Best of Nashville
FOOD & DRINK
Best Cheeseburger
1. Rotier’s
2. Fat Mo’s
3. Cheesburger Charley’s
Best Pizza (Non-Chain)
1. Pizza Perfect
2. Mafiaoza’s
3. DaVinci’s Gourmet Pizza
Best Barbecue
1. Whitt’s Barbecue
2. Jim ‘N Nick’s
3. Jack’s Bar-B-Que
Best Ribs
1. Jim ’N Nick’s
2. Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que
3. Calhoun’s
Best French Fries
1. Fat Mo’s
2. J. Alexander’s
3. McDougal’s Chicken Fingers & Wings
Best Hot Chicken
1. Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack
2. Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish
3. McDougal’s Chicken Fingers & Wings
Best Sub Sandwich
1. Jersey Mike’s
2. Sub Stop
3. Subway
Best Delicatessen
1. Noshville
2. Goldie’s Deli
3. Phillip’s Delicatessen
Best Place to Buy Bread
1. Provence Breads & Café
2. Bread & Company
3. Panera Bread
Best Dessert
1. Sunset Grill
2. The Melting Pot
3. Provence Breads & Café
Best Ice Cream/Gelato
1. Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream and Treatery
2. Pied Piper Creamery
3. Las Paletas
Best Local Cake Baker
1. Sweet 16th
2. Sweet-N-Sassy Bakery
3. Dulce Desserts
Best Health Food Store
1. Wild Oats
2. The Turnip Truck Natural Market
3. Fresh Market
Best Produce
1. Nashville Farmers’ Market
2. The Produce Place
3. Publix
Best Place to Buy Fresh Seafood
1. Wild Oats
2. Publix
3. Fresh Market
Best Local Butcher
1. Todd’s Butcher Shop
2. The Butcher Block
3. Robert Regg Meat Market
Best Farmers Market
1. Nashville Farmers’ Market
2. The Franklin Farmers’ Market
3. Howell’s Produce
Best Specialty/Gourmet Store
1. Fresh Market
2. Marché
3. Corrieri’s Formaggeria
Best Restaurant in Wilson County
1. Sunset Restaurant
2. Castle Heights Chop House
3. Cinco de Mayo
Best Restaurant in Williamson County
1. Saffire
2. Red Pony
3. Wild Iris
Best Restaurant in Sumner County
1. Cheddar’s
2. Demos’ Steak and Spaghetti House
3. Black-eyed Pea
Best Restaurant in Rutherford County
1. Demos’ Steak and Spaghetti House
2. Toot’s
3. Five Senses
Best Restaurant in Davidson County
1. Margot Café and Bar
2. Zola
3. Watermark
Best Ethnic Restaurant Overall
1. Sitar
2. Siam Café
3. Anatolia Turkish Restaurant
Best Chinese Restaurant
1. Chinatown
2. August Moon
3. Golden Coast
Best Indian Restaurant
1. Sitar
2. Shalimar
3. Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Best Italian Resturant
1. Amerigo
2. Mama Mia’s
3. Sole Mio
Best Japanese Restaurant
1. Kobe Steaks Japanese Restaurant
2. Goten
3. Samurai Sushi
Best Mediterranean Restaurant
1. Kalamata’s
2. Mediterranean Cuisine
3. Restaurant Zola
Best Mexican Restaurant
1. Las Palmas
2. La Hacienda
3. Rosepepper Cantina & Mexican Grill
Best Thai Restaurant
1. Royal Thai
2. Siam Cuisine
3. Siam Café
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
1. Miss Saigon
2. Kien Giang
3. Vinh Long
Best Cajun/Creole Restaurant
1. Chappy’s on Church
2. Bro’s Cajun Cuisine
3. Broadway Brewhouse & Mojo Grill
Best Korean Restaurant
1. Korea House
2. Seoul Garden (tie)
2. Koreana (tie)
Best Mobile Vendor
1. I Dream of Weenie
2. Veggie Café
3. Dogs on the Row
Best Hot Dog/Bratwurst
1. I Dream of Weenie
2. Hot Diggity Dogs
3. Gerst Haus
Best New Restaurant (opened since October 2006)
1. Flyte
2. Marché
3. Eastland Café
Best Restaurant With Outdoor Seating
1. Jackson’s Bar and Bistro
2. Watermark
3. Rosepepper Cantina & Mexican Grill
