Best Bagel

1. Alpine Bagel and Brew

2. Bruegger's Bagel

3. Star Bagel

Best Cheeseburger

1. Rotier's

2. Fat Mo's

3. Cheeseburger Charley's

Best Pizza (chain)

1. Papa John's

2. Pizza Hut

3. Mellow Mushroom

Best Pizza (non-chain)

1. Pizza Perfect

2. DaVinci's

3. MafiaOza's

Best Catfish

1. Uncle Bud's

2. The Catfish House

3. Sportsman's Grille

Best Barbeque

1. Whitt's Barbecue

2. Famous Dave's

3. Hog Heaven

Best Ribs

1. Famous Dave's

2. Corky's

3. Calhoun's

Best Sub Sandwich

1. Jersey Mike's

2. Subway

3. Sub Stop

Best Delicatessen

1. Noshville

2. Goldie's Deli

3. Phillip's Delicatessen

Best Place to Buy Bread

1. Provence

2. Bread & Company

3. Panera

Best Dessert

1. Sunset Grill

2. The Melting Pot

3. Provence

Best Ice Cream/Gelato

1. Maggie Moo's

2. Ben & Jerry's

3. Baskin-Robbins

Best Bakery

1. Provence

2. Bread & Company

3. Sweet 16

Best Health Food Store

1. Wild Oats

2. The Turnip Truck

3. Produce Place

Best Place to Buy Produce

1. Farmers Market

2. Produce Place

3. Publix

Best Place to Buy Fresh Seafood

1. Farmers Market

2. Wild Oats

3. Harris Teeter

Best Specialty/Gourmet Food Store

1. Wild Oats

2. 12 South Market & Deli

3. Harris Teeter

Best Restaurant in Williamson County

1. Saffire

2. Stoney River Steakhouse

3. Wild Iris

Best Restaurant in Goodlettsville/Hendersonville

1. Chef's Market

2. Black Eyed Pea

3. Dicky's Lighthouse

Best Restaurant in Murfreesboro

1. Demos'

2. Toot's

3. Don Pablo's

Best Restaurant in Nashville

1. Zola

2. Margot Café & Bar

3. The Acorn

Best Chinese Restaurant

1. P.F. Chang's

2. Chinatown

3. August Moon

Best Indian Restaurant

1. Sitar

2. Shalimar

3. Taste of India

Best Italian Restaurant

1. Amerigo

2. Sole Mio

3. Basante's

Best Japanese Restaurant

1. Kobe Steaks

2. Ru San's

3. Goten

Best Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Restaurant

1. Kalamata's

2. Mediterranean Cuisine

3. Tabouli's

Best Mexican Restaurant

1. Las Palmas

2. La Hacienda

3. La Paz

Best Thai Restaurant

1. Royal Thai

2. The Orchid

3. Salathai

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

1. Kien Giang

2. Pho Bac 54

3. The Peacock

Best New Restaurant (opened since Oct. 2003)

1. Tayst

2. Chu

3. Germantown Cafe

Best Restaurant With Outdoor Seating

1. Jackson's

2. Blue Moon Waterfront Cafe

3. The Acorn

Best (Most Original) Menu

1. Zola

2. mAmbu

3. The Bound'ry

Best Wait Staff With Personality

1. Noshville

2. The Acorn

3. Famous Dave's

Best Chef

1. Debra Paquette - Zola

2. Margot McCormack - Margot Café & Bar

3. William Otis Greene - The Acorn

Best Caterer

1. Clean Plate Club

2. Famous Dave's

3. The Mad Platter

Best Seafood (non-chain)

1. Florida Seafood Kitchen

2. New Orleans Manor

3. Zola

Best Steakhouse

1. Ruth's Chris

2. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

3. Morton's of Chicago

Best Sushi Bar

1. Ru San's

2. Ken's Sushi

3. Virago

Best Vegetarian Menu

1. Grins Vegetarian Cafe

2. Calypso Cafe

3. Zola

Best Meat-and-Three

1. Arnold's Country Kitchen

2. Swett's

3. Sylvan Park Restaurant

Best All-You-Can-Eat Deal

1. Shoney's Breakfast Bar

2. Monell's

3. Ru Sans Lunch Buffet

Best Breakfast

1. Pancake Pantry

2. Cracker Barrel

3. Noshville

Best Sunday Brunch

1. Red Wagon

2. Tin Angel

3. The Opryland Hotel

Best Place for a Power Lunch

1. The Palm

2. Sunset Grill

3. Tin Angel

Best Place for a Romantic Dinner

1. The Melting Pot

2. Zola

3. Park Cafe

Best Late Night Eats

1. Sunset Grill

2. Cafe Coco

3. Alley Cat

Best Take-Out

1. Calypso Cafe

2. P.F. Chang's

3. Famous Dave's

Best Delivery (other than pizza)

