Staff Picks
Best Art World Hangout Perugino 767 Willamette, No. 102. 541-687-9102. PeruginoCoffeehouse.com. OK, maybe it’s not the Café du Dôme in Paris in the 1920s, or even New York’s Algonquin Round Table, but Perugino has long been the informal hub of Eugene’s fine arts world. On any given morning — at least in the pre-pandemic world…
continue readingBest 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 Politician
1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Kate Brown Oregon governor. 3. Isiah Wagoner former Eugene mayoral write-in candidate. It would be difficult to imagine Oregon’s 4th Congressional District without Peter DeFazio in office, so it should really be no surprise that he overwhelmingly takes the crown for best politician this year. After more than…
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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 Classical Music Group
1. Eugene Symphony 115 W. 8th Ave. #115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Oregon Mozart Players 317 Goodpasture Island Rd. Ste A. 541-345-6648. OregonMozartPlayers.org. 3. Delgani String Quartet 541-650-5040. Delgani.org. Eugene may never know how lucky it is to have Francesco Lecce-Chong leading the Eugene Symphony. Over the few years he’s been in Eugene he’s brought contagious…
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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.
continue readingBest Pizza
1. Coburg Pizza Co. 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com. 2. Mezza Luna 933 Pearl St. 541-684-8900; 2776 Shadow View, 541-743-2999; 115 S. 5th St., Springfield, 541-653-8661. MezzaLunaPizzeria.com. 3. Sizzle Pie 910 Willamette, 541-683-7437. SizzlePie.com. For the second straight year Coburg Pizza tops the list of Lane County’s best pizzas.…
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Best Pho
1. Bon Mi 153 E. Broadway, 541-505-9349. 849 E. 13th Ave. 541-650-6129. BonMiEugene.com. 2. Pho The Good Times 2729 Shadow View Dr. 541-357-4971. PhoGT.com. 3. Tam’s Place Vietnamese Cuisine 2777 Friendly St. 541-214-0562. Find on Facebook. Seeking shelter from a bitter storm whipping through downtown Eugene, I found myself huddled in an odd sort of…
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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.
continue readingBest 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 Sushi
1. Izumi Sushi and Grill 2773 Shadow View Dr. 541-683-1201. IzumiSushiEugene.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. Instagram.com/AkiraOmakase. 3. Sushi Pure 259 E. 5th Ave. 541-654-0608. SushiPureEugene.com. Before the pandemic, when Izumi was my Sunday night happy hour special go-to, I met up with a friend who used to do sushi restaurant reviews for magazines…
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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 Photographer
1. Athena Delene Delene.co. 2. Tre Stewart BoopTroopEugene.com. 3. Ashley Fenison AshleyFenison.net.
continue readingBest 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 Distillery
1. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Swallowtail Spirits 111 Main St. Springfield. 541-357-5951. SwallowTailSpirits.com. Based out of Gate Harbor, Washington, Heritage Distillers operates its third location in Eugene, focusing on rum production. “We focus on raw materials from our area,” says manager…
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Best Civil Rights Leader
1. Eric Richardson NAACPLaneCounty.org. 2. Isiah Wagoner, IsiahWagoner.com. 3. Clea Ibrahim (Black Unity) Black_Unity on Facebook. This year, Black Lives Matter protests in Eugene and across the U.S. drew much-deserved attention to the injustices African Americans have long lived under in this country, and that attention is reflected in Best of Eugene this year with…
continue readingBest 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 Cannabis Dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. SpaceBuds The Dispensary 741 Lincoln St. 541-505-9834. SpaceBudsTheDispensary.com. 3. Eugene OG 2045 Franklin Blvd. 541-505-7575. EugeneOG.com. This year Eugene voted Moss Crossing best dispensary, and as soon as you walk in you understand why. The decorating is comfortable and relaxing, and you are soothed by the…
continue readingBest 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 Bartender
1. Andrew Lathrop Sam Bond’s Garage (temporarily closed), 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Chad Kushuba Viking Braggot, 2490 Willamette, Ste. 6, 515-6314; 520 Commercial St. Unit F, 541-653-8371. DrinkViking.com. 3. Cameron Turpin 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. Oskaloosa, Iowa native,…
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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.
continue readingBest 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.
continue readingBest 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 River Rd. Facebook.com/Ciderlicious.
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