The 2009 Winners
Best of Buffalo 2009 NominationsMysteries of Buffalo • The Way We Eat • The Way We DrinkWhere We Shop • Our Kind of Music • These are Our People Our Culture, Great and Small • This is Our Town |
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Thank you to all those that made the Artvoice Best of Buffalo party a huge success! For those who missed it, we've got the winners list right here.
A big thanks to those who helped make the party possible...
Launch the Best of Buffalo Party Photo Gallery
And of course, congratulations to the winners...
Our Food
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Best Bagel Bagel Jay’s Best BBQ Fat Bob’s Smokehouse Best Bar Menu Cole’s Best Beef on Weck Charlie the Butcher Best Brunch Betty’s Best Burger Grover’s Bar & Grill Best Cheap Eats Mighty Taco Best Chinese Great Wall Best Coffee SPoT Coffee Best Deli Joe’s Deli Best Dessert Chocolate Bar Best Diner Lake Effect Diner Best Fish Fry Papa Jake’s Best French Rue Franklin Best French Fries Ted’s Jumbo Red Hots Best German Ulrich’s Tavern Best Greek/Mediterranean Pano’s Best Hot Dog Ted’s Jumbo Red Hots Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Anderson’s Best Indian India Gate Best Italian Chef’s Best Japanese/Sushi Kuni’s Best Kid-friendly Restaurant Pizza Plant |
Best Late-night Eats Jim’s Steakout Best Latin Niagara Cafe Best Mexican/Tex-Mex Gramma Mora’s Best Middle Eastern Falafel Bar Best New Restaurant Merge Best Patio Cozumel Best Pizza La Nova Best Place to Discuss Business SPoT Best Polish Bistro Europa Best Salad Globe Market Best Sausage Spar’s European Sausage Best Seafood Hayes Fish Co. Best Service Left Bank Best Soul Food Gigi’s Best Soup Brodo Best Steak Buffalo Chop House Best Sub Jim’s Steakout Best Takeout/Delivery La Nova Best Thai/Vietnamese Saigon Cafe Best Vegetarian Amy’s Place Best Wings Duff’s Most Romantic Restaurant Left Bank |
Our Bars & Clubs
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Best Dive Bar Allen Street Bar & Grill (aka The Old Pink) Best Neighborhood Pub Essex Street Pub Best New Bar Omega Lounge Best Upscale Bar Stillwater Best Beer Selection Cole’s Best Wine List The Wine Thief Best Gay-friendly bar Club Marcella Best Lesbian-friendly Bar Roxy’s Best Happy Hour Soho Best Jukebox Essex Street Pub |
Best Karaoke Tudor Lounge Best Dance Club Level Best Live Music Nietzsche’s Best Place to Shoot Pool Slick Willie’s Best Place to Throw Darts Frizzy’s Best Bowling Alley Voelker’s Best Place to Watch a Game Pearl Street Best Cocktails Dirty Martini @ Cecelia’s Best Female Bartender Jenn Parker @ Diablo Best Male Bartender Vinny DeMarco @ Liars |
Our Shops
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Best Accessories Clutch Best Antiques Antique Man Best Bakery Dolci Best Barber Vito’s Barber Shop Best Bike Shop Bert’s Bikes Best Bookstore Talking Leaves Best Butcher Federal Meats Best Car Dealer West Herr Automotive Group Best CD Record Shop Record Theatre Best Day Spa Excuria Salon & Spa Best Fish Counter Hayes Best Florist Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Florist Best Furniture/Home decor Room Best Gift Shop Everything Elmwood Best Hair Salon Leon Studio One Best Head Shop Terrapin Station Best Health Club Buffalo Athletic Club Best Jewelry Wild Things Best Liquor Store Premier |
Best Local Winery Merritt Estate Best Massage Excuria Best Men’s Clothing Urban Best Music Store Allentown Music Best Natural Foods Lexington Co-op Best Pedicure/Manicure Excuria Best Pet Store Elmwood Pet Supplies Best Piercings CowPok Best Pilates/Yoga Studio East Meets West Best Produce Wegmans Best Sex Shop 2424 Hamburg Turnpike Best Shoe Store Shoe Fly Best Sports/Outdoor Gear Campus Wheel Works Best Tanning Salon Total Tan Best Tattoos HOD Best Thrift Store Amvets Best Video Store Family Video Best Women’s Clothing Half & Half |
Our Music
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Best Blues Band Tommy Z Band Best Classical Musician JoAnn Falletta Best Club DJ DJ Lil Joe Best Country Act Stone Country Best Folk/Bluegrass/Old Time Act Skiffle Minstrels Best Hip-Hop Act Edreys Best Female Vocalist Kelly Wahl |
Best Male Vocalist Mark Valentino Best Jazz Act Babik Best Open Mic Nietzsche’s Best Rock Act Hit ‘n’ Run Best Vocal Ensemble Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus Best Weekly Live Act Lance Diamond @ Elmwood Lounge |
Our Culture
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Best Actor Vincent O’Neill Best Actress Kelly Ferguson-Moore Best Theater Company Irish Classical Theatre Best Local Theater Production Shakespeare in Delaware Park Best Playwright Jon Elston Best Cinema North Park Best Dance Company Configuration Dance Best Dancer Fiona Dargan Best Spoken Word Venue Rust Belt Books Best Poet/Spoken Word Artist Alex Mead Best Writer Robert Wilczak |
Best New Arts/Performance Space Burchfield-Penney Art Center Best Cultural Asset Albright-Knox Art Museum Best Supporter of the Arts M&T Bank Best Really Small Art Gallery CEPA Best Painter A.J. Fries Best Photographer Mark Dulles Best Sculptor Julie Silver Best Genre-defying Artist Nadia Ibrahim Best Video/Film Artist Brian Milbrand Best Comedian Rob Lederman |
Our Town
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Most Over-covered Story of the Year The crash of Flight 3407 Most Under-covered Story of the Year The crash of Flight 3407 Biggest Scandal/Bonehead Move of the Year Eliot Spitzer caught with call girl One Thing You Hope Will Happen This Year More/continued waterfront development Best Annual Festival Allentown Art Festival |
Best Annual Fundraiser MASH Bash Best Indoor Public Space Albright-Knox Art Gallery Best Outdoor Public Space Delaware Park Save This Building Central Terminal Tear This Building Down What’s left of the Aud |
Our People
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Best Activist Group PUSH Buffalo Best Individual Activist Kevin Gaughan Best Local Blogger Alan Bedenko Best Local Print Journalist Donn Esmonde Best Radio Personality Shredd & Ragan Best TV Personality Jodi Johnston |
Best Drag King Bud Wyzer Best Drag Queen Vicky Vogue Best Local Politician Brian Higgins Worst Local Politician Byron Brown Buffalo’s Next Mayor Byron Brown |
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