2003 Best of Seattle Winners

PEOPLE & POLITICS

Best activist/hell-raiser: TIM EYMAN

Best politician: JIM MCDERMOTT

Best philanthropist: BILL GATES

Best capitalist: BILL GATES

Best teacher: KATHLEEN WATT OF ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Best local entertainer: MR. BENJAMIN

Best annual event: BUMBERSHOOT

Best source of weather forecasts: KING 5

Best local morning radio show: FISHER & WEST OF THE MOUNTAIN (KMTT 103.7 FM)

Best local talk radio host: DAVE ROSS

Best local TV newscast: KING 5

Best daily paper: THE SEATTLE TIMES

Best columnist at a daily paper: ART THIEL

Best local blog: WHAT IS A BLOG?

Best .org or .gov Web site: WWW.METROKC.GOV

Best brunch: SALTY'S ON ALKI BEACH

Best splurge: CANLIS

Best restaurant for a date: SALTY'S ON ALKI BEACH

Best oyster bar: THE BROOKLYN SEAFOOD, STEAK & OYSTER HOUSE

Best fish and chips: IVAR'S

Best plain cheese pizza: PAGLIACCI

Best Caesar salad: EL GAUCHO

Best pho: THAN BROTHERS

Best Reuben sandwich: ROXY'S DINER

Best Mexican combo plate: MAMA'S MEXICAN KITCHEN

Best barbecued pork: DIXIE'S

Best vegetarian food: CAFE FLORA

Best restaurant burger: RED MILL

Best happy hour: MCCORMICK & SCHMICK'S

Best classic margarita: EL CAMINO

Best classic martini: TINI BIGS

Best on-tap beer selection: TAP HOUSE

Best booze selection: F.X. MCRORY'S

Best Starbucks: PIKE PLACE MARKET LOCATION

Best Non-Starbucks: STRANGE BREW COFFEE COMPANY AND CAFFɠLADRO (TIE)

Best bar for drinking alone: HOME

Best Washington wine: CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE

Best microbrew: REDHOOK ALES

Best free family entertainment: SEATTLE CENTER

Best independent music store: EASY STREET

Best place to buy vinyl: PLATINUM RECORDS

Best rock club: CROCODILE CAFE

Best radio station: KEXP [90.3 FM]

Best karaoke: OZZIE'S

Best venue for acoustic music: TRACTOR TAVERN

Best mainstage theater: PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Best fringe theater: THEATER SCHMEATER

Best local actor: LARRY BALLARD

Best place to see art: SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

Best dance night: '80S NIGHT AT NEIGHBORS

Best bowling alley: SUNSET BOWL

Best comedy club: GIGGLES

Best mini golf: INTERBAY GOLF CENTER

Best area casino: MUCKLESHOOT CASINO

Best movie theater popcorn: CINERAMA

Best local ad campaign: SEATTLE MARINERS

Best public artwork: THE FREMONT TROLL

Best arts supporter/benefactor: PAUL G. ALLEN FOUNDATIONS

Best ride at the Fun Forest (Seattle Center): THE ROLLER COASTER

Best neighborhood: CAPITOL HILL

Best neighborhood for a cheap rental: BALLARD

Best suburb: KIRKLAND

Best school: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Best emergency plumbing service: STALWART PLUMBING

Best place for people-watching: PIKE PLACE MARKET

Best seating section at Safeco Field: BLEACHERS

Best place to pick up someone straight: GREEN LAKE

Best place to pick up someone gay: NEIGHBOURS

Best car for Seattle: MINI COOPER

Best used-car lot: WILD WEST AUTO & TRUCK

Best downtown parking: PACIFIC PLACE GARAGE

Best children's playground: OBER PARK

Best supermarket: LARRY'S MARKET

Best bus route for meeting new friends: ROUTE NO. 7

Best urban fishing spot: GREEN LAKE

Best place to escape tourists: HOME

Best nursery: SWANSON'S

Best amenity for a monorail station: CLEAN BATHROOMS

Best place to get married: ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL AND DISCOVERY PARK (TIE)

Best cheesy tourist attraction: THE SPACE NEEDLE

Best public rest room: BON-MACY'S

Best work of architecture: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT

Best small local park: KERRY PARK

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