City Newspaper Readers

New Retail Store Little Bleu Cheese Shop. 684 South Ave., 730-8296, littlebleucheese.com. (Runners up: Bartertown Collectibles | Dichotomy Rochester | Hot Rod Bettie’s) Best Jewelry Store Mann’s. 2945 Monroe Ave., 271-4000, mannsjewelers.com. (Runners up: Blueground | Cornell’s | The Source) Best Local Car Dealership Dorschel. Many area locations. dorschel.com. (Runners up: Hoselton | Van Bortel […]

Best Local Politician Louise Slaughter. @louiseslaughter (Runners up: Lisa Jacques | Tom Richards | Joe Robach) Best Local Philanthropist George Eastman (Runners up: Tom Golisano | Matt MD Piccone | Danny Wegman) Best Local Activist Group PAWS. Pawsofrochester.org. (Runners up: Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley | Metro Justice | Pitty Love Rochester) Best Local […]

Best Local Band Something Else (Runners up: Bogs Visionary Orchestra | Cherry Bomb | Sirens & Sailors) Best Solo Musician Mikaela Davis (Runners up: Johnny Bauer | Hieronymus Bogs | Ted Nicolosi) Best Classical Musician/Group Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Runners up: Angelicus String Quartet | Sound ExChange Orchestra | Ying Quartet) Best Local Album of 2013 […]

Best New Bar TRATA. 145 Culver Rd., 270-5460, tratarochester.com. (Runners up: Daily Refresher | The Revelry | Veritas Wine Bar | Wall Street) Best Bar for Beer Tap & Mallet. 381 Gregory St., 473-0503, tapandmallet.com. (Runners up: MacGregor’s | Old Toad | Victoire) Best Bar for Wine Flight Wine Bar. 262 Exchange Blvd,. 360-4180, winebarflight.com. […]

Spelling bee “La Petite Pouting”; “La Petite Pouring”; “Pouting Truck”; “Me Petite Poutine”; “Poutite Poutine”; “Poutine: Have fun sorting through all of the spellings of that” (Best Food Truck) Definitive proof “Java’s. Anyone who says otherwise has never experienced the state of elation one can get out of drinking a latte while listening to an […]

Best Pizza Mark’s Pizzeria. Many area locations. markspizzeria.com (Runners up: Pontillos | Salvatores | Pizza Stop) Best Gourmet Burger Gate House. 274 N. Goodman St., 473-2090, thegatehousecafe.com. (Runners up: Brick ‘n’ Motor | Frog Pond | Good Luck | Tap & Table) Best Barbecue Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. 99 Court St., 325-7090, dinosaurbarbque.com (Runners up: Beale Street […]

Readers’ picks for the best Arts & Entertainment of Rochester

Readers’ picks for the best Restaurants of Rochester

Readers’ picks for the best Shopping of Rochester

Readers’ picks for the best Local Color of Rochester