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Readers' Choice: Best wine bar

The Infinite Monkey Theorem

Readers' Choice: Best podcast

Whiskey and Cigarettes

Readers' Choice: Best local radio talk-show host

Slacker and Steve

Readers' Choice: Best local TV anchor

Kyle Clark

Readers' Choice: Best local TV newscast

9News

Readers' Choice: Best local TV weathercaster

Kathy Sabine

Readers' Choice: Best hair on a TV personality-- female

Adele Arakawa

Readers' Choice: Best hair on a TV personality-- male

Kyle Clark

Readers' Choice: Best name for a hair salon

Curl Up & Dye

  • 2262 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80222
Readers' Choice: Best name for a tattoo shop

Th'Ink Tank Tattoo

Readers' Choice: Best name for a marijuana dispensary

Good Chemistry

Readers' Choice: Best head shop

Heads of State

  • 9715 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, 80215-3901
Readers' Choice: Best vape shop

E-Cig of Denver

Readers' Choice: Best Sour Diesel strain

Sweet Leaf

Juliet Wittman
Readers' Choice: Best farmers' market

Boulder Farmers' Market

Courtesy Denver Art Museum
Readers' Choice: Best museum shop

Denver Art Museum

Denver International Airport
Readers' Choice: Best store at DIA

Tattered Cover

Readers' Choice: Best store on Broadway

Fancy Tiger Crafts

Readers' Choice: Best store on Colfax

Tattered Cover

Readers' Choice: Best store on the 16th Street Mall

Tattered Cover

Readers' Choice: Best neighborhood shopping district

South Broadway

  • Broadway, between Sixth and Alameda avenues, Denver, 80209
Readers' Choice: Best outdoor mall

Belmar

Readers' Choice: Best indoor mall

Cherry Creek

Readers' Choice: Best thrift store

Buffalo Exchange

Readers' Choice: Best guess for when Denver will go back to the Super Bowl

2016

Readers' Choice: Best Bronco

Peyton Manning

Readers' Choice: Best Rockie

Troy Tulowitzki

Readers' Choice: Best Nugget

Readers' Choice: (tie) Kenneth Faried, Ty Lawson

Readers' Choice: Best Av

Matt Duchene

Readers' Choice: Best Mammoth

John Gallant

Readers' Choice: Best Rapid

Dillon Serna

Readers' Choice: Best Outlaw

Eric Law

Readers' Choice: Best sports team-- professional

Denver Broncos

Readers' Choice: Best sports team-- college

DU Men's Hockey

Readers' Choice: Best coach-- professional

Patrick Roy

Readers' Choice: Best coach-- college

Jim McElwain

Readers' Choice: Best roller-derby name

Daisy Dukes-Up

Readers' Choice: Best sports announcer

Dave Logan

Readers' Choice: Best TV sportscaster

Vic Lombardi

Readers' Choice: Best local radio sports show

The Drive with Big Al and D-Mac

Readers' Choice: Best mascot

Rocky

Readers' Choice: Best dog park

Chatfield State Park

Readers' Choice: Best skate park

Denver Skatepark

Keystone Facebook page
Readers' Choice: Best terrain park

A51 Terrain Park, Keystone

Readers' Choice: Best double-diamond run

East Wall, Arapahoe Basin

Readers' Choice: Best bike path in metro Denver

Cherry Creek Trail

Readers' Choice: Best mountain-bike trail

Lair O' the Bear

Readers' Choice: Best sports bar for watching games

Blake Street Tavern

Readers' Choice: Best sports bar for playing games

The 1up

Readers' Choice: Best sports bar for food and drink

Highland Tap and Burger

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best new restaurant

Work & Class

Readers' Choice: Best new restaurant neighborhood

RiNo

Readers' Choice: Best new neighborhood restaurant

Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Colfax Avenue

Prohibition

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Federal Boulevard

New Saigon Restaurant

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Broadway

Beatrice & Woodsley

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on West 32nd Avenue

Highland Tap and Burger

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Havana Street

Sam's No. 3

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant at DIA

Root Down

Readers' Choice: Best chef

Jennifer Jasinski

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best chef's counter

Mercantile Dining & Provision

Readers' Choice: Best bartender

Kari Cummings

Readers' Choice: Best new bar

Asbury Provisions

Courtesy of the hi-dive
Readers' Choice: Best dive bar

Hi-Dive

Williams & Graham
Readers' Choice: Best classic cocktail bar

Williams & Graham

Readers' Choice: Best Colorado distillery

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey

Readers' Choice: Best new brewery tap room

Joyride Brewing Company

Eric Gruneisen
Readers' Choice: Best brewery tap room-- beer

Great Divide Brewing Co.

Readers' Choice: Best brewery tap room-- ambience

Denver Beer Co.

