Category: Best of Eugene
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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 Pizza
1. Hey Neighbor! Pizza House 1621 E. 19th Ave. 605 W. 19th Ave. 541-505-9302. H-n-p-h.com. 2. Mezza Luna Pizzeria 933 Pearl St. 541-684-8900. MezzaLunaPizzeriaEugene.com. 3. Slice Pizzeria and Bar 325 Blair Blvd. 541-653-9937. Slicepizzeriaandbar.com. A corgi mascot at Hey, Neighbor! makes sense. The herding dogs…
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Best Bagel Place
1. Lox, Stocks and Bagels 368 E. 40th Ave. 541-692-2435. Facebook.com/loxstocksandbagels. 2. Bagel Sphere 810 Willamette. 541-344-1335; 4089 W. 11th Ave. 541-868-1072. BagelSphere.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com. When Lox, Stocks and Bagels owner Maxwell Davis thinks of a bagel, he…
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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 Barista
1. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Okon Udosenata Equiano 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com. 3. Katie Stowe Stay Woke,1380 W. 7th Ave. 541-600-0585. StayWokepnw.com. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan’s first reaction to hearing he was a finalist for Eugene…
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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 Bartender
1. Molly Powell Sam Bond’s Garage407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Thor Slaughter Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Ryan Prescher Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com Sam Bond’s Garage and Molly Powell cleaned house in “Best of Eugene” this…
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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 Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404. NelsonsInTheWhit.com. Trying to get a table for two at Izakaya Meiji on a Friday night is not…
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Best Local Beer
1. ColdFire Brewing 263 Mill St. 541-636-3889. ColdFireBrewing.com. 2. Oakshire Brewing 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com. 3. Ninkasi Brewing 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. ColdFire Brewing has offered small-batch, Western European-inspired beer to the Eugene community since it opened its doors in 2015. Now,…
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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 Chef
1. Crystal Platt Lion & Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626 LionandOwl.com. 2. Taro Kobayashi Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Billy Reid Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Rd. 541-398-8929. DuelingSpoons.net. It’s been quite a year for Crystal Platt, chef and owner of…
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Best Server
1. Abbie Taylor Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2. Heather Ensign Brail’s on 5th 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 3. Chrissy Norris Nelson’s in The Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. Abbie Taylor is a self-described “restaurant kid.” Taylor grew…
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Best Food Cart
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery. 3. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com. The best food carts in Eugene this year are globetrotters. Yardy’s Afro-Caribbean influenced fried chicken, Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery’s…
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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 New Restaurant
1. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. DuelingSpoons.net. 2. Jade Dumpling and Noodle House 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Instagram.com/jade_dumpling_eugene. 3. Osteria DOP 1122 Oak St. 541- 913-6460. PizzeriaDop.com. Whenever you step inside Dueling Spoons, right away you become a part of the family.…
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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 Tattoo Artist
1. Kassandra Lampwick Wild Rose Tattoo 2849 Oak St. WildRoseTattoo.com/kassandra-lampwick. 2. Katana DeVille Sad Devils Club Tattoo 76 W. Broadway. 541-357-4484. SadDevilsClubTattoo.com. 3. Suzen Tattoozen Whiteaker Tattoo Collective 304 River Rd. 541-255-2734. WhiteakerTattoo.com. Kassandra Lampwick says she has always considered herself an artist, but by…
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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 Hair Stylist
1. Dot Anomaly Hair Collective 837 Monroe St. Anomalyhaircollective.com. 2. Desiree Diamond American Traditional Barbershop 390 W. 12th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 3. Amanda Nicole 4247 Loft 390 Lincoln St., #220. 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com. Looking to spice up your hairstyle? Well you’re in luck. Dot, voted first…
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Best Barbershop
1. Tim’s Trims Barbershop 301 W. 5th Ave. 541-515-6936. TimsTrimsBarbershop.com. 2. Analog Barbershop 860 Olive St. 541-510-5668. AnalogBarbershop.com. 3. American Traditional Barbershop 390 W. 12th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. With rave reviews, Tim’s Trims Barbershop was voted first place by EW readers. In 2017, Tim Grimes…
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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 Martial Arts
1. Art of War 164 W. Broadway. 541-870-6954. ArtofWar-mma.com. 2. Northwest Martial Arts Academy 755 Charnelton. 541-912-9099. NwmaAcademy.com. 3. McKenzie Martial Arts 125 Silver Ln. 541-729-2455. MckenzieMartialArts.com. It’s the cross section of students that’s most striking at Art of War MMA, voted by EW readers…
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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 Veterinarian
