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“Best of Dayton” — a bevy of local nominations

UPDATE: The deadline to vote in the “Best of Dayton” contest has been extended to Friday, Feb. 7.

More than 30 Yellow Springs businesses and Dayton-area businesses owned by YS residents have been nominated for Dayton.com’s “Best of Dayton” awards.

More than 125,000 nominations were submitted by communities. Below are the local nominees, by category:

Shopping

• Best Beer, Wine or Liquor Shop — Emporium Wines
•Best Bookstore — Dark Star Books
•Best Boutique — Wildflower Boutique
•Best Farmers Market — Yellow Springs Farmers’ Market
•Best Hardware Store — Yellow Springs Hardware
•Best Jewelry Store — Ohio Silver
•Best Toy Store — Yellow Springs Toy Company

Bars and nightlife
• Best Bloody Mary — Meadowlark
• Best Cocktail — Meadowlark, Wheat Penny
• Best Comedy Club — The Black Box lmprov Theater
• Best Local Brewery — Yellow Springs Brewery
• Best Locally Made Beer — Boat Show, Vox Populi — Yellow Springs Brewing Company
• Best Margarita — Calypso Grill
• Best Winery — Brandeberry Winery

Entertainment
• Best Festival — Yellow Springs Street Fair
• Best Movie Theater — Little Art Theatre

Food and dining
• Best Appetizer — Wheat Penny Eggplant Fries
• Best BBQ — Flyby BBQ
• Best Brunch — Meadowlark, Wheat Penny
• Best Fine Dining — Meadowlark
• Best Ice Cream — Young’s Jersey Dairy
• Best Mac & Cheese — Flyby BBQ
• Best New Restaurant — Flyby BBQ
• Best Pizza Restaurant — Wheat Penny
• Best Places for a business lunch — Wheat Penny
• Best Restaurant in Yellow Springs — Calypso Grill, Ellie’s, Ha Ha Pizza, Peach’s Grill, Sunrise Cafe, Golden Jersey Inn, Winds Cafe, Ye Olde Trail Tavern
• Best Restaurant to take an Out-of-Towner — Winds Cafe, Meadowlark, Wheat Penny
• Best Taco — Miguel’s Tacos
• Best Vegan Dining — Wheat Penny

People/professionals
• Best Local Celebrity — The Rev. Cool Carter
• Best Local Chef — Elizabeth Wiley at Meadowlark
• Favorite Celebrity from Dayton Area — Dave Chappelle

Places
• Best Hotel — Mills Park Hotel
• Most Charming Suburb — Yellow Springs
• Best Place for a Bike Ride — Little Miami Scenic Trail

Residents are encouraged to vote for their favorite entries. Voting is open every day through Jan. 30 Feb. 7 at projects.dayton.com/best_of_dayton.

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One Response to ““Best of Dayton” — a bevy of local nominations”

  1. Deborah Trout says:

    Yellow Springs rocks!!

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