1. Off the Grill

2. Dalt's

3. Jimmy John's

Best Place to Eat When Someone Else Is Buying

1. The Palm

2. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

3. Morton's of Chicago

Best Cheap Eats

1. Calypso Cafe

2. Baja Burrito

3. San Antonio Taco Co.

Best Restaurant With a View

1. Sole Mio

2. Blue Moon Waterfront Cafe

3. Germantown Cafe

Best Bar to People-Watch

1. The Bound'ry

2. Bar Twenty3

3. Tribe

Best Bar to Nurse a Hangover

1. Jackson's

2. Broadway Brewhouse

3. South Street

Best Bar That Makes You Feel Like You're Not in Nashville

1. Bar Twenty3

2. Virago

3. Chu

Best Wine List in a Restaurant

1. Sunset Grill

2. Fleming's

3. Wild Boar

Best Bartender

1. Josiah Corbin - The Acorn

2. Stephanie Johnson - Mirror

3. Loy Carney - Tribe

Best Coffee House

1. Fido

2. Bongo Java

3. Portland Brew

Best Neighborhood Pub

1. McCabe Pub

2. Family Wash

3. The Villager Tavern

Best Brew House

1. Boscos

2. Broadway Brewhouse

3. Blackstone Brewery

Best Place to Buy a Keg

1. Frugal MacDoogal

2. J & J's Market & Café

3. J. Barleycorn's

Best Dive Bar

1. Springwater

2. The Villager Tavern

3. Bobby's Idle Hour

Best Sports Bar

1. Sam's in the Village

2. Bailey's

3. Two Doors Down

Best Happy Hour

1. Chili's

2. MafiaOza's

3. Jonathan's

Best Selection of Beers on Tap

1. The Flying Saucer

2. Broadway Brewhouse

3. Beer Sellar

Best Margarita

1. Rosepepper Cantina

2. La Paz

3. Las Palmas

Best Martini

1. Mirror

2. Tribe

3. Jackson's

Best (Most Knowledgeable Service) in a Wine/Liquor Store

1. The Wine Shoppe at Green Hills

2. Frugal MacDoogal

3. Midtown Wine and Spirits

Best Grocery Store

1. Publix

2. Kroger

3. Harris Teeter

Best New Bar/Club (Opened since Oct. 2003)