1. Jodi Wiktorowski Eugene Animal Hospital. 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Cameron Jones Amazon Park Animal Clinic, 725 E. 25th. 541-485-0161. AmazonParkVet.com. 3. Ashley “Niki” Fadden Animal Health Associates, 2835 Willamette. 541-345-1544. Aha.vet After she graduated from veterinary school at Washington State University, Jodi…
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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 Budtender
1. Devonte Perry Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Harmony Turner Sweet Tree Farms 4097 W. 11th Ave. 541-246-8075. STFEugene.com. 3. Michael Harris TJ’s on Willamette 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961. VisitTJs.com. Devonte Perry is “living the dream.” Originally from the South, budtending in Oregon…
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Best of Eugene 2022-2023
Death, taxes and Eugene Weekly’s Best Of. Those are three things you can’t avoid in life, no matter how hard you try. And it’s not a Best Of contest unless EW puts itself in the game. We always ask for your feedback, and while sometimes…
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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 Local visionary
1. Frog Find on Facebook. 2. Mark Frohnmayer, Arcimoto, STAR Voting Arcimoto.com, StarVoting.org. 3. Terry McDonald, St. Vincent de Paul executive director SvDP.us. For the best visionary in Eugene, life is full of jokes. David Henry Miller, better known as Frog, has been selling his…
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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 Drag queen
1. Slutashia (Sam Thrower) Facebook.com/Slutashia 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman) Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene 3. Lyta Blunt (Deziree Brock) Facebook.com/Lytablunt/ In a post-pandemic lockdown Eugene drag scene where new performers are popping up left and right, Slutashia has maintained her status as one of the town’s most…
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Best Fiction writer
1. Chadhurst Sharpe ChadhurstJainlettSharpe.com. 2. Cai Emmons CaiEmmonsAuthor.com. 3. Jeff Geiger JCGeiger.com. Chadhurst Jainlett Sharpe has long held a passion for the written word. He vividly remembers walking into Barnes and Noble when he was 20, and discovering a treasure in the works of Neil…
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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 Art gallery
1. New Zone Gallery 110 E. 11th Ave. 541-683-0759. NewZoneGallery.org. 2. Karin Clarke Gallery 760 Willamette. 541-6847-7963. KarinClarkeGallery.com. 3. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 1430 Johnson Ln. 541-346-3027. JSMA.UOregon.edu. As it approaches middle age — it was founded in 1983, meaning it’s about to turn…
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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 Club DJ
1. Spoc-3P0 (Shawn DiFiore) Cowfish Dance Club. Find on Facebook. 2. DJ Supa J (Jon Smith) Find on Facebook. 3. DJ Smuve (Bobby Green Jr) Find on Facebook and Instagram. Entering Cowfish Dance Club in downtown Eugene is like entering a colorful club from the…
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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 Actor/Actress
Inga Wilson OCTheatre.org/staff. Russel Dyball Find on Twitter. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. Inga Wilson, our readers’ choice this year for Best Actor/Actress in town, got her start on stage because she was born a redhead. “I did a whole lot of Annie stuff,” she says, starting…
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Best Mural or graffiti artist
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook.\ 2. Bayne Gardner BayneGardner.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. In a city filled with amazing murals and street art, Suspish’s work still manages to stand out. There’s something about those blue-ish fish that delights folks of all ages.…
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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 Comedian
1. Jen Jay Find on Facebook. 2. Seth Milstein Find on Facebook and Twitter. 3. Mike McGowan Find on Facebook and Twitter. After a few false starts in comedy in her teens and 20s, Jen Jay signed up for her first comedy open mic at…
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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 Event venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. WOW Hall 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 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 Latin American food
1. Nelson’s in the Whit and Nelson’s Taqueria 394 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. Nelson Lopez’s two restaurants wear many Best Of crowns this year: Best Latin American Food,…
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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 Barbecue
1. Rackhouse BBQ 207 Madison St. 541-285-0518. TheRackHouseBBQ.com. 2. Paper Plate BBQ 263 Mill St. 541-606-2130. PaperPlateBBQ.com. 3. Hole in the Wall 3200 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-7378; 1807 Olympic St., Springfield. 541-726-1200. HoleintheWallBBQ.com. The Pacific Northwest isn’t the best place to barbecue year-round. I mean,…
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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 Bartender
1. Thor Slaughter (Akira) 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 2. Steve Salazar (barTini bistro) 1203 Willamette, ste. 130. 541-359-1235. Facebook.com/bartinibistro/. 3. Abby Young (Nelson’s in the Whit) 394 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com. It’s a packed night at Akira, one of Eugene’s hottest restaurants and cocktail…
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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.