Best (Most Original) Menu
1. Margot Café and Bar
2. Zola
3. Mambu
Best Waiter/Waitress
1. Elana Jones - 3 Crow Bar
2. Brian Stumbaugh - The Acorn
3. Mark Rothschild - Flyte
Best Bartender
1. Stephanie Johnson - Mirror
2. Terrell Raley - Ombi
3. Loy Carney - Tribe
Best Chef
1. Margot McCormack - Margot
2. Debra Paquette - Zola
3. Corey Griffith - Mambu
Best Caterer
1. Clean Plate Club
2. Copper Kettle
3. Chef’s Market
Best Steakhouse
1. Sperry’s Restaurant
2. Jimmy Kelley’s
3. Nick & Rudy’s
Best Sushi Bar
1. Virago
2. Ru San’s
3. Samurai Sushi
Best Seafood Restaurant (Non-Sushi)
1. Batter’d & Fried Boston Seafood House
2. Florida Seafood Kitchen
3. Chappy’s on Church
Best Place to Dine Alone
1. Fido
2. Noshville
3. Calypso Café
Best Restaurant Decor
1. Mambu
2. Sambuca
3. Watermark
Best Service in a Restaurant
1. Margot Café and Bar
2. Watermark
3. J. Alexander’s
Best Vegetarian Menu
1. Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
2. Calypso Café
3. Grins Vegetarian Café
Best Meat-and-Three
1. Arnold’s Country Kitchen
2. Sylvan Park Restaurant
3. Monell’s
Best All-You-Can-Eat Deal
1. Monell’s
2. Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
3. Sitar
Best Breakfast
1. Pancake Pantry
2. Noshville
3. Loveless Café
Best Sunday Brunch
1. Margot Café and Bar
2. Marché
3. Copper Kettle
Best Place for a Romantic Dinner
1. Margot Café and Bar
2. Watermark
3. Zola
Best Late-Night Eats
1. Sunset Grill
2. Café Coco
3. Hermitage Café
Best Takeout
1. Calypso Café
2. Royal Thai
3. Marché
Best Place for a Power Lunch
1. Sunset Grill
2. Midtown Café
3. The Capitol Grille
Best Delivery (Other Than Pizza)
1. Dalts
2. Off the Grill
3. Jimmy John’s
Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Buying
1. The Palm
2. Ruth’s Chris
3. Watermark
Best Cheap Eats
1. Calypso Café
2. Baja Burrito
3. Las Palmas
Best Restaurant With a View
1. Watermark
2. Germantown Café
3. Sambuca
Best Bar to People-Watch
1. Cabana
2. Virago
3. Bound’ry
Best Bar to Nurse a Hangover
1. 3 Crow Bar
2. Red Door Saloon
3. Sportsman’s Grille
Best Bar That Makes You Feel Like You’re Not in Nashville
1. Radius10
2. Virago
3. Cabana
Best Wine Bar
1. Rumours Wine & Art Bar
2. The Grape
3. Flyte
Best Wine List in a Restaurant
1. Sunset Grill
2. Flyte
3. Watermark
Best Coffeehouse
1. Bongo Java
2. Fido
3. Portland Brew
Best Neighborhood Pub
1. McCabe Pub
2. 3 Crow Bar
3. Corner Pub
Best Brewhouse
1. Yazoo
2. Bosco’s
3. Blackstone Brewery
Best Place to Buy a Keg
1. Frugal MacDoogal
2. Yazoo Brewery
3. JJ’s Market
Best Dive Bar
1. Springwater Supper Club & Lounge
2. Villager Tavern
3. Red Door Saloon
Best Sports Bar
1. Sam’s Sports Bar & Grill
2. Sportsman’s Grille
3. Beyond the Edge
Best Happy Hour
1. Sam’s Sports Bar & Grill
2. Mafiaoza’s
3. Red Door Saloon
Best Selection of Beers on Tap
1. The Flying Saucer
2. Broadway Brewhouse
3. The Beer Sellar
Best Margarita
1. Rosepepper Cantina & Mexican Grill
2. La Paz
3. Las Palmas
Best Martini
1. Tribe
2. Virago
3. Mirror
Best Bloody Mary
1. 3 Crow Bar
2. Noshville
3. Jackson’s Bar & Bistro
Best (Most Knowledgeable Service) in a Wine/Liquor Store
1. The Wine Shoppe at Green Hills
2. Midtown Wine & Spirits
3. Grand Cru Wine & Spirits
Best Grocery Store
1. Publix
2. Kroger
3. Harris Teeter
ENTERTAINMENT
Best New Bar/Club (opened since Oct. 2006)