Julia Vandenoever
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant wine list

Frasca Food & Wine

Readers' Choice: Best restaurant by-the-glass wine list

Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria

Shannon Salazar
Readers' Choice: Best Bloody Mary bar

The Hornet

Readers' Choice: Best new coffeehouse

Huckleberry Roasters

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best ice cream/gelato shop

Little Man Ice Cream

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best doughnuts

Voodoo Doughnut

A selection of loaves from Grateful Bread.
Readers' Choice: Best bread

Grateful Bread Company

Sarah Hill Photography
Readers' Choice: Best bakery

Church of Cupcakes

Hunter Stevens
Readers' Choice: Best vegetarian restaurant

City O' City

Mark Manger
Readers' Choice: Best vegetarian dish in a non-vegetarian restaurant

Rioja

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best vegan dish in a non-vegan restaurant

Vine Street Pub & Brewery

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best gluten-free menu

WaterCourse Foods

Readers' Choice: Best veggie burger

Park Burger

Courtesy of the Cherry Cricket
Readers' Choice: Best hamburger

Cherry Cricket

Readers' Choice: Best hot dog

Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs

Readers' Choice: Best french fries

Park Burger

Cassandra Kotnik
Readers' Choice: Best mac & cheese

Steuben's Food Service

Readers' Choice: Best fried chicken

Tom's Home Cookin'

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best chicken wings

Fire on the Mountain

Readers' Choice: Best fish & chips

GB Fish & Chips

Readers' Choice: Best sandwich shop

Snarf's

Mark Antonation
Readers' Choice: Best local fast-casual restaurant/chain

Illegal Pete's

Readers' Choice: Best barbecue restaurant

Moe's Original Bar-B-Que

Readers' Choice: Best steakhouse

Capital Grille

Readers' Choice: Best seafood restaurant

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Readers' Choice: Best sushi bar

Sushi Den

Readers' Choice: Best raw bar

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Readers' Choice: Best Japanese restaurant

Sushi Den

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best Chinese restaurant

Star Kitchen

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best dim sum

Star Kitchen

Readers' Choice: Best Vietnamese restaurant

New Saigon Restaurant

Readers' Choice: Best pho restaurant

Pho 95

Readers' Choice: Best Thai restaurant

Thai Basil

Courtesy Uncle
Readers' Choice: Best Korean restaurant

Readers' Choice: Best Indian restaurant

Little India

Mark Manger
Readers' Choice: Best Ethiopian restaurant

Queen of Sheba Ethiopian

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best Middle Eastern restaurant

Jerusalem Restaurant

Scott Lentz
Readers' Choice: Best Italian restaurant

Osteria Marco

Hops & Pie
Readers' Choice: Best pizza

Hops & Pie

Readers' Choice: Best New York-style pizza

Fat Sully's New York Pizza

Readers' Choice: Best Chicago-style pizza

Patxi's Pizza

Readers' Choice: Best French restaurant

Le Central

Readers' Choice: Best German/Eastern European restaurant

Cafe Prague

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best Central/South American restaurant (not Mexican)

Cuba Cuba Cafe & Bar

Rio Grande
Readers' Choice: Best house margarita

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Readers' Choice: Best green chile

Santiago's

Mark Antonation
Readers' Choice: Best vegetarian green chile

Illegal Pete's

Hunter Stevens
Readers' Choice: Best salsa bar

Tacos y Salsas

Readers' Choice: Best tacos

Pinche Taqueria

Cassandra Stiltner
Readers' Choice: Best tamales

Tamale Kitchen

Readers' Choice: Best food truck/cart

Quiero Arepas

Readers' Choice: Best breakfast burrito-- smothered

Santiago's

Readers' Choice: Best breakfast burrito-- handheld

Santiago's

Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best eggs Benedict

Lucile's Creole Cafe

Lauren Monitz
Readers' Choice: Best brunch

Snooze

Root Down Instagram
Readers' Choice: Best bottomless-mimosa deal

Root Down

Readers' Choice: Best late-afternoon happy hour

Highland Tap and Burger

Readers' Choice: Best late-night happy hour

Highland Tap and Burger

Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best 24/7 restaurant

Pete's Kitchen

Shawn Campbell
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant patio

Linger

Shawn Campbell
Readers' Choice: Best rooftop patio

Linger

Readers' Choice: Best patio for pets

Denver Beer Co.

Readers' Choice: Best free entertainment

People watching

Readers' Choice: Best new festival

Top Taco Denver

Readers' Choice: Best annual festival

Great American Beer Festival

Readers' Choice: Best Denver arts district

Art District on Santa Fe

Readers' Choice: Best new public art

Readers' Choice: (tie) "Connected," in 40 West Arts District, "Hear the Train A Humming," by Bobby MaGee Lopez

Aaron Thackeray
Readers' Choice: Best museum exhibit

Whales: Giants of the Deep at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Readers' Choice: Best gallery show-- solo

Lauri Lynnxe Murphy

Readers' Choice: Best gallery show-- group

Momentum at Space Gallery

Readers' Choice: Best film festival

Starz Denver Film Festival

Readers' Choice: Best movie theater-- food/drink

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Readers' Choice: Best movie theater-- programming

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Readers' Choice: Best movie theater-- comfort

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Readers' Choice: Best theater production

"The Book of Mormon"

Readers' Choice: Best theater season

Curious Theatre

Readers' Choice: Best comedy night

Comedy Works

Readers' Choice: Best karaoke bar

Armida's

Keith Garcia
Readers' Choice: Best gay bar

Tracks

Keith Garcia
Readers' Choice: Best lesbian bar

Hamburger Mary's

Readers' Choice: Best jukebox

Sancho's Broken Arrow

Keith Garcia
Readers' Choice: Best club night

Tracks

Readers' Choice: Best new club

Mile High Spirits

Readers' Choice: Best blues club

El Chapultepec

Mark Payler
Readers' Choice: Best jazz club

Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge

Readers' Choice: Best dance club

Beauty Bar

Courtesy of the hi-dive
Readers' Choice: Best rock club

Hi-Dive

Readers' Choice: Best new band

Ark Life

Readers' Choice: Best local music video

The Dendrites- "Sizzle Grizzle"

Readers' Choice: Best local album

Nathaniel Rateliff- "Falling Faster Than You Can Run"

Readers' Choice: Best concert of the year

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

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