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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 Record store
House of Records 258 E. 13th Ave. 541-342-7975. HouseOfRecordsEugene.com. Moon Rock Records 443 W. 11th Ave. 458-201-8901. Find on Facebook and Instagram. Epic Seconds 30 E. 11th Ave. 541-302-3045. Find on Facebook and Instagram. Among the businesses along 13th Avenue, you will find the small…
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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 Cannabis dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. TJ’s Provisions 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961; 1910 Empire Park Dr. 541-505-7105. VisitTJs.com. 3. Nectar 340 River Rd. 541-255-2457; 698 W. 6th Ave. 541-636-4735. Nectar.Store.
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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 Indie bookstore
1. Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 2. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 3. Books With Pictures 99 W. Broadway, C. 541-485-1048. BooksWithPictures.com. Whenever I have family in town, one of the first things we do is hit up all the bookstores in town.…
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Best Tattoo artist
1. Cassie Shammel (Northwest Tattoo) 142 E. 13th Ave. 541-393-6570. NWTattoo.com. 2. Damien Thompson (Parlor Tattoo) 1097 Willamette. 541-345-6465. TheParlorTattoo.com. 3. Etzel Leguizamon (Tattoo OM) 1695 Willamette. 541-654-8106. Tattoo-OM.com. Cassie Shammel didn’t always want to be a tattoo artist. As a biology major at the…
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Best Piercer
1. Jared Hill (Area 51 Piercing) 505 Willamette, ste. 100. 541-393-6572. Area51Piercing.com. 2. Kenny Plimpton (High priestess Downtown) 210 west 6th. 541-393-6572. BestStudioEver.com. 3. Samantha Houston (High Priestess Piercing & Tattoo) 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311; 210 W. 6th Ave. 541-342-6585. BestStudioEver.com. When it comes…
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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 Local food market
1. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com. 2. Capella Market 2489 Willamette. 541-345-1014. CapellaMarket.com. 3. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com. Everybody had their pandemic comfort during the height of COVID-19. Mine was The Kiva Grocery. Not only did it feel safe to shop…
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Best of Eugene 2021-2022
There’s a popular song about wanting to be the very best — and to catch them is the protagonist’s quest. OK, that’s the intro song from the Pokémon TV series. But the sentiment is similar to the spirit of the annual Eugene Weekly Best Of…
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2021 Best of Eugene Staff Picks
Best Geeky Mayor Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon As someone who owns Star Wars Jedi robes, I feel qualified to hand this award out. Springfield is lucky to have a mayor who not only rocks Star Trek uniforms but also wonders on Twitter about the governmental…
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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. Coburg Pizza Co. 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield, 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com.
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Best Massage/Physical Therapist
1. Kes Wilder Synergy Therapeutics 1245 Charnelton Ste. No. 7, 541-515-0232. Synergylmt.com. 2. Corrina Welding, 1355 Oak St., #100C, 541-203-0727. CorrinaWeldingMassage.com 3. Andrea Alric Healing by Hand, 1505 Lincoln St., 541-600-5388. Facebook.com/AndreaHealingByHand.
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Best East Asian food (Japanese, Korean and Chinese)
1. Izakaya Meiji Co. 345 Van Buren St., 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette, 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 3. Spice ‘N Steam 165 W. 11th Ave., 541-654-0338. SpiceNSteam.com.
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Best Comic book store
1. Books With Pictures 99 W. Broadway C, 541-485-1048. Books-with-Pictures-Eugene.Myshopify.com. 2. Radar Toys 3061 W. 11th Ave., 541-515-6459. RadarToys.com. 3. Nostalgia Collectibles 1280 Charnelton St., 541-484-9202. NostalgiaCollectiblesEugene.com. Opening their doors two weeks before the pandemic shutdown in spring of 2020 was not ideal, but Books…