1. Bar Twenty3

2. On the Rocks/Gravity

3. 3 Crow Bar

Best Honky-Tonk Club

1. Tootsie's

2. Robert's Western Wear

3. The Stage

Best Pick-Up Bar

1. The Bound'ry

2. Tin Roof

3. Bar Twenty3

Best Gay/Lesbian Bar

1. Lipstick Lounge

2. Tribe

3. Connection

Best Bar to Find Metrosexuals

1. Bar Twenty3

2. Tribe

3. Virago

Best Strip Club

1. Christie's Cabaret

2. Deja Vu

3. Ken's Gold Club

Best After-Hours Club

1. Faded After Hours

2. Club Excess Orbit

3. Kiss

Best Karaoke Bar

1. Lipstick Lounge

2. Lonnie's

3. Ken's Karaoke Box

Best Place to Throw Darts

1. The Villager Tavern

2. Broadway Brewhouse

3. Mulligan's Pub

Best Place to Shoot Pool

1. Buffalo Billiards

2. Bailey's

3. Melrose Billiards

Best Place to Dance

1. Johnny Jackson's Soul Satisfaction

2. Connection

3. Wildhorse Saloon

Best Place to See Independent Films

1. Belcourt Theatre

2. Regal Green Hills

3. Vanderbilt Sarratt Center

Best Place for a Cheap Date

1. Centennial Park

2. Calypso Café

3. Shakespeare in the Park

Best Bowling Alley

1. Melrose Lanes

2. Strike & Spare

3. Jillian's

Best Day Trip

1. Chattanooga Aquarium

2. Fall Creek Falls

3. Lynchburg's Jack Daniel's Distillery

Best Golf Course

1. Legends Club of Tennessee

2. Hermitage Golf Course

3. McCabe Golf Course

Best Charity Event

1. Artrageous (Nashville CARES)

2. Swan Ball (Cheekwood)

3. Swine Ball (American Cancer Society)

Best Local Sports Team

1. Tennessee Titans

2. Nashville Predators

3. Nashville Sounds

Best Country Radio Station

1. 98 WSIX

2. 95 WSM

3. 103 WKDF

Best Rock/Pop Radio Station

1. WRLT Lighting 100

2. 107.5 The River

3. 102.5 The Party

Best Urban Radio Station

1. 10

1.1 The Beat

2. Blazin' 106.7

3. 92

Best Radio Deejay

1. Gerry House - WSIX

2. David Hall - WRLT

3. Coyote McCloud - WMAK

Best Talk Radio Host

1. Phil Valentine - WTN

2. Dave Ramsey - WTN

3. Steve Gill - WTN

Best Local News Channel

1. WSMV Ch. 4

2. WTVF Ch. 5

3. WKRN Ch. 2

Best Local News Anchor

1. Demetria Kalodimos - WSMV Ch. 4

2. Dan Miller - WSMV Ch. 4

3. Chris Clark - WTVF Ch. 5

Best Local TV News Reporter

1. Lilla Marigza - WKRN Ch. 2

2. Darian Trotter - WSMV Ch. 4

3. Phil Williams - WTVF Ch. 5

Best Local TV Weatherperson

1. Bill Hall - WSMV Ch. 4

2. Lelan Statom - WTVF Ch. 5

3. Lisa Patton - WKRN Ch. 2

Best Local Sports Writer/Reporter/Commentator (Print or Broadcast)

1. Rudy Kalis - WSMV Ch. 4

2. Hope Hines - WTVF Ch. 5

3. John Dwyer - WKRN Ch. 2

Best Local Columnist

1. Brad Schmitt - Brad About You

2. Mary Hance - Ms. Cheap

3. Amy Wadell - Group Therapy

Best Local Music Writer

1. Peter Cooper - The Tennessean

2. Michael McCall - Nashville Scene

3. Ron Wynn - The City Paper

Best Local Feature Writer

1. Kay West - Nashville Scene

2. Jim Ridley - Nashville Scene

3. Matt Pulle - Nashville Scene

Best Local Political Writer

1. Larry Daughtrey - The Tennessean

2. Matt Pulle - Nashville Scene

3. Roger Abramson - Nashville Scene

Best Local Media Celebrity You Love to Hate

1. Brad Schmitt

2. Demetria Kalodimos

3. Steve Gill

Best Scandal of Last Year

1. Steve McNair's DUI

2. Sundquist Cabinet special interests

3. UT President Shumaker's spending spree

Best New Retail Shop (opened since Oct. 2003)