1. Lot 7
2. The Big Bang
3. Paradise Park Trailer Resort
Best Honkey-Tonk Club
1. Robert’s Western World
2. Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
3. The Stage
Best Pick Up Bar
1. Cabana
2. Bar Twenty3
3. The Trace
Best Gay Bar
1. Tribe
2. Play
3. Lipstick Lounge
Best Lesbian Bar
1. Lipstick Lounge
2. Tribe
3. Play
Best Strip Club
1. Christie’s Cabaret
2. Déjà Vu
3. Anthony’s Showplace
Best After-Hours Club
1. Kiss Afterhours (tie)
1. Velvet Ultralounge (tie)
3. Faded
Best Karaoke Bar
1. Lonnie’s Western Room
2. Lipstick Lounge
3. Wanna B’s at Cadillac Ranch
Best Place to Throw Darts
1. Villager Tavern
2. Broadway Brewhouse
3. Mulligan’s Pub & Restaurant
Best Place to Shoot Pool
1. Buffalo Billiards
2. Sportsman’s Grille
3. Blue Bar
Best Place to Dance
1. Play
2. Decades
3. Wildhorse Saloon
Best Festival
1. East Nashville Tomato Art Fest
2. Bonnaroo
3. Music City Brewer’s Festival
Best Place to See Independent Films
1. The Belcourt Theatre
2. Regal Green Hills 16
3. Belmont Theater
Best Place for a Cheap Date
1. Centennial Park
2. Movies in the Park
3. The Belcourt Theatre
Best Bowling Alley
1. Strike & Spare
2. Franklin Family Entertainment Center
3. Pla-Mor Lanes
Best Public Golf Course
1. McCabe
2. Harpeth Hills
3. Shelby
Best Private Golf Course
1. Vanderbilt Legends Club
2. Belle Meade Country Club
3. Hillwood Country Club
Best Place for a Wedding Reception
1. Cheekwood
2. Schermerhorn Symphony Center (tie)
2. Union Station Hotel (tie)
Best Charity Event
1. Artrageous
2. Swan Ball
3. Steeplechase
Best Movie Theater
1. Regal Green Hills 16
2. The Belcourt Theatre
3. Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Best Smoke Shop
1. Uptown’s Smoke Shop
2. Elliston Place Pipe & Tobacco
3. Stogie’s Ales & Fine Cigars
Best Place to Meet Intelligent Men
1. Vanderbilt University
2. Nashville Public Library
3. Borders (tie)
3. Trivia Time (tie)
Best Place to Meet Intelligent Women
1. Nashville Public Library
2. Vanderbilt University
3. Trivia Time
Best Place to Meet Single Men
1. Tribe
2. Tin Roof
3. Cabana (tie)
3. Kali Yuga Yoga Studio (tie)
Best Place to Meet Single Women
1. Cabana
2. Kali Yuga Yoga Studio (tie)
2. Tin Roof (tie)
MEDIA
Best County Radio Station
1. WSIX The Big 98
2. WKDF 103.3
3. The Wolf 95.5
Best Rock/Pop Radio Station
1. WRLT Lightning 100
2. WRVW 107.5 The River
3. Jack 96.3
Best Urban Radio Station
1. WUBT 101.1 The Beat
2. WRLT Lightning 100
3. WRVU 91.1
Best Radio Personality
1. Gerry House
2. Woody & Jim - 107.5 The River
3. Liberadio - Mary Mancini and Freddie O’Connell
Best A.M. Radio Station
1. WPLN 1430
2. WLAC 1510
3. WSM 650
Best Local News Channel
1. WTVF-Channel 5
2. WSMV-Channel 4
3. WKRN-Channel 2
Best Local News Anchor
1. Dan Miller - Channel 4
2. Demetria Kalodimos - Channel 4
3. Neal Orne - Channel 2
Best Local News TV Reporter
1. Phil Williams - Channel 5
2. Dennis Ferrier - Channel 4
3. Stephanie Langston - Channel 2
Best Local TV Weatherperson
1. Leland Statum - Channel 5
2. Lisa Patton - Channel 2
3. Tim Ross - Channel 4
Best Local Sports Writer
1. Joe Biddle - The Tennessean
2. David Climer - The Tennessean
3. Paul Kuharsky - The Tennessean
