THE UNDISCOVERED CITY

Best New Restaurant

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

Best New Bar

BADA LOUNGE

Best Undiscovered Neighborhood

BALLARD

Best Transportation Solution

MONORAIL

Best Weekend Destination

VANCOUVER, B.C.

Best Restaurant in the Middle of Nowhere

MALTBY CAFE

Best Ethnic Grocery Store

UWAJIMAYA

Best Place to Buy Drugs

BARTELL DRUG STORES

Best Happy Hour

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S

Best Free Entertainment

PIKE PLACE MARKET

Best Place to Avoid Tourists

HOME

Best Place to Go Camping

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK

Best Undiscovered Anything

RENTON—AND MORE!

SPORTS TOWN

Best Sports Bar

THE RAM RESTAURANT & BIGHORN BREWERY

Best Mariners Player

ICHIRO

Best Mariners Player’s Butt

BRET BOONE

Best SuperSonics Player

GARY PAYTON

Best Seattle Storm Player

SUE BIRD

Best Food Item at Safeco Field

GARLIC FRIES

Best Yoga Studio

(TIE) FREMONT BIKRAM AND BIKRAM IN KIRKLAND

Best Place to Take a Jog

GREEN LAKE

Best Bike Shop

GREGG’S GREENLAKE CYCLE

Best Gym

24 HOUR FITNESS

Best Place for an Outdoor Date

ALKI

Best Place to Swim

LAKE WASHINGTON

Best Boat Rental

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

INDIEVILLE

Best Independent Music Store

SONIC BOOM

Best Independent Coffeehouse

DIVA ESPRESSO BAR

Best Independent Grocery Store

PCC

Best Place to Buy Vinyl

EASY STREET RECORDS

Best Rock Music Venue

SHOWBOX

Best Local Band

MAKTUB

Best DJ

RIZ ROLLINS

Best All-Ages Club

PARADOX

Best Radio Station

90.3 KEXP

Best Jukebox

LINDA’S TAVERN

Best Independent Clothing Store

MOKEE DUGWAY CLOTHIER

Best Place to Buy Boots

NORDSTROM

Best Tattoo Parlor

SLAVE TO THE NEEDLE

Best Video Store

SCARECROW VIDEO

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

CAFE FLORA

Best Sushi

I LOVE SUSHI

UNTRENDY TOWN

Best Bowling Alley

SUNSET BOWL

Best Mall

BELLEVUE SQUARE

Best News Anchorperson

JEAN ENERSEN

Best Diner

BETH’S CAFE

Best Pool Hall

GARAGE

Best Place to Eat in Bellevue

DANIEL’S BROILER

Best Place to Eat in Renton

“I WOULDN’T EAT IN RENTON”/ “I’D RATHER DIE”

Best Cheap Stiff Drink

THE MECCA

Best Karaoke

OZZIE’S

Best Place to Buy a Used Sofa

GOODWILL

Best Burgers

RED MILL

Best Place to Get Pancakes

IHOP

Best Chain Restaurant

DICK’S

HIGHBROW TOWN

Best Mainstage Theater

THE PARAMOUNT

Best Fringe Theater

THEATER SCHMEATER

Best Place to See Classical Music

BENAROYA HALL

Best Art Gallery

ROQ LA RUE

Best Place to Go on First Thursday

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

Best Museum

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

Best Place to See a Foreign Film

HARVARD EXIT

Best Bookstore

ELLIOTT BAY BOOK CO.

Best Local Jazz Ensemble

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL

Best Fancy Restaurant

CANLIS

Best Tom Douglas Restaurant

DAHLIA LOUNGE

Best Place to Get a Salad

THE BROADWAY GRILL

Best Cocktails

BLUWATER BISTRO

Best Wine List

CAMPAGNE

Best Wine Shop

PETE’S SUPERMARKET

Best Place to Spend $200 on a Shirt

NORDSTROM

Best Hotel

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

SEX IN THE CITY

Best First Date Restaurant

CARMELITA

Best Place to Propose

THE SPACE NEEDLE

Best Place to Break Up

OVER THE PHONE

Best Place to Pick Up Someone Straight

NEIGHBOURS

Best Place to Pick Up Someone Gay

NEIGHBOURS

Best Place to Pick Up a Dyke

WILDROSE

Best Pick-Up Bar

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS

Best Place to Make Out

ALKI

Best Place to Have Sex in a Car

VOLUNTEER PARK

Best Place to Buy a Mattress

BON MARCHɍ

Best Place to People Watch

PIKE PLACE MARKET

Best Dance Club

NEIGHBOURS

Best Place to Buy Sex Toys

TOYS IN BABELAND

Best Place to Rent Porn

BLUE VIDEO

Best Strip Club

RICK’S

DECADENT TOWN

Best Appetizers

WILD GINGER

Best Seafood

ANTHONY’S

Best Desserts

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

Best Doughnuts

KRISPY KREME

Best Sunday Brunch

SALTY’S ON ALKI

Best Expensive Furniture Store

KASALA

Best Place to Get a Massage

HABITUDE

Best Place to Get Botox

“NOWHERE!”

Best Day Spa

GENE JUAREZ

Best Hair Salon

GENE JUAREZ

Best Place to Buy Jewelry

TIFFANY AND CO.

Best Place to Buy a Car

CARTER SUBARU

Best Place to Get a Wedding Cake

CREME DE LA CREME

Best Place to Have Your Wedding

THE RUINS

Best Place to Buy Soap

THE SOAP BOX

FAT CAT CITY

Best Local Corporation

MICROSOFT

Best Steak House

METROPOLITAN GRILL

Best Martini

TINI BIGGS

Best Local Politician

GOV. GARY LOCKE

Best Freeway

I-90

Best Place to Get Your Shoes Shined

NORDSTROM

Best Luxury Car Dealership

(TIE) BARRIER MOTORS AND PHIL SMART MERCEDES-BENZ

Best Dry Cleaner

FOX

Best Downtown Parking Lot

PACIFIC PLACE

Best Political Cause

MONORAIL

Best Golf Course

THE GOLF CLUB AT NEWCASTLE

FAMILY TOWN

Best Playground

GREEN LAKE

Best Park

DISCOVERY PARK

Best Public School

GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Best Private School

LAKESIDE

Best Children’s Bookstore

SECRET GARDEN

Best Toy Store

FAO SCHWARZ

Best Place to Fly a Kite

GAS WORKS PARK

Best Family Restaurant

RED ROBIN

Best Family Entertainment

SEATTLE CENTER

Best Ice Cream Parlor

THE MIX

Best Pizza

PAGLIACCI

Best Fries

DICK’S

Best Candy Store

SEE’S CANDIES

Best Video Arcade

GAMEWORKS

Best Kids Haircut

LI’L KLIPPERS