1. Urban Decor

2. White House Black Market

3. Flavour

Best Fitness/Workout Club

1. YMCA

2. Gold's Gym

3. Curves for Women

Best Martial Arts Studio

1. David Deaton Karate

2. Conrad Jones Karate

3. Shins Martial Arts

Best Yoga/Pilates Studio

1. Hot Yoga

2. 12South Yoga

3. Willow

Best Metaphysical/New Age Store

1. Magical Journey

2. Galactic Gateways

3. Tangled Moon

Best Cool Hotel

1. The Hermitage Hotel

2. Gaylord Opryland Hotel

3. Union Station Hotel

Best Adult Video Store

1. Metro News: World's Largest Adult Book Store

2. The Purple Onion

3. 21 & Up Video

Best Place to Buy a New Stereo/Television

1. Best Buy

2. Circuit City

3. H.H. Gregg

Best New Bookstore

1. Barnes & Noble

2. Borders

3. Davis Kidd

Best Used Bookstore

1. BookMan/BookWoman

2. Elder's Bookstore

3. Dad's Old Books

Best Sporting Goods Store

1. Academy Sports

2. REI

3. Cumberland Tranist

Best Bicycle Store

1. Cumberland Transit

2. Nashville Bicycle Company

3. Grand Fondo

Best Shopping Mall

1. The Mall at Green Hills

2. Cool Springs Galleria

3. Opry Mills

Best Department Store

1. Dillard's

2. Hecht's

3. Parisian

Best Vintage Clothing Store

1. The Hip Zipper

2. Venus and Mars

3. Vintage

Best Local Men's Clothing Store

1. Levy's

2. Smack

3. Posh

Best Local Women's Clothing Store

1. Posh

2. Jamie

3. Boutique Bella

Best Local Shop to Buy Jeans

1. Boutique Bella

2. Bamboo

3. Posh

Best Consignment Store

1. Designer Finds

2. Designer Renaissance

3. Planet Exchange

Best Dry Cleaner

1. Village Cleaners

2. Nicholson's

3. Whiteway

Best Shoe Store

1. Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse

2. Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW)

3. Posh Shoes

Best Jewelry Store

1. Village Jewelers

2. Jared's

3. Draper's Jewelry

Best Florist

1. Emma's

2. The Tulip Tree

3. Granny's Flowers

Best Antique Store

1. Gas Lamp Antique Mall

2. Carissa's Armoires & Antiques

3. Pre to Post Modern

Best Place to Buy Eyewear

1. Image Optical

2. Lens Crafters

3. Visual Eyes

Best Hair Salon

1. The Edge of Belle Meade

2. Elan Hair/Skin/Body

3. Trim

Best Hair Stylist

1. Bill Vandiver - The Edge of Belle Meade

2. Chloe - Salon Stephen

3. Courtney Krampf - Salon YaYa

Best Manicure/Pedicure

1. Venetian Spa & Nails

2. The Edge of Belle Meade

3. Tiba

Best Skin Care Center

1. Gold Skin Care

2. Elan Skin & Laser Center

3. Private Edition

Best Spa

1. Tiba

2. Essential Therapy

3. Illusions

Best Tanning Salon

1. Tan 2000 & Beyond

2. Riviera Tanning Salon

3. Cool Tan

Best Therapeutic Massage

1. Practical Massage

2. Essential Therapy

3. Apropos

Best Tattoo/Body Piercing Studio

1. Lone Wolf Tattoo & Body Art

2. Icon Body Piercing

3. Ink Gallery Tattoo

Best Doctor for a Nip & Tuck

1. Dr. Joseph Delozier III

2. Dr. J.D. Rosdeutscher - Cumberland Plastic Surgery

3. Dr. Mary Gingrass - Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville

Best Dentist

1. Dr. Jim Birckhead - Premier Dental Care

2. Dr. Matt Gorham

3. Dr. Scott Nickels

Best Lasik Surgery Center

1. Wang Vision Institute

2. Arrowsmith Eye Institute

3. Cornea Consultants

Best Divorce Lawyer (You Don't Want Representing Your Spouse)

1. Rose Palermo

2. Maclin Davis Jr.

3. Jim Martin

Best DUI Lawyer

1. DUI Mike (Michael Fox)

2. Roger May (represented Steve McNair)

3. David Brandon

Best Auto Dealership

1. Beaman Automotive

2. Jim Reed Chevrolet

3. Trickett Honda

Best Pre-Owned Auto Dealership

1. Beaman Automotive

2. CarMax

3. Global Motor Sports

Best Auto Service Center

1. Beaman Automotive

2. Firestone

3. Jim Reed Chevrolet

Best Bank

1. Bank of America

2. AmSouth Bank

3. SunTrust Bank

Best Place for Continuing Education

1. Nashville State Technical Community College

2. Belmont University

3. Vanderbilt University

Best Real Estate Agent

1. Joe Woods - Main Street Real Estate

2. Keith Merrill - Main Street Real Estate

3. Pat Skow - Prudential Woodmont

Best Apartment Complex

1. The Grove - Whitworth & Richland

2. The Westboro

3. Alara Farms

Best Loft/Urban Living Space

1. Mercury View Lofts

2. Werthan Mills

3. The Cumberland

Best Place to Buy Cool Home Accessories

1. Pier 1 Imports

2. Pottery Barn

3. Global Soup

Best Place to Buy Furniture

1. Sprintz

2. 2 Danes

3. Finders Keepers

Best Nursery/Garden Center

1. Bates Nursery & Garden Center

2. Eden

3. Gardens of Babylon

Best Pet Store

1. Petsmart

2. Petco

3. Nashville Pet Products

Best Pet Grooming

1. 4 Paws at 5 Points

2. Miss Kitty's Bed & Bath

3. Dizzy's Dog Wash

Best Professional Performing or Musical Arts Group

1. Nashville Symphony

2. Nashville Opera

3. Nashville Chamber Orchestra

Best Local Theatrical/Acting Group

1. Tennessee Repertory Theatre

2. Nashville Children's Theatre

3. People's Branch

Best CD/DVD Store (chain)