Best Local Columnist
1. Gail Kerr - The Tennessean
2. Mary Hance - Ms. Cheap - The Tennessean
3. Beverly Keel - The Tennessean
Best Local Music Writer
1. Peter Cooper - The Tennessean
2. Tracy Moore - Nashville Scene
3. Dave Paulson - All the Rage
Best Local Feature Writer
1. P.J. Tobia - Nashville Scene
2. Jim Ridley - Nashville Scene
3. Lacey Galbraith - Nashville Scene
Best Local Political Writer
1. Larry Daughtrey - The Tennessean
2. Ken Whitehouse - Nashville Post
3. Liz Garrigan - Nashville Scene
Best Local Media Celebrity You Love to Hate
1. Brad Schmitt - WKRN-Channel 2
2. Heather Byrd - All the Rage
3. Demetria Kalodimos - WSMV-Channel 4
Best Recent Scandal
1. Adam “Pacman” Jones
2. Sara Evans’ Divorce
3. Operation Tennessee Waltz
HOME
Best Landscaper
1. Jason White - My Garden Guy
2. Ben Page
3. Gardens of Babylon
Best Handyman
1. Hillsboro Handyman
2. Classic Handyman
3. Brian Bequette (tie)
3. Jamie Chalker (tie)
3. Wilson Montgomery (tie)
Best Home Inspector
1. Dave Crumpton - Inspector Dave
2. Walter Jowers
3. Tony Kerr
Best Real Estate Agent
1. Ivy Arnold - Village Real Estate
2. Allen Huggins - BrokerSouth Real Estate Partners
3. Josh Anderson - Keller Williams Realty
Best Plumber
1. Hiller Plumbing
2. Myers Plubming
3. East Nashville Plumbing - Ron Gomez
Best Roofer
1. Don Kennedy
2. Southern Roofing
3. Maxwell Roofing
Best Painter
1. Chris Benick
2. JMS Painting - Joey Self
3. Shane Haneosuna (tie)
3. Ray Pruett (tie)
3. Martin Lowery (tie)
3. Jose Acosta (tie)
3. Ben Wilkinson (tie)
3. Anton Ellis (tie)
Best Electrician
1. Rob Cohen - Dodd Electric
2. Mike Payne - Sky Electric (tie)
2. Kerr Electric (tie)
Best Interior Designer
1. Molly Anderson
2. Beth Haley Designs
3. Landy Gardner
Best Architect
1. Manuel Zeitlin
2. Gobbell Hays Partners, Inc.
3. Allard Ward
KIDS
Best Pediatrician
1. Robert Mallard - Heritage Medical Associates
2. Frank Haraf - Green Hills Children’s Clinic
3. John Long - Old Harding Pediatric Associates
Best Place to Have a Baby
1. Baptist Hospital
2. Centennial Medical Center
3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Best Day Care
1. Holly Street Day Care
2. Creative Care Center
3. West End United Methodist Church
Best Elementary School K-4th
1. Franklin Road Academy
2. Eakin Elementary
3. University School of Nashville
Best Middle School
1. Franklin Road Academy
2. University School of Nashville
3. Meigs Magnet (Middle) School
Best High School
1. Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet
2. University School of Nashville
3. Hillsboro High School
Best Teacher - Public
1. Paul Bass - MLK Magnet (tie)
2. Jessica Rice - Julia Green (tie)
3. Adam Nadeau - KIPP Academy (tie)
Best Teacher - Private
1. Matthew Haber - University School of Nashville (tie)
1. Kris Climer - Franklin Road Academy (tie)
3. Joel Bezaire - University School of Nashville
Best Public School
1. Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet
2. Hillsboro High School
3. Brentwood High School
Best Private School
1. University School of Nashville
2. Franklin Road Academy
3. Montgomery Bell Academy
Best Playground
1. Fanny Mae Dees Park
2. Red Caboose Park
3. Nashville Zoo
Best Summer Camp
1. Camp Widjiwagan
2. Barefoot Republic Camp
3. Franklin Road Academy
Best Local Toy Store
1. Phillips Toy Mart
2. Main Street Toy Co.
3. Popo
Best Kid Friendly Restaurant
1. Mafiaoza’s
2. Dalt’s
3. McDougal’s Village Coop
Best Kids’ Menu
1. Noshville (tie)
1. Dalt’s (tie)
3. McDougal’s Village Coop
Best Place to Take the Kids When It’s Raining
1. Adventure Science Center
2. Bellevue Center
3. Frist Center for the Visual Arts
GOODS/SERVICES
Best New Retail Store
1. Two Elle
2. Nashville Clothing Company
3. V Floral and Gift
Best Fitness Club
1. YMCA
2. Gym 5
3. Gold’s Gym
Best Yoga/Pilates Studio
1. Hot Yoga
2. 12 South Yoga
3. Kali Yuga Yoga Studio
Best Metaphysical/New Age Store
1. Magical Journey
2. The Goddess and the Moon
3. Cosmic Connections
Best Cool Hotel
1. The Hermitage Hotel
2. Gaylord Opryland
3. Union Station
Best Adult Video Store
1. 21 Up Video
2. OutLoud!
3. Metro News
Best Place to Buy a New Stereo/Television
1. HH Gregg
2. Electronic Express
3. Essex
Best New Bookstore
1. Davis-Kidd Booksellers
2. OutLoud!
3. Landmark Booksellers
Best Used Bookstore
1. BookMan/BookWoman
2. Rhino Books
3. Mega Used Books and Discs
Best Sporting Goods Store
1. The Athlete’s House
2. Cumberland Transit
3. Walter Nipper’s Nashville Sporting Goods
Best Hardware Store
1. Hillsboro Hardware
2. Cumberland Hardware Co.
3. Hart Ace Hardware
Best Shopping Mall
1. The Mall at Green Hills
2. CoolSprings Galleria
3. Opry Mills
Best Department Store
1. Macy’s
2. Dillard’s
3. Parisian
Best Vintage Clothing Store
1. Hip Zipper Vintage
2. Local Honey
3. Venus & Mars
Best Local Men’s Clothing Store
1. Levy’s
2. Joe
3. Oxford Shop (tie)
3. denHim (tie)
Best Local Women’s Clothing Store
1. Posh
2. Pangaea
3. Jamie
Best Hair Stylist
1. Richard Dion - Dion South
2. Bill Vandiver - The Edge
3. Heidi Thompson - Mop Top
Best Manicure/Pedicure
1. Venetian Nails & Spa
2. Signature
3. Magnolia
Best Skin Care Center
1. Elan
2. Gold Skin Care Center
3. n2Skin
Best Spa
1. Escape Day Spa & Salon
2. Magnolia
3. Blue River Canyon
Best Hair Removal
1. Zap (tie)
1. Elan (tie)
3. n2Skin
Best Tanning Salon
1. Sun Tan City
2. Riviera Tan Spa
3. Tan 2000 and Beyond
Best Therapeutic Massage
1. Practical Massage Therapy
2. Essential Therapy
3. Action Chiropractic
Best Tattoo and Piercing
1. Lone Wolf
2. Icon
3. Kustom Thrills
Best Doctor for a Nip and Tuck
1. Glenn Buckspan
2. Joseph DeLozier
3. John David Rosdeutscher
Best Dentist
1. Roy Elam
2. David Dickerson
3. Larry Averbuch
Best Chiropractor
1. Ray Saeedpour - Dunn Chiropractic Clinic
2. Green Hills Chiropractic Clinic
3. Casey Bearden - Action Chiropractic
Best Lasik Surgery Center
1. Wang Vision Institute
2. Loden Vision Center
3. Arrowsmith Eye Institute
Best Divorce Lawyer You Don’t Want Representing Your Spouse
1. Rose Palermo
2. Marlene Eskind Moses
3. Jim Martin
Best DUI Lawyer
1. Roger May
2. Erik Herbert
3. Adam Dread
Best Auto Dealership
1. Beaman Automotive Group
2. Lexus of Nashville
3. Darrell Waltrip Honda Volvo
Best Pre-Owned Auto Dealership
1. Carmax
2. Beaman Automotive Group
3. Global Motor Sports
Best Auto Service Center