1. Tower

2. Best Buy

3. Media Play

Best CD/DVD Store (non-chain)

1. Grimey's New & Preloved Music

2. The Great Escape

3. Phonoluxe

Best Place to Buy Vinyl

1. Grimey's New & Preloved Music

2. The Great Escape

3. Phonoluxe

Best Place to Hock Used Music

1. The Great Escape

2. Grimey's New & Preloved Music

3. CD Warehouse

Best Musical Instrument Store

1. Corner Music

2. Sam Ash

3. Guitar Center

Best Writer's Night

1. Bluebird Cafe

2. 12 @ 12th

3. Artist Revolution Good Music Night

Best Place to Have a Showcase

1. 12th & Porter

2. Bluebird

3. The Basement

Best Place to Hear Live Music

1. Ryman Auditorium

2. 12th & Porter

3. Exit/In

Best Concert of 2004

1. Prince - Gaylord Entertainment Center

2. Sting/Annie Lennox - Starwood Amphitheatre

3. Norah Jones - The Opry House

Best Local Music Celebrity

1. Vince Gill

2. Will Hoge

3. Young Buck

Best Church Music

1. Bellevue Community Church

2. Belmont Church

3. Christ Church Cathedral

Best Place to Worship

1. Bellevue Community Church

2. Christ Church Cathedral

3. Belmont Church

Best Pediatrician

1. Dr. Paul Heil

2. Dr. Nancy Beveridge

3. Dr. Kimberly Rosdeutscher

Best Daycare

1. Creative Care Center

2. Holly Street Daycare

3. Gordon Jewish Community Center

Best School (K-8)

1. Eakin Elementary

2. University School of Nashville

3. Harding Academy

Best School (9-12)

1. University School of Nashville

2. Hume-Fogg

3. Montgomery Bell Academy

Best Playground

1. Fannie Mae Dees (Dragon Park)

2. Nashville Zoo

3. Red Caboose

Best Summer Camp

1. Camp Widgiwagan

2. Super Stars of Hillsboro Presbyterian Church

3. Tennessee Foreign Language Institute language camp

Best Local Toy StoreBest Kid-Friendly Restaurant

1. O'Charley's

2. Chuck E. Cheese

3. Famous Dave's

Best Place to Take Kids When It's Raining

1. Adventure Science Center

2. Bellevue Center Mall

3. Chuck E. Cheese

Best Park

1. Centennial Park

2. Percy Warner

3. Radnor Lake

Best Place for a Jog

1. Percy Warner

2. Shelby Bottoms Greenway

3. Centennial Park

Best Place to Get a Ticket

1. Belle Meade Boulevard

2. West End

3. Briley Parkway

Best Community Role Model

1. Gov. Phil Bredesen

2. Martha Ingram

3. Steve McNair

Best Local Politician

1. Gov. Phil Bredesen

2. Bill Purcell

3. Adam Dread

Best Local Politician You Love to Hate

1. Adam Dread

2. Ludye Wallace

3. Bill Purcell

Best Local Sports Celebrity

1. Steve McNair

2. Jeff Fisher

3. Frank Wycheck

Best Local Liberal

1. Larry Woods

2. Gov. Phil Bredeson

3. Al Gore

Best Local Conservative

1. Steve Gill

2. Phil Valentine

3. Sen. Bill Frist

Best Free Fun

1. Nashville Scene & WB-58 Movies in the Park

2. Centennial Park

3. Shakespeare in the Park

Best Thing That's Changed in Nashville in the Last Year

1. Gateway Bridge

2. Musica statue

3. Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge

Best Category We Forgot

1. Best Outdoor Club - Team Green

2. Best Server/Waiter

3. Best Neighborhood