1. Beaman Automotive Group
2. Rhea Little Tire & Auto Repair
3. Kwik Kar Lube & Tune (tie)
3. Darrell Waltrip Honda Volvo (tie)
Best Motorcycle Store
1. Boswell’s Harley-Davidson
2. Bloodworth Motorcycles
3. C & S Harley-Davidson
Best Bike Shop
1. Eastside Cycles
2. Cumberland Transit
3. Bike Peddler
Best Car Wash
1. White Bridge Auto Wash
2. Smith Brothers
3. Shur Brite Hi Speed Car Wash
Best Bank
1. Regions
2. SunTrust
3. Bank of America
Best Place for Continuing Education
1. Nashville State Community College
2. Belmont University
3. Vanderbilt University
Best MBA Program
1. Vanderbilt University
2. Belmont University
3. David Lipscomb University
Best Non-Profit
1. Nashville CARES
2. CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates
3. Hands on Nashville
Best Local Shop to Buy Jeans
1. Boutique Bella
2. Posh
3. denHim
Best Consignment Store
1. Designer Rennaissance
2. Designer Finds
3. Flip
Best Dry Cleaner
1. Hillsboro Village Cleaners
2. Nicholson Cleaners
3. Chesley the Cleaner
Best Local Shoe Store
1. Posh
2. The Perfect Pair
3. Marti & Liz’s Discount Shoes
Best Local Jewelry Store
1. Village Jewelers
2. Draper Jewelry Co.
3. Brentwood Jewelers
Best Florist
1. Emma’s Flowers and Gifts
2. Ilex
3. East Garden
Best Place to Buy a Gift
1. Pangaea
2. Alegria
3. Firefinch
Best Antique Store
1. Gaslamp Antique & Decorating Mall
2. Wonders on Woodland
3. Eighth Avenue Antique mall
Best Place to Buy Eyewear
1. See
2. Image Optical
3. Milam’s Optical Service
Best Hair Salon
1. Trim
2. Elan
3. Dion’s South Salon
Best Apartment Complex
1. Grove
2. Sterling Court
3. Cherry Creek
Best Loft/Urban Living Space
1. Werthan Lofts
2. The Veridian
3. ICON
Best Local Place to Buy Cool Home Accessories
1. Urban Decor
2. Mad Mod
3. Nouveau Classics
Best Place to Buy Furniture
1. Sprintz
2. Urban Decor
3. Mad Mod
Best Local Nursery/Garden Center
1. Bates Nursery and Garden Center
2. Moore and Moore West Garden Center
3. Gardens of Babylon
Best Local Pet Store
1. Nashville Pet Products Center
2. Cat Shoppe/Dog Shoppe
3. Dizzy’s Dog Wash & Corner Store
Best Local Pet Grooming
1. Dizzy’s Dog Wash & Corner Store
2. Miss Kitty’s Bed & Bath
3. Murphy Road Animal Hospital
Best Veterinarian
1. Murphy Road Animal Hospital
2. Belle Forest Animal Hospital
3. Hillsboro Animal Clinic
Best Pet Boarding Day Care
1. Miss Kitty’s Bed & Bath
2. The Farm
3. Almost Home Pet Farm
ART AND MUSIC
Best Art Gallery
1. TAG Art Gallery
2. Garage Mahal
3. Plowhaus
Best Museum
1. Frist Center for the Visual Arts
2. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
3. Tennessee State Museum
Best Local Visual Artist
1. Brenan Sharp
2. Trevor Mikula
3. Herb Williams (tie)
3. John Watts (tie)
Best Professional Performing or Musical Arts Group
1. Nashville Symphony Orchestra
2. Nashville Opera
3. Improv Nashville
Best Local Theatrical Acting Group
1. Improv Nashville
2. People’s Branch Theatre
3. Actors Bridge Ensemble
Best Local Band
1. The Features
2. Kings of Leon
3. American Bang
Best Local Songwriter
1. Jeffery Steele
2. Jeremy Lister
3. Rivers Rutherford (tie)
3. Marcus Hummon (tie)
Best Club DJ
1. Minddub
2. Lunchbox
3. DJ Ron
Best CD/DVD Store (Chain)
1. Best Buy
2. FYE
3. Borders
Best CD Store (Non-Chain)
1. Grimey’s
2. The Great Escape
3. Phonoluxe
Best Place to Buy Vinyl
1. Grimey’s
2. The Great Escape
3. Phonoluxe
Best Place to Hock Used Music
1. Grimey’s
2. The Great Escape
3. Phonoluxe
Best Place to Buy a Used Musical Instrument
1. Nashville Used Music
2. Corner Music
3. Gruhn Guitars
Best Place to Buy a New Musical Instrument
1. Corner Music
2. Guitar Center
3. Artisan Guitars
Best Writer’s Night
1. Bluebird Café
2. New Faces Nite @ The Basement
3. 8 off 8th @ Mercy Lounge
Best Open Mic
1. Bluebird Café
2. Café Coco
3. The Basement
Best Place to Have a Showcase
1. The Basement
2. 12th & Porter
3. The Rutledge
Best Place to Hear Live Music
1. The Ryman Auditorium
2. Mercy Lounge
3. The Basement
Best Concert of 2007
1. Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveShow
2. The White Stripes @ Cannery Ballroom
3. Levon Helm @ The Ryman
Best Local Music Celebrity
1. Jack White
2. Vince Gill
3. Keith Urban
Best Chuch Music
1. Christ Church Cathedral
2. Bethel Church of the Nazarene
3. St. George’s Episcopal Church
Best Place to Worship
1. Christ Church Cathedral
2. Cathedral of The Incarnation
3. Brentwood Baptist Church
PEOPLE/PLACES/OTHER
Best Park
1. Warner Parks
2. Centennial Park
3. Shelby Bottoms
Best Dog Park
1. Shelby Bottoms
2. Centennial Dog Park
3. Warner Parks
Best Place for a Jog
1. Warner Parks
2. Shelby Bottoms
3. Centennial Park
Best Place to Get a Ticket
1. Belle Meade
2. West End
3. Briley Parkway
Best Community Role Model
1. Martha Ingram
2. Brock Kidd
3. Charles Strobel
Best Local Politican
1. Karl Dean
2. Bill Purcell
3. Phil Bredesen
Best Local Politician You Love to Hate
1. Bob Clement
2. Adam Dread
3. Al Gore (tie)
3. Bill Purcell (tie)
Best Local Sports Celebrity
1. Vince Young
2. Eddie George
3. Frank Wycheck
Best Titans Player
1. Vince Young
2. Keith Bulluck
3. Chris Brown
Best Sounds Player
1. R.A. Dickey
2. Tony Gwynn Jr.
3. Ryan Braun
Best Predators Player
1. Jordin Tootoo
2. Chris Mason
3. Alexander Radulov
Best Local Liberal
1. Mary Mancini
2. David Briley
3. Al Gore
Best Local Conservative
1. Phil Valentine
2. Fred Thompson
3. Steve Gill
Best Free Fun
1. Movies in the Park
2. Centennial Park
3. Shakespeare in the Park
Best Thing That’s Changed In Nashville In The Last Year
1. Downtown
2. Briley Parkway
3. Smoking Ban in Restaurants
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
1. Opryland Hotel
2. Loveless Café
3. The Parthenon
Best Day Trip
1. Chattanooga
2. Jack Daniel’s Distillery
3. Fall Creek Falls
Best Category We Forgot
1. Best Outdoor Adventure Club
2. Best Blogger/Blog
3. Best Amateur Sports Team (tie)
3. Best Personal Trainer (tie)
3. Best Trivia Game (tie)
Best Neighborhood
1. East Nashville
2. Hillsboro Village
3. Sylvan Park
Best Metro Council Member
1. Mike Jameson
2. David Briley (term expired)
3. Erik Cole
Best Metro Council Member Your’d Like To See Gone
1. Ludye Wallace (term expired)
2. Eric Crafton
3. Adam Dread (term expired)
Best Worst Nashvillian Ever
1. Bill Boner
2. Adam “Pacman” Jones
3. Perry March
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